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Schantell Wharton

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125 songs

WITH ALL THAT I AM

Plays: 65
Backstory
A girl tell a guy how she love him-- with all that she is.
Lyrics

With All That I Am
© Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
I wonder why I haven’t found a man
All my friends have someone
Being alone wasn’t part of the plan
I love spending time with my friends
But wait for the close of the night
Once it’s just me I do not have to pretend
On my knees with tears flowing I pray
God send my someone without delay

Pre: So I could tell him

Ch
I love you with all that I am
And all that I will ever be
I’m just a simply wonderful woman
Waiting for my simply wonderful man
Will you take this gift from me
I’ll love you with all that I am

V2
I happy with life but I want something more
Another person sitting across from me
I waiting to see what the future has in store
I have worked hard to become this woman
Someone to fall in love with
I need that love to find that kind of man
No I don’t need a man to allow
Nor complete me or take care of me

Ch
I love him with all that I am
And all that I will ever be
I’m just a simply wonderful woman
Waiting for my simply wonderful man
Will he take this gift from me
I’ll love him with all that I am

Bridge
My man will be loyal and true
With knockout combination of romance
Compassion and humor


Ch--2x
I love him with all that I am
And all that I will ever be
I’m just a simply wonderful woman
Waiting for my simply wonderful man
Will you take this gift from me
I’ll love him with all that I am-2x

HE TELLS ME EVERY DAY

Plays: 26
Backstory
A women who loves her man and he loves her through thick and thin.
Lyrics
He Tells Me Every Day
© Schantell Wharton, Michelle Canning

V1
I may not be a size two
I ain’t the bikini type
All this house work that I never get through
But it don’t matter in his mind
‘Cause I am the one his heart goes to
He’s a perfect, gentle guy
He hears every word I say
And he tells me every day

Ch
He see the beauty of my spirit
He hears the laughter in my heart
He feel the warmth of my embrace
We’ve been like this from start
He smells the fragrance of my skin
(and) he gives me all his lovin'
What we’re feeling will never go away
And he tells me every day

V2
We've never stopped dating
We're always having fun
He thinks I’m amazing
And he knows everything I’ve done
My need for him keeps growing
Because he's my only one
I know he’ll never go away
Because he tell me every day

Ch
He see the beauty of my spirit
He hears the laughter in my heart
He feel the warmth of my embrace
We’ve been like this from start
He smells the fragrance of my skin
And he gives me all his lovin'
What we’re feeling will never go away-2x
And he tells me every day-2x

INVISIBLE

Plays: 16
Backstory
A women telling how she feels about her weight issues.
Lyrics
Invisible
© Schantell Wharton 2020

V1
I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders
I have carried the weight on my body far too long
And the more I eat –The more invisible I become
When you’re a big person people look through you
It’s like you’re not there–Your

Ch
Invisible
I am standing right in front of you
I am sister, your daughter, your mother
I act like everything’s OK
But I am hurting deep inside
I want to be a wife
Have a husband and a life
But I am invisible–Invisible

V2
Men look past you
Others turn away in disgust
And you die inside each time
I am a person under all my hurt
I’ve tried one to many times
Don’t you think I care –I am invisible–Invisible

Bridge
They tell me to lose weight
Don’t they think I have tried
I have cut calories until I have starved
I work out until I am almost dead
I fasted and almost fainted–I struggle
I’m just invisible.

Ch
I’m just invisible
I am standing right in front of you
I am sister, your daughter, your mother
I act like everything’s OK
but I am hurting deep inside
I want to be a wife
Have a husband and a life
But I am invisible–Invisible

I pray I want always be invisible–2x fades out

FORGIVE ME TOO

Plays: 12
Backstory
A man tells friend how he really feels about his girlfriend and that friend runs back to her and tell her
Lyrics
© 2020 Wharton/Shelton

Forgive Me Too
Verse-
I trusted someone and they did me wrong.
I told them how I felt about you
I don’t know why I said what I said
They took my words and ran straight to you

Pre-CHORUS-
And now you’re in a place where you don’t wanna hear me
Wish I could take back my words

CHORUS-
But saying I’m sorry, is not enough. What else can I do?
Can’t we just put this behind us, find a better place to step into?
Well I have to live with myself. If God can forgive me well, I’m hoping you’ll forgive me too.

Verse-
I admit, I was wrong.
I should’ve come straight to you
A lesson I’ve learned, and this hurt I’ve earned
Please tell me that we ain’t through

Pre-CHORUS-
Well there is so much pain in my heart
Can we make a brand new start?

CHORUS-
Cuz saying I’m sorry, is not enough. What else can I do?
Can’t we just put this behind us, find a better place to step into?
Well I have to live with myself. If God can forgive me well, I’m hoping you’ll forgive me too.
Solo-

Bridge
I’ll look you in the eyes. Even say it twice.
I promise this time I’ll play nice

CHORUS-
I’m saying I’m sorry, is that enough. What else can I do?
Can’t we just put this behind us, find a better place to step into?
I have to live with myself. God forgives so now, why don’t you?
Forgive me too. Why don’t you

MEASURE OF A MAN

Plays: 9
Backstory
My tribute to my mentor.
Lyrics
The Measure of a Man
Schantell Wharton | John Schutt | Jeffrey Scornavacca

Wharton-redlady8029@gmail; Phone#:765.301.1864

V1
His truck is rusty; faded blue
House is clean; needs some paint
His kids outside; need new shoes
Rich and famous he sure ain’t
Coaches baseball; till supper time
Picks some flowers; for his wife
Come Sunday; runs the food drive;
He’s got all he wants in life

CH
How do you tell the measure of a man?
Is it about the things he does with pride?
How do you tell the measure of a man?
Is it the strength of love he leaves behind?
That’s the measure of a man!
Oh, that’s the measure of a man

V2
Rises early; to the grind
Comes home dirty; with his pay
Loves his family, full time
He don’t know no other way
Neighbors know; he’s never a stranger
Held my hand; when death came by
He’s a man; like I want to be
Strong of heart not afraid to cry

CH (repeat)

BACK POCKETS

Plays: 4
Lyric only
Backstory
A guy is in love with my behind and how I walk in pants and jeans.
Lyrics
Back Pockets
© 2020

V1 all chords slide from 7 to 6 on 2
F#7
My eyes fly right out of their sockets
G#7
When I spy your back pockets
B7
Your jeans talk when you walk
G#7
Hips so thick and sweet
C#7
You knock me off my feet
B7
My hands are honey
F#7
I want to pour all over you
G#7
I can’t look away
C#7
I feel like a fool
Ch
B7
I love your back pockets
F#7
I love your back pockets
G#7
I love your curves
just got up my nerve
C#7
making my move

You got that back pocket groove
B7
I just want to touch
F#7
What I love so much
G#7 C#7 F#7
Honey, I love your back pockets

V2
When I look at you I fall in a trance
Your shake and your roll are my fantasy dance
I get lost in your moves
dream about your groove
Let me feel your back pockets
Put my eyes back in their sockets
I just want to ease into one little squeeze
Come on Honey, I’m asking pretty please
Ch
I love your back pockets-2x
I love your curves
I am losing my nerve
I love the way you move
You got a back pocket groove
My hands want to touch
What I love so much
Honey, I love your back pockets-



CURVY GIRLS CAN DANCE

Plays: 11
Backstory
Song Map
V1, scene: club or disco -- guy checking out the Women, zeroes in on the Big Girl; Ch, describes her moves, way she wiggles, sexual overtones, hook ”Big Girl Can Dance”; V2, he forgets everything he ever thought about females and the female body, moves in, starts dancing with her, they move in sync, almost like choreography; Ch; Bridge, he’s in bed alone, can’t get her out of his mind; Chorus and Out.

Lyrics
Curvy Girls Can Dance (Johnson/Wharton)
V1
The music was thumpin’
My feet were tappin’
Things were hap’nun
At the club
When a girl I never saw before
Got up on the dance floor
She was big
And beautiful
She came floating by
Just like a butterfly
And her body swayed
Like a palm tree
Right then I realized
Love comes in every shape and size
And different shades of color
She sure looked good to me

Ch1
That curvy girl can dance
That curvy girl can move
She can tiptoe like a ballerina
That curvy girl can groove
That curvy girl is light
As a feather on her feet
In her leather boots and Spandex pants
That curvy girl can dance

V2
I moved in a little closer
To look that big girl over
My blood pressure
Began to jump
I felt like joining in
And giving her a spin
My beating heart
Began to thump
She was sexy
In her confidence
She had me wanting
And hoping to take her home
She had grace
She had elegance
She was natural and free
I could see she was alone
Ch1
Br
It’s a big wide world
It whirls and twirls
Sometimes things get topsy turvy
And my mind begins to swirl
Instrumental

Ch2
That curvy girl can dance
That curvy girl can move
She can tiptoe like a ballerina
That curvy girl can groove
That curvy girl is light
As a feather on her feet
That curvy girl can swirl and twirl
That girl she can’t be beat
C1

COUNTRY IS THE COLOR OF LOVE

Plays: 5
Lyric only
Backstory
Country is love.
Lyrics
REVISED VERSION--Country is The Color of Love

V1

Mama picked cotton in the hot summer sun
Worked all day until the work was done
She took in laundry so we could survive
We lived in the country... we always got by
She told me I was country

Ch
Country is the color of love
Love won’t let you go hungry
Country is the color of love
Color don’t matter in the country
Souls of strength rising up from that ground
Singing this song , proud and strong
Country is the color of love
Country is the color of love

V2
Daddy worked the farm from the break of dawn
Never let us go hungry, Sweating in the sun
Laid to rest now, done with his strife
The strength of his love was a lesson for life
He told me I was country
Country is The Color of Love

HOOK YOU UP

Plays: 6
Backstory
A girl whose friends are always trying to find her a boyfriend.
Lyrics
Hook You Up

©Schantell Wharton/ASCAP
Michelle Canning/BMI, Michelle Canning Music, BMI

V1
My friends you’re always saying
Girl, I’ve got the perfect man
he’s 6’2 loads of fun
and can dance like no one can
Why don’t you let me

Ch
Hook you up
get a good look
at this hunk of man
He’s got so much to offer
I don’t know where to begin
If you’re tired of searchin’
Well he’s good at lovin’
Let me help
Hook you up

V2
My friends I appreciate
What it is you’re doing
But to tell the truth it's true love
That I’m pursuing
And if he’s so great
Why don’t you want him?

Pre
I’m single for a reason,
I don’t want to hear
Why don’t you let me

Ch
Hook you up
get a good look
at this hunk of man
He’s got so much to offer
I don’t know where to begin
If you’re tired of searchin’
Well he’s good at lovin’
Let me help
Hook you up–2x fades out
Bridge - Dynamics
Don’t you know
I’m willing to wait
True loves is never late
So why do you say

Ch w/ guitar

CH w/ Claps

SOMETHING BETTER

Plays: 3
Backstory
A women coming out of a bad relationship and gets something/someone better.
Lyrics
Something Better
©Schantell Wharton and AC Jones (Amanda Myhal)

V1
I tired of looking at these red eyes in the mirror
And lying on the floor feeling helpless
You were the man who said all the right words
I needed to hear and I was yours

Pre
Mama says when one man leaves
There’s another one on the way
And even though I’m hurting
I’m gonna be okay

Ch
Something better always comes along
The hold you had on me
Could never be as strong
As the love I had for you
Was what we had even true
I surrender, I’m through
You had me (out here) thinking I was wrong
Something better always comes along

V2
But then I found out who you really where
You’re not a man I trust with my heart
I tell myself I am strong enough to let you go
Cause in the end we’re better off apart

Pre
Thank you for teaching me
what I don’t want in a man
Now I can love free
Forever is my next plan

CH
Something better always comes along
The hold you had on me
Could never be as strong
As the love I had for you
Was what we had even true
I surrender, I’m through
You had me (out here) thinking I was wrong
Something better always comes along

Final Alternate -CH
Something better always comes along
Someone who will hold me
And make our love as strong
As the love I have for him
He’ll appreciate who I am
I surrender, I’ll give in
Cause something that feels like this can’t be wrong
Cause he’s the something better that comes along

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO-R&B"

Plays: 4
Backstory
a girl asking a guy what he wants to do in the relationship.
Lyrics
What You Want to Do-R&B
Wharton/Schutt

Pre
What You Want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you wanna do–I want to do it to
What you wanna do

V1
I’m tired of sitting here waiting for your call
We been going ‘round like this too long
Wanna take it higher to another level
Come on babe, it’s now or never
I want to be your wife
You keep leading me on
What I have to say is
If you don’t want me
Let me go
Baby make up your mind
You’re gonna look
And I’ll be gone

Ch
At this moment
In this sweet embracing
Everything about it
Is above amazing
It’s what you want to do x2

V2
I searched high and low for a loving clue
It became so clear when I met you
Our hearts beat in perfect time together
We’re just like oil and leather

Ch
At this moment
In this sweet embracing
Everything about it
Is above amazing
It’s what you want to do x2

Outro
I want to be your wife
You keep leading me on
What I have to say is
If you don’t want me
Let me go
Baby make up your mind
You’re gonna look
And I’ll be gone

THINK ABOUT ME

Plays: 1
Backstory
A girl wondering he he still thinks about her despite being states away.
Lyrics
Think About Me
© Schantell Wharton

V1
I have memories of you walking through my mind
When I first met you- you were chocolate and fine
We spent so many night laughing and talking
You were my first love and your image inside my head
Your heart beat in perfect rhythm with mine
So many years have passed
When you hear our favorite songs
Do you–Think about me

Ch
Think’ about me
And the love we had
Dreams of a perfect life
With me as your perfect wife
One mistake tore us apart
Now your just a memory deep in my heart
Think about me

V2
I fell in love with your mind
You were so handsome and kind
When I looked in your eyes
All I cared about is that we were forever
I’ll close my eyes and I can see your face
I can feel warm embrace
Do you ever- think about me

Ch
Think’ about me
And the love we had
Dreams of a perfect life
With me as your perfect wife
One mistake tore us apart
Now your just a memory deep in my heart
Think about me–2x

Refrain:

Think about me
And the love we had
Dreams of a perfect life
With me as your perfect wife

Think about me

SMOOTH AND EASY

Plays: 1
Backstory
How a relationships should be smooth and easy.
Lyrics
Smooth and Easy-R&B
Wharton/Schutt

It was a hard day working
Watching the clock go by
Wondering how you’re feeling
I just want to be done
So I can get you alone
Get back to our sweet thing, our sweet dream
I’m never letting go

Pre
Start this night with red wine, cheese and candles
Knowing where this leads–Some bedroom action

CH
Smooth and easy
Candle burning, time stops
Our songs playing,our bodies swaying
Smooth and easy
Hold me closer, don’t let go
Now we’re touching, Love surrounds us,
Smooth and easy-I’m never letting go

V2
Traffic moving slow
Images of you flash across my mind
Your at the door arms wide
Now my weary soul can rest
I waited all day for this kiss
Smooth and easy

CH
Smooth and easy holding you close
Candle burning, time stops
Our songs playing, bodies swaying
Smooth and easy
Hold me closer, don’t let go
Now we’re touching, Love surrounds us

Guitar solo

Bridge
I am your woman at home building our life
Keeping us strong everyday
Helping us to live every way

CH
Smooth and easy
Candle burning, time stops
Our songs playing, bodies swaying
Smooth and easy
Hold you closer, never letting go
Now we’re touching, Love surrounds us,
Smooth and easy
Smooth and easy-2x

HARD WOMAN TO LOVE EASY

Plays: 3
Backstory
Song Map
V1 Relationship problems the couple is having
CH He is willing to work this out
V2 Reasons why he would never leave
Lyrics
Hard Woman to Love Easy

© Schantell Wharton/Clay Blevins

V1
(A)When I met you
(BYou was a walking contradiction
(A)All I could do was just hang on
(B)Your love like a whirlwind
(A)Your drama pulled me in
(B)Baby I don’t wanna fight
But making up so much fun
God, I love you woman- I don't want to leave
But you’re a hard women to love easy

Ch
(A)I never want you to think
(A) I am the leavin’ kind
(B) I’m not afraid to take a stand
(B) I'll hold your hand
A) We will get through the dark days
B) We'll grow stronger now
A) I need you to know -I’m here to stay
B)Your love lifts me up and knocks me down
But you’re a hard women to love easy
Hard women to love easy

V2
(A)I can accept you
(B)I know you got a good heart
(A)And I can see my children through your eyes
(B)I can love you where you are
(A)Women you got to realize
(B)There’s only so much -goes so far
God, I love you woman- I don't want to leave
But you’re a hard women to love easy

INTO YOUR MAN’S HEART

Plays: 0
Backstory
Song map
V1 how to speak life into a man heart
Ch- how to and what things build up the relationship
V2-- more positive ways to build a relationship with a man
Lyrics
Into Your Man’s Heart
© Schantell Wharton, Michelle Canning (Michelle Canning Music, BMI)

V1
My grandmother told me
I can build a man up or tear him down
Pick the kind of wife I want to be
Write it down then live my vows
Live life day to day right from the start
Speaking life into your man’s heart

Ch
Fix his meals and clean his house
And raise his kids right
Tell them be quiet as a mouse
When Daddy’s sleeping at night
What he’ll remember most
Is the fun he had with you and
How you made him feel at home
You’ll be the women he gives his respect to
I hear grandma’s voice saying never stop
speaking life into your man heart

V2
Make sure you kiss him
Before he leaves the house for work
Put love notes in his lunch box
When he comes home meet him at the door
Let he know how much you miss him when you’re apart
And you’ll be speaking life into your man heart

Bridge
In our time a women's role has changed
But when it comes to how to love a man
Grandma's old fashioned values still hold true.

Pre chorus
Grandma's was right never stop
Speaking life into your man's heart

Ch
Fix his meals and clean his house
And raise his kids right
Tell them be quiet as a mouse
When Daddy’s sleeping at night
What he’ll remember most
Is the fun he had with you and
How you made him feel at home
You’ll be the women he gives his respect to

SIXTY DAYS–MALE LEAD

Plays: 3
Lyric only
Backstory
A guy waiting the required 60 days for a divorce.
Lyrics
Sixty Days–Male Lead
© Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

I held out hope until the last minute
Hoping you realize your love for me
Was stronger than your need to be right
It’s been nine years of waiting
I was hoping we would reunite
Time has changed me I am a grown man
I give up I throw up my hands
I filed the papers today
I’ll feel like a new man
So I’ll be free in sixty days

Ch
Sixty days to erase the pain
Hoping we would get back together
I’ve carried my grief much too long
It’s time to release these emotions
Realize this marriage is over
Untie these vows and move on
I’ll have my freedom in sixty days

V2
I don’t want your money
I don’t want material things
And you can keep that ring
It time for my life to go on
I mourn the couple we could have been
I mourn the love that never has been
Emotionally I have paid the price
I filed the papers today so
I’ll feel like a new man
I’ll be free in sixty days

Ch
Sixty days to erase the pain
Hoping we would get back together
I’ve carried my grief much too long
It’s time to release these emotions
Realize this marriage is over
Untie these vows and move on
I’ll have my freedom in sixty days

Outro
Sixty days to freedom
In sixty days I’m gone—2x fades out

ANYWHERE WITH YOU

Plays: 1
Backstory
Song map

V1 Get out of here
Ch I’ll go anywhere with you
V2 everywhere with you is great
Lyrics
Anywhere With You
© Schantell Wharton

Pre
Anywhere With You-Let’s go- 3x
Anywhere with You-Right now-3x

V1
Girl, let’s get out of this place
Don’t know where we’re gonna go
Lose this crowd and all this noise
Find someplace the pace is slow
I just want you face to face

Pre
Anywhere With You-Let’s go- 3x
Anywhere with You-Right now-3x

Ch
Anywhere with you is where I wanna be
Anything you do, girl, it sets me free
Anywhere with you is where wanna be
Anywhere, Anywhere, Anywhere with you

V2
Put the world on hold tonight
Just wanna wrap you in my arms
Kiss those tender lips so sweet
Just you and me and all the stars
Girl, this couldn’t feel more right

Pre
Anywhere With You-Let’s go- 2x
Anywhere with You-Right now-2x

Ch
Anywhere with you is where I wanna be
Anything you do, girl, it sets me free
Anywhere with you is where I wanna be
Break
Anywhere, Anywhere, Anywhere with you

Ch
Anywhere with you is where I wanna be
Anything you do, girl, it sets me free
Anywhere with you is where I wanna be

Anywhere With You-Let’s go- 2x
Anywhere with You-Right now

INSTEAD

Plays: 4
Backstory
Instead

Big Idea: I’d rather be with you instead
Hook: you should be with me instead

V1 I watch you with these other girls
Ch pick me instead
V2 I have more to offer
Lyrics
Instead

©Wharton/Schutt/Markovich
Schantell Wharton redlady8029@gmail.com
John Schutt LittleJonnySwell@gmail.com
Lisa Markovich lisamarkovich13@gmail.com

V1
It’s 2 oclock in the morning
There’s a knock at my door
It’s you again, She’s broken your heart once more
So I let you in...just to hear the same story
Baby, Baby, maybe you don’t know this is boring

Ch
How many times,
Has she messed up your mind
And you’re here crying
On my shoulder
Why can’t you see?
I’ve got what you need
So stay with me and we
Can make it work together
You should be with me
You should be with me
You should be with me instead

Instrumental

V2
You trust me with everything
When you pour out your soul
I’m tired of waiting, it’s leaving me so cold
The way you look at me, I can tell you want me more
Baby Baby Baby we can write our own story

CH

You should be with me instead--4x plus-echos

Outro
It’s 2 oclock in the morning
There’s a knock at my door

LOVE, CHERISHED AND ADORED

Plays: 0
Backstory
How A women wants to be loved.
Lyrics
Love, Cherished and Adored
Schantell Wharton

MY BLACK IS LOVE

Plays: 4
Lyric only
Backstory
Black skin is the color of love
Lyrics
My Black is love
Schantell Wharton

GIRL, WHAT YOU DO TO ME-POP

Plays: 2
Backstory
Song Map

V1 Saw you at the bar
CH What you do to me
V2 Wanna take you home
Lyrics
Girl, What You Do To Me-POP
© Schantell Wharton

V1
Saw you at the club
Ooooo that flashy dress
Smile like sunshine
Lit up my night
I had to get to know you
Worked my way to your side
Hoping to impress
Don’t know what will do it
Wanna get right to it
Girl, I’m gonna show you

Ch
What you do to me
Girl
What you do to me
Heart pumping, pulse jumping
You make me so bold
One look at you I was sold
Girl
What you do to me
Girl what you do to me

V2
Bought another round
Conversation moving
In a good direction
Feeling some affection
Wanna take you home now
Let’s do some dirty dancing
I can feel the groove
Then we head outside
Take a little ride
Gonna show you my house

Ch-1x

IT TAKES A MAN–MALE LEAD

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
What a real man will do for a relationship.
Lyrics
It Takes A Man–MALE LEAD
© Schantell Wharton

V1
It take a man
To come back and say
What can I do to make this right
I know I was wrong but
I want you back in my life
These months without
You were hard for me
I’d reach for the phone
Then remember our fight

Ch
It takes a man to admit I was wrong.
Because by my side is were you belong.
I know I don’t have to always be right.
Its a cold reality when I’m alone at night.
It takes a man to admit that I was wrong

V2
The urge to call was so great
I’d see your car everywhere
I’d hear you call my name
Out of nowhere in the mall and at night
I had to get a grip on my emotions
Sit down and make a get back together plan
You told me to grow up and be a man
And with your help I surely can

Ch
It takes a man to admit I was wrong.
Because by my side is were you belong.
I know I don’t have to always be right.
Its a cold reality when I’m alone at night.
It takes a man to admit that I was wrong

V3
Memories became my security
The only glimpse I had of you
I needed you back in my life
I know I have to treat you right
You say I am not what you need
Where can I get that education
I’m ready to learn and master
Let me be the man for you.

Ch
It takes a man to admit I was wrong.
Because by my side is were you belong.
I know I don’t have to always be right.
Its a cold reality when I’ m alone at night.
It takes a man to admit that I was wrong
It takes a man to admit that I was wrong
It takes a man–2x fades out

DIFFERENCE

Plays: 1
Lyric only
Backstory
Song Map
V1 Elementary school and in the neighborhood wrong side of the tracks
Ch Mom tells that they are different skin colors
V2 the lunch room scene
Lyrics
Difference

V1
He was only 8 years old
Red BMX on an old dirt road
That’s when he saw her and asked her to play

He introduced his new friend
A braided haired girl with dark brown skin
But his family had something to say

Pre
The sadness in her eyes when she realized
That they saw a...

Chorus
Difference
That was the day that shook his innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought that would offend anyone
But there was a difference
Difference

V2
His first day at high school
Scanning the tables in the lunchroom
An empty chair next to her side

Just about to go and sit down
Saw that his friends were all around
Then they pulled him aside

Pre
The sadness in her eyes when she realized
That they saw a...

Chorus
Difference
That was the day that shook his innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought that would offend anyone
But there was a difference
Yeah a difference

Bridge
She was his best friend, best thing in his life
They loved they had a...

Chorus
Difference
That was the day that shook his innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought that would offend anyone
But there was a difference
Yeah a difference

WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU

Plays: 2
Backstory
A girl wishing she was at the alter marrying the man she always wanted.
Lyrics
Wish it could have been you
Schantell Wharton

I PUT MY FAITH IN LOVE

Plays: 2
Backstory
She has not lost faith in love despite her current circumstances.
Lyrics
I Put My Faith In Love
Schantell Wharton

YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY HEART

Plays: 2
Backstory
A man reassures his girlfriend that he has always has her heart.
Lyrics
You Have Always Had My Heart
Schantell Wharton

THE NEXT STEP

Plays: 0
Backstory
A guy and girl have been going out regular but he is ready for the next step.
Lyrics
The Next Step
Schantell Wharton

MAMA SAYS

Plays: 2
Backstory
A women wants to leave a abusive relationship.
Lyrics
Mama Says
Schantell Wharton

LOVE YOU MORE

Plays: 1
Backstory
Relationships where people tell you I love you more.
Lyrics
Love You More
Schantell Wharton

DARLING, DON'T BE THAT WAY

Plays: 0
Backstory
A man trying to get his woman in a better mood.
Lyrics
Darling, Don't Be That Way
Schantell Wharton

BENEATH ANOTHER MAN

Plays: 1
Lyric only
Backstory
My girlfriends tell me the way to get over one man is with another
Lyrics
This is lyric only.
Beneath Another Man

V1
At the job they call me miss innocent
I refuse to give my body to just any man
Just because a man takes me on a date
All I want is good conversation
not a great big heartache


Ch
I don't want to find myself
Beneath another man
He would have shared my body
He would have gotten into my head
and I would be one of his hobbies
I'd remember his touch, his feel
I would think the love was real
I don't want to find myself
Beneath another man--2x


V2
My girls tell me to get over heart break
Is too start again with another man
This sounds crazy but here I go again
He will not want me to give him my body
My mind and personality are his interest


Bridge:
My body is a holy temple
I am not giving it to any man
I am a queen to be worshiped

Ch
I don't want to find myself
Beneath another man
He would have shared my body
He would have gotten into my head
and I would be one of his hobbies
I'd remember his touch, his feel
I don't want to find myself
Beneath another man--2x

FIXER UPPER– BLUES SONG

Plays: 2
Lyric only
Backstory
A man who builds up a women inside and out.
Lyrics
This lyric only. I want a fun country blues sound.

FIXER UPPER– Blues song
©

V1
Sometimes I feel I‘m not worthy
To have a man like you in my life
Who am I to question what God has given
Your honesty and openness made me you wife
In a world full of players
Your trust gives me stability
And when I don’t feel good about myself
You just loved me more
You’re not a tear down man
You’re a fixer upper man

Ch
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
My hips are too big
And my lips too small
I don’t have a body like a model
but you don’t mind
You looks beneath my pain
And sees me at very core
You’re not a tear down man —
You’re a a fixer upper man

V2
When I go inside my head
I think about the person I want to become
And why I don’t believe in myself
I’m trying hard to see
What you see in me
You’re my best friend
Your love surrounds me
like a coat of armor
Your not a tear down man
You’re a fixer upper man

Ch
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
My hips are too big
And my lips too small
I don’t have a body like a model
but you don’t mind
You looks beneath my pain
And sees me at very core
You’re not a tear down man —
You’re a a fixer upper man–2x fades out

LOVE COMES FROM GOD

Plays: 1
Lyric only
Backstory
I wanted the lyric to be positive about this pandemic.
Lyrics
This is Christian Country Pop.

Love Comes From God
© Schantell Wharton 2020

V1
When store shelves are empty
TV News is in a panic
I know the reason why
Everyone is afraid
Forgetting God is in control
Slow down and breath
and let life go on
Man did this quit blaming god
Remember love comes from God

Ch
Love comes from God
Thank him for each day
Thank him for every breath you take
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone
We wake each day
Live, love and breathe
Because love comes from God

v2
Distressing news is every where
The death toll climbs each day
Hope is what we need
Win the war against an unseen enemy
if everyone prayed
what a mighty shout
God might help us out
Man did this quit blaming god

Ch–2x
Love comes from God
Thank him for each day
Thank him for every breath you take
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone
We wake each day
Live, love and breathe
Love comes from God–2x fades out

LOVE ME RIGHT

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
I am trying to have the song have universal appeal

I am not putting down men–just asking for more in relationship.
Lyrics
Hi
This is lyric only. This is R&B/Soul, or Country Pop/Blues


Love Me Right

Girls, I want a man to love me right
It doesn’t have to be all night
One who appreciates my body and mind
One who provides mutual satisfaction?
Not the usual wham, bam thank you ma’am action

Ch
Come on and love me right
I’ve been waiting all my life
I want to feel like a firecracker
Leaving me unsatisfied what a crime
Come on and love me right

V2
Girls,
There are too many one minute men
Men who promise you heaven and
Leave you thinking what the hell
Good loving should be savored
Like fine wine whatever the flavor

Bridge
The right man…
The right time…
The right place…

Ch
Come on and love me right
I’ve been waiting all my life
I want to feel like a firecracker
Leaving me unsatisfied what a crime
Come on and love me right

V3
Now am I asking too much?
All that’s required is one touch
When my friends ask me
If I have been to the mountain top
I say I’m stuck down here in the valley

Ch
Come on and love me right
I’ve been waiting all my life
I want to feel like a firecracker
Leaving me unsatisfied what a crime
Come on and love me right

Come on and love me right –2x fades out

PLAY

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Lyric only
Backstory
She tells him he watches to much sports and she would like some of his time.
Lyrics
Play
© 2020
This is lyric only. No demo yet. Open to collaboration or rewrite. Open to music to if you want to collaborate.

V1
I want to spend time with you
Keep our flame sizzling
Your eyes are on a screen
They should be on me your queen
If I were one of your games
Maybe I’d get some play

CH
If I could have one hour
Go on a dinner and movie date
Bring me some flowers
I'm cheaper than season ticket rates
Take me out for a night on the town
Just imagine I'm your teammate
Your game doesn't have to slow down
I just want to get some play
I just want to get some play

V2
if I painted my face and
Wore nothing but a jersey
Walked in front of the screen,
would I be as worthy
As of one of your games
Maybe I’d get some play

CH
If I could have one hour
Go on a dinner and movie date
Bring me some flowers
I'm cheaper than season ticket rates
Take me out for a night on the town
Just imagine I'm your teammate
Your game doesn't have to slow down
I just want to get some play--2x fades out

MR. RIGHT FOR NOW

Plays: 1
Lyric only
Backstory
I just need you to be my current boyfriend.
Lyrics
Mr. Right For Now
©2020

VERSE:
Teaching you the electric slide
Don’t know when I laughed so much
Talking on the phone late into the night
Know you were on the line was excitement

LIFT:
You know I like you—you know that for sure
But baby don’t push me don’t ask for more
In time I might be yours

CH
Someday I want
The ring, the wedding and forever
I’m not ready to settle down
So honey please be patient
Just be my Mr. Right for now

VERSE:
You warm my insides and I melt like butter
I love that you're a natural hugger
You make me want thing I had forgotten
You might be exactly who I am needing

LIFT:
I need time to learn to trust again
A man who knows how to be a friend

CH
Someday I want
The ring, the wedding and forever
I’m not ready to settle down
So honey please be patient
Just be my Mr. Right for now–2x fade out

SHE HAD ME FROM–“HELLO”

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Lyric only
Backstory
A man talking about the women in his life.
Lyrics
She had me from–“Hello”

This is lyric only.

V1
She caught my eye
from the moment I saw her
I heard her voice and I was lost
Blue dress hugging her like a glove
Long hair, red nails, high heels
Lips that make me want to fall in love
She was all grace in her elegance
She has that laughter that
draws you in and makes you forget
where you are at.
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x

Ch
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x
She has curves that feed my imagination
She has a personality the warms my soul
I can’t get enough of her– She is always on my mind
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x

V2
She knows how to build up a man
I can sit and talk with her all day
She has the “it” factor And I don’t know what “it” is
but it draws me to her like bees to honey
She get me and draws me in a world of her and me
She humbles me when she prays for me
I know I don’t deserve her but when I am with her
I am the man I am meant to be
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x

Ch
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x
She has curves that feed my imagination
She has a personality the warms my soul
I can’t get enough of her– She is always on my mind
She had me from–“Hello””Hello”–2x

Ch– 2x fades out

THE DEVIL

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
A guy at work trying to get me to go out with him.
Lyrics
This is Country Pop/blues. A fun song.

The Devil

V1
Eyes shimmering with passion
Hair-my hands itch to run through
Looks of attraction so strong
I feel the tension that long over due
Workplace romances rarely succeed
They say you're a player and I'm the game
You say your playing days are gone
Can I trust your words or believe action
Even the serpent lied to Eve

Ch
God send me an angel because
The devil wants to spend the night
Down on my knees begging -"oh please"
Praying for the strength to resist
But tonight I want to feel
God send me an angel because
The devil wants to spend the night

V2
Now we’re both adults
And I want more that just one night
How do I fight these urges?
If my cell phone rings
Or a text comes through --What will I do?
This women has standards
I'm the take home to mama kind
You're use to girls you leave behind

Bridge
We could be like notes on a page
We could make beautiful harmony
A melody that speaks to our hearts

Ch
God send me an angel because
The devil wants to spend the night
Down on my knees begging -"oh please"
Praying for the strength to resist
But tonight I want to feel
God send me an angel because
The devil wants to spend the night--2 fades out


Ha ha--I might let him........

TRUST YOUR LOVE

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
A man view of the women he loves and helping her through hard times.
Lyrics
This is lyric only.

Trust Your Love

V1
When we disagree
I hurt you
Then you hurt me
I need time apart
to process what I feeling
But even when I am mad at you
I have learned to trust your love.”–2x

Ch
The man in you
responds the the woman I am
Even when I forget who I am
I have learned to trust your love
Your love just feel right
and we are connected in
more ways than one
I have learned to trust your love”–2x

V2
When I am not at my best
And focus on our differences
Hoping to drive you away
You see through my pain
And in my darkest hour
I know you are not going anywhere
I have learned to trust your love”–2x

Ch
The man in you
responds the the woman I am
Even when I forget who I am
I have learned to trust your love
Your love just feel right
and we are connected in
more ways than one
I have learned to trust your love”–2x

Prechorus
God sent me this man
What better gift could he have given me
A love that was meant to be

Ch– 2x fades out
The man in you
responds the the woman I am
Even when I forget who I am
I have learned to trust your love
Your love just feel right
and we are connected in
more ways than one
I have learned to trust your love

SOMEONE ELSE IS ME

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
This is about a women who was separated from her husband ten years. She hoped that he would change but he did not. So she made the decision to divorce him. And this is what she told him when he got the divorce papers in the mail and called her to ask her why?
Lyrics
Someone Else Is Me
© Schantell Wharton 2020

I bet you thought I would stay
That’s why I am packing
while your away.
I thought couples therapy would save us
You made me so mad I could cuss
You accused me of having an affair
I told you if things did not change
I was threw
So I found someone new
Yes I found some one else
That some one else is me.

Chorus
We were young when we got together
Now I now we did not have a clue
Years of trying to make this work
But there was no pleasing you
Yes I found some one else
that some one else is me.

V2
You used to me my protector
My lover, my friend , and more
Now I feel like your the enemy
I sleep with sometimes
Your words hurt me like
physical blows
I gave up so much of myself
to make this marriage work.
so I found someone new

Bridge:
Understand this was difficult for me
maybe we can leave each other
so that we can grow back together

Chorus
We were young when we got together
Now I now we did not have a clue
Years of trying to make this work
But there was no pleasing you
Yes I found some one else
that some one else is me.-2x fades out

SIDE CHICK– R&B/SOUL

Plays: 0
Lyric only
Backstory
A song about the other women
Lyrics
Side Chick– R&B/Soul
© Schantell Wharton

V1
My eyes are on your man
I’m the girl you call best friend
You don’t even know that
I text him every day
He answers before I am through
Same room be there at 2

Ch
I ‘m his side chick
The one he comes to
When he tells you
He is out with the boys
I am the third party he’s really with
I give him peace of mind
less drama and more bedroom time
I ‘m his side chick

V2
He’s not into labels
He say let’s just be us
I want him to leave you
I want him here with me
I wonder how this happened
Breaking our sister code
leaves me sleepless

Bridge
I’m his thrill of a life time
but not worth the commitment

Ch
I ‘m his side chick
The one he comes to
When he tells you
He is out with the boys
I am the third party he’s really with
I give him peace of mind
less drama and more bedroom time
I ‘m his side chick–2x fades out

V3
I can’t keep doing this to myself
I have to value who I am and my
Self love and confidence have to heartfelt
Realize I am worthy of one good guy
I won’t be his side chick anymore -2x

CH
I ‘m was his side chick
The one he comes to
When he tells you
He is out with the boys
I was the third party he’s really with
I give him peace of mind
less drama and more bedroom time
I won’t be his side chick anymore -3x fades out

PLUS ONE

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Lyric only
Backstory
A guy asking a girl for more in the relationship
Lyrics
Plus One
Jenilyn Osterlin/Schantell Wharton

V1
Blue envelope on the table
Invitation neatly printed inside
Another wedding to attend
Phone in hand trying to decide
Girl are you the one

CH
Are you my plus one, is this just a fling
People will ask and they’ll look for a ring
Are we names carved in a heart
Or just names on a place card
Is this the real deal, are we a for sure
Are you just my plus one, or are you my girl

V2-
Friends call us a couple
We’re never apart
You dont say the words
But you text me hearts
Girl I gotta know

CH
Are you my plus one, is this just a fling
People will ask and they’ll look for a ring
Is this the real deal, are we a for sure
Are you just my plus one, or are you my girl

MEMORIES IN MY MIND

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Lyric only
Backstory
Memories of a relationship we had in college
Lyrics
Memories In My Mind
©Schantell Wharton and Nick Chakinis

V1

I saw someone that looked like you today
tall and mysterious in every way
My friends once told me how you felt
I didn’t read the signs
You passed me right by

Chorus 1

I don’t know if we were meant to be
If I was for you or you were for me
Our time and the stars just didn’t align
Did we leave what could have been behind
For just these memories in my mind

V2

I wonder where you are and what you do
Do you think of me when dancing or when you’re crying too
I’ve thought about you but not for too long
Until someone came along that could do no wrong

Bridge

Even if, even if it was our time
I found someone, someone new and now their mine
What’s the use, the use in wondering why
When it’s just, it’s just only memories in my mind

Outro (Chorus 2)

So we’ll never know if we’re meant to be
If I was for you or you were for me
Our time and the stars just didn’t align
We left what we could’ve been behind
And now, now we’re only memories
Memories in my mind

EVERY TIME

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Lyric only
Backstory
Song map
V1-She tells how she how feel in the relationship
CH-The feelings and emotions of the relationship
V2- Continuation of every thing that brings them together
Lyrics
Every Time
©Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
You told me
I’m painfully shy
I’m writing you this song
To tell you why
When we’re together
I don’t know what to say
I don’t know what to feel
I lose my thoughts looking at you
I lose myself in you—every time

Ch
Love surrounds us
Taking us to another place and time
When we touch, my pulse comes alive
Sometimes it scares me
I want to run and hide
But your love finds me
Every time

V2.
I want to dance with you
Your body close to mine
I feel your lips on my ear as you whisper,
Your love is for a lifetime
A 1000 years would never be enough
As you kiss my neck
I close my eyes and just feel
This chemistry is magical
It happens every time.

Ch
Love surrounds us
Taking us to another place and time
When we touch energy comes alive
Sometimes it scares me
I want to run and hide
But your love finds me
Every time—2x
Repeat chorus—fade out

BELIEVE IN MYSELF

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Lyric only
Backstory
Song Map
V1 “My wish is to stop this negative voice in my head?)
Ch “I won’t stop until I believe in myself”)
V2 “(I have reason to believe in myself”?)
Lyrics
Believe In Myself

V1 [D] [A]
(A)I wish I could stop this voice in my head
(A)[G]The one that fills me up with dread [A]
(B)[D]It never lets me see outside my box [A]
(B)[G]Always makes me feel at a loss[A]

Pre [G] [A]
(C)I’m trying hard to believe in myself
(C) [Bm] [G] But I'm calling out for some help

Ch [D] [A]
(A)I want success not failure
(B) [G] [A] [D]I was made to express love
(A)[D]With peace and patience I am able[A]
(B)I know what I’m capable of[G] [A] [D]
(A)So I breathe and ask God [Bm] [G]
(B)What is it I need to know?[D] [A]
(A)(Oh)Please, it can’t be that hard [G] [A]
(B)Where do you want me to go [Bm] [G]
(C)I really want to believe in myself [G] [A] [Bm]
I just wanna be able to believe in myself
Believe in myself [G] [D]

V2 [D] [A]
(A)All my friends tell me how I’m so great
All my friends tell me “man/girl you are great.”
(A) [G]I just need to get my head on straight [A]
(B)[D]I know I have skills and talents[A]
(B) [G]I just need more confidence [A]

Pre [G] [A]
(C)I’m trying hard to believe in myself
(C) [Bm] [G]But I'm calling out for some help

Ch

Bridge
Showing kindness to everyone [C]
Makes me feel better about myself [G]
Helps me get into a good place [C]
Maybe that’s where I need to start [D]

Ch

COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Plays: 1
Lyric only
Backstory
Song map

V1--leaving current job to pursue her dreams
Ch-- She has courage under fire
V2 - courage to stand up against adversity
Ch - She has courage under fire

Lyrics
Courage Under Fire
©Schantell Wharton/Christina Meyer

V1 -
I’m cleaning off my desk
Handing in my resignation
Telling all my friends goodbye
I put my dreams on hold
Was afraid to take that leap
It’s finally time to live my life

Pre
I’m walking out on faith
with the strength to have

Ch
Courage under fire
Grace under pressure
I’m ready to fight
Take control of my life
Like the women before me
Nothing’s gonna stop me
From climbing higher
With courage under fire

V2
Saw a woman with a sign
It said help my starving children
Hard to look her in the eye
How does she keep going
When the hard times keep coming
Doing whatever it takes to survive/(She) Does whatever it takes to survive

She taught me

Chorus

Pre
I’m walking out on faith
with the strength to have

Chorus

HOW CAN I LOVE YOU BETTER

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Backstory
Song Map
V1 He ask her what wrong so he list things that might be wrong)
(the relationship isn’t what it was and he realizes he’s as much at fault as she is
CH Ways that he has loved her better (he asks how can I love you Better)
V2 What better ways that I can show you support
(he tells her what he’s willing to do to love her better)
Lyrics
How Can I Love You Better
Wharton/Hauge

I come home to a house that’s colder than it used to be
When I lean in to kiss you - you just turn your cheek
When I ask about your day you frown and walk away
It ain’t all on you girl we both made mistakes

I’m gonna do anything I can to be your man

Ch
How can I love you better
Keep our passion fresh and new
Can’t we stay together
share this life forever
How can I love you better

V2
I’ll be there when you need a shoulder wipe tears when they fall
Listen to your problems (issues) try not to solve them all
Accept our differences affection is better than perfection
I won’t give up easy I’ll fight to keep our connection

I’m gonna do anything I can to be your man

Ch

Inst Bridge

Ch

PEACE OF WINE

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Backstory
Good ole wine is good anytime.
Lyrics
Peace of Wine
©Gail Silverman, Sharon Roach, Schantell Wharton 2020


[G] When I’ve been running the rat race (for) [C]5 days straight
[G]I clock out and head for my [D] happy place
[G]Lose the high heels, [Em] grab my slippers
[C]Pop a cork and [D] pour (myself) a glass
[C]Swirl it [G] around and [D] kick on back
[C]That first [Em]sip (is) like [D] heaven on my lips.

PRE:
[G]At the end of a rough day, [C] when I dance the night away, [G] on a date or when I [D] want to celebrate.

CHORUS:
[G]That’s peace of wine
[C]Make a toast with the sparkling kind
[Am]Religions bless it, its so [D] divine
[G] That’s peace of wine
[C]Chardonnay on a (hot) summer [D]day
[Am] Love em all, french, Italian, (white), red or [D] rose
[C]Wine is fine [D]anytime
[G]That’s peace of Wine (2x?)

V2:
AAXBBX
[G]Bottle on the (dinner) table, time for [C]some romance
[G]Cue the Lady A and have a/with my [D]glass/stem in hand
[G]Slip on my sexy (dress), [Em]grab my sweet guy
[C]Kissin’ and sippin by the [D]candlelight
[C]Always [G] goes just right with (our) [D]date night
[C]Can’t deny, .this [Em] pairing is my favorite [D]high


BRIDGE:
[G]So many songs about [C]Whiskey and Beer,
[G]let me make something [C] (perfectly)clear …
[G]keep the Bud and [C]Jack and I’ll stick with my [G]Malbec..
[C]]merlot or cab is [C]also (so) [D] fine…(fine, fine)




You can have your mugs steins,
.you can keep those mugs on the shelf /rack --

NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HEART

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A guy telling his girl how much he loves her.
Lyrics
Schantell Wharton/Brian Beitz

Nothing Wrong With My Heart capo 2
7-12-20
There are guys who collect fine wine G
But I’m content with any cold beer C G
There are guys who prize their sporty rides
But I like to drive my old John Deere

PC:
Yeah girl since this is gettin’ serious, there’s somethin’ I need to
say right now D C
I might be just a simple guy, but in case you’ve had any doubt…D C.

Chorus:
I’ll love you pure and strong G
Be true to you my whole life long C
‘Cuz there ain’t NOTHIN’ WRONG. WITH MY HEART… G. DC
I’m not like those other guys. G
I’m not nearly as refined. C
But there ain’t NOTHIN’ WRONG WITH MY HEART D. C G
NOTHIN’ WRONG WITH MY HEART C. GDC

You know I can’t recite poetry
But I can quote John 3:16
I ain’t perfect, but I’m perfect for you…
Let me show you what forever means….what forever means. DC

Chorus: (repeat)
SOLO. Am C D. 2x
Chorus: (repeat)
You can trust my heart
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with my heart…

LOVE WILL BRING YOU TO ME

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A women willing to wait for love.
Lyrics
Love Will Bring You To Me
© Schantell Wharton

V1
Read books on love and how to get a man
Watched videos on how to connect with his mind
Attended seminar on the seasons of a his life
Learned how to make a connection--heart to heart
Trying to bring this man close
Believing love will bring you to me

Ch
Let go, breathe, surrender
I am trying to do to much
I need to slow down let go and allow
Let this man come into my life
He's only a day a way
There's nothing I have to do
Knowing love bring will bring you to me

V2
Stop living in fear and lack
This will only push him back
I have to remember I am made from love
and that love will bring him in my life
I have to let go and trust that
love bring will bring you to me

Ch--2x
Let go, breathe, surrender
I am trying to do to much
I need to slow down let go and allow
Let this man come into my life
He's only a day a way
There's nothing I have to do
Knowing love bring will bring you to me



FRIENDZONE

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Backstory
Song Map
V1- met at work, comes on hard
Chorus- dial it back- we're just friends
V2- I am a good person but i want more

Lyrics
Friendzone
© Schantell Wharton / Jeff Power

Male version(Female version below)
V1
I made you laugh that night we met at the pub
When I said you had my gramma’s eyes
Next thing we knew we were talkin’ up a storm
‘Bout your family and mine
Now everyone who sees us hangin’ out for hours
Thinks we’re lovers
But that’s the problem -- we’re just hangin’ out
And I don’t want to be your brother

CH
How ‘bout we leave the friendzone, friendzone?
We’re more than that, you know
Let’s get a little hands-on, hands-on, yeah
We can take it slow, but
When you dial me up I’m there
When you’re feelin’ down I care
So let’s quit just talkin’
And dare to take this thing somewhere
Yeah it’s time to leave the friendzone, friendzone, baby
We gotta leave the friendzone, it’s a dead-zone, the friendzone

V2
Now I respect whatever you say, girl
But to me this seems so easy
All the feels that we been feelin’ are real
And ya’ know I just love to please ya’
When you call me late at night to talk
We know it ain’t always platonic
Just say the word. ‘Cause I’m fallin’
One little sign and I’m on it

Repeat CH

BR
Girl, just lean in here
Come a little closer, closer
Let me show you what I mean here
I’m gonna win you over


*** FEMALE VERSION ***

V1
You made me laugh that night we met at the pub
When you said I had your gramma’s eyes
Next thing we knew we were talkin’ up a storm
‘Bout your family and mine
Now everyone who sees us hangin’ out for hours
Thinks we’re lovers
But that’s the problem -- we’re just hangin’ out
And I don’t need another brother

CH
It’s time to leave the friendzone, friendzone
We’re more than that, you know
Let’s get a little hands-on, hands-on, yeah
No need to take it slow, ‘cause
When you dial me up I’m there
When I’m feelin’ down you care
So let’s quit just talkin’
And dare to take this thing somewhere
Yeah it’s time to leave the friendzone, friendzone, baby
We gotta leave the friendzone, it’s a dead-zone, the friendzone

V2
Now I respect whatever you say, boy
But to me this seems so easy
All the feels that we been feelin’ are real
And I love the way that you please me
When you call me late at night to talk
We know it ain’t always platonic
Just say the word. ‘Cause I’m fallin’
Boy it’s time to get on it

Repeat CH

BR
Boy, just lean in here
Come a little closer, closer
Let me show you what I mean here
I’m gonna win you over

HURRICANE

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Her love has taken him on a hurricane of emotions
Lyrics
HURRICANE

©Schantell Wharton, Rita Weyls


V1
(A)THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE AIR AND I’M WONDERIN
‘(A)CAUSE I FEEL LIKE A HURRICANE’S COMIN’
(B)SHOULD I RUN FOR COVER OR GET OUTTA TOWN
(B)GO WHERE CALM WINDS ARE FOUND
(C)BOARD THE WINDOWS, LOCK THE DOORS
(C)Don’t think I can hide from her anymore

CH:
She use to be a warm summer breeze
She was like a gentle rain
Now everything has changed
My life will never be the same
She’s LIKE A HURRICANE

V2
She was my friends, lovers everything to me
She was moving too fast, we just couldn’t agree
(A) Just like the weather she changed over night
(A)Thunder in the skies storm clouds in her eyes
(B) Winds of desire are making me stay
(B) Losing my heart is a price I will pay

Repeat CH

BRIDGE
I’m lovin’ it here in the eye of the storm
Loves hit me hard full force

Ch 2:
She use to be a warm summer breeze
She was like a gentle rain
Now everything has changed
My life will never be the same
She’s LIKE A HURRICANE

BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE--MALE LEAD

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V1 He is at the bar staring at alcohol and what it has done to his relationship
Ch He is determined not to give in
V2 He walks away and goes home to his wife
Lyrics
Bottom of the Bottle--Male lead
©Schantell Wharton/John Schutt

V1
Staring at the bottle of whiskey
It’s asking, will I give in
Your trust will be forgotten if I swallow
And it’s likely to be our end
I can feel those sad tears fallin’
Waiting for me at the bottom of the bottle
CH
I know what it takes to restore your faith in me
I want so bad to be the man you need
Gotta get ahold of my pain
I don’t want to hurt you again
I’m walking away from the bottom of the bottle
V2
That shot glass looks so inviting
liquid courage calling my name
The sweet sound of the serenity prayer
Keeps on echoing in my brain
Now watch me, as I walk out that door
Leaving behind... the bottom of the bottle
CH
I know what it takes to restore your faith in me
I want so bad to be the man you need
Now I got a hold of my pain
I ain’t gonna hurt you again
I’m walking away from the bottom of the bottle
Instrumental bridge
CH


BLACK IN THE RED, WHITE & BLUE

Plays: 2
Lyric only
Backstory
Song Map:
V1: Mama taught me the rules of being black in a southern world
V2: Goal accomplished We are the best in the world- thanks to Red, White, Black and Blue
V2 We got our freedom but not equal justice under the law
Lyrics
BLACK IN THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Jennifer Jardine | Schantell Wharton

Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
Jennifer Jardine: (310) 383-4519; jenmjardine@gmail.com, BMI IPI: 1021977275


V1: G#m E B F#
Young black girl, Southern world, 1982
G#m E B F#
Mama taught her all the rules:
G#m E
Keep your head down down down,
B F#
Don’t look them in the eye
G#m E
Be silent... to survive

PRE: E B F#
There ain’t no liberty in the land of the free
G#m E B F#
For people like you and me

CH:
Oh one day we’ll sing
Voices crying out let freedom ring
Oh we’ll have a better life
Equal under stars and stripes
A nation of hearts that includes
Black in the red, white & blue


V2:
G#m E B F#
She’s a woman now, it’s crazy how, nothing’s really changed
G#m E B F#
It’s not safe it’s still the same
G#m E
Injustice all around
B F#
Her children see her cry
G#m E B F#
They say, “Mama dry your eyes, we won’t give up the fight…


Pre-ch 2: E B F#
Until there’s liberty in the land of the free
G#m E B F#
For people like you and me


REPEAT CH:

RELENTLESS

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A girl who has a man chasing her for a relationship.
Lyrics
Title: Relentless



Relentless
©Schantell Wharton, Akrofi Koram
V1
(A)I thought I said that we should just be friends
(B)All day your ringtone, keeps buzzing my phone
(C)I’m wondering what message I should send
A)I hear a knock at my door
B)And there I see you standing, you’re standing alone
C)Saying Baby-can I come in?

+Pre:
What do you want from me?
I never promised you love
All I need to know is
Where is this coming from?

Ch
you say yu want me
So many calls --You come on strong
Baby –you’re relentless
No one has chased me for so long
You come on strong---baby –you’re relentless


V2
Tell me exactly where we are going
What do you see in me-
Your confidence is overflowing
Your intensity is pushing me away
Can you respect my limits
Ask me how to proceed
Treat my like the lady I am
Help me stop saying I’m stuck in a jam

Pre:
What do you want from me?
I never promised you love
All I need to know Is
Where this is coming from

Ch
You say you want me
So many calls --you come on strong
Baby –you’re relentless
No one has chased me for so long
You come on strong---baby –you’re relentless
From the gym floor- to my door- At my job
baby –you’re relentless
Maybe it's crazy the way you chase me
You come on strong---baby –you’re relentless-4x

Bridge
So why am I waiting for your call
Your voice makes me want to fall
Is this more than just another infatuation
I’m not the needy type of girl
Who gets lost in any man
But it seems my life has stopped
Since you’ve been after me

CH

WE COULD HAVE BEEN

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V1 I met the black girl in school and liked her
CH what we could have been
V2 I regret I never said anything to keep us together
Lyrics
We Could Have Been
©Schantell Wharton

V1
Beautiful black curly hair braided with 2 red ribbons
Skin so smooth, tan and velvety she seemed to glow
It didn’t matter that her skin it made her a beautiful women
My thoughts centered on the girl I wanted to know
I was the all star high school jock
She was the smart girl in all my classes
Everyday I found ways to her to talk

Pre
We started out as study buddies
But when I look into her eyes
I felt like I could conquer the world

Ch
We could ‘ve be that high school couple
We could ‘ve been that prom king and queen
We could ‘ve been graduating at the top of our scene
We could ‘’ve been holding hand in the sunset
Walking on the beach, planning our forever/We could ‘ve been walking on the beach
We could ‘ve been the sparkle in our parents’ eyes
I let my family’s feelings talk me out of
What we could have been


V2
My father noticed her picture on my phone
Asked me who is that girl and who were her people
When I told him he didn’t know what to say
His silent stare gave me the answer
He said son do you know what you're doing?
And how far has this gone
I told him I can’t help who I love-leave us alone

DIVINE TIMING

Plays: 3
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Backstory
Song map
V1 Examples of perfect love
Ch love comes with divine timing
V2 Examples of how to stay together
Lyrics
Divine Timing
©Schantell Wharton/John Schutt 2020

I’ve seen people who’ve figured it out
They found love let go of the doubt
lives full of smiles, was it luck or fate
Love’s such a risk, weren’t they afraid?
I’ve had my chances, always backed out
Time and time again, I said not now
But then I met you, my heart was flyin’
Could this be mine for all time
Pre
I asked the Lord to
Ch
Show me the one who can be my best friend
Show me the one I can love till the end
Give me the courage to know that I’ve found her
help me show her how much I can offer
Take me off this endless hill I’ve been climbing
Bless us with your...Divine Timing

V2
You’re the sun that lights up my heart
The key that lets my love be unlocked
Uncovered the secret I struggled to find
To build a love on trust, for all time
Pre
ooooooooo
Ch 2
He showed me the one who could be my best friend
Showed me the one I can love till the end
Gave me the courage to know that I found her
Helped me show her how much I can offer
Took me off the endless hill I was climbing,
Blessed us with….Divine Timing.

MY HAPPY PLACE

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My happy place is anywhere you are.
Lyrics
My Happy Place
©Schantell Wharton/ Bill Corley
Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
S.Wharton Publishing Co. -MBProgressiveConsultant ASCAP IPI: 160245

479.466.5879
www.BillCorleyMusic.com


Song Map
V1 Things that make me want my happy place
Ch what my happy place is
V2 Support more things about my happy place

V1

There’s place where the rules don’t count
I go there each night
Sand between my toes
And the wind blowing on my face
Walking along holding hands with the man I love
Blues skies shimmering as sun goes down
Dancing in the sand
With a drink in my hand
Ohohoho…

Ch
There’s this place I can go
It’s always there
It’s only for me
But sometimes I share
The feelings I have
Now I want you there
I want to see your face
In my happy place


Pre: My only work is if the tide reaches my chair

V2
Hear the crash of the blue waves
See the sunset with warm red haze
Smell the salt in the air
Feel the touch of your arms around me
As I taste the sweetness of your lips
Together is my favorite scene because
You are my happy place

COUNTRY TIME

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Lyrics
COUNTRY TIME
© Schantell Wharton/ Lawrence Beatty

V1
Standing on a crowded train
Headed for my downtown stop
Hope the coffee line ain’t too long
Gotta punch by 8 o’clock

Pre: yeah this city life’s really been gettin to me

CHORUS
I wanna get lost, in a hayfield that runs for miles somewhere past a
county line
Out there it's, wide open, sittin with a fiddle in the middle of the country
side
Just livin on country time,

V2
Dreaming bout a front porch swing
Watching life slowly passing by
Wavin’ at friends ridin’ through
Man I really miss those times

Pre: Yeah that country life's really been calling me

Ch

Bridge: Time in the city just moves to fast
Everybody's too busy trying not to finish last
Time to take a little trip to my past
Where I can smell that green, green grass

Pre: Yeah that city life just ain't workin' for me"

CHORUS
I wanna get lost, in a hayfield that runs for miles somewhere past a
county line
Out there it's, wide open, pickin on a fiddle in the middle of the country
side
Just livin on country time,

DOWN IF YOUR DOWN

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V1 They been dating for some time-time to make a decision
Ch I’m down if your down
V2 Describe what he is down for
Lyrics
DOWN IF YOUR DOWN
© Schantell Wharton/ Lawrence Beatty


V1
Sitting on an old bent hood of a beat up Chevy
Out there on a back road
Watching sun gleam off your hair
This is where we go when we need to talk somewhere
Make some plans about us--are we ready

CHORUS
Yeah I'm down, if your down
We'll settle down in a nice little country town
Yea I'm up for it, if you're up for it
We'll have a nice little life yeah girl I'm down if your down

V2
Don’t you know how the story goes
I’ll buy you a ring get down on one knee
I’ll build you a house on a farm
With a view of some woods somewhere in the country
And then we can grow anything

Here is a possible pre or bridge idea

Down with playing the game of life making and breaking rules along the way
That's how we build our eternal/forever love.
Down with marrying my best friend
Down with laughing until our belly aches each day
Down with committing my life to you

BUILT ON LOVE

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Big Idea: a couple in strained relationship and sometime the man want to walk out but then he'd remember what they had was built on love

Song map

V1 Describing problems in the relationship
Ch I not leaving because what we have is built on love
V2 What he’ll do to stay with her
Lyrics
Built On Love

©Schantell Wharton, Akrofi Koram


V1
Walkin’ home
thinking about our last fight
I said some things I didn’t really mean
Nothing seemed to come out right
Leaving this morning
your silence spoke volumes
You know I was just blowing off steam
I never meant to hurt you
Especially after all we been through
I swear to you we are, we are

CH
Built on love
Let’s not break our commitment
Let time to heal our pain
I’ll show you I’m a steady man who’s
Built on love,
I am your superman
and you’re my Lois lane
we can conquer anything
Each year we’ll grow stronger
Because what we have is built on love

V2
Let me take the lead
Show you actions born out of love
Pay attention to your needs
You’ll see, I’m a changed man now
Let’s talk though all our hurt
Lean on each other as we grow
I won’t give up on you
And i hope you don’t give up on me
Especially, after all we’ve been through
I’ll help you see we are, we are

CAN WE PLAY

Plays: 0
Backstory
Relationship song

A women wants more attention from her husband who loves sports
Lyrics
V1
Eb(VI) Bb(I)
All weekend you got me on defense
F(V) Gm(vi)
While your eyes are glued to espn
Eb(VI) Bb(I)
I’m waiting for a commercial
F(V) F(V) F(V) F(V)
Can I jump in / just say when/ cos I need to ask you a question
Gm(vi)
What do I have to do to score

Pre: Eb(VI) Bb(I)
Come on and step up to the plate
F(V) Gm(vi) Eb(VI)
You know you can never strike out

CH
Eb(VI) Bb(I) F(V)
Baby can we play, can we play?
Eb(VI) Bb(I)
Can I get some one on one affection
F(V)
Hold me a while and then take me to the end zone
Eb(VI) Bb(I) F(V)
I just want to get some play
Eb(VI) Bb(I)
I’m looking for a touchdown
F(V) Gm(vi)
Your game doesn’t don’t have to slow down
Eb(IV) F(V) Bb(I)
Baby, I wanna play -can we play

V2
There’s a big game right here between us
I haven’t seen your season ticket for months
We could have a ball with the playbook
I would love a full court press
But you’ve missed practice more than once
Are we ever going to hit home runs

Pre:
Come on and step up to the plate
You know you can never strike out
CH

BRIDGE
Cm(II) Gm(vi)
You can’t keep me on the bench forever
Eb(IV) F(V)
Baby you can’t be so mean
Cm(ii) Gm(vi)
Take me up on my offer
F(V)
And I’ll be/ the best half time show/ you’ve ever seen

Eb(IV) Bb(I) F(V) Gm(vi)

CH

LOVE YOU BETTER

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V1 He ask her what wrong so he list things that might be wrong)
(the relationship isn’t what it was and he realizes he’s as much at fault as she is
CH Ways that he has loved her better (he asks how can I love you Better)
V2 What better ways that I can show you support
(he tells her what he’s willing to do to love her better)
Lyrics
How Can I Love You Better
Schantell Wharton/Les Hauge


https://song.space/3yyhyb/song/1537037

This old house is colder than it used to be
I lean in to kiss you then you turn your cheek
I ask about your day you frown and walk away
It ain’t all on you, we both made mistakes

It’s hard for a man to change but I’m gonna do what it takes

Ch
How can I love you better
always stay together
share this life forever
Girl tell me what to do to
To keep our passion fresh and new
I wanna grow old with you
How can I love you better
Love you better

V2
I’ll be there with a shoulder to cry on
I’ll be the man you can always rely on
won’t give up easy I’ll never surrender
You’re my heart, my soul, my center

How can I love you better
always stay together
share this life forever
Girl tell me what to do
To keep our passion fresh and new
I wanna grow old with you
How can I love you better
Love you better

LIGHT A CANDLE

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Backstory
A song of remembrance.
Lyrics

Light A Candle

©Schantell Wharton/Hans Albrecht

V1
Opened my eyes and felt pain inside my head
Threw off the covers and told myself
I will be starting this day with peace and
Gratitude I woke up and have another day
I chose to make this day amazing
So I light it bright to show me the way

Ch
Light a candle for you
I woke to the news that
More people died senselessly
One on the ground eight seconds down
Another shoot in the back seven times
I won’t live with hate I choose to forgive
Kneel down on my knee
And I light a candle for my brothers and me

V2
Tears rolled down my check
I’m looking at your picture in the kitchen
With that silly grin on your face
Missing you with every fiber on my being
So many thing remind me of you
Praying I’ll see you in Paradise- another time another life

Pre
Watching the smoke from the candle disappear
It remind me of you
So I will light a candle in remembrance of you

Ch
Light a candle for you
I woke to the news that
More people of color died senselessly
One on the ground eight seconds down
Another shoot in the back seven times
I won’t live with hate I choose to forgive
Kneel down on one knee
And I light a candle for my brothers and me

Outro:

For all the mothers who worry if their child will come home safe
For all the fathers who now doubt their holy faith
For all the people living in deep fear
For the politicians who listen but don't ever hear
For all those who choose between a gun and a knife
For the children not knowing there's a better life
For all the voices that yell but are never heard
For the last in line who never get the last word
For all the justice that felt like a slap in the face
For all the people dream of an entirely new place
For all the scars that apologies just can't erase
For all the hope that fades like smoke above
For all the lovers who gave up on love


We hold a candle for you
We hold a candle for you
We hold a candle for you (softer, and fade)

JUST A MINUTE

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Major things that happen in life in just a minute
Lyrics
Just A Minute
©Schantell Wharton/ Darren Ross

V1
You dropped to one knee
Caught my breathe in surprise
Our first date flashed before my eyes
Took my chance when I swiped right
Hoping you looked like your picture
Dating strangers wasn't the plan
Surprised when we just clicked
Time truly was kind to us

Pre:
Now looking at the twinkle in your eyes
Expecting my answer would change our live forever

CH
I gave up on love and lost my faith,
then i met you, how things can change,
you feel so right, let's take things slow,
more than just one night.
Agree to be a couple
Things can change in a minute



V2
Taking me to meet your family and friend
Seemed the natural thing to do
When you told me you'd lay the moon and stars at feet
Restored my faith in love and that good man still existed
Saying you would be my caring husband
Touched places in my heart, warmed my weary soul
You melted all my resistance

Chorus
I gave up on love and lost my faith,
then i met you, how things can change,
you feel so right, lets take things slow,
more than just one night.

MAN MAGNET

Plays: 1
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Backstory
Song map
V1 How men chased me in school
Ch Man magnet for men in general
V2 More example of male attraction
Lyrics
Man Magnet
©Schantell Wharton/Clay Blevins


V1
A)Boys chase her at recess
B)Fought to sit by her in homeroom
A)lips like honeysuckle flowers
B)eyes followed her as she moved
A)Left love notes in her locker
B)Acting like love sick fools
A)Every day was fresh and new
B)We were all drawn to her

Pre: had me wondering how to make my move

Ch
She’s a man magnet-2x
Men loved to have fun with her
I saw the way she makes other guys feel
Thinkin is this girl real
she ain’t afraid to push them away
she don’t play their games
How can I explain
I just want to get close to her
She is a man magnet


V2
A)She’s a women now and
B)Trying to build a business-
A)She is all grow up
B)Ain’t got time for these boys
A)Playing all this high school stuff
B)I finally figured it out
A)She need a man who takes her seriously
B)She needs a man who supports her dream

Ch

Bridge
We started off as friends
I always had her back
That’s why she’s mine now
It’a like a dream that I can’t believe
As I watch her walk down the aisle to me


Final CH

HELP ME FEEL SAFE

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Backstory
Song Map
V1 Safe in her relationship
CH Safe in life w/o running into her ex-emotions all over the place
V2 Safe in spirit
Lyrics
Help Me Feel Safe
©Schantell Wharton/Clay Blevins



V1
I’m doing the dishes/ I’m in the kitchen doing he the dishes
Your lying on the couch fast asleep
The usual way we’re avoid talking about our issues
We’re one paycheck away from losing everything
Trying to keep us together has me sleepless
I am scared to move even breathe

Pre
Every time I try to talk
Fussin and fighting hurts my heart

Ch
Can’t you help me feel safe
Can’t keep going on this way
Walking on eggshell
Or we just don’t talk at all
Got me spinning right before the fall
If were going to save this love
Help me feel safe

V2
We’ve survived tough times before
Tell me this time is no different
You’ll work another job to help us
I’ll spend less money at the store
Keep food on the table -roof over our head
We need show each other our love isn’t dead

CH
Can’t you help me feel safe
Can’t keep go on this way
Walking on eggshell
Or we just don’t talk at all
Got me spinning right before the fall
If were going to save this love
Help me feel safe

Bridge
Take me in your arms
Whisper in my ear
Everything’s going to be alright
Calm all my fears

CH

Help me feel safe
Can’t keep go on this way
Walking on eggshell
Or we just don’t talk at all
Got me spinning right before the fall
If were going to save our love
Help me feel safe

Somebody’s Somebody

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V1: signed my divorce papers today
C: I want something real to be somebody’s somebody
V2: new relationship he wants to get right and be somebody's somebody
Lyrics



V1

I signed my name on the bottom line

Said goodbye to half my life cause I didn’t get love right

Didn’t wanna face that heartbreak again

Wasn’t gonna repeat the same mistake



But it’s lonely in a room full of people

When nobody’s lookin’ for me



Chorus:

I wanna be somebody’s somebody

we can write our true love story

I’ll want her and she’ll want me

Somebody’s somebody

I wanna be that look in her eye

Never lose that lover’s high

Somebody’s somebody



Verse 2

When we leave for work she’ll miss me ‘fore I’m gone

We’ll text love you honey I can’t wait to get you home

I’ll be bringing in the take out and we’ll split the all chores

Then see whose clothes fall off first racin’ to the bedroom door



She’ll help me be the man She wants

Always make me her number one

Flip that Switch

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Show Opener co-write
Lyrics
Diane Waters, Schantell Wharton, John Schutt (c)2020

Show Opener co-write

Flip That Switch
D,G, D, G D, G D, G
V1
We finally got here, Ain’t it about time
We said goodbye to the weekday grind
Hello, Hello here comes the good times.
We all know, we’re gonna light it up tonight

Pre (A chord)
Oooo Oooo Oooo

Ch D G pattern
Gonna flip that switch
Turn the Weekend On
Crank up that mix
yeah dancin’s gonna happen
It’s been way too long, since we felt like this
Let’s get moon kissed…..
Gonna flip that switch
Gonna flip that switch

V2
Now that we’re here, we’re gonna do this right
Let’s get this rocking, don’t waste no time
Get up Get up we got the good vibes
Enjoy the ride, ain’t gonna be no brake lights

Bridge
Flip your hair in the air like you don’t care who’s watching
Let your shoes/moves do the talking
Till the last song is done/comes on……...Watch this……..
We came to dance

fingers popping / everybody’s moving/ heating up/ turn on/

On your feet//

while there’s still some moonlight




Cocoa butter /Kiss & Rub

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V1--He comes home from work--After work Ritual
Ch-- His ritual of how he rubs on the cocoa Butter
V2-- He shows her how much love her by using the cocoa butter-Date night ritual
Lyrics
Cocoa butter /Kiss & Rub
©Schantell Wharton, Akrofi Koram
V1
Home from work-It's the end of the day
Watching the clock go tic and tok
Letting my worries melt away
Wanting to be in that sweet sexy spot
Sipping wine I put on ice
Tapping my fingers-playing the waiting game

Pre:
Hot tub is ready and full
Hoping you’re not late

Ch
Grab the coco butter
Get into perfect rhythm
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
Almost like making love
hands of my lover
they know the mission
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
nothing gets in the way of
the secret weapon -rubbing the
right spot with cocoa butter

V2
I heard your car in the drive
When you saw me your eyes came alive
I stepped right into your embrace
Unbutton your shirt whispered words to inspire
Massaging your neck while raining my love
down with kisses on your shoulders
setting the night on fire
this feels so amazing

Ch
Grab the coco butter
Get into perfect rhythm
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
Better than making love
Your hand are magic
Don’t let this be over
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
Bringing us closer-closer
Secret weapon -cocoa butter

Bridge (different melody)
Grab the coco butter
Rub it in your palm, Get it all over your hands
Start putting it on , Glide it on silky smooth
Heat melts it in your hand trailing down the middle of my back
Slowly rubbing circles as your hands love my curves

Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
Get into perfect rhythm
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
Your hand are magic/make love to my mind not just my body
Don’t let this be over
We both need a good finish
Kiss, (Sip)and Rub
That’s why I love my
Cocoa butte

MUSIC IS MY MAN

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Singer says music is her man--literally
Lyrics
Music is My Man, by Carin Fradin, Schantell Wharton, Sharon Roach
Capo on 3

V1[Am]I don’t need a fancy [D]date
[D]With the small talk and the [Am]lies
[Am]Some stuffy place, can’t hardly [D] wait
[D]For that awkward kiss [Am]goodbye
[Am]Would rather stay at home
[Em]With my six string and some wine
[Am]Cause when the music speaks to me[Em]
[Em]There is nothing left to [D]hide

Pre Chorus:
[G]I wouldn’t dare put down my [Gm7] guitar
[C]For any of those (silly) boys I’ve met so [D]far

Chorus:
[G]Someday I’ll find a guy
Who is the [Em]perfect[C]melody[D]
[D]And then I’ll let him be the one
To sweep me off my [G]feet
[G]But for now I have my [Em]songs
and plans with [C]my own band
[D]I feel great, love can wait (pause)
[G]Cause music is my man [G] [C] [G]

V2[Am]I feel good at home [D]alone
[D]Working hard on my new lines
[Am]As the moon glows, words begin to [D] flow
[D]The notes dance across my [Am]mind
[Am]I sing out loud in the living room
[Em]My fingers on the piano keys
[Am]Stories wanting to be[Em] told
[Em]From all my [D]memories

Chorus:
[G]Someday I’ll find a guy
Who is the [Em]perfect [C]melody [D]
[D]And then I’ll let him be the one
To sweep me off my [G]feet
[G]But for now I have my [Em]songs
and plans with [C]my own band
[D]I feel great, love can wait
[G]Cause music is my man [GCG
Bridge: (less sass, more triumphant/action)
[C]I know there is someone (out there) right for [D]me
[C]Together we’ll create our own [G]symphony
[C]I gotta believe ,[D] I gotta believe…?

Chorus:
[G]Someday I’ll find a guy
Who is the [Em]perfect [C]melody [D]
[D]And then I’ll let him be the one
To sweep me off my [G] feet
[G]But for now I have my [Em]songs
and plans with [C]my own band
[D]I feel great, love can wait
[G]Cause music is my man
[D]I feel great, love can wait
[G]Cause music is my man

Worth it/ bring the goods

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This guy better be worth the love she is giving him
Lyrics
Worth it/ bring the goods

V1
Two plates on the table, (C G D G)
red wine shining in the glass (C G D G)
Music playing softly , (C G D G)
as I’m curling my eyelash (C G D G)
As I pin my hair up, paint my pink lipstick on (C G D G)
Zip up my red dress and get my makeup done (C G D G)

PC
If you’re coming over thinking that you’ve got this (C G D G)
Better check yourself first and better check all of my boxes (C G D C)

CH (G Bm C)
Baby if I’m gonna look this good, You better be bringing more than the goods
Just wanna be understood, better be more than all you should
I better not waste my time you better be doing this right (Em D Em D)
So you think you deserve this? (G D Am C)
Well you better be worth it (G)

V2
In your finest Sunday suit, lookin’ like a piece of art
Flowers in your hand, spoil me from the start
If I’m out with my girls, you should be all i think about
If you want me all in, you better go all out

CH

BR
You better be that 3 bedroom house in the suburbs, (Em D/F# G)
2 kids running in the yard (Em D/F# G)
That once-in-a-lifetime kind of man (Em D/F# G C)

Love Ain’t through with me

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Big Idea:I’m through with Love but Love’ not through with me

Song Map
V1 I tried all ways of dating
Ch I’m through with love, love’s not through with me
V2 Fake Love keeps coming back
Lyrics
Schantell Wharton, John Schutt Lisa Markovich © 2020



V1
Speed dating is a race I couldn’t win
Got the apps tried swiping right, never found a friend
Online matches came crashing down
Guess I don’t believe true love can be found
pre
I’m deleting the apps today, just walking away,

Ch
I’m through with love
I’ve chased it long enough
Maxed out on match ups
Yeah, I’m through with love
I gotta hold out, stay strong
Until the right one comes along
Makes me a star in a Dan and Shay song
Then I’ll know
Love Ain’t through with me
No
Love Ain’t through with me

V2
I stopped chasing love, it hurt too much
Tried to leave it, but my heart refuses to give up./won’t give up
Strangers in a grocery aisle
Make a move on me, but what is their deal

Pre: In a world full of players where are the real men

Ch

Bridge
I know….It’s time to let go…

CH

Who’s keeping score?

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V1 The wife tells the way she is a giver
Ch Where in this together but who is keeping score
V2 The husbands tells what he does
Lyrics
(but hey) Who’s keeping score?

©Schantell Wharton/ Bill Corley
Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
S.Wharton Publishing Co. -MBProgressiveConsultant ASCAP IPI: 160245


V1( women)
Baby we need to talk
Got a few things to say
Do you know what I do for you?
Let’s count the ways
A forty hour job and I come home late
Bring you a beer and then I grill you a steak
I spend a lotta time cleaning this old house
I guess I’m just that kind of spouse (wife)

Ch
WIFE I do it all for you cause I love you so much
GUY I’m loving you too, that’s why I do what I do
TOGETHER: Try to make you happy and enjoy our life together
HER- It’s the little things that count
HIM-- I try to do more
BOTH TOGETHER: But hey,baby tell me .. who’s keeping score?
Who’s keeping score?
Who’s doing more?

V2 ( Guy )
Choppin’ wood for the winter
Cuttin’ the grass all summer long
Changing the oil and aired up your tires
It’s good to have man who’s good and strong
I’m a sensitive and caring kind of guy,
In tune with your moods and I hold you when you cry
I wanna be the man you want me to be
Nothing is easy and loving ain’t free

Ch
WIFE I do it all for you, baby, cause I love you so much
GUY I love you too, that’s why I do what I do
TOGETHER: Try to make you happy and enjoy our life together
HER- It’s the little things that count


HIM-- And I try to do more
BOTH TOGETHER: But hey, who’s keeping score?

Ch

BRIDGE
HER: It ain’t about debits
HIM: It ain’t about credits
Together:
It ain’t about “let’s make a deal”
I just want you to know how I feel/ It’s about what we feel

Ten Sons

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Ten Sons
©Schantell Wharton

V1
Taken me to dinner
Is not an invitation to my bed
I’m dating for marriage
Not a one night stand

Sure we will laugh,talk have fights
But make up by the end of the night
Don’t want a lavish wedding
Would rather have a fifty year anniversary dance
I want a man who treats me better that ten sons

Ch
He’s the one I need --My Mr. Wonderful
Together our air is electric-very powerful
His heart beats in perfect rhythm with mine
Have a life filled with love by our design
He was worth the wait--my chosen one
My man who treats me better than ten sons

V2
A man who means what he says
Holds the door and holds my hand
Giving love freely with no demands
Sees the greatness in us as a couple

Keeping words spoken in confidence
Holds his tongue instead of using slander
Wipe my tears when I feel in danger
He’s better to me than ten sons-yes, that strong

Ch
He’s the one I need --My Mr. Wonderful
Together our air is electric-very powerful
His heart beats in perfect rhythm with mine
Have a life filled with love by our design
He was worth the wait-my chosen one
My man who treats me better than ten sons

Forty Acres and a Mule

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This is a R&B/Rap/Hip hop song. I wrote this for my reaction to racial tension in America. I am a teacher so I also know that this could be a historical lesson of blacks in America for my students. I would like feedback on everything about this song– lyrics, feel, storyline. Thank you for listening and commenting.



Big Idea: History never gave us what they promised
Lyrics

This is a R&B/Rap/Hip hop song. I wrote this for my reaction to racial tension in America. I am a teacher so I also know that this could be a historical lesson of blacks in America for my students. I would like feedback on everything about this song– lyrics, feel, storyline. Thank you for listening and commenting.

Forty Acres and a Mule
©Schantell Wharton

Big Idea: History never gave us what they promised

V1 How we got here
Ch promised never fulfilled--40 acres and mule
V2 More things done to us to keep us down and enslaved

V1
My ancestors were brought over here on a ship
Enslaved for over 400 years
Stripped of ever right and privilege
When Lincoln freed the slave
Southern farmers were against it
Southern states didn’t accept it

Ch
Abe promised freed slave forty acres and a mule for the service
As long as federal troops were here
We got some things we were promised
But when the troops left that quickly was taken from us
We never got our forty acres and a mule

V2
Southern states wanted to continue our enslavement
Put on the books -laws, codes and penalties for little offenses
Twenty year for spitting on pavement
That’s when chain gangs became corporate business
Equal right were never there plan
They just made us feel like second class citizens

Ch
Abe promised freed slave forty acres and a mule for the service
As long as federal troops were here
We got some things we were promised
But when the troops left that quickly was taken from us
We never got our forty acres and a mule

Bridge
The was everyday life for southern blacks in jim crow fashion
Living in poverty and unsanitary conditions
Having no hope of a better future
But choosing not to hate the established system

V3
I can’t believe that racism is subtle but still here
What are they afraid of
We just want to unite and be true brothers
Be under one the humans race
But what happened to our 40 acres and a mule

Can We Stay Forever In Love?

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Big Idea: Can We Stay Forever In Love?

Song Map
V1 What my friends and my past have taught me about love
Ch When I find this man--- Can We Stay Forever In Love
V2 Expand more on my or your experiences in love and what they have thought you
Lyrics
Can We Stay Forever In Love?


V1
All my friends tell me
To put myself out there
they knew when they had found their one
Tried to set me up on blind dates
But I was to busy living my life
Looking for love was not on the checklist

Pre: I’m looking for that kind of love like
My grandparents
Fifty years in marriage and lovin every minute

Ch
Can We Stay Forever In Love
Be like them fall deeper in love each year
Everyone is in a rush to find true love
But don’t Know how to keep it
I just want to take my time
Not worry if each man I met is the one
I just want to date and have some Fun
Help refi
ne my concept of love
And time and months go by ask him
Can We Stay Forever In Love?


V2
My exes are my exes for a reason
I’ve been down on one knee
I had the ring asked for permission
Found out some things
Changed everything I had been thinking
Got back the I ring and moved on
They all lead me to this moment with you
I need to know

A Beautiful Woman

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Big idea: Accept me no matter what size I am--Just want to be a beautiful woman

Song map
V1 Early fight with weight
Ch Just want to be a beautiful woman
V2 How weight affects me now
Lyrics
A Beautiful Woman
© Schantell Wharton/ASCAP


V1
I stepped on the scales
Closed my eyes and said a prayer
Stared at the number looking back at me
Felt my heart begin to sink
Blinked back the tears
Been fighting this fight for so many years
I just want to be a beautiful woman

Ch
Be a beautiful woman that I am
Wondering how I got to this
All my life I’ve fightin F-A-T
Trying not to let it define me
I’m the friend full of wisdom
I’m the sister you can depend on
Men make me the girl who's just a friend
I just want to be a beautiful woman-2x

V2
Now I’ve had my share of men
Most were just good companions
I ran into those chubby chasers
I just wasn’t into their shallowness
Built up my confidence on my own
Just want to be a beautiful woman--2x

Bridge
I’ve never looked like the women on tv
Always thought my curves were a bonus
It’s not that I don’t care
Just want to be a beautiful woman

V3
People say just lose weight
If it was that easy
I would have done it by now
So many times my weight
Has gone up and down
At different times in my life
I just want to feel like a beautiful woman

CH

Struggle Love--R&B

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Struggle Love--R&B
© Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
I'm trying so hard not to get my hopes up
I just met you and we got along great
Trying to slow my imagination down
Although I want marriage in time
Your endgame might be something different
I tired of playing the struggle love existent

CH
Struggle love is a guessing game
It a one sided relationship
It's that--but I love him type of love
that’s more trouble than it’s worth.
I want the slow grow-real kind of love
Getting to know each other so
This time you have something real
No more struggle love

V2
Past relationships were me giving
And not the getting anything in return
I refuse to be his next conquest
I just wasn't for that/ just because I like the way he makes me feel
I want something to build
Just no more struggle love
Tired of those type of men
So I need change something in me
To reflect what I need looking back at me

Bridge
I tired of waiting,hearing lies and always guessing
I tired of hurting and I’m sorry
Know there is something better than struggle love

“Show me how to love you”

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Big idea: Guy meets a the girl of his dreams and he wonders how to keep since has seen Love

Song map
V1 What he has experienced so far in love
CH Want to get it right with her
V2 Why she is the one and how he plans on keeping her
Lyrics
“Show me how to love you”

V1
Out with my buddies but I keep thinking of you
I want to get this right but not sure what to do
They don’t understand they’ve never been in love
Never had something they’re so sure of

I have this vision of love but I need you to help me get there

Ch
Show me where to go from here
What it takes to win your love
Show me how to fit in your world
And be the man your dreaming of
I’m willing to do whatever it takes to
Show you my love is true
Just take my hand and
Show me how to love you

V2
Everytime you look at me I feel the warmth in your eyes
I wish I could just tell you all that I’m feeling inside
I’ve spent my whole life wondering where I’m running to
Now I realize that it led me right here to you


Ch
Show me where to go from here
What it takes to win your love
Show me how to fit in your world
And be the man your dreaming of
I’m willing to do whatever it takes to
Show you my love is true
Just take my hand and
Show me how to love you

Can we get our timing right

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Or new title idea "If we just get our timing right" sounds more universal and they are in this together. Please tell me what you think? Last chorus "we finally got the timing right.


Big idea We need to get our timing right
Lyrics
Can we get our timing right (CAPO 3)
Or new title idea "If we just get our timing right" sounds more universal and they are in this together. Please tell me what you think? Last chorus "we finally got the timing right.

©Schantell Wharton, Nicholas Herbst

Big idea We need to get our timing right

V1 they didn’t get it right in college
Ch They met and sparks were still there
V2 How to get the relationship in perfect time so they could be together

V1
The leaves were falling as the wind blew through your hair A
The sound of your laughter and all I could do is stare E
My boys were nudging and I took the dare D A
I’ve never been so bold asking your name A
Our chemistry was easy, getting to know you wasn't a game E
But different schedules, missed calls, it just wasn’t the same D (E)

You moved to the city and we lost touch E
It made me wonder, did we do enough, F#
(and) Can we ever get our timing right? D A E

Ch
I’m eating dinner alone when you should be across the table A A
I reach across the bed -my arms an empty cradle D A
I hear our song on the radio A B
I see a family in the park --wondering how our kids would grow D B
I get the urge to look you up E C
Did we miss true love as grown ups F# C
Can we ever get our timing right D A E

V2
I always knew you were the girl for me A A
I just wonder if we were ever going to get together E B
I heard from a friend you were single and free D A
Got your number excited to call--feels like forever A B

CH

V3
On that first ring you answered A
Feels like you have been waiting for me E
The stars aligned and we were perfectly anchored D
On your left hand grandma's ring I could see A


Pre:
Took her to the coast -- got down on one knee E
She said yes like it was meant to be F#

CH

Chasing love

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V1 She/he is playing the dating game--right spots to meet people
Ch What She/He did once she stopped chasing love --it showed up
V2 More work that she/he did on herself- letting go and letting god/universe bring her love
Lyrics
Chasing love
©Schantell Wharton, Akrofi Koram


V1
So many players
In this dating game
Filled with no substance and no layers
Feel the attraction but they’re all the same
When I’m the chaser I’m a failure
But I keep

Ch
Chasin’ love
I’m chasin’ love
Till I give up on
Chasin’ love


V2
I can’t find love
Is something wrong with me
Is there someone perfectly made for me?
I’ve been treated like an option
But I prefer to be the choice
Still I keep

CH

Bridge
The waiting game had me biting my nails
Finding peace was hard
I tried all I can to heal my scars
Threw up my hands
And there he was
Now I am not

chasing love
Chasing love
Oh I gave up
Chasin love





While She sleeps

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Big Idea:
It's a jazz lullaby. I had a summer job cleaning a nursery as a student. One room had a row of little beds with Pictures above each one. One little girl was called ....hence..... While she sleeps.

Song map
V1 you watching the little girl sleeps
CH Advice you would have for the little girl in life
V2 You watch the little grow up and encourage her through her struggle
Lyrics
While She Sleeps
© Schantell Wharton


V1
I smooth back your hair
As I watch you sleep
Adjust the covers
So that you stay warm
Hope your dreams are colorful
Like every time you giggle
Say a prayer that God protect you
While she sleeps

Ch
While she sleeps
I think about the little girl
Who has such big dreams
Hope life treat you right
Opportunity becomes your best friend
I’ll hold your hand
Rub your back like a mother
On that you can depend
While she sleeps

V2
I have so much tell you
Just watching you grow
Hearing your doubt and fears
Holding you in my arms
Saying everything is going to be fine
Trust and believe in my faith
Let it carry you when your in a dark place
While she sleeps

Possible Bridge:

I ‘d give you confidence to always know your self worth
I’d give you the strength to chase all your dreams
I’d give you the ability to know how deeply your loved

Ch

Into Love

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The dynamics of an interracial relationship.
Lyrics
V1
You were the bosses son
I was a farmhands daughter
But that didn’t stop our love
Sneaking out to meet you
That drafty barn never felt so warm
Laying in your arms
Praying no one would discover us

Pre: Why is this still happening in 1987
Good thing they never caught own

Ch
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love
So that we could’ve been more open
Never hiding how we feel
With the strength of what we had
Even though we bleed-it’s worth living from the heart
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love

v2
When you asked your dad
About having sex outside your race
He said you can bed them
But never fall in love
So we played the racist game
A girlfriend who looked like you
A boyfriend who looked like me
But in the end we rose above

Ch
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love
So that we could’ve been more open
Never hiding how we feel
With the strength of what we had
Even though we bleed-it’s worth living from the heart
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love

V3
They said we wouldn’t last
That our differences would drive us apart
We took our vows to heart
We proved them wrong
Stood together, weather every storm
With kids and a house built on love
Showing the world how hatred turns into love


Ch
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love
So that we could be together
Never hiding how we feel
With the strength of what we had
Even though we bleed-it’s worth living from the heart
I wish we could have turned their hatred into love

Just One Man--Male Lead

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She just wants one special man
Lyrics
Just One Man--Male Lead
© Schantell Wharton

V1
Some girls have plenty of men
Some girls date every night
Some girls get hit on again and again
The men follow them around without a fight
They say she acts like she don’t need a man
Saying no is well with her rights

CH
She loves everything about a man
A deep voice that sends shivers down her spine
With that head tilt, ready smile and eyes with a plan
A man with a giving heart and ready helping hand
When they have that gentleness and kindness
It just touches places in her heart
Love all that about men
But she wants just one man

V2
Some guy asked, can I pump your gas?
Some guy said, can I help you with those heavy bags?
One guy said I like the way you carry yourself
Another guy said, can I have your digits?
They ‘re all as cute as buttons
And they have energy that she gets

Pre:
Lord so many to choose from
She thought this was be easy

CH
She loves everything about a man
A deep voice that sends shivers down her spine
With that head tilt, ready smile and eyes with a plan
A man with a giving heart and ready helping hand
When they have that gentleness and kindness
It just touches places in her heart
Love all that about men
But she wants just one man

Bridge
A man who’s her best friend
Will let me answer his phone
Because he has nothing to hide
And she don’t want drama
He'll even puts me before his mama

CH
She loves everything about a man
A deep voice that sends shivers down her spine
With that head tilt, ready smile and eyes with a plan
A man with a giving heart and ready helping hand
When they have that gentleness and kindness
It just touches places in her heart
Love all that about men
But she wants just one man
But she wants just one man–2x fades out

This is Wonderland

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Big Idea-- couples relationship man sing to a woman

Song may
V1 They have big ideas of things that they want to do
Ch Living happy ever after in Wonderland
V2 more supportive ideas in their dreams
Lyrics
This is Wonderland
©Schantell Wharton/ Ian McAtee



V1
Sitting in this chair lost in my dreams
Planning my last day /way out/ of this daily grind / routine
Every day she ask me what have I done / achieved
To move in the direction of my goals
We may be living like paupers
But one day I’ll be a seven figure king

V1 version2
Sitting in this chair lost in my dreams
Planning my way out of this routine
Every day you ask what have I achieved
To move towards the things that I believe
I’ve been trying to follow the money
Whether it’s right or wrong
Staring at the clock was never the dream
Trying to get where I belong

Ch
We’ve seen the mad hatter and we’ve seen the Queen
We’ve had the biggest garden party you’ve ever seen
And yes, we may be crazy But it’s in our hands
We are going to do all the things we planned
Because you are Alice
And this is Wonderland

Alt V2
White rabbits will lead us to a warren
Where decisions will have to be made
But we can’t be put down for ever
We need to receive the accolades
If stand up for our morals
And the things that we believe
We can live our dreams together
In a world that we conceive


Bridge
Things will get better---One day at a time
If we play all our aces --we can wear the crown
If we work hard we can turn this around

You’re the one

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Her and a coworker have been friends forever then she realizes he is the one
Lyrics
V1
I’ve known you for years
Helped you through your breakups
You wiped away my boyfriend tears
Met a few guys and thought they were the one
Something was always missing
Saw that look on your face when you looked at me
It finally hit me like a bomb in my mind
Your the one I’ve waited for
Oh my god you’re the one

Ch
You’ve talked off my ear over the years
Made me laugh until my stomach hurt
Answered my calls in the middle of the night
Prayed with me when I lost my faith
I couldn’t commit to just any guy
You’ve always been with me
Oh my God, you’re the one

V2
A man who always had a helping hand
And s giving spirit and a ready smile
I’ve seen you in your Sunday Best
Never thought of you that way
One day the switch just flipped
I saw you in a different light
The years of growth paid off for us both
Your the one I’ve waited for
Oh my god you’re the one

Through with love

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I am through with love but love is not trough with me
Lyrics
V1
Speed dating is a race I couldn’t win
Got the apps tried swiping right, never found a friend
Online matches came crashing down
Guess I don’t believe true love can be found
pre
I’m deleting the apps today, just walking away,

Ch
I’m through with love
I’ve chased it long enough
maxed out on match ups
Yeah, I’m through with love
I gotta hold out, stay strong
Until the right one comes along
Makes me a star in a Dan and Shay song
Then I’ll know
Love Ain’t through with me
No
Love Ain’t through with me

V2
I stopped chasing love, it hurt too much
Tried to leave it, but my heart refused to give up
Strangers in a grocery aisle/store
Make a move on me, but are they for real?

Pre: In the world of fast pretend where are the real men

Ch

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Like The Lady I Am

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Jazz torch song
Lyrics
Like The Lady I Am
Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
I’m not giving myself to any man
Until the right one comes along
Men have been through my life
Like revolving doors-- wanting more
Never being what I want
Never being the staying kind
Never wanting to make love right
Never treating me like the lady I am

Ch
A lady like me deserves gentleness
Wrap me tightly in your tenderness
Refresh me with your style
Treat me like the lady I am
I’ll be your most valued treasure
Building our commitment on
Never giving up on love
Treat me like the lady I am

V2
Tell me when you’re tired
I’ll have your back
Tell me when you look at me
I’m the best women you’ve met
Tell me—“I’ll take care of you”
For the rest of your life”
I even make you my wife
And treat you like the lady you are

When I Didn’t Love Myself

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When I Didn’t Love Myself
© Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
When I look in the mirror
I don’t like the person that I see
I think about the person I want to become
And what I want my life to be
I’m not there yet--I’m trying hard to see
How a man like you can be with a woman like me
Your love is like a coat of arms
Protects me from life’s storms
When I scare myself-- you help me do no harm
You loved me as I am when I didn’t love myself

Ch
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
My eyes are too big
And my lips too small
I don’t have a body like a model
You’ve looked beneath that
And saw that I am beautiful
Yes, you loved me even
When I didn’t love myself—2x

V2
Sometimes I feel like I ‘m not worthy
To have a man like you in my life
Who am I to question what God has given me
Your honesty and openness give me security
Your trust gives me stability and clarity
And makes this love so precious
And when I don’t feel good about myself
You provide that special insight
That helps me see just what you see in me
You loved me as I am even when I didn’t love myself

Ch
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
My eyes are too big
And my lips too small
I don’t have a body like a model
You’ve looked beneath that
And saw that I am beautiful
Yes, you loved me even
When I didn’t love myself—3x fades out

I CANNOT NOT LOVE YOU

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I Cannot Not Love You
©Schantell Wharton

I say I am going to forget you
But there you come again
Doing something wonderful
And you’re pulling me in
Where did this man come from?
And more importantly
Can I have one just like him?

Ch
I cannot not love you
I cannot not need you
I cannot not help myself
I cannot not have you in my life

V2
I know you belong to someone else
I still enjoy being with you
You make me laugh
You just have that way
I know a relationship between us
Is every kind of wrong?
So I’m in love with a fantasy
I’ll never tell you and
You'll never know

Ch
I cannot not love you
I cannot not need you
I cannot not help myself
I cannot not have you in my life
Ch
I cannot not love you
I cannot not need you
I cannot not help myself
I cannot not have you in my life-2x fades out.

I’m Pretty Hot and Thick

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Big Idea: I’m Pretty Hot and Thick

Song Idea:
V1 Comments about my body
Ch I’m Pretty Hot and Thick
V2 What I think about my body
Lyrics
PHAT
R/B/ Soul Song uptempo

©Schantell Wharton:

V1
Tired of all the comments about my body
I’m happy with how I look
I’m told big hips run in the family
My mama was a good cook
Never had problems getting a man
But health isn’t just for the thin
I think I’m a perfect ten

Musical Break
PHAT- Pretty Hot and Thick-4x--Hand clps

Ch
I’m Pretty Hot and Thick
My pants hug every part of my hips
Pear shaped dresses flatter
Wear Apple bottom jeans
Does it really matter
Sexy is as sexy does
Should I feel guilty just because
I’m Pretty Hot and Thick

V2
Passed all my physicals
Tired of hiding my body
At Wal mart found my perfect jeans
Who set these beauty standards
I looked so cute with this perfect cut
Make me think thick girls rock
Love the body god gave me


Ch
I’m Pretty Hot and Thick
My pants hug every part of my hips
Pear shaped dresses flatter
Wear Apple bottom jeans
Does it really matter
Sexy is as sexy does
Should I feel guilty just because
I’m Pretty Hot and Thick--2x fades out

Musical Break
PHAT- Pretty Hot and Thick-4x--Hand claps

Daddy, I Forgive You

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Big Idea: Healing a relationship with my dead father

Song Map
V1 At the church told this was my father
Ch What i wanted from my dad
V2 more things to forgive
Lyrics
Daddy, I Forgive You

Write-- Wharton start date Dec. 25, 2020
©Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
S.Wharton Publishing Co. -MBProgressiveConsultant ASCAP IPI: 160245


V1
I sat there in shock
In that old church pew
Final confirmation after years of talk
You were the father I never knew
Mom had dropped her bombshell
You were the dad I had wanted in my life
Her words cut my heart with a knife
Wondered if you thought about me
Now death took you away
Man what a loss

Pre: If I had only known

Ch
I could have been a daddy’s girl
You could have taught me about life and men
Proclaim I’m your daughter to the world
You could have held me when I was sick
Took me to the playground to play hide and seek
Surprised me with gifts
Just spend time with me
But you had another family
You loved them dearly
But, what about me?
Never want to be bitter, angry and sad
You didn't mean to treat me so bad
So daddy, I forgive you

V2
I could have kicked myself
You sent me a message
That I should come see you
I ignored the request
Its my biggest regret
The voice inside my head
Would not let go of my pride
I thought you were a crazy old man
Who just claimed to be my dad
Never got to see you one last time

Bridge
I was your only child
And your wife didn’t like me
Never felt worth your while

Pre: If I had only known

Ch
I could have been a daddy’s girl
You could have taught me about life and men
Proclaim I’m your daughter to the world
You could have held me when I was sick
Took me to the playground to play hide and seek
Surprised me with gifts
Just spend time with me
But you had another family
You loved them dearly
But, what about me?
Never want to be bitter, angry and sad
You didn't mean to treat me so bad
So daddy, I forgive you

Would You Say

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Would You Say
© 2009 Schantell Wharton

V1
Honey you loved me
like no other can
You make me feel
like a special woman
That love that bonds us
is stronger than glue
Would you say you love me
Would you say our love renews

Ch
In one minute I had a crush on you
In one hour l liked you
In one day I loved you
Would you say you love me
Would you say I am your dream
Would you say forever is not long enough
It would a lifetime to forget you
That's how much you’ve have touched me
That how much you mean to me
Would you say you love me

V2
I had almost given up but
love never faded away
I have to give you credit
This man you’ve become can stay
The door open and
You were like a star
Shining so bright
I could not stop smiling
In the essence of your light
Would you say you love me

Ch
In one minute I had a crush on you
In one hour l liked you
In one day I loved you
Would you say you love me
Would you say I am your dream
Would you say forever is not long enough
It will take a lifetime to forget you
That's just how you have touched me
That how much you mean to me
Would you say you love me


Would you say--2x fades out
You.. love.. me.

I Keep Telling Myself

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I Keep Telling Myself
© 2009 Schantell Wharton

I keep telling myself
We’re just friends
This just doesn’t feel like love
But when you’re not with me
I miss you so much
And I don’t know why

I keep telling myself
I’ll get over this
And you will move on
To your next girl
You’ll compare her to me
And realize what you’re missing

I keep telling myself
Something better will come along
But in my heart I know that may not be true
No one told me the color of love
No one told me what I would feel
All I know is that when I am with you
There’s no one else in my world
I know you feel the same
So what am I suppose to do

I keep telling myself
To leave you alone
You’re no good for me
Maybe not my destiny
This love is too hard to try
I keep telling myself
We’re just friends
We’re just friends
We’re just friend
I keep telling myself
Then maybe I’ll believe it
We’re just friends
We’re just friends
We’re just friend

Find the Man

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Find the Man
©Schantell Wharton/Vicki Shields

V1
Like every little girl
I dreamed of a perfect world
Where I’d be swept off my feet
the first time I would meet
My handsome prince
We would live the fairy tale life
Happily as husband and wife

V2
Time is ticking on
And now it seems
I need something more
because the man of my dreams
Is no longer what I’m looking for
Perfection doesn’t exist
and now I understand
I’ll give up dreaming of a prince
To go find my real man

Chorus
I'll find the man who'll be
My friend, my lover
A man who accepts me as I am
We'll build a life together
We'll live happily ever after
Cause I'm giving up the prince
To find the man

V3
I'll find a man
Who knows the rules of love
And who'll grant me every wish
A love sent from Heaven above
A love free of selfishness
Its been weighing heavy on my mind
The Divine must have a plan
It's been shown to me ,
I must give up the prince
So that I can find the man

Chorus
I'll find the man who'll be
My friend ,my lover
A man who accepts me as I am
We'll build a life together
We'll live happily ever after
Cause I'm giving up the prince
to find the man

Unconditionally

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Unconditionally
©Schantell Wharton


I got your message on the phone last night
You said that it was over
And that I should move on with my life
We have been apart for years
Everyday I go through the motions
But I do not regret our relationship
It has taught me to love unconditionally

Unconditional love for the person you are
You’re were only coming from the place that you are
And the only place you know
But I see the potential you have and the man
That you could really be
Isn’t that to love unconditionally?

When we entered into this relationship
We were kids with our heads in the clouds
But as the years went by I grew,
Changed and moved forward
I thought you would grow with me and

As I looked back on the road of our life
You were still at the beginning refusing to come along
I grabbed your hand and tried to bring you with me
But you let go
And I couldn’t understand
But unconditional love carried be through

I have put you in a place in my heart
A place of healing, love and understanding
And if you never grow into a better man
Just know that a part of me will always love you
Unconditionally.

If we never get back together
I want you to know that alright
I don’t hold any grudges, anger or resentment
Toward you---your free –go on, live your life
I love you unconditionally

A Good Man

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A Good Man
©Schantell Wharton:

V1

You’re everything that's sweet, kind and good
You make my days complete
And I thank the lord for someone so neat
Not your average man out in the street
A good man is hard to find

Chorus

Everybody's praying for a hero
A man who lives in happy endings
Not one strong in tongue, weak in deed
You have so much to offer anyone in need
And when I listen to your counsel
Tears run down my face
Its then I realize
A good man is hard to find

V2

Your loving eyes follow me everywhere
I can feel them in the air
And when we go out people stop and stare
They can't believe the love before their eyes
How could they have been so blind?
To fall for the trap that a
A good man is hard to find

Chorus

Everybody's praying for a hero
A man who lives in happy endings
Not one strong in tongue, weak in deed
You have so much to offer anyone in need
And when I listen to your counsel
Tears run down my face
Its then I realize
A good man is hard to find

Bridge

When you wrap your arms around me
And gently hold me near
I close my eyes and sing a lullaby
" A Good man was so easy to find
One who is the marrying kind
He lays so sweet and gentle on my mind."

A good man is hard to find (2x)----fades out

Days Off

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Days Off
©Schantell Wharton

Big Idea: I need some days off from work

Song map
V1 Waking up to go to the job
Ch I need some days off from work
V2 Bless the job and come home in peace

V1
That alarm clock went off
I sat straight up
Hit that dismiss button
Wanted to lay back down
The voice in my head said get up
Hit the shower, clean up and think about
And how my day will turn out
How much more work do I have
Until I get some days off


Ch
Picked up the car keys
After I packed my lunch
Warmed up the car in ease
Went to get some gas
Trying to give energy drinks a pass
Thought about quitting again
I just don’t know when
Eight hours or twelve hours to go
Before I can go home
Time goes by so slow
I need my days off

V2
I want to walk out on my job
Put my badge and keys on the table
The days of companies caring has stopped
They want the money I can make for them
Do all the work that comes
Am I selling myself for a paycheck
Maybe I’ll feel better
After I’ve had my days off

Bridge
I counting day until my vacation
Apply my PTO to the situation
I so ready for some fun

Ch
Picked up the car keys
After I packed my lunch
Warmed up the car in ease
Went to get some gas
Trying to give energy drinks a pass
Thought about quitting again
I just don’t know when
Eight hours or twelve hours to go
Before I can go home
Time goes by so slow
I need my days off--2x fades out
Lyrics
Days Off
©Schantell Wharton

V1
That alarm clock went off
I sat straight up
Hit that dismiss button
Wanted to lay back down
The voice in my head said get up
Hit the shower, clean up and think about
And how my day will turn out
How much more work do I have
Until I get some days off


Ch
Picked up the car keys
After I packed my lunch
Warmed up the car in ease
Went to get some gas
Trying to give energy drinks a pass
Thought about quitting again
I just don’t know when
Eight hours or twelve hours to go
Before I can go home
Time goes by so slow
I need my days off

V2
I want to walk out on my job
Put my badge and keys on the table
The days of companies caring has stopped
They want the money I can make for them
Do all the work that comes
Am I selling myself for a paycheck
Maybe I’ll feel better
After I’ve had my days off

Bridge
I counting day until my vacation
Apply my PTO to the situation
I so ready for some fun

Ch
Picked up the car keys
After I packed my lunch
Warmed up the car in ease
Went to get some gas
Trying to give energy drinks a pass
Thought about quitting again
I just don’t know when
Eight hours or twelve hours to go
Before I can go home
Time goes by so slow
I need my days off--2x fades out

I Never Knew

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I Never Knew
© William Lee /Schantell Wharton--ASCAP

Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
S.Wharton Publishing Co.-MBProgressiveConsultant ASCAP IPI: 160245

V1
I was sitting at the local coffee shop
When this angel with long brown hair walked in
I’ve seen her here a time or two before
I just wanted to introduce myself
She orders her coffee
And looks around for a seat
The only empty chair was across from me
She approaches and asked is this seat taken
I say It all yours-may I ask your name.
The conversation flows so easy
We laughed as we got to know one another/(laughing so hard we almost got kicked out)
I never knew falling in love could be so easy

Ch
I never knew
How love would feel
I never realized
How it would change my life
She was the beauty I had been missing
I never knew I could feel so much
Her eyes have hypnotized me
Her voice has captured my soul
She made me realize
How much I missed not knowing what love was before

V2:
I call the number she gave me
And she texted me right back
When can I see you again?
We made plans for Friday night
That was our routine that turned into months
I knew she wanted more
I wanted to lay the world at her feet
Pick out a ring and set a date
I couldn’t wait to make her my marriage mate
what we have is so great
I never knew falling in love could be so easy


God Talk To Me

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Big Idea: How God talks to me

Song Map
V1 How god talked to me as a child
Ch How God talks to me now
V2 How god talked to me as an adult
Lyrics
God Talk To Me

©Schantell Wharton


V1
Six years old riding my trike
Two men gave me a book
That would change my life
Pictures of the great flood
Saving the 12 tribes
Stories of men and women of faith
I adored help by your might
Book told me I was your daughter
Not just a spirit in the sky
Taught me right from wrong
People I remember as I pass through life
Years go by and I need you more each day

Ch
God tell me you love me
That you watched over me
As I slept and woke me up
Help me feel your presence
In the sky there are angels, Jesus
Billions of stars and galaxies
Yet you care about little ole me
I just love it , God talk to me

V2
When my bills get behind
Debt collectors call me each day
Minimum wages only go so far
Ignore my mail all they want is my money
But reading your word brings
Peace of mind, calms my spirit
Gives me hope and helps me
Sleep at night
God talk to me


Bridge
Tell me everything is going to be alright
Show me your mercy
Comfort me every single minute, hour, day

Ch
God tell me you love me
That you watched over me
As I slept and woke me up
Help me feel your presence
In the sky there are angels, Jesus
Billions of stars and galaxies
Yet you care about little ole me
I just love it , God talk to me


For Granted

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Big Idea; Things we take for granted

Song Map
V1 Thing to be thankful for
Ch Things we take for granted
V2 More things not to take for granted
Lyrics
For Granted

©Schantell Wharton



V1
I woke up in my bed today
Saw three red birds on the tree outside my window
Looked into the sky saw beautiful clouds that went by
Snow like a blanket on the ground
Covering mother earth
Remembering how the snow crunched on the way home
Beauty so underrated
These are the thing I take for granted

Ch
The fact that I woke up
The fact that I am healthy, whole, complete
I have a home that’s mine
Clothes to wear, food to eat
A house to clean
Once a week
I have a life that
I won’t take for granted


V2
The grass is green
Love the leaves when they fall
Red leaves all over the ground
Fill up my lung with air from above
Know the next one may not be there
But thankful for the little things
Knowing your love
As been with me from the beginning

CH 2x fades out

Let Them Go

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Big Idea: Girl in a relationship with a guy running a game

Song Map
V1 She call the guy out tell him what she brings to relationships
Ch Girl in a relationship with a guys running a game--Lets’ them go
V2 More reasoning to let them go
Lyrics
Let Them Go

©Schantell Wharton

Big Idea: Girl in a relationship with a guy running a game

Song Map
V1 She call the guy out tell him what she brings to relationships
Ch Girl in a relationship with a guys running a game--Lets’ them go
V2 More reasoning to let them go

V1
I am not the needy type
I don’t text you every five minutes
I don’t call you when it inconvenient
I’m not the one always pursuing
I’m not trying to make you love me
Man I’m your princess
But I can let them go

Ch
Focus on me
Be the star of my movie
Stop occupying so much of my mind
I deserve better
Have fun by myself
Elevate my practice of loving myself
Instead of running after that man
I am can let them go

V2
When you text me
I’m not always available
When you question my friends
They tell you nothing
If you cared so much
You can ask me yourself
Your neglectful action told me your intentions
Baby I can let you go

Ch
Focus on me
Be the star of my movie
Stop occupying so much of my mind
I deserve better
Have fun by myself
Elevate my practice of loving myself
Instead of running after that man
I am can let them go


Bridge
My girls want to cal you out
I told them that’ not what we are about
I say let them go

Ch --2x fades out

REPLAY

Plays: 1
Backstory
Big Idea: The girl in his life he wants on replay

Song Map
V1 What makes him want to put this girl on replay
Ch The girl in his life he wants on replay
V2 More reasons he want this girl on replay
Lyrics
Replay

song demo link: https://www.broadjam.com/songs/redlady/replay

©Schantell Wharton/ Mark Beeson

V1
She makes goodnight a hard goodbye
I can’t get her out of my mind
Told me what she wants, who she is
I hung on every word she said

Pre:
Can’t wait to hear her voice again

CH
She’s the song stuck in my head
I want to turn it up to ten
And play it every minute of every day
She’s a perfect melody
A catchy hook and country free
You know that what you get is what you see
All I want to do is be with her….
And put her on replay
Put here on replay
I want put her on replay

V2
May not trust the world, but trusts herself
There’s truth in her, and you can tell
She don’t try to please everyone
I’m down for her, it could be love...

Pre:
That keeps me up thinking about her

Ch

Bridge
Her every word is like a lyric
And if you listen to her heart, you can hear it

Ch

FRIGHTENED LITTLE GIRL

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Backstory
Big idea-- I am grown women but in some ways still a frightened little girl

Song Map
V1--Early life
CH--I am grown women but in some ways a frightened little girl
V2-- Growing up dysfunctional
Lyrics

Frightened Little Girl
©Schantell Wharton



V1
When I was a small I didn’t know where my next meal would come from
I don’t remember being kissed, held or hugged by anyone
I never had a daddy to throw me up in the air with laughter
I don’t remember mama rocking me to sleep with a lullaby
I was pretty scared laying in a crib and just cried

Pre:
I am a women grown but

Ch
Somehow that frighten little girl
Still live inside me
And every now and then
She reminds me the world isn’t safe
At least in her innocence
I try my best to calm her fears
She feels no one cares
I hold her in my arms when the tears started to pour
Tell her she’s not that frightened little girl anymore

V2
I grew up fast in world that tried to hold me down
Had to be an adult at twelve years old
Mama spent her life in deep depression
The men she lived with left when things got hard
My childhood was lost because I had to take charge

Pre:
Paying bills, cleaning house, cooking meals,
No time to play and be a child

Ch
Somehow that frighten little girl
Still live inside me
And every now and then
She reminds me the world isn’t safe
At least in her innocence
I try my best to calm her fears
When she feels no one cares
I hold her in my arms when the tears started to pour
Tell her she’s not that frightened little girl anymore


Outro:
Nurtured, cared and have loved my frightened little girl
I just want to heal my inner child--that frightened little girl

SOME YEARS

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Lyrics

Some Years

© Schantell Wharton / Jack Boomer


V1
I was home for a family dinner
To ask Mom for some advice
You and Dad have been together for so long
How did you make it work and did you sacrifice
After the honeymoon ended,
That’s when the hard work began
We knew the grass wasn’t greener if we quit
We’d be jumping from the fire into the frying pan

Ch
Some days are better than others
Some weeks I carried carried the load
Some years it shifted on Dad’s shoulders
But we worked together to make this house a home
We had a lot of good times
And some pretty good laughs
Respect, love, trust and commitment were found
On the welcome mat

V2
Mom knew how to make a home, and dad knew how to provide
She was the captain of the household, and he was the master of outside
They learned to work as a couple to make their house a home.
They knew they were better together, than to be alone

CH

Sure they had their differences, but that didn’t drive them apart
It pulled them together like magnets found in their hearts
They found a way to help each other pursue their dreams
She said they became a pretty good team

CH

The Way You Love Me

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Lyrics
Hi Guys
This is a mid-tempo Country Rock/Pop song.

The Way You Love Me--Male lead
© Schantell Wharton/Devin Crosby
V1
We stood under that starry night in big sky country
Sipping on the finest glass of your Granddad’s whiskey
Talkin’ bout the first time I tried to lean in n’ kiss ya
How I Chased you every day til I knew you’d miss me

Ch
You’re sweet as honey, finer than cherry wine
With diamond eyes that money could never buy
You knock me out then stand there proud like an angel yet to earn her wings.
Throw your halo in the ring, show me truth of what you need
In the way you love me--2x

V2
I could give you an empty house, to make us a home
It’s better than where I am, out here livin’ alone
I wanna give you years, with more laughter than tears
Nothing else compares to how you make me feel

Ch
You’re sweet as honey, finer than cherry wine
With diamond eyes that money could never buy
You knock me out then stand there proud like an angel yet to earn her wings.
Throw your halo in the ring, fallin’ to my knees
In the way you love me--2x

A Difference

Plays: 1
Lyrics
Difference
© Schantell Wharton/Rick Lowe/Matt Glickstein
V1
Only 8 years old
Red BMX on an old dirt road
He called her and asked her to play

Introduced his friend
A braided haired girl with dark brown skin
But his family had something to say

Deep sadness in her eyes
the moment she realized
they saw a
CH
Difference, a difference
That was the day that shook his innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought it would offend anyone
But, there was a difference
a difference, a difference
V2
The first day at school
She tried to fit in, tried to play it cool,
She just hoped that someone would care

As he sat with her
He heard the laughs and the whispers
but the worst part was feeling their stares

Deep sadness in her eyes
the moment she realized
they saw a
Ch
Difference, a difference
That was the day he lost his innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought it would offend anyone
But, there was a difference
a difference

Bridge
She was his best friend,
the best thing in his life
They loved they had a...
Ch
Difference, a difference
He wished that the world was full of innocence
Her skin was kissed by the sun
Never thought it would offend anyone
Yes, there was a difference
a difference

Boyfriend Application

Plays: 1
Lyrics
Boyfriend Application
©Schantell Wharton/Cliff Turner/Clay Blevins


V1
One was ditsy, so ditsy, One plain crazy real Crazy, she never left me alone
Some never answered when I called them , and they’re like hot glued to a phone , to the phone, to the phone, to the phone
You always seem to know when I’m joking,
babe you just seem to know yeah your do, yeah you do
Might be talking bout nothing, yeah nothin’ but our conversation flows

Pre
I get you, you get me, n I could get used to the situation

Ch
Are you ready
I think you’re ready for a boyfriend application
Application
I think your girlfriends have checked me out
They’ve checked me out
See I think I meet all their qualifications
They’re givin silly grins , high fives all around
Round round round round
Answer with your heart my boyfriend application
I can apply anytime, anywhere , you want babe

V2
I will listen , I‘ll adore you , I won’t Iie or disrespect you
I’ll be there n support what you do and I’ll always be honest with you

Pre 2
You get me, I get you could you get used to the situation

LOVE WILL BRING YOU TO ME VERSION 2

Plays: 1
Lyrics
Love Will Bring You To Me
© Schantell Wharton, Roma Long
Singer: Betty Pietersz

V1
Read books on love and how to get a man
Watched videos on how to connect with his mind
Attended seminar on the seasons of a his life
Learned how to make a connection--heart to heart
Trying to have this man close
Believing love will bring you to me
Ch
Let go, breathe, surrender
I am trying to do to much
I need to slow down and allow
Let this man come into my life
He's only a day a way
There's nothing I have to do
Knowing love bring will bring you to me

V2
Stop living in fear and lack
This will only push him back
I still to remember I am made from love
and that love will bring him in my life
I have to let go and trust that
Love bring will bring you to me
Ch--2x
Let go, breathe, surrender
I am trying to do to much
I need to slow down and allow
Let this man come into my life
He's only a day a way
There's nothing I have to do
Knowing love bring will bring you to me
Knowing love bring will bring me to you


BELIEVE IN MYSELF VERSION 2

Plays: 0
Lyrics
Believe In Myself

©Schantell Wharton, Roma Long
Singer: Betty Pietersz

V1
(I) wish I could stop this voice in my head
The one that fills me up with dread
(It) never lets me see outside my box
Always makes me feel at a loss

Pre
(I’m) trying hard to believe in myself
(I’m) trying (so) hard to believe in myself
(But) (now) I'm calling out for some help

Ch
I want to be thriving not failing
I was made to express love
With peace and patience I am able
I know what I’m capable of
So I breathe and ask God
What is it I need to know?
(Oh) please, it can’t be hard
Where do you want me to go?

V2
All my friends tell me (how) I’m so great
I just need to get my head on straight
I know I have (the) skills and the talent
I’m just in need of (some) more confidence

Pre
(I’m) trying hard to believe in myself
(I’m) trying (so) hard to believe in myself
(But) (now) I'm calling out for some help

Ch

Bridge
Showing kindness to everyone
Makes me feel better about myself
Helps me get into a place
This goodness might be how I’ll start again where else?

Pre
(I’m) trying hard to believe in myself
(I’m) trying (so) hard to believe in myself
(But) (now) I'm calling out for some help

RELENTLESS-DANCE MIX

Plays: 1
Lyrics
Relentless
©Schantell Wharton, Akrofi Koram

V1
I thought I said that we should just be friends
All day your ringtone, keeps buzzing my phone
I’m wondering what message I should send
I hear a knock at my door
And there I see you standing, you’re standing alone
Saying Baby-can I come in?

Pre:
What do you want from me?
I never promised you love
All I need to know is
Where is this coming from?

Ch
You say you want me
On all your calls --You come on strong
Baby –you’re relentless
No one has chased me for so long
You come on strong---baby –you’re relentless

V2
Tell me exactly where this is going
What do you see in me
Your confidence is overflowing
But your intensity is pushing me away
Can you respect my limits
Ask me how to proceed
Treat my like the lady I am
Help me stop saying ‘I’m stuck in a jam’

Pre:
What do you want from me?
I never promised you love
All I need to know is
Where is this coming from?

Ch
You say you want me
On all your calls --you come on strong
Baby –you’re relentless
No one has chased me for so long
You come on strong---
Baby –you’re relentless
Outre-
Baby –you’re relentless oh
Baby –you’re relentless (both lines 2x)

Shame

Plays: 0
Lyrics
Song Link: http://www.broadjam.com/songs/redlady/shame
Shame
© Schantell Wharton/James Law
V1
Whispers on the phone as I pass by
Giving me your cheek as I try to kiss you
My eyes fill with tears trying not to cry
I saw on your phone she texted- “I miss you”
Ch
Shame on you for the secret you’re keeping
Shame on you for lying to my face
If she was just a friend
Why are you scheming
Shame on you for giving
Our love away
V2
Affairs don’t start in the bedroom
They begin with– hello, how are you
I can see you looking right through me
Like she’s in the room
My love was never demanding
Pre:
Keep the diamond, the house, material things
Ch
Shame on you cause I caught you cheatin’
Shame on you for walking away
If she was just a friend
Why are you scheming
Shame on you for giving our love away
Our love away
Bridge:
Shame on you cause I caught you cheatin’
Shame on me for loving you anyway
Shame on me for wanting to keep you.
Shame on you for walking away

Mr. Right For Now--remix

Plays: 0
Lyrics
Mr. Right For Now
© Schantell Wharton

V1
You’re everything I don’t want in a man
Except for your kisses and holding my hand
What's with the questions
Why are you making me feel
I just want some affection
I'm the one giving us direction
Maybe I just wanna see

Pre: if you're the right man then
I can make a connection

CH
When I'm a few drinks in
You make me laugh with a silly grin
You said we were just friends
Now you’re asking more than I can give
You ain’t Mr. Right, but you ain’t Mr. Wrong
If you aint got no patience, be strong
You know how I hate be alone
Just be my Mr. Right for now
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now


V2
We’re temporary, You ain’t someone that I miss
But for a night you make
all my aching and my lonely quit
You ain’t my Mr. Right’
You’re my Mr. Right for now-2x

CH
When I'm a few drinks in
You make me laugh with a silly grin
You said we were just friends
Now you’re asking more than I can give
You ain’t Mr. Right, but you ain’t Mr. Wrong
If you aint got no patience, be strong
You ain't Mr. Right, but you ain't Mr. Wrong
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now

Outer vamp
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now
Mr Right, Mr. Right, Mr.Right for now

Humming

Facts about a man

Plays: 0
Backstory
Young lady learns about men from her dad.
Lyrics
The Facts about a Man

©Devin James
©Schantell Wharton

V1
Sittin’ on the front porch, Sunday afternoon
Daddy strumming his guitar, flowers in bloom
I was sewin’ up his blue jeans like mama used to do

A man ridin’ a black ford pulled on up the drive
Daddy stood up from his chair said don’t even try
I was growin’ up a young girl right before his eyes

Pre
Daddy turned to me said-” listen close, Marianne”
These are the Facts About A Man

CH
One night stands are not his plan
Two too many there’s no second chance
Three’s company even if it’s just a dance
If he truly cares, he’ll compromise
Live by his word and walk away from a fight
Love his woman the best he can
These are the Facts About A Man

V2
He didn't come in on a white horse, couldn’t hold a tune
I could read’em like the paper with a case of bad news
Now I’m sewing up his blue jeans like his mama used to do
If daddy ever got just one thing right
It’s what love does not what it looks like
To think I used to believe in love at first sight

Pre
My honey turned to me said listen close, Marianne
These are the Facts About A Man

CH
One night stands are not my plan
Two too many there’s no second chance
Three’s company even if it’s just a dance

I truly care, and I'll compromise
Live by my word and walk away from a fight
Most of all, I’ll love you the best I can
These are the Facts About A Man


JIM, JACK AND JOHN

Plays: 0
Backstory
A Anthem/ Stadium Song
Lyrics
Jim, Jack and John - Wharton/Boomer - March 2022

song link--https://www.broadjam.com/songs/redlady/jim-jack-and-john

V1
Three buddies that help me be my best
Never judge they help me with my stress
Endless laughs they are my closest friends
Jim, Jack and John my three wise men

Pre-chorus:
Here’s to the nights we’ll never remember With friends we’ll never forget

Chorus
I can always count on Jim, Jack and John
We can party every night, every night till dawn
They’re really top shelf never tell me what to do
I have a special bond with Jim, Jack and John

V2
Remember that Friday a good time
My wingmen helped me out she was fine
They gave me liquid courage took a chance
Three wise men changed my life with that dance

Chorus
I can always count on Jim, Jack and John
We can party every night, every night till dawn
They’re really top shelf never tell me what to do
I have a special bond with Jim, Jack and John

Bridge
When you mix
Jim, Jack and John
One shot will fix
Everything wrong

Chorus -2x
I can always count on Jim, Jack and John
We can party every night, every night till dawn
They’re really top shelf never tell me what to do
I have a special bond with Jim, Jack and John

She’s Living Rent-Free (In My Memory)

Plays: 0
Backstory
A Man cannot get his ex-out of his memory.
Lyrics
She’s Living Rent-Free (In My Memory)

©Schantell Wharton/Larry McClain

V1
From the moment that I met her, we were always together
Facetime on the phone, make love until the dawn
Then we had some babies, they ‘sure made her crazy
In the grocery store aisle, the memory makes me smile
PRE-CHORUS: Now I keep rolling over in bed
She’s not here, but she’s in my head
CH:
She’s living rent-free in my memory
Hasn’t paid a dime in years far as I can see

I’m the landlord and oh, Lord it’s killing me

She’s living rent-free in my memory
V2:
The last time I saw her, we were at the lawyer’s -splitting’ up the property,
now I guess I’m free
I can date whoever I please but it’s never The same as what we had,
I want her back so bad
PRE-CHORUS: Now I keep rolling over in bed
She’s not here, but she’s in my head
CH:
She’s living rent-free in my memory
Hasn’t paid a dime in years far as I can see

I’m the landlord and oh, Lord it’s killing me

She’s living rent-free in my memory
BR:
I always thought that a love like this was forever
But the only forever I get is in my memory
CH:
She’s living rent-free in my memory
Hasn’t paid a dime in years far as I can see

I’m the landlord and oh, Lord it’s killing me

She’s living rent-free in my memory

Someone's Forever

Plays: 0
Lyrics
Someone’s Forever

©Schantell Wharton

V1

One crazy date after another

I told myself never again in life

I need someone to see me as a wife

to see that look of love in his eyes

I am not lonely type just tired of being alone

I can’t stop the yearning for someone to call my own

Ch

I love to cry at the movies

Singing songs that touch my heart

This man is all into me

Livin our love story from the start

Knowing days turn into years

I’ll be someone’s forever-2x

V2

For what it’s worth I put love first

I see families shopping together

Couples’ holding hands like treasure

We arrive at our purpose

Building the love we always wanted

Then everything else follows

CH

Pre

We never give up on love

We never gave up on us

Forever is easy with help from above

CH

PHAT-Pretty, Hot and Thick

Plays: 0
Lyrics
PHAT-Pretty, Hot and Thick
©Schantell Wharton

(Verse 1)
Walked down Main Street, head hung low
Magazines on display, all the same show
Skinny models with flawless skin
Made me feelin' small, like I couldn't win

(Chorus)
Flipped through the pages, a tear in my eye
But then a headline caught me, made my spirit fly
"P-h-a=t ain't fat, it's Pretty, Hot and Thick"
The words hit me strong, like a brand new lick

(Verse 2)
P-h-a-t, that's me, curves for days
Skin like chocolate, a sun-kissed gaze
Hair piled high, a smile so bright
My inner light, gonna shine so tight

(Chorus)
No more magazines, no more doubt
I'm P-h-a-t, and I'm proud, gotta shout it out
Pretty, Hot and Thick, that's my decree
The best version of me, the world will see

(Bridge)
Don't let the haters try to bring you down
Your body's a temple, wear it like a crown
Confidence is key, hold your head up high
Beauty comes in all shapes, reach for the sky

(Chorus)
P-h-a-t ain't fat, it's Pretty, Hot and Thick
The words hit me strong, like a brand new lick
No shame in my game, walkin' tall and bold
This queen's story's told, gonna take control

(Outro)
P-h-a-t, P-h-a-t, that's the sound
Of a woman crowned, on solid ground
P-h-a-t, P-h-a-t, let it ring
Love the skin you're in, and the joy it brings

Women at Work

Plays: 1
Lyrics
Women at Work
©Schantell Wharton
v1
I walked into a cloud of doom
No smiles on anyone's face
One is on her phone
Another one looks like leave her alone
They talk about you behind your back
Too much drama gossip and negativity
I come here to work then go home
I say a prayer for love, joy and peace

(Chorus)
Women at work, we're stronger than this
We can rise above, find our bliss
Leave the pettiness, the gossip behind
Let's support each other, be kind
(Verse 2)
In the break room, whispers fill the air
Judging looks, but they don't care
One's crying softly, another's in a rage
Caught in a cycle, trapped in this cage
Maybe there's a different view
Maybe they're tired and stressed too
Juggling life, the bills, the load
Maybe a smile just feels like a code
(Chorus)
Women at work, we're stronger than this
We can rise above, find our bliss
Leave the pettiness, the gossip behind
Let's support each other, be kind
Outro:
Together we can shift the tide
Bring back the joy and the pride
Women at work, let’s make a stand
Create a sisterhood across the land
(Chorus)
Women at work, we're stronger than this
We can rise above, find our bliss
Leave the pettiness, the gossip behind
Let's support each other, be kind

This Woman

Plays: 0
Backstory
song for FAWN
Lyrics
This Woman

©Schantell Wharton

Verse 1
I was wandering lost in midnight’s cold,
Heart heavy with secrets I never told.
Then you appeared like a whisper at dawn,
A promise of hope when all hope was gone.
You brushed away pain like the softest breeze,
Painting rainbows where there were only trees.
In the silence of struggles, your voice spoke clear,
“You’re not alone—your strength is right here.”

Pre-Chorus
Now I speak with a smile, my soul set free,
Every word you say feels like a melody.
We share our truths in a language so true,
Conversations of love—just me and you.

Hook/Chorus
This woman, she turned my world around,
In the echoes of sorrow, she’s my sacred sound.
Her warmth melts the cold that once held me bound,
This woman, in her love, my home is found.
This woman, she turned my world around,
This woman, she turned my world around,

Verse 2
We’ve danced through the chaos, embraced every scar,
Learning that beauty is where our battles are.
When life threw its punches, we learned how to fight,
Finding strength in our love to make everything right.
Your eyes, like stars, hold tales of your might,
Each glimmer a beacon in the dead of the night.
Even when the world tried to break our pace,
You whispered, “Together, we’ll find our grace.”

Bridge
Let’s sit and talk under the silver moon’s glow,
Share dreams that only lovers could ever know.
Every laugh, every tear, each soft spoken word,
Builds the rhythm of a love that’s beautifully stirred.
In the puzzle of life, you’re the piece that fits,
Our story’s written in moments and honest bits.
No struggle too heavy, no path too rough,
With you, every step of love is more than enough.

Hook/Chorus
This woman, she turned my world around,
Her love’s the answer to the silence I’d found.
In her eyes, a fire that keeps burning profound,
This woman, my anchor when life spins around.
This woman, she turned my world around,
This woman, she turned my world around,

It's Complicated

Plays: 3
Backstory
song for FAWM
Lyrics
It's Complicated
©Schantell Wharton

[Verse 1]
We met under neon skies, two souls in a midnight race,
Your smile lit up my darkness, a gentle glow in this place.
Now we’re scribbling love on rainy windows, every tear a word unsaid,
The warmth in your laugh, the chill in our fights—they paint the path we tread.
I ask you softly, “Are we still the dream we used to know?”
In your eyes I see the struggle, yet hope begins to grow.
Even when the truth is tangled and the silence speaks too loud,
I’m whispering, “Stay with me, girl, we’re stronger than this crowd.”

[Pre-Chorus]
Under the pale moon’s watch, we share secrets in the dark,
Our love’s a fragile masterpiece, each crack a hopeful spark.

[Chorus]
It's complicated, baby, our hearts can’t seem to settle,
Riding waves of passion, every battle leaves its medal.
Every touch, every tear, every word that’s been debated,
Builds the story of our love—messy, raw, yet celebrated.
It's complicated, baby, It's complicated,

[Verse 2]
Remember our first stolen moment, when time itself slowed down?
Now we’re navigating storms where words crash like thunder sounds.
We fight like summer lightning, quick to flare then fade away,
Yet in the aftermath of chaos, love finds a brighter day.
You say, “We're broken glass, fragile shards on the floor,”
And I reply, “Darling, each piece reflects the light we can’t ignore.”
We mend with whispered laughter, patch up cracks with every smile,
Finding art in every struggle—turning heartache into style.

[Bridge]
Let’s rewrite this complicated script, line by line, hand in hand,
Even when the pages tear, together we will stand.
I hear your heart murmur, “Can we rise above the pain?”
Yes, love, we’ll bloom from every scar, like flowers after rain.
In our quiet, honest moments, we discover what’s true—
Every flaw, every fight, only deepens my love for you.

[Chorus]
It's complicated, baby, but our love’s a work in progress,
In the maze of broken pieces, we still find tenderness.
Every trial teaches us, every storm gets dissipated,
Our love is messy, wild, and oh, so beautifully complicated.
It's complicated, baby, It's complicated,

Haunted by Her Memory

Plays: 4
Backstory
song for FAWM
Lyrics
Haunted by Her Memory
©Schantell Wharton
Verse 1
Late at night when the city sleeps,
I catch your smile in the neon’s gleam,
Your whisper lingers in every quiet street,
A soft echo of a long-lost dream.
I trace our footsteps on rain-soaked concrete,
Each drop a tear, yet a lesson to keep—
In every silent shadow, I find a clue,
A piece of love that once was true.

Chorus
I'm haunted by her memory,
It dances in the midnight air,
A bittersweet melody,
That whispers hope amidst despair.
Though her ghost still walks beside me,
In every scar, in every plea,
Her love reminds me how to be—
Alive, unbroken, finally free.
I'm haunted by her memory,
I'm haunted by her memory,


Verse 2
Remember the nights under starlit skies,
When our hearts beat in perfect rhyme?
Now those stars have witnessed my goodbyes,
Yet their glow promises a brighter time.
Every step away feels like a dance with pain,
A struggle painted in hues of loss and gain,
But even as I wander through our past’s echo,
I learned that letting go can help me grow.

Chorus
I'm haunted by her memory,
It lingers in the songs I sing,
A soulful, soft epiphany,
That teaches me to rise and swing.
Her love’s a ghost that comforts me,
In each tear and every melody—
A reminder in the darkest night,
Love’s the dawn that makes it all feel right.
I'm haunted by her memory,
I'm haunted by her memory,


Bridge
Maybe it's the way the wind carries your laugh,
Or how every sunrise whispers a new path.
I know our chapter’s written in both joy and ache,
But in every fallen petal, I see a chance to wake.
So I talk to the moon, confessing every fear,
And find the strength in memories so dear—
Not to be trapped by what’s forever gone,
But to cherish the love that helped me move on.

Chorus/Outro
I'm haunted by her memory,

Inhale, Exhale, You

Plays: 5
Backstory
Song for Fawn
Lyrics
Inhale, Exhale, You
©Schantell Wharton

Verse 1
Long day, heavy weight on my chest,
World keep spinnin’, but I need to rest.
Fingers trace the outline of your name,
Ain’t no distance that could dull this flame.

Pre-Chorus
I been runnin’, fightin’ battles in my mind,
But your love pulls me back every time.
Like a whisper in the dark, so true,
When I breathe in deep, I breathe in you.

Chorus
Inhale, exhale, you—
Wrap me up in the way that you do.
Every heartbeat, every sigh,
You’re the air keepin’ me alive.
Inhale, exhale, you—
When I’m lost, you pull me through.
Ain’t no storm, ain’t no fight,
That could steal your love tonight.
Inhale, exhale, you—Inhale, exhale, you—

Verse 2
Fell apart, thought I’d drown in the pain,
But you caught me like the summer rain.
Soft hands, steady words, holdin’ tight,
Turnin’ all my wrongs into somethin’ right.

Pre-Chorus
I been runnin’, fightin’ battles in my mind,
But your love pulls me back every time.
Like a whisper in the dark, so true,
When I breathe in deep, I breathe in you.

Chorus
Inhale, exhale, you—
Wrap me up in the way that you do.
Every heartbeat, every sigh,
You’re the air keepin’ me alive.
Inhale, exhale, you—
When I’m lost, you pull me through.
Ain’t no storm, ain’t no fight,
That could steal your love tonight.
Inhale, exhale, you—Inhale, exhale, you—

Bridge
Every tear, every doubt, every scar,
You remind me who we are.
Through the highs and the lows, we stay,
Love like this don’t fade away.

Outro
Inhale, exhale, you—Inhale, exhale, you—

Like Sunshine on Sunday Mornings

Plays: 3
Backstory
Song for Fawm
Lyrics
Like Sunshine on Sunday Mornings
©Schantell Wharton

Verse 1
It was a cold midnight, rain tapping on the glass,
I saw your eyes glisten, knew this pain wouldn’t last.
We were tangled in heartaches, fighting storms in our soul,
Yet in your soft-spoken whisper, I found a brand-new goal.
“You and I, we’ll weather it,” you said with a gentle smile,
In that tender moment, love made every trial worthwhile.

Pre-Chorus
Every tear became a stepping stone, every scar a piece of art,
In the depths of our struggles, we discovered the beating of our heart.
“Take my hand,” I murmured, “let’s leave the darkness far behind,”
In your eyes I saw tomorrow—hope in every line.

Chorus
Like sunshine on Sunday mornings, you light up my soul,
Turning heartbreak into a canvas where we both are whole.
In the midst of all our battles, your smile is my guide,
A beacon in the shadows, where our love will always reside.
Like sunshine on Sunday mornings, darling, Like sunshine on Sunday mornings,

Verse 2
There were days the world felt heavy, every step a fight,
Lost in endless conversations with our doubts in the night.
But your laughter broke the silence like a sweet, forgiving song,
Proving that even in despair, together we belong.
We whispered about our sorrows, shared secrets in the dark,
Finding solace in each other, igniting hope with every spark.
“Do you believe in brighter days?” I’d ask, seeking something true,
And you’d reply, “Every sunrise is a promise, shining just for me and you.”

Bridge
When life’s storms try to dim our inner flame,
I’ll be your shelter; you’ll be the melody calling my name.
Dancing through the chaos in a rhythm so divine,
Every heartbeat tells our story, every moment intertwines.
Our struggles are the roots from which our love grows deep and free,
A testament to our strength—a forever, wild symphony.

Chorus/Outro
Like sunshine on Sunday mornings,

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