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Best Kept Secrets (2003)

BEST KEPT SECRETS (2003)
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SECRET
EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED
ALL SHE WROTE
MAKE THE CIRCLE STRAIGHT
WAIT FOR YOU
SUNRISE
STARING INTO HEAVEN
NO ESCAPE
GIRL IN A BLACK DRESS
UNTIL NEXT TIME
 
Recorded June-July 2003
Germbox Studios - Colorado Springs, CO
Except re-release live version of "Sunrise"
Recorded live at Pikes Perk, Colorado Springs, CO - February 2004
All songs written by Robert J. Doran
Best Kept Secrets - Produced by Jeremy Carlson & Bobby Doran
Special thanks - Ben Kersey (Percussion)
(BMI) © 2003. BOBBY DORAN MUSIC
All Rights Reserved


95
Lost in time, we were driving up on I-95
By my side, little navigator lady in my life
Disregarding all out cares tonight
The CD player blaring out
Tonight, pushing all our woes and troubles to the side
On a magic-carpet ride
 
Let’s be alive
When you’re sitting next to me, let the dashboard hold your feet
Let time roll by
With my baby by my side
She’s right here by my side
 
Oh, baby, it’s okay to leave the world behind
We can run the red lights
Girl, you’ve got me by the hand tonight
Turn our headlights on so we can see the colors of the sky
They slowly fade to navy, waking all the city lights
Yeah
 
Let’s be alive
When you’re sitting next to me, let the dashboard hold your feet
Let time roll by
With my baby by my side
She’s right here by my side
I’ve got you in my backseat
 
Let’s be alive
When you’re sitting next to me, let the dashboard hold your feet
Let time roll by
We’ll run away to anywhere with you
By my side
Leave the world behind
 
 
SECRET
In the dark, I stumble ‘round
There you are, you’ve found me now
For tonight, we can hide
No one will know, so don’t you be shy
Don’t you be shy
 
We can roll around until the sun appears
And then some more, until I disappear
I never thought that I would ever be loving you
It’s a shame I’ve got to leave
Cause I don’t wanna leave
 
Oh, tonight you’re mine
And this moment feels so right inside
But we can never tell a soul
 
We’re friends to them, if they only knew
Where I’ve been, and the crazy things we do
I’ll try my best to hold it in
But you're my sweet surprise, covered in sin
I’ll never hold you in
 
Oh, tonight you’re mine
And this moment feels so right inside
But we can never tell a soul
We can never tell a soul
 
In your room, flat to the bed
It might be wrong, but baby, I don't care
Cause when we're done, we're friends again
So, let's contain ourselves if we can
Oh, I don't know if I can
Until then let's make believe
 
Oh, tonight you’re mine
And this moment fells so right inside
But we can never tell a soul I'm here
Tonight you're mine
And this moment feels so right inside
But we can never tell a soul
We can never tell a soul
I'll never tell a soul
No, we can never, never, never tell
I’ll never tell a soul
No, no, no 
 
 
EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED
Here I am again, lying at your feet, looking over at the mirror
It’s been so long since we could speak
I’ve only wanted you to look at me, without biting your tongue
 
A chill takes to the air, as the clouds roll away
Watch it all turn gray
But she casts no shadows
 
 Everything she wants, is everything, you see
 Every little thing she does is everything to me
 The way she moves
 The way she likes to be is everything to me
 
As the clouds move overhead, I see the sky begin to open
My spirit disappears
There was a time when your were on my side
Now that the rain is falling from the sky
it’s falling to our eyes
 
A chill takes to the air, as the clouds roll away
Watch it all turn gray
But she casts no shadows in my eyes
 
 Everything she wants, is everything, you see
 Every little thing she does is everything to me
 The way she moves
 The way she likes to be is everything to me
 
 Everything she wants, is everything
 So, what’s everything anyway?
 Is it all our love?
 All our love is everything to me
 
Here I am again, lying at your feet, looking over at the mirror
I just wish that we could speak one last time
One last time
 

ALL SHE WROTE
After speaking to you so many times
After staying awake just to hold you tight
Sleeping in your bed
You would always have me to rest your head
Kissing you on the cheek every single day
But your lips always seemed so far away
Maybe I said too much
Maybe I tried too hard
 
 You left without a trace
 Got a feeling that you’re never coming back
  I just can’t live my life, since you went away
  So far away
 
Maybe trying so hard just to please you
Wasn’t gonna pay off like I wanted to
Never asked for much
All I really wanted was your touch
I could never forget such a pretty face
Guess I'll never know just how good you taste
Maybe it was right of you to stop this before the start
 
I just can’t live my life, since you went away
  You made me feel so helpless, since you left me
 
Oh, it disappeared so fast
   But I felt that this would last
I didn’t like you for your popularity
I never liked you cause you were the prom queen
You may look like a girl in a movie I saw
I can’t quite remember the name
But I must say, you do look the same to me
 You left without a trace
 Got a feeling that you’re never coming back
 Wiped the smile from my face
 Now you’re just a memory
 
I just can’t live my life
  Since you went away
  I held you close so many times
  I wish you were still mine
   You seem to be so far away
   You seem to be so far away
   You seem to be so far away
   You’re just too far
 

MAKE THE CIRCLE STRAIGHT
All this time
I've spent walkin' 'round in circles
I wanna make this circle straight
Today
Never sure where I should be
But I know I've got to leave this place
This state
Make a moment set to last
Time is burning away so fast
So fast
Cannot bear this any longer
Growing weak instead of stronger
I want to find a way to change my way
And I've got to find a way to make this circle straight
Make the circle straight
Now it's time
To give a use to what you gave me
'Fore I throw it all away
To shame
When I'm taking destiny
To turn it into a tragedy
I want to find a way to change my way
And I've got to find a way to make this circle straight
Make the circle straight
Right now
My world is turning 'round
It's turning upside down
Will I run in place forever?
These hands of mine
These hands of time
The hands of time move so slow
Oh, they move so slow
They move so slow
Oh, they move so slow
They move so slow
So slow, so slow, so slow, so slow, so slow
So slow
They move so slow
I want to find a way to change my way
And I've got to find a way to make this circle straight

WAIT FOR YOU
Oh, I wait for you
I stood inside the room today
Beside the bed where you and I would play
Here's where I'd always wait for you, I wait for you
I'll wait for you all alone inside your room
I wait for you
The photographs help me remember all of the fun we had
But it's hard for me to remember the last time we laughed
Here's where I'd always wait for you to come home to me
Love, come home soon, this bed is warm enough for two
Oh, love, I'll wait for you all alone inside your room
I wait for you
Don't you act so mad
Well, I hope all your troubles get washed away
I'll do my best, I dare not fall to sleep tonight
Hiding deep between the sheets
There lie so many memories
Now they've all disappeared
One day you'll come back to me
We'll have a moment here to seize
Oh, I wish you were here
Now we've shared this pillow, oh, so many times before
Any moment now, I pray you walk right through that door
And I wonder, I do, oh, I wonder why?
I wonder, do you love me anymore?
 
Oh, love, I wait for you all alone inside your room
I wait for you to turn on the light
I wait for you, all alone inside your room I wait for you, oh yeah
I hope to see you soon
'Cause I'm growing tired of waiting
And I never want to lose this feeling you've given me
And I want to be the first you see
Now I wait around
Somehow I never seem to mind
No, I don't mind waiting for you
 
 
SUNRISE
Sunrise
Saturday night, the moon is up and it's shining on my face
God only knows how much I've got to leave this place
Yesterday seems like a dream, so I scream to get out of here
I'm begining to see my life become so clear

Holding me tight, I'm gazing deep into your eye
Can't we stay up from dawn to dusk, until tomorrows sunrise
Burnin' it down from when I wake up to the moment I resign
I'm beginning to see my life before my eyes

Sunrise
Tired eyes
I've been sittin' at this bar all night
Sunrise
Tired eyes
Now, see how much I fill my glass tonight
And everything is blurry in my eyes
I look to my left, there's a lady sittin' next to me
Tryin' to smile as her tears are rolling down her cheeks
I watch as they race down her face from her eyes down to her lips
It was a sight I wasn't able to resist
As I whispered to her gently, she slowly turned to me
I didn't hesitate to ask if she would like something to drink
As I could see, she's alone, her resistance was low and anyone could take her home
When you drink so much, it makes you sink so low
Sunrise
Tired eyes
I've been sittin' at this bar all night
Sunrise
Tired eyes
Now, see how much I fill my glass tonight
Hey-la, hey-la
 
 
STARING INTO HEAVEN
High above, amidst the angels
There are times that I can't tell
If I'm staring into heaven
But you're painted on my ceiling
You don't have to hide your wings
Or your halo
Just let me hear you sing something I dont know
 
You're in my mind every single night
You're here with me
But I'll never hold you tight
I would hold you if I could
I would hold you if you weren't so far away
Recently I've rearranged my mind
I've taken down the dusty frames
They were broken anyway
Oh, no, now I try my best to fill
Every single wall with you my love
But the walls go on for miles
One for every time you've smiled
 
You're in my mind every single night
You're here with me
But I'll never hold you tight
I would hold you if I could
I would hold you if you weren't so far away
I'm lying on the floor
Planning what I have in store for you
I'll tie you to my bed
But I know I'll miss you
As soon as I turn my head
I'll never turn my head around
I'm lying on the floor
Planning what I have in store for you
I'll tie you to my bed
But I know I'll miss you
I know I'll miss you
 
You're in my mind every single night
You're here with me
But I'll never hold you tight
I would hold you if I could
I would hold you if you weren't so far away
No, no, no
You're in my mind every single night
You're here with me
But I'll never hold you tight
I would hold you if I could
I would hold you if you weren't so far away
 
 
NO ESCAPE
I won't ask you why you're frownin' back at me lately
Everything you want will all just disappear so fast sometimes
I walk by, still you cry, everytime, oh
 
Maybe one day you could find out what you want from me
'Cause I am not the answer to the star you're wishing on
Everything you do to me is all some kind of fucking lie
But still you try
Oh, there's no escape from this place
It's just too far to run today
When there's no one else to haunt you
Oh, why?
I stand on guard
I'm on guard
On guard
And I try not to let you down
I'll never let you down
I'll never let you down, down, down
Oh, there's no escape from this place
It's just too far to run today
When there's no one else to haunt you
Oh-Oh, there's no escape from this place
It's just too far to run
Too far to run
 
 
GIRL IN A BLACK DRESS
Open your eyes
So I can see them staring at me for one last time
So much for what you were wearing
I beg for this to last, I swear I'll take it slow
But tomorrow always comes too fast
And I'm lying all alone
I'm all alone
I'm all alone
 
All alone
Ten o'clock was the first time I saw you
You were wearing a black dress
I must confess that I never fell for a girl so fast in my life
 
I guess, ten o'five you were in my bedroom
Tearing off your black dress
I never thought I would be so close  to a girl that I just met
 
I always find I dwell upon the past
And I wonder why I always fall so fast?
Tonight, let's make love before it's time to go
Will I see you again?
Tell me when will I see you again?
 
I know I'm not the first to be with you
But I hope you remember
All the time that we've spent here together
Baby, you were the best that I ever had
But you disappeared so fast
And I want to lie, but I felt that this would last
Tonight, let's make love before the sunlight shows
Will I see you again?
Tell me when will I see you again?
When?

And I wonder why I always fall so fast
Baby, open your eyes, just give me one last dance
Tonight, let's make love before your man comes home
Please, don't ever go
An hour; wondrous time, where there's no need to speak
We save our goodbyes, our secrets ours to keep
But I have to be with everyone I meet
So please stay the night
All night
 
 
UNTIL NEXT TIME
It's the end of the show
I just want to go home
Stuck in a movie
Where every frame's moving so slow
Seems we ran out of time
And i ran out of lines
Oh, and it's a quarter past last call
I just wait for this red curtain to close
It falls so slow on me
 
I know it's cold outside
But we all have to leave sometime
But the pleasure was all mine
So until next time
Till we meet again
I'll hear you sing
Sing along now
Hear you scream
Scream along
And I'll hear you laugh out loud
Out loud
 
I know it's cold outside
But we all have to leave sometime
But the pleasure was all mine
Everyone's wasted
And I'm wasted too
I've only one song left in me
To play for you tonight
We'll meet again sometime
 
 
 
 
BOBBY DORAN - BEST KEPT SECRETS (2003)
All songs written by Robert J. Doran
(BMI) © 2003. BOBBY DORAN MUSIC
All Rights Reserved

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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