Slow It Down

You're running red lights
Going to fast
Burning the emotions up baby
The ones you thought you could make last

And you're going through life with blinders on
You gotta slow it down baby
The race has been won

(chorus)
Slow it down baby you're going way to fast
You're burning up my heart
Your time has gotta last

Slow it down baby you're going way to fast
You're burning up my heart
And you're running out of gas

Forget the brake lights
You got the pedal to the floor
There's no speed zone baby
When you walked out the door

When you drive through life with your headlights off
Your pushin' it to the limit
When your just not that tough

(chorus)
Slow it down baby you're going way to fast
You're burning up my heart
Your time has gotta last

Slow it down baby you're going way to fast
You're burning up my heart
And you're out of gas

You keep running red lights
Going way to fast
You're burning up my heart
And your running out of gas
(to chorus)

Slow it down
Slow it down
Slow it down 1 2 3 4 (To chorus)

copywrite 2007 jmd

All The Things We Mean (to each other)

Oh Oh ooooo
Life's lonesome road leads past tomorrow
The highway of life seems so unclear
Today turns to yesterday and the weeks pass by like years
Just wanting you near

There's a river of hope waiting on the stairwell
The banister of hope slowly turns to stone

There are choices to make
and dreams to mend
Follow me close
and we'll learn how to give

All the things we mean to each other.....
All the things we mean to each other....
All the things we mean to each other....

And no matter what the future holds
I'll be there to hold you close
And we can share
All the things we mean to each other

Cuz There are choices to make
and dreams to mend
Follow me close
and we'll learn how to give

All the things we mean to each other.....
All the things we mean to each other....
All the things we mean to each other....

copywrite 2007 JMD

I Can't See You

I see the snowy fields
They go on forever
I see the empty smiles
They're not so far behind

I feel the empty hearts
Longing just to feel
I sense the teary eyes
With nothing left to see

(Chorus)
But I can't see you through the fog in the air
I can't see you, though you're standing there
I can't see you in clear of day
I can't see you in the pouring rain

I see the snow melt on the mountaintop
The streams go on forever
I see the dreams melt away empty smiles
The pain isn't so far behind
(To chorus)

I see the snowy fields
They go on forever
I see the empty smiles
They're not so far behind

I feel the empty hearts
Longing just to feel
I sense the teary eyes
With nothing left to see
(to chorus)
copywrite 2007 JMD

Back in Action

There's never been a chance to find
Another girl like you

Been around long enough to know
That I should have never let you go (o'no)

And I've gone through some changes
Since I last saw you

I've done some healin' yeah baby
Now I'm back and coming after you

(chorus)
Well I'm back, yeah I'm back in action
And I'm coming for you
Look out, there's no turning back
Cuz I'm back... and I need satisfaction
And I'm back and I'm coming back for you
(bridge)
It took me a while to find some courage
After losing you
I stepped back from all the action

Now I'm looking for some satisfaction
Girl I'm coming after you
I'm coming after you

(Chorus 2)
Cuz I'm back, back in action
And I'm coming after you
Just to be coming back after you

Well I should have known better
Than to let you go
I should have stopped you right there
When I let you walk out the door

And I've gone through some changes
Since I last saw you
I've done some healin' yeah baby
Now I'm headin' back for you
copywrite 2007 jmd

I envision this as a classic "southern rock" tune ala 38 special or Lynard Skinner. Both favorites of mine growing up. Just a good ole boy wind em up rock type anthem with a good "pop" sound that is commercial by design. Thoughts? Ideas? Anyone?

Baby I'm On My Way

There's a message in the air but its not quite clear
(Baby I'm on my way)
I can't touch your hand cuz I'm so far away
(Ba Baby I'm on my way)

They say lightening doesn't strike twice
But I don't know
I'm a rebel in my heart
I'm always on the move you know

Baby.. I'm on my way
Baby.. I'm on my way
Baby.. I'm on my way
Baby.. I'm on my way

Do or die, yeah that's the situation
I take it to the limit with no complications BABY
And all ever wanted you to know (Baby I'm on my way)
Is this burning love I feel I just can't let go (BABY! I'm on my way)

I'm on my way
Baby I'm on my way
Ba Ba Baby... I'm on my WAY!

Ba Ba Baby.. I'm on my way
Baby.. I'm on my way
Ba Ba Baby.. I'm on my way
Baby.. I'm on my way

So Long

So long
You say you gotta go and set your self free
So long
I hope you find the answers
I hope you get what you need

and no matter what I did it wasn't good enough
I gave you my all now what was I supposed to do
Now all I have to say to you.... is

(chorus)
So long
You say you gotta go and set your self free
So long
I hope you find the answers
I hope you get what you need

And no matter what I did
It wasn't good enough
Pull up your stakes
The times are tough

(Bridge)
Cuz I'm done being your whippin' boy
I've just got better things to do
You've left you mark go on and make a fresh start
Baby I'm not gonna be used.. by you...
copywrite 2007 jmd

(to chorus repeat 3 times and fade)
copywrite 2007 jmd

Journey to Nowhere

I've gotta go gotta go, gotta go
On that journey to nowhere
I've got to go and find myself there
I've just got to go there

Journey to nowhere
I've just go to go there

Well I've been down
Kicked in the face
Lost my soul in part of the race

Now I'm seeking some redemption
No matter the cost
Tryin' to face the future
But somehow I got lost, so i've..

I've gotta go gotta go, gotta go
On that journey to nowhere
I've got to go and find myself there
I've just got to go there

Journey to nowhere
I've just go to go there
copywrite 2007 jmd

A Window Within Myself

I need to find another way
I need to search for a new route
I need to learn to look at myself

It's a strange way to travel
When the map's not quite clear
There's twists at every turn

I need to face the truth
Keep opening the doors
And listen to what my heart tells

Just to find a window within myself

Searching for answers
On the highway of life
Sometimes you play the clown

There's a mountain of hope
A desert of despair
The uncertainty can bring you down

(chorus)
But I keep pushin' on
Holding on
To that, that I hold near
(but I)
Just to find.. I gotta find.. Just to find
A window within myself

I gotta find, nothing to hide, gotta find
A window within myself.

(bridge)
Tomorrow isn't written in stone
I keep saying there's nothing left to fear
But these memories I've lost
I can't total the cost
I am on the edge of despair
copywrite 2007 JMD and Nasra Al Adawi

Inspired by the blog A WINDOW WITIN MYSELF. I lifted the name from her blog. I do hope you don't mind! It just clicked!

I Don't Wanna Hear (Those Words From You)

I don't wanna hear those words from you
When they don't sound sincere

I don't have to peel back the years
When we're finally on our own

And in the night I hear you call my name
But I won't answer... I can't answer

There's nothing holding back this wall of pain
Except you.. except you.

(chorus)
So I'll stoke the fires of love
And dream of better days
But I don't wanna hear those words from you
I just can relive the pain
We tried to hold the candle
But baby we got burned
There's nothing left but sour dreams
Nightmares that never end

(bridge)
I don't want these memories
That haunt me day by day
Losing you won't bring me answers
But it helps with the pain
copywrite 2007 JMD

This lyric is one of the first "blues/jazz" inspired ones I have ever done. I have loved the blues but never really felt the "need" to try and write something overly bluesy. I would love to sit down with someone and finish this one off musically. I know there isn't much commericial appeal and by no means is the lyric "POP" enough for radio, but I think it has enough soul to stand up and be turned into something special.

Tell Her You Love Her

It's a strange game you play when live all alone
You can't hide what you feel, when you feel naked to the bone
Try as you might you know your livin' a lie
Tomorrow's just another day on this crazy ride

And when you finally think that you have found that special someone
Your afraid to open up and tell her she's the one
Don't play with danger is all that you can think
But the simple fact remains you'll either swim or sink

(chorus)
You gotta
Tell her that you love her
Faster the better
Tell her that you need her
And don't do it in a letter

And you search your dreams on into the night
And you still feel so uncertain about the internal fight
Tryin to hide just what your feelin' inside
The longer you wait the more you want to hide
(to chorus)
copywrite 2007 jmd

Run Run Run Away

There's a moment in life when push comes shove
It's a delicate choice that you have to make
Fight or flight there's no give' n take

are you gonna
(Chorus)
Run Run Run away from me baby
or Stay Stay Stay all day
you gonna Run Run Run away from me baby
Or do you want to stay

They say a stitch n time might save you nine
O yeah the choice is up to you
Do or die there's no wrong or right

Cuz the choice is up to you.. Are you gonna
(chorus)
Run Run Run away from me baby
or Stay Stay Stay all day
you gonna Run Run Run away from me baby
Or do you want to stay

Bridge
I can say I've seen the future
The bright lights are ahead
Win lose or draw is the situation
Tell me now whatcha gonna do

(to chorus and repeat and fade)
copywrite 2007 jmd

Can We Sail Away

The cold wind blows on this empty face
The ocean washes on the shore
There's an empty space in this old heart of mine
Sometime I wish we could turn back time

Can we sail away to forever
Can we mend the price it cost
Come with me we will find the answers
To the memories that we lost

Cuz you came to me when I was down
About as far as a person could be
Tomorrow may come but with you near
I'm just afraid of what might be

(chorus)
Can we sail away (sail away)
I think we can turn back the tide
Can we sail away (sail away)
Sail away..... Back in time

On the ocean of life
There's no need for sorrow
I will hold your hand

Watch the tide turn and feel our hearts merge
Baby I think we have a plan.... Sail Away....
copywrite 2007 jmd

Unfinsihed Lyric

My friends all 'round me say
"Boy it is time to move on"
I just can't seem to let go
When these feelings are still so strong

I'm having a hard time facing the future
When I can't put the past to an end
I'm holdin' my heart and it's broken
And there's no chance it will mend

The dark sky surrounds me
Tears still fill my eyes
The picture of you on my nightstand
Keeps drawing me in

I get up every morning
And put a brave face on
But part of me is dying
I'm just not that strong

The dark sky surrounds me
Tears still fill my eyes
The picture of you on my nightstand
Keeps drawing me in
copywrite 2007 jmd

This lyric is unfinshed. I can't for the life of me come up with a decent chorus. If anyone can think of one you will of course get a co writing credit for the lyrics. Which you never know might mean big bucks down the line. Email me at skunkcrazy@aol.com or feel free to post your suggestions. Thansk! ~CW~

It's To Late To Say Tomorrow Will Never Come

I can't explain the feelings that keep stirring in my soul
I feel something keep telling me it's just time to let go
And intuition tells me to keep hangin' on
But my feelings collide..... (heavy drum beat)

Countdown to another scale
Breakdown everything that we made

But it's to late to say tomorrow will never come

(guitar solo)

I can't explain just what seems to come over me
And I can't hide what you did to me
The pain and anger seems to carry on
But my feelings collide.....

Countdown to another scale
Breakdown everything that we made

But it's to late to say tomorrow will never come
To late to say.. It's just to late to say

Tomorrow will never come.

Bridge
And I can't say that you weren't good for me
I tried to so hard to keep livin' the dream
I stay awake till all hours of the night
Just tryin' to understand what you did with my life

I can't explain just what seems to come over me
And I can't hide what you did to me
The pain and anger seems to carry on
But my feelings collide.....

Countdown to another scale
Breakdown everything that we made

But it's to late to say tomorrow will never come
To late to say.. It's just to late to say

Tomorrow will never come.

Give It To Me One More Time

So you think I am hard to handle well I admit I'm hard to hold
I never give much thought to the guilty pleasures
I would rather be bad than bold

Well I've got some choices to make
Time is not on my side
Turning the corner on this empty ride
I gotta make more out of this time

Give it to me one more time
Forget about tomorrow
Give it to me one more time
No more pain and sorrow

Well I've never been one to be dragged down
Never thought much about wrong and right
Tomorrow is just another day
To be flown on this empty flight

Well I've got some choices to make
Time is not on my side
Turning the corner on this empty ride
I gotta make more out of this time

Give it to me one more time
Forget about tomorrow
Give it to me one more time
No more pain and sorrow
copywrite 2007 JMD

The Farmer

The farmer tills the soil
Plants the crops that feeds this land
He toils day and night for his family
He can't afford a hired hand

Through it all he manages to keep his head held high
Though sometimes he barely makes enough to survive

Winter snow and the summer drought
May keep the tractors in the barn
But he finds the strength to plant the wheat
As nothing is ever wrong

His hands are calloused and his face is chapped
But he still hauls the hay
The cattle need feed at the end of the yard
It's just another day

And through it all he finds the strength
Somehow to carry on
He's the greatest hero of our time
But we never know his name

Though we never know his name.

Through it all he manages to keep his head held high
And we never know his name...

And we never know his name
copywrite 2007 JMD

Walkin' the Razor Edge

You find yourself in a compromising position
You wish for yourself to stand taller than the trees
But in the end your in the corner
Fighting for a chance in this life
Don't try to walk the razors edge
When you can't get past tonight

You see yourself as the king of the mountain
You dream the dream of finding the pot of gold
But in the end your in the corner
Fighting for a chance in this life
Don't try to walk the razors edge
When you can't get past tonight

(chorus)
Your just walkin' the razor edge past tomorrow
Closing you eyes to all that's alive
You'll never get past the pain and the sorrow
In the end you're just living a lie

You've searched you soul for all that you've borrowed
You have dreamed the dreams for too long
But in the end you are in the corner
Fighting for a chance in this life
Don't try to walk the razors edge
When you can't get past tonight (to chorus)
copywrite 2007 JMD

Dumb Italian

Got my hair slicked back all full of grease
The world by the balls if you know what I mean
My new Z car is gonna shine tonight
I passed 12th Grade that means I'm bright

cuz I'm a dumb Italian
Dumb Italian
Dumb Italian

Me and my girl are going out tonight
If there's a moolie there there's gonna be a fight
Don't you make fun of my shirt or the way I wear my cloths
I bought two more chains made of gold

cuz I'm a dumb Italian
Dumb Italian
Dumb Italian

(bridge)I was born on the south side of Revere
Never been past Chinatown
Bought a house in Chelsea
Sometimes I walk through Roxbury

cuz I'm a dumb Italian
Dumb Italian
Dumb Italian
copywrite 1991-2007 JMD and ACK

This song was written back in the early 90's by me and my best friend who has since passed on from the planet. This song was born from our experiences on the North Shore area of Massachusetts, specifically a town by the name of Revere and its waterfront area Revere Beach. We had a blast in those days. Over the years we played this song for many people and the response was nothing short of positive. And yes that included many of our friends who are of Italian decent!

We had plans to record the song and submit it to one of the local radio stations in Boston (WBCN) who at the time was known for giving local artists a shot. Sadly those plans never happened.

There are a couple more verses that have slipped from my memory. When I find them I will make the proper edit to this entry.

Never to Late to Say I'm sorry

When push comes to shove you know you gotta count on someone
You can't take the chance that you can hold your own

When the chips are down and it's time to fold
You can call my name and I'll be on the run

O it's never to late to say that your sorry

It's never to late to make amends
Say the words it will help end your pain

O' it's never to late to say your sorry

When push comes to shove you know you gotta count on someone
You can't take the chance that you can hold you own

Never to late... to say your sorry
Never to late... to start again
Cuz when the chips are down and it's time to fold
You can call my name and I'll be on the run

O it's never to late to say I'm sorry
Never to late to say I'm sorry

copywrite 2007 JMD

Now and Again

Now and again I think of you
Now and again I can see your smile
Now and again I can see past the future
Now and again I feel I am living a lie

Though there's 10,000 miles between us
I can feel your presence in the air
Now and again I long to hold you
Now and again I'm in despair

Though some say only fools fall in love
A foolish heart can survive
Light a candle and say a prayer
Baby I'm coming home tonight

(chorus)
Now and again
Forever more
I'm going to be a stronger person
Just knowing your on my side
Now and again
Now and again
Now and again.

Now and again there's a sliver of hope
Now again the sun shines
Now and again our favorite song plays
Now and again we both cry

Though we travel on life's broken highway
We are both to strong not to survive
Now and again I long to hold you
I'm so lucky your in my life..... Now and again..

Now and again on life's lonesome highway
Two worlds learn to survive
Now and again I long to tell you
Just what you mean to my life. Now and again

Now and again
Now and again
Now and again
copywrite 2007 JMD