SHE CAME SHINING
David Surkamp - Douglas Rayburn

I used to see light in your eyes
But I don't see it anymore
And all those promises you made to me
I don't need them anymore

I used to waste
Hours in bed
And I came to close to follow
Follow you down

I used to phone you thousands of times
And now you never seem to call
And all the songs that I've sung to you
I don't sing them anymore

I used to waste
Hours in bed
And I came to close to follow
Follow you down
And I'm leaving cause I'm all over you

And do you think that's fine
And I don't mind
Do you think that's fine
And I don't mind at all
Cause she came shining
She came shining
And Chinatown it ain't never seemed so bad

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STANDING HERE WITH YOU (MEGAN'S SONG)
David Surkamp

Well I lost all I was
And it's more than I've tried to be
This living here with you
And there's no one here besides me
And it don't come easy
And it don't come too hard
But I always wind up
Always standing here with you

Things just stay the same
People just don't grow so fast
And where once I was a child
I've found I just can't stay like that

You say it doesn't matter
If things just stay the same
You say it doesn't matter
And then maybe stay the same
Or when
It really doesn't matter
If I really was to blame
Really was to blame
And sad that it shows

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MERSEY
David Surkamp - Stephen Scorfina

I saw your light last night
And I hoped that you were home
I saw some shadows move
Then I wished that I had phoned
It seems like I was running scared
I guess now so are you
And Mersey I'll just save my love for you

And all the other times
That I wished that you were here
And everything went crazy
When my head filled up with beer
I played that I was Bogart
And that you were my Bacall
And everything just shattered at curtain call

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VALKERIE
David Surkamp

And here you are
Away from us all
And all you've got is champagne
And tea for two
And so it goes
On with the show
And I hope all your dreams come true
Bring back the good old days
In time...always in your time

On and on, cause she's a long hard climb
Pure of heart cause she's so hard to find
All he'd lost was given clear and free
For the love of a Valkerie

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TRY TO HANG ON
David Surkamp

Why try to hang on
When you know for sure that she's gone
Why even try when she goes away
You let yourself go
And you know it's beginning to show
Why even try when she goes away
It's all in the cards and you know that you're losing the odds
They say you're just lucky
To just be alive
So it seems now in time
A plan comes into your mind
How to get your girl back
Even at the cost of some time

Do you think that it's worth it
Would you break in a cold sweat
Put yourself clear don't let them put you away

And if there is no use in crying
What good would it do to be lying
Get your girl back
And don't let them put you away

Now you'd better hang on...I know
And get your girl back
You'd better hang on

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GOLD NUGGETS
David Surkamp

If you're looking for a star
Chances are you won't go far
Were you searching in an awful funny way
There's a glow from above
And your last chance for love
And it won't be here when morning
Shows her hand
It's a love you've been shown
And a time for being alone
Cause people like me come running back for more

Now Caroline stop crying
It won't seem like a long long time
And I'll be here when the Rockies thaw in spring
I can't bring you cause it's just too cold
And while I'm out here digging alone
Well I'll bring you home gold nuggets
In the spring

And now sometimes while I'm out
If you think of things I'm without
Then you won't feel so sorry for yourself
Cause it's clear
When you're near
How things change and then
I'll get hungry for the gold you think I've found

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SHE BREAKS LIKE A MORNING SKY
David Surkamp - Douglas Rayburn

Close the door and grab your wraps
I won't even say why
There's a girl outside the door
With the moon and the stars in her eyes
Gotta be quick
Gotta be cool you know what I mean
So grab your keys
And grab your jeans
Cause she's waiting outside for me

OO over and over again
OO over and over
And you know it feels alright
You know as well as I
And you know that when she cries
She breaks like a morning sky
Now honey dance the night away

I don't know where she came from
I don't know how long she can stay
All I know is she's mine tonight
And I don't know how long it can last

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EARLY MORNING ON
David Surkamp - Douglas Rayburn

Try for the mountains
Try for the mountains
Cause you're already gone too long
You've got to reach for high places
Glide on a whirlwind
You've already gone too long
You've got to try for the mountains
And when you cry for the mountains
You've already gone too long
And you can I count on you
Early morning on
And then you watch her go
I've always offered you
The things I did alone
And though it's been quite some time
Since I brought you home new songs
If at times it seems
I've wandered off to dream
Pass it off as Elsie
Wherever she may be

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DID YOU SEE HIM CRY
David Surkamp - Douglas Rayburn

How many times has he waited there
Beneath the boughs of angel hair
Woolen coat pulled tight against the wind
That whipped and chaffed his face
And left him that much more apart
From his old dreams that new lovers
Cannot own or hope to ever know
What's behind an old man's lonely eyes

When he's alone and the sun is high
Children laugh and he'd like to hide
Days like these seem to hang on
For so long
They seem to drag him down
And leave him that much more apart
And he wishes someone would invite him home
To pass the time
Or to maybe find some time
Or maybe

Did you see him cry

Did you ever watch him pace
And all the ways he tries to hide his face
Misplaced in a world not like his own
And did you ever stop to speak
Or hear him try to tell about
How she and he were lovers
Just like you
And they were just like you