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Band members:
One girl.
One guitar.
One microphone.
One computer.
One software program.
One track recordings.
Philosophy:
It is not what you have that matters. It is what you do with what you have that matters. Do what you can with what you have, where you are.
About me:
Songwriter.
All songs (music and lyrics) written by me.
Produced by me.
Played and performed by me.
Yes, this is me.
I am just a girl and a guitar.
Everything is raw, recorded live at my desk.
Your feedback is appreciated. :)
Now please let me introduce the songs.
This project is all about them.
I'll let them speak for themselves...
ASK ME IF I GIVE A SHIT
Ask me if I give a shit and I'll tell you I don't.
Ask me if this will ever change my mind, you know it won't.
If you ask me to compromise, I'll have to tell you no.
I'll look into your eyes and then I'll tell you where to go...
So ask me if I give a shit, I'm dreaming of the day
when I won't have to talk to you or even see your face.
If you ask me to keep it down cause I'm making too much noise,
I'll laugh and then I'll turn around so happy you're annoyed.
Ask me if I give a shit and I'll tell you I don't.
Ask me if this will ever change my mind, you know it won't.
If you ask me to compromise, I'll have to tell you no.
I'll look into your eyes and then I'll tell you where to go...
Yeah ask me if I give a shit and my answer will be true.
I couldn't care about you less or anything you do.
I see no use in telling lies, pretending to be nice.
If you were wise you'd understand, so here's some good advice.
Ask me if I give a shit and I'll tell you I don't.
Ask me if this will ever change my mind, you know it won't.
If you ask me to compromise, I'll have to tell you no.
I'll look into your eyes and then I'll tell you where to go...
BRING IT ON
I told you once, I told you twice,
that I don't need your bad advice.
I told you no, but you heard yes.
I just don't know what you don't get.
So this is how the story goes
and where it stops nobody knows.
I told you when you came along,
if you think you're right, I'll prove you wrong.
And if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on. That's right.
Yeah I said if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on.
You say you know, but then you don't.
You say you will, but then you won't.
You tell me what I want to hear
just so that I want to have you near.
So this is how the days go by.
I want the truth and you just lie.
I told you how that don't belong.
If you think I'm weak, I'll show you strong.
And if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on. That's right.
Yeah I said if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on.
I got no trouble taking you down.
I'm tired of all this fooling around.
You know you done wore my patience out.
So if you wanna fight, just start with me tonight.
I told you once, I told you twice,
I'm past the point of being nice.
This ain't no joke, yes it's for real.
Don't you care at all 'bout how I feel?
So this is how you waste my time.
Ain't there a law against this crime?
I told you who would come undone.
If you wanna play, I'll have some fun.
So if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on. That's right.
Yeah I said if you wanna start with me just bring it on.
Bring it on.
WHEN I AM HOLDING YOUR HAND
Well you know what I say to that my man,
you're just a little too young so you don't understand.
It's not the girls that you've had or how long you can last,
it's the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
And you can buy me nice things like a night on the town,
and we can stay out all night till the sun comes around,
it's not the money you spend or the things that you've planned,
it's the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
Maybe someday you'll realize that
it ain't all about the size
of your wallet or your automobile.
It's just the way you make me feel.
Well you work out all day, spend your time in the gym,
you lift lots of weights, get really big.
It's not the size of your pecs or the reps you can stand,
it's the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
When we go to the mall, you buy lots of new clothes,
you wear them so well, like a model you pose.
It's not the cut of your jeans or the trendy new brand,
it's the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
Maybe someday you'll realize that
it ain't all about the size
of your muscles or your sex appeal.
It's just the way you make me feel.
Well we know how it went, it went by so fast.
And who would have thought this wouldn't last.
So if you're wondering why it all came to an end,
it was the way that I felt when I was holding your hand.
And I've said it before and I'll say it again,
I suggest that you spend some time being my friend
and remember that I really make no demands,
just the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
That's right, it's just the way that I feel when I am holding your hand.
WORDS GET IN THE WAY
Hey baby, do you like my jeans?
If you know what I mean, you'll say you like my jeans.
Hey baby, are you giving in?
Because it ain't no sin, if you're giving in.
Hey baby, look at all the games we played.
Ain't it time that you wiped these tears away?
Boy, you know that I'm yours, I'm here to stay,
but the words, well, they just get in the way.
Hey baby, no this ain't no joke.
I'm not blowing smoke because this ain't no joke.
Hey baby, are you feeling scared?
Weren't quite prepared, so you're feeling scared?
Hey baby, look at all the games we played.
Ain't it time that I wiped your tears away?
Boy, I know that you're mine, you're here to stay,
but the words, well, they just get in the way.
Boy, I know it's been a long time for you
and I know this ain't your thing.
But I know with every cell of my body
that this should be happening.
So for every step you take,
I'll take one by your side.
And maybe soon you'll come to me
and everything will turn out right.
Hey baby, ain't it about time you say you are mine?
I think it's about time.
Hey baby, can we have some fun when the day is done?
Let's go have some fun.
Have you ever seen forever lost in my eyes?
Have you felt them hypnotize?
Wonder why it should come as a surprise.
You feel my heart, but you know that words can lie.
Hey baby, I don't want to wait.
It's a chance I take, but I don't want to wait.
Hey baby, this ain't no mistake.
Yeah, my heart can break, but this ain't no mistake.
Hey baby, look at all the games we play.
Ain't it time that we wiped these tears away?
We both know that this love is here to stay,
but the words, well, they just get in the way.
They just get in the way...
SELF-CONSUMED
It just blows my mind time after time
when I can't believe what you've done to me.
And you don't even know that you've dealt this blow.
You're too self-consumed, boy, to know what you do.
It just makes me sad after all we've had
that you don't think of me or anything I need.
And you don't even try to see things through my eyes.
You're too self-consumed, boy, to know what you do.
And you're intentions may be good,
you may mean the best for me.
If you don't treat me like you should,
then it's so hard to believe.
It just leaves me cold when I can't be told
because you just don't see how it will affect me
when you don't even say where you will be today.
You're too self-consumed, boy, to know what you do.
And we've been through this all before.
I told you how it just ain't right.
But you continue to ignore
what I said with no end in sight.
It just breaks my heart and tears me all apart
when you won't discuss something involving us.
And you don't even get why this makes me upset.
You're too self-consumed, boy, to know what you do.
You're just too self-consumed, boy, to know what you do.
I'M NOT YOUR BOOTY CALL
I’m not your booty call,
your 3 o'clock in the morning girl.
You know you’re better off going home
than calling me on the telephone.
And I’m not just waiting here
for you to call, for you to reappear.
You say I don’t really care at all,
well I’m not your booty call.
You go out with your friends
and you’re drinking again,
and you want me to be
here for you when you are done with them.
You don’t know the time
and you don’t think I’ll mind,
so you give it a try,
I reply, Oh here we go again.
Who can it be at this time of night?
And why is he calling me when he knows I’m not that type?
I’m not your booty call,
your 3 o'clock in the morning girl.
You know you’re better off going home
than calling me on the telephone.
And I’m not just waiting here
for you to call, for you to reappear.
You say I don’t really care at all,
well I’m not your booty call.
We’ve been through this before,
see the lock on my door.
No you can’t come and stay
here with me until the light of day.
I've been sleeping since one.
You have woken me up.
No I don’t think its fun.
And I don’t like it to be this way.
How can you keep me satisfied?
When all you do is call me in the middle of the night?
I'm not your booty call,
your 3 o'clock in the morning girl.
You know you’re better off going home
than calling me on the telephone.
And I’m not just waiting here
for you to call, for you to reappear.
You say I don’t really care at all,
well I’m not your booty call.
If you want me to spend
time with you be my friend
and come over by ten.
It begins before the evening ends.
You want me to be
just a toy that you see
when you need some release,
but you know that doesn’t work for me.
What the hell is really going on?
Why do you play this game, you know I won’t play along.
I’m not your booty call,
your 3 o'clock in the morning girl.
You know you’re better off going home
than calling me on the telephone.
And I’m not just waiting here
for you to call, for you to reappear.
You know I don’t really care at all,
'cause I’m not your booty call.
CAN YOU TELL ME?
Oh can you tell me what's going on between us?
Can you tell me what's really going on?
And if it feels like this really doesn't mean much,
then let me know so that I can move on.
You keep me hanging on your every word and waiting for your touch.
You keep me whispering and wondering if this is all enough.
And I don't know if I can have you, if that thought has crossed your mind.
Sometimes I see it in your eyes, sometimes I do not see the sign.
So can you tell me what's going on between us?
Can you tell me what's really going on?
And if it feels like this really doesn't mean much,
then let me know so that I can move on.
They keep on warning me about you boy and hope I've had enough.
They keep on telling me and wanting me to leave and give it up.
And if you treated me real badly, that's the first thing I would do,
but then again sometimes you have, and sometimes I've been bad to you.
So can you tell me what's going on between us?
Can you tell me what's really going on?
And if it feels like this really doesn't mean much,
then let me know so that I can move on.
Yesterday we had a chance to make this whole thing right,
but the perfect moment never arrived.
Everyone was talking to you, taking up your time,
and everybody thought I was your wife.
So can you tell me what's going on between us?
Can you tell me what's really going on?
And if it feels like this really doesn't mean much,
then let me know so that I can move on.
Just let me know so that I can move on.
Please let me know so that I can move on.
THIS BIG OLD BOTTLE
Well I am down on my luck
and I out on the town,
I don't know if I'm coming or going,
which way's up or which way's down,
'cause I've been drinking
and I been thinking 'bout my baby,
about the day he left me
and this big old bottle saved me.
Well I fell off of the wagon
and I'm running 'round again,
I don't know where I was half an hour ago,
if I'm alone or with my friends,
'cause I've been drinking
and I been thinking 'bout my baby,
about the way he left me
and this big old bottle saved me.
And I have never had a better friend
around me when the pain set in.
I almost can't feel anything
and he's almost off my mind again.
Well I'm in over my head
and I am done with all this.
I don't know how I'm ever getting home tonight.
I don't know where my home is,
'cause I've been drinking
and I been thinking 'bout my baby,
about the day he left me
and this big old bottle saved me.
And I have never had a better friend
around me when the pain set in.
It's just the perfect medicine
and I don't need no prescription.
Well I am down on my luck
and I out on the town,
I don't know if I'm coming or going,
which way's up or which way's down,
'cause I've been drinking
and I been thinking 'bout my baby,
about the day he left me
and this big old bottle saved me.
THE HILLS OF JERICHO
And we can march, march, march the hills of Jericho.
We'll simply start and then away we'll go.
And there we are, I'll bet you'd never know
we'd march the hills of Jericho.
They tell us no, you cannot go there.
They tell us no, you must comply.
They tell us no, you're much too young now.
They tell us no, but don't say why.
And I once believed in all their stories.
And I once believed in all their lies
until I set out on this journey
to keep my heart and soul alive.
And we can march, march, march the hills of Jericho.
We'll simply start and then away we'll go.
And there we are, I'll bet you'd never know
we'd march the hills of Jericho.
They say we need an education.
They say we need one to get by.
They say we need an occupation.
They say we need one to survive.
And I once believed in all their stories.
And I once believed in all their lies
until I found the path to glory
was in a still small voice inside.
And we can march, march, march the hills of Jericho.
We'll simply start and then away we'll go.
And there we are, I'll bet you'd never know
we'd march the hills of Jericho.
They try to feed us entertainment.
500 channels numb our minds.
They try to make us be complacent.
Just sit at home and stay online.
And they believe in all their stories.
And they believe in all their lies
until they start to lose control of us
and can no longer run our lives.
And we can march, march, march the hills of Jericho.
We'll simply start and then away we'll go.
And there we are, I'll bet you'd never know
we'd march the hills of Jericho.
LOVE TAKES ALL KINDS
Love takes all kinds.
The righteous and the wicked,
they all come to find that
love takes all kinds and we
all make the world complete.
It don't take money, that won't buy you love.
It don't take wishing on the stars that shine above.
It don't take trying to be someone that you're not.
So stop you're crying for the things you haven't got.
Love takes all kinds.
The righteous and the wicked,
they all come to find that
love takes all kinds and we
all make the world complete.
It don't take beauty, that will fade in time.
It don't take innocence if you're guilty of the crime.
It don't take lying about things that aren't true.
So stop denying all that is unique in you.
Love takes all kinds.
The righteous and the wicked,
they all come to find that
love takes all kinds and we
all make the world complete.
If you're a sinner or a savior or a martyr or a thief,
it don't matter what you do or say or what you might believe.
If you illuminate the darkness or extinguish all the light.
You'll find it's unconditional, we're all within it's sight.
Because love takes all kinds.
The righteous and the wicked,
they all come to find that
love takes all kinds and we
all make the world complete.
We make the world complete.
We make the world complete.
DOUBT
Looks like I'm starting over in the morning.
Looks like you're just a memory for me now.
And how this all went down without a warning
makes it clear to me now what you're all about.
How could I ever be so dumb
to think that you might be someone
that I would always want around.
You keep leading me on and letting me down.
You keep telling me lies and screwing around.
You keep making plans and leaving me out.
Now I know where I stand, yeah there ain't no doubt.
Looks like I should have saw this all approaching.
I can't believe I really was that blind.
I made excuses for you, always hoping
you really didn't mean to be unkind.
How could I ever not have seen
the way you never cared for me
and only played me as your clown.
You keep leading me on and letting me down.
You keep telling me lies and screwing around.
You keep making plans and leaving me out.
Now I know where I stand, yeah there ain't no doubt.
'Cause I'm sitting home alone on this holiday
and you broke the plans we made.
And this ain't the first or second time,
so that's it, I'm done, so long, I tried.
Looks like I just can't do this any longer.
I've had too much abuse now as it is.
And that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
And I've been through many things much worse than this.
How could this ever really last
when you're the victim of your past
until you see it has you bound
You'll keep leading me on and letting me down.
You'll keep telling me lies and screwing around.
You'll keep making plans and leaving me out.
Now I know where I stand, yeah there ain't no doubt.
Cause I know where I stand, and there ain't no doubt.
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