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I Won't Miss You
04:29
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I Won’t Miss You When You’re Gone
The distance in between us as we sit across the table
Speaks louder than the words that we don’t say
I see the way you look at her; you want her like I wanted you
But I don’t want to want you past today
You pull your hand away from mine; Your eyes betray the cold hard lie as
You swear to me that she is just a friend
You think that I don’t know your heart; that I’ve forgotten how we started
And I can see just how this story ends
Chorus: I won’t miss you when you’re gone
And I won’t cry when I’m alone
And I won’t call your name out when the shadows fall
No, I won’t miss you when you’re gone
Bridge: So take your heart and you can give it all to her
And take your word; I never should have let you in my world
The distance in between us as we sit across the table
Holds the truth that makes it hard to stay
I stand up now to walk away and say the words you could not say
‘Cause I don’t want to want you past today
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2. |
You Draw Me Back
05:33
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You Draw Me Back
I know it’s over as you turn away
And leave the third time since July
I know this just ain’t good and yet it seems
I always find a way to justify
Chorus:
I’m drawn right back with every phrase you offer
I’m pulled back in to yesterday once more
You read my mind and know just what I need to hear
To tell my heart we’re like we were before
You come back round like nothing’s different
You try to bend my truth to yours
You fill my peace with ruptured memories
Of distant days and distant times that worked
Bridge: We’ve rode this storm for seven years come springtime
We both know there’s no rainbow at the end
Chorus:
But you draw me back with every phrase you offer
You pull me in to yesterday once more
You read my mind; you know just what I need to hear
To tell my heart we’re like we were before
And I tell my heart we’re like we were before
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3. |
Tomorrow Is The Day
04:58
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Tomorrow is the Day
You came when fall was ending
You brought your broken heart
I could see it needed mending
Someone had torn it all apart
I took you into shelter
And you took all I had to give
The story ended at the start
You couldn't break free from the dark
And let your broken heart forgive
CHORUS:
So you don't have to tell me
That you'll soon be leaving
I feel it in your touch; your alibis are such
That I can see deceiving
The chain of chance has parted
And the links have fallen free
Tomorrow is the day; tomorrow I will stay
And you'll be leaving me
The scent of springtime caught the air
It's fragrance pulled your heart away
The search for what you lost was in your stare
I held no reins to make you stay
Your emptiness will fill the room
And hold your presence in my mind
And though I held you for awhile
Your thoughts could not erase her smile
Nor leave her memory behind.
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4. |
Taking A Chance
03:51
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Taking a Chance
I'm takin' a chance on you, luv
The genie is out and the bottle is dry
I've won and I've lost and learned all the lessons
I'm tired of asking for reasons to cry
You came through the door when my heart was beaten, down
You offered your hand and you rendered your smile
You told me you'd noticed, but just from a distance
That I was unhappy and it wasn't my style
Chorus:
You gathered me up and put me together
You brushed off the dust and carried me home
I settled right in to the space that was empty
You gave me a comfort that I'd never known
I'm takin' a chance on you, luv
The genie is out and the bottle is dry
I've won and I've lost and learned all the lessons
I'm tired of asking for reasons to cry
Repeat Chorus
I'm takin' a chance on you, luv
The genie is out and the bottle is dry
I've won and I've lost and learned all the lessons
And finally found all the reasons to try
You've given my heart all the reasons to try
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5. |
Beautiful Lies
04:59
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Beautiful Lies
Chorus:
You're telling me beautiful lies
As sweet as magnolias in spring
You make me believe that I've captured your heart
You're telling me beautiful lies
She's with you again when we meet
No need to explain or defend
Just filling the spaces with words that appease
Convinces me she's just a friend
Chorus: 'Cause you're telling me……
There's a shadow of doubt on the shade
As two bodies embrace into dawn
The morning brings forth alibis to persuade
That you were alone after all
Chorus: ‘Cause you're telling me…..
The eyes of deceit stare me down
I swallow the message they give
I can't let you go so my pride will be bound
To the fantasy I choose to live
Chorus: You're telling me beautiful lies
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Talking 'Bout the Weather
I spent a lifetime tryin' to make you understand
What I was all about
I tried to talk, I tried to tell you who I was
But in your eyes I saw the doubt
CHORUS: And every time we'd meet we'd sit
And talk about the weather
We never shared a single strand of life
It seemed to hard to reach you and
It hurt so much to try
I guess the time was never right
It meant so much to me for you to see my worth
I tried so hard to please
I saw the life you had, I saw what you'd been through
I tried to give what you would need
CHORUS: But every time we'd meet we'd sit
And talk about the weather
And superficial stories of our friends
I tried so hard to teach you what
My life was all about
How much on you I wanted to depend
The page has turned and now you're free of all your fears
But I'm left with no resolve
I sit and ponder why the last dance never came
And if you ever felt my love
CHORUS: 'Cause every time we'd meet we'd sit
And talk about the weather
And in my heart I longed for your embrace
The blanket of our stories neatly
Tucked our love inside
Leaving empty words upon an empty page
Just empty words upon an empty page
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7. |
Inside Out Again
03:36
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Inside Out Again
You glance my way; the room falls empty
Angels sing as you call my name
You touch my arm; it courses through me
You've turned me inside out again.
CHORUS: You turn me inside out again, luv
My inner fears fall out like rain
You shine your light to fill the spaces
You turn me inside out again
And like the leaf that unfolds slowly
As life renews itself in spring
You gently open all my secrets
You turn me inside out again
CHORUS: You turn me inside out again, luv
My inner fears fall out like rain
You shine your light to fill the spaces
You turn me inside out again
I thought my life was full without you
I thought I'd nothing more to gain
You reached right through my self-denial
And turned me inside out again
CHORUS: You turn me inside out again, luv
My inner fears fall out like rain
You shine your light to fill the spaces
You turn me inside out again
You reached right through my self-denial
And turn me inside out again.
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Never Thought That I Would Love Again
The day he left my world turned upside down
The life I'd known just disappeared
I heard my heart cry out "come back to me"
But his was gone too far to hear
CHORUS:
I never thought that I would love again
I never thought that this old heart would mend
I never thought that I'd get over him
I never thought I'd love again
Then from a distant past I heard your voice
It cut like crystal through the air
And as we reminisced of love and loss
We etched a destiny to share
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9. |
Twenty Years
05:13
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Twenty Years
When we met we both were on our second chance
Both knowing what we had to lose
We held back; we never had that second dance
Heartaches from the past still feeling new
But then from deep within a spark began to burn
Its warmth caressed our timid hearts
And all the lessons that we both thought we had learned no longer held
The strength to keep our souls apart
CHORUS: For twenty years you've loved my darkness and my light
You've always held me when I cried
For twenty years you've warmed my body in the night
For twenty years you're by my side
You kept the best of me locked tightly in your soul
And let my shadows fall away
You lit the fire that kept me sheltered from the cold
And held the wretched world at bay
Repeat Chorus
When we met we both were on our second chance
But had a lifetime yet to live
The moon shone down on us and taught us how to dance
And showed us what we had to give
Repeat Chorus
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More than Often on My Mind
We spent many years together
We bought the fairy tale for two
Many trials we did weather
It wasn't quite enough for you
CHORUS:
But there's a ribbon running through our lives
That keeps the fabric from unwinding
And even though we're only friends now
You're more than often on my mind
We built a home to play the straight life
A frame so strong I thought it couldn't bend
But I could see the darkness in your eyes
That held the future and the end
Repeat chorus
It's many years since we parted
The flowers we planted now in bloom
And all the memories that we started
Rest on my mind like morning dew
Repeat chorus
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11. |
Called Your Number
05:45
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Called Your Number
Called your number, heard your voice
Took my breath like winter winds
Rooms are empty, words unsaid
Your heart has found the river's end
CHORUS:
And I wish I could have known you
The bridge between, an endless span
All my dreams I could have shown you
But time escaped the shifting sand
Conversations, there were few
But they linger on my mind
Like the scent of apple blossoms
On a day when life is kind
CHORUS:
And I wish I could have known you
The bridge between, an endless span
All my dreams I could have shown you
But time escaped the shifting sand
Then the winter took its measure
In that instant you were gone
Called your number, heard your voice
Through that memory I move on
CHORUS:
And I wish I could have known you
The bridge between, an endless span
All my dreams I could have shown you
But time escaped the shifting sand
All my dreams I could have shown you
But time escaped the shifting sand
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12. |
You Took Me Dancing
03:27
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You Took Me Dancing
You came to me when I was only seventeen
My mama said to take it slow
But all I saw was my salvation in your eyes
You drew the blind and let the sunshine flow
CHORUS:
You took me dancing; your heart romanced me
And we made angels in the snow
And though my mama said that I was way too young
I knew with you my future would unfold
You had my father's heart and songs that filled my soul
Our contradictions disappeared from sight
Your melodies of life expanded who I was
As we ignited memory's candle light
CHORUS:
And you took me dancing; your heart romanced me
And we made music in the night
And though my mama said that I was too naïve
I knew somehow that what we'd found was right
BRIDGE:
But through the years our candles
Burned a different pace
The paths we walked led us
Into a different place
The seeds of time were nurtured into someone else's dream
You came to me when I was seventeen
Chorus:
And you took me dancing; your heart romanced me
And made a future from our dreams
And though our journeys led us each in separate ways
We shared a special love song in between
You came to me when I was seventeen
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13. |
Come July
04:49
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Come July
For 10 years I watched as you searched for your voice
Round the compass from east back to west
I questioned a lot of the choices you made
But I reckoned they’re part of life’s test
Then somewhere between bars and boredom
You discovered the wonder was gone
It’s a long way from Memphis, or so the song says
But you packed up your heart and moved on
Chorus:
Come July, when the day lilies bloom
And the pond floats its lights ‘neath the moon
Come July when your heart is half here and half home
Come July all the good-byes are gone
Come July all your good-byes are gone
With resolve in your heart you adjusted the script
And let go the vision to fate
But the same old seduction was calling to you
With your heart and your head in debate
Then out of the chaos of love and of loss
Came the voice of a sunrise in May
He was true, he was real, he could see to your soul
And your shadows fell quickly away
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14. |
Beer Caps In My Laundry
03:46
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Beer Caps in my Laundry
You've been with me since '94
With three kids and no locks upon the door
You stagger in each morning with "forgive me" on your breath
But I can't do this anymore
You sober up just long enough to score
Your puppet master's crashed upon our floor
The kids are tired of losing you to bottles and to smoke
And I can't do this anymore
CHORUS: I can't do this anymore
The beer caps in my laundry
And the bottles on the floor
Tell me I can't do this anymore
There ain't no lovin' like before
The essence is long-gone that I adored
I need to set my future free; I need for you to go
'Cause I can't do this anymore
CHORUS: I can't do this anymore
The beer caps in my laundry
And the bottles on the floor
Tell me I can't do this anymore
The love is gone; my heart's grown cold, so pack your life and go
'Cause I can't do this anymore
I just can't do this anymore
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Mary Lou Minor Ontario
In 2009 her songwriting contributed to winning Gold at the Ontario Country Music Showdown & Best Country at Barrie New MusicFest. She was nominated Country and Folk Group of the Year at the 2012 NMAs and Country Group of the Year 2013. She was a finalist in the 2014 Great American Song Contest; 2 songs from her forthcoming album were finalists in the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award 2015 & 2016. ... more
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