MY DARLING CLAIRE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

It was the first day off to school
For my daughter Claire
She wore a yellow dress
And matching ribbon in her hair
I held her tiny hand
As we walked down the corridor
She gripped my hand much tighter
As we got close to her class door

I got down on my knees
And I kissed her on the head
She clutched me in my arms
She was crying as she said
Daddy, please don't leave me here
She begged me not to go
I looked her in her frightened eyes
And told her she could know

I'll never leave you, my darling Claire
Wherever life takes you I'll always be there
But I knew the moment I let go of her hand
I'd never know this feeling again
I blinked and we were driving
To her college freshman year
That drive with just the two of us
I'll always hold so dear
I moved her in her dorm room
And I hugged her at her door
It was hard to let her go
Because I never loved her more

I sat out in the car
With an emptiness inside
Maybe because I knew deep down
What I just left behind
A most precious chapter in my life
Had just come to an end
I'd miss her as a daughter
And I'd miss her as a friend
And I thought...

I'll never leave you, my darling Claire
Wherever life takes you I'll always be there
But I knew the moment I let go of her hand
I'd never know this feeling again

And before I knew it we were walking
Down another aisle
She sparkled in a white dress
And glowed with a great smile
And I kissed on her forehead
And I watched her turn away
I looked at her with so much pride
And I heard her husband say

I'll never leave you, my darling Claire
Wherever life takes you I'll always be there
And I knew when he placed the ring on her hand
I'd never know this feeling again

JOY TO LIFE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

How fragile this world that we live in
I get caught in the fight of the day
I can't see the gifts I've been given
So much is clouding my way

But sometimes your voice speaks so loudly
Yet you whisper right into my soul
To look for the miracles everywhere
As the truth of life unfolds

Joy to life
Joy to life
Joy to all you have given me
Everywhere I look I see
The joy of life

Tranquil my heart to the rhythm
Of your beauty that's inside of me
I'm learning to trust your sweet vision
And to be all that I'm meant to be

Joy to life
Joy to life
Joy to all you have given me
Everywhere I look, I see
The joy of life

So much time that I've been wasting
So much yet to be done
There are new fruits I've been tasting
My journey has just begun

Joy to life
Joy to life
Joy to all you have given me
Everywhere I look I see
The joy of life

THE NEXT TIME AROUND
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

I sleep here in this box
Right off of the street
It's cold at night
But the price -- you just can't beat
I wake up every morn'
Right next to my best friend
We bitch about the way it is
And why it was back when

I drink so I can dream
My pride and hurt away
But God says my next life
Will go my way

The next time around
I'll be the richest kid
I'll live in a house
Like you wished you did
With a Dad that hits my baseballs
Every Sunday afternoon
With a Mom that rocks me fast asleep
To a made-up little tune
And I'll become an astronaut
And fly me to the moon
The next time around... you'll see

I lost my best friend, Kay
I found her late last night
She said, "There's nothing in tomorrow"
So she just gave up the fight
I think I'll do the same
Say goodbye to my old life

I've got no kids, I've got no stuff
I've never had a wife
I know that there's a God
And he'll take care of me
And maybe Kay will be where I will be

The next time around
I'm gonna be a star
I'm gonna buy me a horse
And a Mercedes car
And for all the cops that shooed me
When they had nothing else to do
For all you folks that stared at me
Like I was crazy, too
I'm gonna hit the jackpot
We'll see who laughs at who
The next time around... you'll see

ALL I'LL EVER NEED IS YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Melissa Manchester

How do we begin
How do we put the words together
Promising to go on forever
Taking life day by day
Listening to our hearts to find the way
If we face the darkness till we see the light
And let the laughter ease us through the tears
Then all I know is
All I'll ever need is here

If half the dreams and plans we made
Somehow don't come true
I won't mind if they begin to fade
'Cause all I'll ever need is you

After the rush is gone
After the blush of young romancing
Will you still want to take me dancing?
Until our journeys end
I will always be your friend
I'll be there when the sun breaks through the storm
And hold on to the love that brought us near
'Cause all I know is
All I'll ever need is here

All I know -- you're all I'll ever need
I'll be there when the sun breaks
Through the storm, you'll see
All I know is
All I'll ever need is you

ELECTROBOY
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

I'm ElectroBoy, and I'm 31
Manic-depressant -- as you'll see
No one knew for about ten years
What the hell was wrong with me

I was a film major up at Wesleyan
Got a great job in PR
My fiancé knew
I was going far

It was April 16 - 95
In a Barney's outlet store
Next thing I know I'm flopping like a fish
On the men's department floor

When I came to I was all strapped in
Looking at this team of docs
My medicine?
200 volts of shock

And the Doc said…
You put your big head in
You put your big head out
You put your big head in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

About a half day later I woke up
I swear I didn't know my name
This thick Jamaican nurse said, "ElectroBoy
You're never gonna be the same"

19 times I went in there
I'd come out squeaky clean
My memory's shot
I'm one well-oiled machine

You put your big head in
You put your big head out
You put your big head in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

It's been a year since I've been back
My Doc says I've been cured
I strangely miss the treatments
I know it seems absurd

I've got a job in Maine and my new girlfriend
Doesn't have a frigging clue
Maybe she'll always think
I'm just as good as new

IF I DARE TO DREAM
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Pamela Oland

On the road to happiness
Some get lost and some get blessed
Maybe it's all fated -- I don't know
So I just keep going where I've never gone before
Chances are the chances won't come knocking on my door
Every step I'm taking there's one more… to go

If I dare to dream
There's nothing I can't do
Any dream on any day
Is the one that could come true
As a bird can soar, I can learn to fly
If I dare to dream

There's no wall too high to scale
There's no sea too rough to sail
Following the compass of my heart
I've got all the answers -- though the questions aren't so clear
All I know I've got trust in something deep in here
And I won't make happen what I fear… to start

If I dare to dream
There's nothing I can't do
Any dream on any day
Is the one that could come true
As a bird can soar, I can learn to fly
If I dare to dream...

I'LL GO ANYWHERE FOR YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Paul Overstreet

I came home all excited
Couldn't wait to tell her all about it
The company had offered me the best salary of my life
The offer had only one drawback
We had to move to accept the contract
And she tried to seem supportive
But it tore her up inside
We talked about the kids and schools
And the adjustment it would be
She took some time to think it through
And then she said to me

"Let's go chase your dreams one more time
If we find yours, I'll have mine
I'm gonna miss my friends
Gonna miss my family, too
But I'll go anywhere with you"

Then she said...
"What you're saying sure sounds good
I can see why you think we should
Throw our caution to the wind
And just pack up and leave
I've lived my whole life in this old town
Lot of deep roots we've put down
And I know you realize
Just what you're asking me"
Then as a tear gently ran down her face
She said, "You know, I'm gonna really miss this place"

"But let's go chase your dreams one more time
If you find yours I'll have mine
As long as we're together
Our love will see us through
I'll go anywhere with you"

I took a walk through town alone
I never felt so much at home
And suddenly I realized
Money just can't buy
Happiness
For you and I

And I said...
"How could my dreams be so blind
'Cause if you have yours, I'll have mine
As long as we're together
Our love will see us through
Cause I'd live anywhere
As long as you are there
I'm happy anywhere with you"

ANYTHING FOR YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Amanda McBroom

Close your eyes, say a prayer
For peaceful slumber
In the dark, I'll be there
To pull you under

I'll do anything, anything
Anything.. for you
I'd be anyone, anyone
Anyone.. for you
I'll be the dream that you dream at night
I'll be the shadow to your light
I'd do anything, anything
Anything... for you

I'd feel anything, anything
Anything.. you feel
I would take what you desire
And make it real
I'll be the fire beneath your skin
I'll be The wave that pulls you in
I'd do anything, anything
Anything.. for you

Do you know the secrets I keep?
My feelings so strong and so deep?
I'd do anything, anything
Anything... for you

I'd do anything, anything
Anything... to you
Every beat of my heart
Swears this love is true
Come to me, won't you just whisper my name
Take what you want
I'm a moth to your flame
And I'll do anything, anything
Anything... to you

FLY AWAY
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

When did I lose you, was it long ago?
Just yesterday you were this big
I'd tuck you in
You'd reach for me
I promised I'd be there
To make sure no one ever hurt you

v I just can't sleep, my growing teenage girl
We never had a fight like this
I'm at your door - and I look in
The pictures on your walls
Are in a world that I'm not in

Look what you've become
The very best of me
Tonight I say good-bye
To the child you'll always be

Fly away
Fly away from me
Please fly away
Be all that you can be

You know that promise I made long ago?
That I'd let no one hurt my child
I never dreamed it would be me
I didn't want to lose
The gift that means the most to me

Look what you've become
The very best of me
Tonight I say good-bye
To the child you'll always be

Fly away
Fly away from me
Please fly away
Be all that you can be

FATHER AND SON
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Dear Dad,

We haven't spoke in, what -- nine years now?
I hear about you when I talk to Paul
He told me about the problems you've been having
He said it wouldn't kill me just to call

A guy at work was talking about his parents
He asked me if my folks lived here in town
I told him no -- I was too embarrassed
I lied and said, "I wished you were around"

There're lots of things we never will agree on
You'll never know half of who I am
"An angry son who did it just to hurt you"
To you that's all I am, is one of them

It's taken me a lifetime
To believe what I knew all along
There's nothing wrong with me, Dad
You're the one who's wrong

I got some news to make you happy
John died the other day
And guess who's got it now -- your namesake
So strike the band and have a big parade

The nightmare in your life is finally over
You won't say it, but I know that's what you'll feel
The good news, Dad, in just a few years
You'll be the only guy in town named Bob O'Neill

Father and son
Father and son
Few bonds as strong in this whole world
As a father and son

Dear Bob,

From the moment that I saw your note this morning
I had a feeling about the news I thought I'd read
I sped through it to see why you were writing
And there it was in black and white to see

I read it all again through very slowly
You can't imagine what it did to me
Images of you throughout your whole life
Raced around inside my mind to see

I remembered the first moment that I met you
In your mother's arms, cuddled to her breast
Of all the highlights in my lifetime
That's right up there with the very best

I thought about that first mitt that I got you
How you'd bring it to those Cub games we would see
I felt again the way I loved you
And the way that you loved me

And I remembered that night up at the cottage
When I walked in on you -- you and your friend
I thought of how I felt to see my son
I swear to God I can taste it all again

You saw me as a monster
From that moment in your life
It tore me from my only son
It tore me from my wife

Father and son
Father and son
Few bonds as strong in this whole world
As a father and son

And here I am alone at sixty-six
Living in this big old empty house
And there's not a single picture on the wall
Of my kid or of my spouse

I still think in my heart that I'm right
That morally your lifestyle is just wrong
But I'm so angry with myself
I let this go this long

You may not believe this
But I need to be there now
I need to hold you in my arms
And show I care somehow

And that's why I am standing
Right here at your door
Because if I can't have you in my life
What's worth living for

So I'm begging you
I want to have something we once had
I want to have a son
And I want to be a Dad

Father and son
Father and son
Few bonds as strong in this whole world
As a father and son

NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Pamela Oland

Like a candle burning bright
Love is glowing in your eyes
A flame to light our way
That burns brighter every day
Now I have you
And nobody loves me like you do

Like a leaf upon the wind
I could find no place to land
I dreamed the hours away
And wondered every day
Do dreams come true
What if I never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You touched my heart in places
That I never even knew
Nobody loves me like you do

I was words without a tune
I was a song still unsung
A poem with no rhyme
A dancer out of time
But now there's you
And nobody loves me like you do

What if I never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You touched my heart in places
That I never even knew
Nobody loves me like you do

I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE NOW
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Do you like the dress I'm wearing?
It's Mom's dress from your wedding day
I cleared the room to have a moment
And to think about what you would say

You said the best, but hardest moments
Were realizing that I'd grown
You don't know how hard this is
To walk out of this door alone

Daddy, can you really hear me?
I feel you in this room somehow
You'd be so proud of your daughter
I wish you could be here now

Tell me why my heart is pulling
Back to memories way back when
Maybe 'cause when this door opens
I let go of the child I've been

I've waited my whole life
For what I'm about to do
I never dreamed that I would walk
Down that aisle without you

Daddy, can you really hear me?
I feel you in this room somehow
You'd be so proud of your daughter
I wish you could be here now

THE WIND WILL BLOW MY WAY
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Tia M. Sillers

I feel I'm on a sailboat drifting out to sea
It can't reach the shore because there isn't any breeze
I am like a captain trying to keep faith
'Cause just like the weather, luck is known to change

The wind will blow
The wind will blow my way
I know my friend, these hard times will end any day
Oh, I know my ship can make it in
The wind will blow my way

Now I wish for easy passage, but I understand
Life is what happens when there's something else planned
I can't use my sails -- I'm not losing hope
I'll just row that boat 'till that old wind blows

The wind will blow
The wind will blow my way
I know my friend, these hard times will end any day
Oh, I know my ship can make it in
The wind will blow my way

IF YOU HADN'T HAPPENED TO ME
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne and Paul Overstreet

I got up this morning and I put some coffee on
Stared out the kitchen window, thinking all alone
And when I heard you stirring
The thought raced through my mind
How much I've grown to need you
And how you fill this heart of mine

If you had never happened in my life
I can't help but wonder what my world would be like
Because all the things I treasure most
As far as I can see
It never could have happened, girl
If you hadn't happened to me

Would I be a single man -- would I be married now
Would I have a different job -- would I still live in this town The thought of never holding you in my arms at night
here's nothing in the world that could ever make it right

If you had never happened in my life…

Sometimes in the rush of things I don't take time to say
I appreciate the beauty that you bring my life each day
And sometimes when I hold our children in my arms I see
How close I came to missing everything you've been to me

If you had never happened in my life
I can't help but wonder what my world would be like
Because all the things I treasure most as far as I can see
It never could have happened, girl
If you hadn't happened to me

WHAT AM I TO BE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

What am I to be
What's in my life for me
What can I do that no man has done
How clear will these eyes see

Will I be a gentle man
Will I write my songs
Will I make a better place
And will you be along

Where am I to go
What feelings will I know
Will I embrace the gifts I have
What will I leave to show

Will I gamble with my dreams
Will I draw a winning hand
Will I keep the child in me
And still become a man

What am I to be
What's in my life for me
What can I do that no man has done
How clear will my eyes see
When you look inside me
What changes do you see
What am I to be

SAVING GRACE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne, Pamela Oland & Jeff Pearson

If wishes had wings... I could fly
I'd soar with my dreams
No mountain would be too high
But you're there when I stumble
On that long uphill climb
You catch me and carry me -- time after time

When a cold wind is about to blow me away
I take a leap of faith
Cause I can't recall
When your arms weren't there to break my fall
Your love is my saving grace

Saving grace
Your love is my saving grace
Whatever I'm facing
It's always amazing
Your love is my saving grace

When shadows of doubt cloud my mind
You shine through somehow
Just putting your hand in mine
My heart knows what matters
Love works its miracle
If I lost everything, I'd still have it all

Saving grace
Your love is my saving grace
Whatever I'm facing
It's always amazing
Your love is my saving grace

PLEASE ME
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Forgive me for forbidden thoughts
That dance under my head
I close my eyes, and you're in my arms
Drifting softly on my bed
I tease you and I slowly slide
Your clothes from your wet skin
You can't hold back -- as we begin
And you whisper...

Please me
Tease me
Ease me
Tonight

I imagine the night -- the timing is right
It's you that's at my door
You flirt with me with small talk
But we know what you came for
The moment that we touch
Is even more than we both thought
Could this be real -- will we be caught?
And you say...

Please me
Tease me
Ease me
Tonight

Wherever I go I keep hearing your voice
Whispering dreams in my ear
I imagine your touch and the taste of your skin
Forgive me -- but I need you here
I want you to...

Please me
Tease me
Ease me
Tonight

CHRISTMAS IN NEW ENGLAND
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Austin Roberts

The world's a canvas
The sky's an artist
It's using snow to paint a wonderland for two
The smell of pine trees
The children skating
I know this time of year will find me here with you
Because there's a magic in New England
That will bring us back again
No matter where we are or where we've been

Christmas In New England
There's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be
Christmas In New England
A dream that keeps coming true for me

Now there's a candle in every window
I love to see the light reflecting in your eyes
Walking down Main Street
Feels so familiar
I hold your hand and know why true love never dies
And coming home to spend the holidays
Is one thing time can't change
The feeling here will always be the same

Christmas In New England
There's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be
Christmas In New England
A dream that keeps coming true for me

I BLEED FOR YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Jill Colucci

Not a night goes by when I'm lying in my bed
When my life rewinds just like a movie in my head
Not a prayer that there's not a day I go through
That I don't bleed for you

When I close my eyes I see your face a hundred times
In my mind, you smile -- and a chill runs down my spine
I once held a heart I know to be true
Darling, I bleed for you

The way your hair laid on my shoulder
The way you kissed my lips good night
It's in the way your eyes climbed inside my soul
How could I ever ask my heart to let you go
They say time's the only thing can get me through
Darling, I bleed for you

My friends all say the day'll come -- it won't be long
When I find someone who's gonna help my life move on
No one knows my heart the way that you do
And, darling I bleed for you

The way your hair laid on my shoulder
The way you kissed my lips good night
It's in the way your eyes climbed inside my soul
How could I ever ask my heart to let you go
They say time's the only thing can get me through
Darling, I bleed for you

LET'S RETURN THE GIFTS AND CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Those four days down in Rio
God, I fell in love
Your body and your savoir-faire
Was what I was dreaming of

But the last six months engagement
Has been quite a strain
So before you step into that dress
I think I should explain

Let's return the gifts and call the whole thing off
Let's just cut our losses while we can
Ever since we met
I've gone deep in debt
Girl, who do you think I am?
I hate to break the news
But there will be no "I do's"
Let's return the gifts and call the whole thing off

What happened to massages
As we snuggled close in bed
You should have never quit your job
What was going through your head?
Everything you have
Is either leased or in a loan
One look at your mother
And you'd think I would have known

Let's return the gifts and call the whole thing off
Let's just cut our losses while we can
Ever since we met
I've gone deep in debt
Girl, who do you think I am?
You won't give back that ring?
Fine, it's fake -- just keep the thing
But let's return the gifts and call the whole thing off

COME HOME
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

It was just another bad fight
But then she looked into my eyes
She said it's time to face the two of us
Are living in a lie
Whatever love that we once had
Has long been washed away
The pain in her face told me
There was nothing left to say

I moved out into a condo
Just outside of town
I'd stand in there and replay my whole life
And what went down
My son, he wouldn't talk to me
When I'd call him on the phone
And then I got a letter
And this is what he wrote

Come home
You've gotta find a way to work it through
Come home
Nothing in the world that I love more
Than I love you

As days went on I missed her
Most of all as a best friend
I was empty knowing I would never
Feel her love again
It was 4 o'clock night
And she was at my condo door
She said time had been a healer
That she never loved me more
She said...

Come home
We've got to find a way to work it through
Come home
Nothing in the world that I love more
Than I love you

I drove back with my wife
And I opened our front door
I looked inside our old house
And I never loved it more
I looked into my son's room
And he was fast asleep
I kissed him on the forehead
And he looked up at me

You're home
I'm home
You're Mom and I are gonna work it through
I'm home
I'm home
Nothing in the world that I love more
Than I love you

HOLD ME FOREVER TONIGHT
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & J. Elizabeth Bradley

Right now
I'm feeling so lonely
Though I've never felt closer to you
I thought I could hide
The pain that's inside
But I just can't take leaving you

No one
Can ever leave gently
There's no harder word than goodbye
I wish I could say
What makes love stay
I wish I could tell you a lie

You've wrinkled my sheets forever
Your lips they won't wash from the glass
You're more of a poem than I'll ever write
Just hold me forever tonight
Hold me forever tonight

Promise
You'll never forget me
Or the hours I spent in your care
I may not hold the warmth of your hand
But the love in my heart will be there

You've wrinkled my sheets forever
Your lips they won't wash from the glass
I may look back the rest of my life J
J ust hold me forever tonight

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Austin Roberts

Sometimes the heart can lead you
Where few have ever been
Can take you to the limit
Time and time again
Something moves the spirit
Like something moves the wind
I felt it and I followed
Now the road's about to end

This is the chance of a lifetime
Can't let it slip away
This is the moment I've dreamed of
It all comes down to today
Whatever it takes
I'm willing to give
I know I was born to live
For the chance
The chance of a lifetime

We find our own direction
We make our own mistakes
Some take the road that's easy
Some play for higher stakes
It's been a long time coming
But it's been worth the wait
'Cause now I know I'm ready
To touch the hand of fate

This is the chance of a lifetime
Can't let it slip away
This is the moment I've dreamed of
It all comes down to today
Whatever it takes
I'm willing to give I know I was born to live
For the chance
The chance of a lifetime

WHO'S GOD?
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Well, I'm confused -- and I'll tell you why
Where do I go -- on the day I die
Is there more -- am I heaven bound?
Is it all she wrote -- when I hit the ground?
So I went around and I asked my friends
Who's God?

I made a list - I asked Father Kelly
I met Rabbi Abe down at Eddie's Deli
Hung with Buddhist monks outside Bangladesh
Came back home with a nasty rash
All around the world I asked just one thing…
Who's God?

Everybody is so certain
Who he is and where we'll go
Maybe we're like birds and monkeys
Maybe we're too dumb to know
Who's God

I read Confucius, and I read the whole Koran
I met with L. Ron Hubbard - I'm a fan
Read some hieroglyphics on French cave walls
I read "Allah, Be Praised" on a bathroom stall
But I still don't have a clue to life
Who's God

Everybody is so certain
Who he is and where we'll go
Maybe we're like birds and monkeys
Maybe we're too dumb to know
Who's God

Saw a peak at God when I had a kid
I knew that baby wasn't anything I did
And I'll bet the ranch in 1,000 years
We still won't know why on earth we're here
Who knows, maybe then I'll know
Who's God

AS LONG AS YOU ARE THERE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Austin Roberts

Life if full of surprises
And sometimes nothing goes right
But no matter what
I know for sure
When I go to sleep each night

As long as you are there
I know the sun will shine on me
As long as you are there
There's nothing I can't try to be
The world keeps spinning faster everyday
But I don't care
As long as you are there

Love should last for all seasons
Though winter can take its toll
But when it's true
Love will survive
To warm you when it's cold

As long as you are there...

If I could look into the future
There's no telling what I'd see
The only thing I know for sure
Is you'd be there with me

As long as you are there
I know the sun will shine on me
As long as you are there
There's nothing I can't try to be
The world keeps spinning faster everyday
But I don't care

As long as you are there

FORGETTING YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Linda Ashour

I took my troubles to a buddy
Who just drove back from Maine
He said, "One trip around the country
And you'll never be the same"
Told me just to pack the car
With no plans in advance
"Put some miles on your mind, my friend
Traveling's your only chance"

Touched the sky above the Rockies
Felt the reddest setting sun
Memorized how long a day takes
Before the trip was done
But I'd end up in a single room
In some small town motel
Staring 'cross a cold white bed
Into a face I knew so well

Forgetting you
That scent you wore
Forgetting you
This heart you tore
Forgetting you
Just made me love you more

It took me three weeks to discover
What I already knew
Any journey I take takes me
Down a road that leads to you
If you've ever thought of coming back
If you've found me on your mind
I'd cross a dozen rivers
To get to you a second time

Forgetting you...

How much of this longing could be love
And how much is just pride
All I know is just can't seem
To leave your love behind

Forgetting you
That scent you wore
Forgetting you
This heart you tore
Forgetting you
Just made me love you more

I LOVE YOU MORE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Pamela Oland

Once I loved you, now I love you better
What a feeling when the feeling changed
I painted a mental picture
I colored with years of dreams
Of someone I'd want to see
Each night lying close to me...
It's your face

Once I knew you, now I know you better
You're the friend I've needed all along
Happy with just each other
Safe in our private world
Forgetting material things
We once thought our lives depended on

All I've longed for
And dreamed I'd find
Is happening to me
Body, soul and mind
I loved the way we loved before
When we thought we'd felt it all
Who could know how deep we'd fall
Every day I love you more

Once I held you, now I hold you tighter
Now I know I'll never let you go
Out of a world of strangers
I found my world in you
No one could love the way we do

All I've longed for
And dreamed I'd find
Is happening to me
Body, soul and mind
I loved the way we loved before
When we thought we'd felt it all
Who could know how deep we'd fall
Every day I love you more

HE'LL ALWAYS BE MY SON
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Jim Melko

Fifteen years ago today
He wouldn't shake my hand
He said, "You're not my Daddy"
And I said, "I understand"
He thought awhile, then looked at me
And then he turned away
But he said, "If you love my Mommy
Then I guess you'll be okay"

Though I'm not the one he means
When he talks about his Dad
I'm the one who tried to give him
Things I never had
I helped him fight his battles
And I cheered him when he won
He may not call me Dad
But he'll always be my son

It seems like it was yesterday
Playing baseball in the park
I remember those long talks we'd have
As we'd walk home in the dark
But the years went on, and I can't forget
The awful fight we had
He said, "You can't tell me what to do,
Cause you really aren't my Dad"

Though I'm not the one he means
When he talks about his Dad
I'm the one who tried to give him
Things I never had
I helped him fight his battles
And I cheered him when he won
He may not call me Dad
But he'll always be my son

And it was only just this morning
That he called me on the phone
To say he finally had a little boy
That he could call his own

When I got there, he was waiting
And I shook his trembling hand
He said, "It's strange to be a Daddy"
And I said, "I understand"
He put the baby in my arms
Just like a prize I'd won
He said, "Son, this here's your Daddy's Dad,
And, Dad, this is my son"

And now I'm the one he means
When he talks about his Dad
Because I'm the one who gave him
Things I never had
I helped him fight his battles
And I cheered him when he won
And now he calls me Dad
And now I call him... son

I CAN'T LET THIS FEELING GO
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Pamela Oland

Like the rustle of the trees
The whisper of the breeze
The feeling stirred me gently at the start
All at once I knew
That what it takes is you
To fill the empty corners of my heart
Behind my closed eyes you're always with me
Till there was you, I couldn't know
Love is the difference
I can't let this feeling go

Love is tender
Love is wild
Love is you -- that's all I know
Right or wrong
I can't let this feeling go

I lay awake at night
In my mind, I hold you tight
And imagine how you feel against my skin
I yearned for someone's kiss
To make me feel like this
I know now love's a place I've never been
Invisible forces are pulling me to you
Falling just like a domino
Now that I've found it
I can't let this feeling go

I can't let this feeling go…

Out of my hands now
It's a powerful magic
I can't swim against the river's flow
Feeling the need
And I can't let this feeling go

I THINK OF YOU
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Amanda McBroom

In the heat of a sleepless night
In the dusty morning light...
I think of you
In the sheets that twist and burn
As I toss and as I turn...
I think of you
The curve of your body under your clothes
The touch of your hand on my skin
The echo of smoke I still taste on your mouth
From the fire within...

In a crowd or all alone
On a highway far from home...
I think of you
Every cloud in the angry sky
Every shadow passing me by...
I think of you
Each song on the radio mile after mile
Sings with the sound of your voice
I try to forget you just for a while
But I have no choice
I think of you...

In my room, in my bed
Your body dancing in my head...
I think of you
Each time you leave me alone in the dark
I wait for your knock on the door
I feel such hunger inside of me now
And I want you more
More and more and more
I think of you...

In the sound of the falling rain
In the pleasure and the pain
I think of you

Anytime, anyplace
You're the ghost in every face
In the light of the moon
I think of you...

HONEY, YOU CAN KISS MY ASS
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

Girl:
I really do believe
You think I'm a maid
That that is my lot in life
Maybe your mother picked up your crap
But I'm not your Mom, I'm your wife

You want the kind of girl
That greets you each night
With a big, old, fat steak on a dish
I've got the kids
And I'm working, too
Am I in the mood? You wish

Honey, I'm proud to say I ain't that kind of girl
No way in hell I'll ever be like that
Make sure we got one thing clear
See this big old thing right here
Honey, you can kiss my ass

Guy:
I work my butt off
And I come home to this?
Well, I think I'm one great guy
You may have neutered our dog in the yard
But these are my balls 'till I die

Honey, I'm proud to say I ain't no sissy man
No way in hell I'll ever be like that
Let's make sure we got one thing clear
See this big old butt right here
Honey, you can kiss my ass

Together:
But, honey, I do love you

But, honey…
You can kiss my ass

IT ALL BEGINS AGAIN
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Pamela Oland

I stopped into a cafe where we used to go
And ran into an old friend that we used to know
We reminisced and talked a while
Of the things we couldn't change
Then he asked me about you
And it really hit me strange

I'd always feel a rush when you walked into a room
I'd recognize the musky sweet of your perfume
I feel a tightness round my heart
Remembering that you're gone
How can the friendship die
But the love go on and on

'Cause it all begins again
Loving you as I did then
Like an old familiar tune
You haunt me, you taunt me
And it all begins again…

We don't take care of love the way we ought to do
We take it all for granted 'cause it's not brand new
And all that I remember now
Is how we felt so good
People told me I'd forget you
And I always thought I would -- but

It all begins again…

Walking out on you was wrong
Never knew you'd be so strong
Do you ever miss me now?
Could we turn the dream around?
Could it all begin again somehow?

It all begins again

WHEN HEARTS COLLIDE
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Amanda McBroom

I was born for you -- you were made for me
Even though we look at love so differently
You say love is chance - a riddle in a ring
I know love is at the heart of everything
Everytime I look into your face
A feeling comes and takes me out of time and out of space
Wherever we're here together
We know this will last forever

When hearts collide
The world around you shatters
When hearts collide
Love is all that matters
A miracle of two
A universe of me and you

You are silver blue -- I am gold and green
Together we make all the colors in between
Everytime we touch -- Everything we see
Turns into passions -- this is love's alchemy
I feel you there in everything I do
And all I want is just to spend eternity with you
It's right here where we are
You know it's not very far

When hearts collide…

YOU'RE MESSING ME UP
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne

I like the way you're dressing
And I don't mean the clothes you wear
I'm talking about how
You spin me somehow
And you're doing it
By just standing there

I like the way you're talking
And I don't mean the words you say
It's the language that's oozing
Right out of your skin
Baby, you sure got a way…

You undress me, caress me, you mess me all up
I'm down on my knees like a whipped little pup
You're doing my mind
Baby, you're messing me up

I sure like that scent that just hit me
And I don't mean the perfume you wear
It's sending me places I've never been
Honey, you're taking me there…

Baby, you're messing me up

WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT
Music and Lyrics by James Patrick Dunne & Austin Roberts

This was a one in a million shot
Such a long shot
But somehow we got here together
And who knows what will happen
Anything can happen
If we keep getting better
And we keep on believing
In each other
Just keep on believing...

When you put your heart in it
It can take you anywhere
Who's to say that we can't make it
It's the same dream that we share
When You put your heart in it
It can take you anywhere

This was a long and winding road
Such a hard road
But we couldn't stop once we had started
We were always getting closer
Suddenly it happened
The chance of a lifetime
Now we're gonna take it
We can make it