Songs S/T/U

Sing To Me
©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Heather McPherson
Date: November 20, 2003
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I wanna know
What you got to say
Strummin your guitar
Giving me a play-by-play
Every note, Every beat
Carries me away
The sound lingers in the air
And you take me there...
Where you wanna go

ch-
Sing to me
Bout who you wanna meet
Where you'd like to be
What you'd like to see
Hold Me
With you voice
In your dreams
In your arms
Everything we'll see
Just you and me
Sing to me...

Its the sound of Heaven
They're not just words
Those sweet things you say
Chord after chord
I see the dance
Of the colours of your life
Show me more
Tell me more,
I wanna go...back

Repeat ch.

Since Yesterday
©Heather McPherson

First Rights:Heather McPherson
Date:December 7, 2003

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I never knew
I loved you
Till that fateful day
Another car swerved
Yours was in the way
Now you're gone
It all feels so wrong
How could it all change
Since yesterday?

ch-
Since yesterday
All I've been doin is cryin
Since yesterday
That part of me's been dying
My heart's
Been gone with you to a better place
Since yesterday

I close my eyes
To hide the tears
I see your face
Your comin near
Your warm embrace
You know I wish you were
Still here

repeat ch.

Bridge-
I wish it
Wasn't real
I wish it was just a dream
Im fallin apart
I want to scream
They say
It'll be okay
But without you
I can't go on
Since Yesterday I
Cant
Go
On

repeat ch.

She Loves the Whiskey More
©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me
Date:July 30, 2004

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She's been out every night
Drinkin' away her life
Dancin' with the flames
And flirtin' with the bottle
Tryin to put out of her mind
Every word he said
He was so right about her
She seemed to prefer
The feeling of nothing
To the feeling of pain
She had laughed at him then
Sayin "who wouldn't?"
But he wouldn't let up
He loved her too much
So she took off
Off to her Heaven
Off to his Hell

ch-
She's losin herself a little more each day
And she's losin him
Pushin him away
Just one glass
Turns to just one bottle
And still that's not enough
And its just not the same as before
These days she loves the whiskey more

She wonders why he's holdin on
Doesn't understand his love
Only a fool would be with her still
Knowin the state she's in
She was never careful with his heart
But she was always so careful not to spill a drop
It was always more precious than him
That stuff will kill her one of these days
With the way she drinks it down
He's knows this as he's prayin
Prayin that she'll finally come around

repeat ch

Maybe if he left
She'd come to her senses
She'd come home
But its been days
And its been months
And he still ain't heard from her
Until one year later
That letter in the mail
Had no good news to tell
He cried himself to sleep for days
They both knew she'd drink herself to the grave

last ch-
Well she lost herself a little more each day
And she lost him
Pushed him away
Just one glass
Turned to just one bottle
And finally she'd had enough
It'll never be the same as before
Cause she always loved the whiskey more

She Cries

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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It's amazing how well

She can pretend

Like nothing's going on

Keepin her smile on

But if you took

A Look inside

You would find

All the hurt

And the pain

He put her through...

ch-

"Why,"she cries

"Why me?

Everybody thinks I'm someone different,

They don't know

There's more to me,

Than what they see"

And late into the night...

She cries

She struggles through

Another day

Another night

Lookin like

She's keepin up

When she's really fallin behind

She misses him

She can't stand him

She wants him

to feel the same for her

She doesn't know how she feels

She's like a leaf

Blowin in the wind

Changin her colours

As she tries to heal...

ch-

"See," she cries

"See me,

It's easy to see

You can read my heart

You can see the pain

The hurt, the scar

If only I had someone who could see.."

And late into the night

She Cries

(fade)

Stone and Ice

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

Date: June 10, 2003

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We met that day

Didnt even look my way

Till I said "I do"

When you were tryin to find

Someone like you.

I knew right then

I had a good friend

Never knew the pain

You could put me through

ch-

It's written in stone

Carved in ice

Where you were

When you were actin so nice

Where did you go

The you that I know

That guy I met in the red shirt

Where did you go?

Everything said

We could never be

but I harboured hope

that someday, maybe...

But "someday" never came

cause to you its all a game

us girls are all the same

do you even know my name?

repeat ch.

Course you know my name

Like i said, its just a game

you laugh like its a joke

thinking its funny

But it makes you a jerk

sorry hunny

Where did you go

That sweet boy I knew

I'm all alone here

Don't know what to do

repeat ch.

Shadow of the Past

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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I remember a time

We were walking hand-in-hand

the air was full of midsumer's light

who could withstand?

I forgot about him

for a little bit of time

You caught me offguard with you charm

How could I have been so blind?

ch-

I know I meant it then

But now i'm not so sure

Whether or not my feelings for you are

A shadow of the past

I thought I loved you

Was I right?

But when I saw him

I saw the light

And what I felt for you disappeared

I know I had to tell you

And tell him about us

I knew that I would

Break his trust

But its him I really love

repeat ch.

See

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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Its always the same

"How are you?

How've ya been?

I'm doin great,

better now,

If ya know what i mean

you should come to supper

Maybe we could chat."

But it doesnt usually happen like that.

And i still dont know where we're at.

ch-

Tell me

You've been thinkin of me

Constantly

All this time

That it wasnt wasted

Is this just another stupid rhyme?

You gotta tell me

I just gotta know

And then,

We'll see

"I only see you

what? once a month?

To me that seems,

Well..not enough

Remember when you

Always used to

come around?"

That where these feeling of mine,

First were found

repeat ch

Sunrise

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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He's my escape

When just thinking is tough

He sets me free

When I've had about enough

When its all too confusing

When im crying inside

He takes me away

Lets me know

There is a better side

ch-

He's my support

He's that lifeline I needed

He's every note

In that all-too-familiar tune

He's the dawn breakin through

He's my sunrise

Just clear my head

Think about what he said

If I only had the chance to tell him

That there's somethin special here

And that

I'll always love him

Long after we're

Apart, gone

Havent talked in years

I'll still feel the same

After all those tears

Cause I'll still be singing

That old song tonight

The same one he hummed

Until the dawn's first light

repeat ch.

Sweet Summer Wine
©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me
Date: December 9/04
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It wasn't supposed to be this way
This wasn't supposed to happen
I thought I had it
All figured out, until then
Its like I saw him for the first time
Though I've seen him time & time before
Its like my eyes suddenly opened
When he walked in through that door

ch-
Well my heart skips a beat
Everytime I see him now
I try to forget him
But I just don't know how
I try not to think
But he's fillin up my mind
He's taking over my every thought
He's like some sweet summer wine

Every little thing
Brings me back to before
And I wonder why I was never left
Wanting any more
He's all I can think about
I can't seem concentrate
Everything is blurry now
I've gone from eight to eighty-eight

repeat ch

Bridge-
It happened so fast
I still can't believe it
Its intoxicating
And just plain frustrating
He's nothing but trouble
And I keep on denying

repeat ch x 2 & fade

St. Louis Blues
(C)Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me
Date: July 23, 2006
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We met in London, England
Tourin & wandering around
He was a history major
I was startin school in the fall
We were from two different worlds
Two separate lives
It wasn't love at first sight
But we sure did collide

ch-
Met a guy from St. Louis
He was twenty one
I was seventeen
We were a thousand miles from home
In places we'd never been
And I loved that guy from St Louis
But I'll never see him again

In Paris, we sure had fun
Getting to know each other,
Laughing around
We moved through that city
Takin baby steps
Not sure what was happening
Scared for the sun to set
Cruising on the river
And watchin fireworks
From our spot on the grass
Same place, same thing in mind
Too bad it we didn't have more time

repeat ch

In Venice sparks began to fly
A stolen glance, a wistful sigh
A smile here, a whisper there
Reading each other's minds
A romantic dinner
A moonlit gondola ride
Our hands brushed softly
And I fell for him that night

repeat ch

Conversation deepened in Rome
So much in common,
But in three days
We were both headed home
We toasted to us
Fell even more in love
Stole a kiss in the Garden of Eden
But in the end,
He. Still. Left. Me

repeat ch x 2

...and I loved that guy from St Louis
And all he left me with
Was the St Louis blues...

(fade)

The Eyes (of someone in love)

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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Everything's fine

Everything's nice

Everything shines

Everything's goin right

Everyday's a blessing

Some new good thing's happening

They wouldn't trade the way they feel

For anything in the world

ch-

Everything looks better

All the world looks great

You can tell exactly

What they're thinking of

Everything's fine

From the eyes

Of someone in love

It's all so sweet

There's no good-byes

All you see is gold

When you look in their eyes

All they see

Is the reflection of you

When they look in my eyes

Cause mine,

Are the eyes

of someone in love

repeat ch.

Two Can Play At This Game
©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me
Date:June 10, 2004

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Yah you hate chicks like that
That are just tryin to have fun
Its just somethin innocent
But you take it too hard
You take it out on me
Well I hate guys like that
Comin on, like they're
some sort of god
or King of the world
Thinkin they got powers
got control of this girl

ch-
Well screw you boy
I'm getting sick and tired
You make me so annoyed
I'm gettin too frustrated
You won't last
I'll kick your ass
Cause two can play
At this game

What goes around comes around
You should know that by now
Hold your horses cowboy
I'm not finished with you yet
You got what you wanted
Got me to care
You better be happy
Cause I sure ain't
True or false hun
All's fair in love and war.
Should I forgive you?
Um, no I dont think so

repeat ch

Yah I hate how you do that
Act like I'm invisible
Like I'm not even there
Well I hate how you can pretend
Like its alright
Like you actually care
Like you actually said you're sorry
Don't expect me to come
running back to forgive you
Cause if that's the best apology you got
I'd be wastin my time
And I'm through with you

repeat ch

That Girl is Me (Lily's Song)

©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me

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I take a look at you

sittin in the grass

over there

You're thinkin you're cool

Messin up your hair

All showin off

In front of your friends

Always glancing over

checking if us girls are looking

Oh when's it gonna end?

You think you're funny

buggin the little kids

But you're just a bully

No matter how great the stuff you did is

ch-What you need

Is a Girl

That'll get your head out of the clouds

Bring ya back down to earth

What you need is a Girl

And i hate to say it but

That girl is me

Now, Just dont get me started

on your friends

You're the worst of them all

But only one comes close.

There's your best friend

He's that handsome-looking one

Yah, thats right

He's better looking than you

Cept, he's a trouble-maker too

There's your good little friend

great in school

And well behaved to boot!

Making sure you and that

handsome one dont get kicked out

Too bad he couldn't keep

your feet on the ground

repeat ch

wow, Well now I'm proud of you

You've changed so much

You've stopped showing off

you make me proud

Just by not trying to

Now i dont gotta yell at you :P

You're now a good little boy

Just like your friends

Even your best

Seemed to smarten up

He's so good looking

its a wonder he never got

hooked up

I'm so happy the way you turned out

The way we worked out

Now you know what ive been yelling about

Glad to say

You're no longer an

"arrogant, bullying toerag!"

repeat ch.

(that last line is for you jess! like it? i knew you would! LOL)

That Way

You never knew how i felt

When it all started out

But i knew

I would have to smarten up

By the end,

You could tell

just by the way I looked you

You started wonderin

Who's foolin who

ch-

I've been gone

I've been down

Had time to turn my head around

Now im back

And i can say

I'll always look at you

That Way

I'd hear your voice

My tongue would get tied

I'd be wonderin if you've ever lied

Now i hear

And it soothes

Knowing im not made the fool

Cause you can see

its different from

the way i used to close my eyes

And listen to what you had to say

repeat chorus changing last lines to-

I'll always hear you

That Way

Now i see

I'm proud of me

I used to be so dependant

I took time to cool off

I came back

got back on track

And i know,

The way i think of you

Is the same as it was before

But now its changed

In the slightest way

I just want you to know

repeat chorus changing last lines to-

I'll always think of you

That Way

That way

I'll always see you...

That Way.

I'll always hear you..

That Way...

I'll Always

think of you

That way..

I'll always need you....

That

Way

Turn Him Around
©Heather McPherson

First Rights:Me
Date:April 13, 2004

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Don't you hate it
When nothing goes right?
You have all these plans,
All these dreams
For after summer
It'll be you and him
You'll have so much fun
Then you find out
that he'll be gone
Leavin' next year
Well what's done is done...
right?

ch-
You can try to change it
But who says it will?
You're just one voice in his head
And you're thinking
its better left not said
Cause you know
you can't turn him around
no you can't
Turn Him Around

You keep setting youself up
Just to be let down
Fuelin up on false hope
Just to go wonderin how
It happened to you
Thought this was
Another chance
To get it right
Instead you're hanging around
Crying at night

repeat ch

So you get it set in your mind
Take that chance
You try to tell him how you feel
How much he's meant to you
Add in a "remember when"
As you think back on happy times
How much his smile
Brightened your day
Tell yourself not to cry
Push back the tears
As you wait for his reply

last ch-
You can try to change it
And hey, Maybe you will
You're just one voice in his head
Maybe he care's bout
What that one voice said
And you never know
Behind those dark eyes
He might just be thinking
Bout turnin around
Yah you might just have
Turned him around

That's a Good Thing
©Heather McPherson

First Rights:Me, duh
Date:March 23, 2004

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Most people write
about love that goes good
Love that goes great
But as happy as I am,
Mine are always about a heartache
How I cried
How it hurt
I can't seem to write about
Anything good
Its frustrating
Its craziness
Knowing how I feel
Just won't come out

ch-
For some reason I can never
Write when I'm happy
That's why
I never wrote about you
That's saying something:
I never had a reason to be mad at you
So if in all my songs, there ain't one about you
Don't worry hunny,
That's a Good thing

I have song after song
About how it all went wrong
More than I care to admit.
I've had my share
of hit and miss
Then you came in
And changed it all
You make me happier
Than I've been in a while
And yet,
I just can't seem to show it

repeat ch

Pleas baby,
Please darlin
I hope you understand
It's not because I dont want to
I just have a lack of words
For how you make me feel
Three ain't enough
And a hundred's too much
And the past just seems
To flow out all that better

last ch-
I never wrote about you
I was never mad at you
So if in all my songs, there ain't one about you
Dont worry, hunny,
That's a good thing,
Oh, oh
Don't worry,Hunny
That's Good Thing

Tears to Fill My Eyes
©Heather McPherson

First Right: Me
Date: Sept 16/04

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You
Are close enough to touch
All I gotta do is reach out
But evertime I do
My hand slips right through
Turns out you're further than I though

Did I push you away?
Is there something
You're waiting for me to say?

ch-
I see you
But you don't see me
That's the truth
And baby its a sad, sad thing
I try to reach you
And what do I get?
Nothin but a broken heart
And tears to fill my eyes

You
Used to be the one who kept me warm
Who helped me wait out the storm
You taught me to love those rainy nights
You showed me how to do everything
You know I'm doin now

But now,
You're drifitn away
You won't stop to hear what I have to say

repeat ch

Bridge:
One of these days
I know you'll see me again
Something will spark in your memory
Someday soon
You'll come around
And you'll hear me sing your
sad, sad songs

repeat ch

The Seconds Go By
©Heather McPherson

First Rights: Me
Date: August 20, 2005

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You say that it's over
Then the tears start to pour
You say it's not working
What the hell do you know
You say that you love me
I melt in your arms
Well where are you now
Where are we now
Are we going anywhere
Are we turning around

I'm watching the clock
The seconds go by
You're still not here
Where the hell am I
Am I still with you
Or are you with her
Do you still love me
Do you want this to work
I'm sitting here watchin the clock
And the seconds go by

Ticking, tapping
Its driving me crazy
Waiting, wanting
Its too much for me
Knowing, fearing
I'm not ready for this yet
Well I'm scared to death
I'm too far gone
Are you coming back
Will you bring me back

I'm watching the clock
The seconds go by
You're still not here
Where the hell am I
Am I still with you
Or are you with her
Do you still love me
Do you want this to work
I'm sitting here watchin the clock
And the seconds go by

Bridge-
This clock won't stop ticking
Just cause I'm not perfect
My world won't stop turning
Just cause you're not in it
My heart won't stop beating
Just cause you still have it

I'm watching the clock
The seconds go by
You're still not here
Where the hell am I
Am I still with you
Or are you with her
Do you still love me
Do you want this to work

I'm watching the clock
The seconds go by
You're still not here
Where the hell am I
Am I still with you
Or are you with her
Do you still love me
Do you want this to work
I'm sitting here watchin the clock
And the seconds go by...
And the seconds go by...
And the seconds go by...
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