For February 20th and the 21st

After All (Cher and Peter Cetera)

*One of the best duets ever! I think that most of Cher's songs are corny and that the lyrics suck big time. This definitely couldn't have been her words but Peter's (the cutie frontman of the band Chicago).*

Well here we are again
I guess it must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight

I still remember when
Your kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step I take retreats
Every journey always
Brings me back to you

After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

When love is truly right
This time it's truly right
It lives from year to year
It changes as it grows
And oh the way it grows
But it never disappears

After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

Always just beyond my touch
Though I needed you so much
After all what else is living for
Whoa

After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

Some Good Things Never Last (Barbra Streissand)

*I became a Streissand fan because of this song. People now give me weird looks when I start singing 'The Way We Were.' Hahaha!!!*

It's three in the morning
You're nowhere in sight
And all that I wanted was
To be with you tonight
I've watched love get closer
And then fade away
I've seen you believe in me
I've seen you trying to stay
But what good is holding on
When you know that all
You can think about is letting go
They say if you love someone
Then set them free
If they come back again
Then in the end it was meant to be
I thought we were lovers
I thought we were friends
I guess when reality steps in
The dreaming ends
We live for the future
We learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
All you can think about is letting go
Be true to yourself, my love
That's all I ever wanted you to be
Just don't forget to smile
When you think of me
I' ll reach for the stars
I have got them in sight
There's someone who really needs me
Out there in the night
We'll live for the future
We'll learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
Why can't they last?

For February 15th to 19th

What Do We Mean To Each Other (Sergio Mendes)

*I've long heard this song on the radio since I was a little kid and I didn't think anything of it back then. A couple of days earlier, I was utterly tormented trying to find out what the title of the song is and who sang it. I didn't really have a clue because the only line that stuck to my mind was 'Do you love me still or do you just mean well' and I got a false memory that it was Cher who sang this song due in part to the similar melody with 'After All,' a duet that she had with Peter Cetera. Danke schoen Sol! I couldn't have found everything without your help ;p*

I'd rather know if you had turned the page
If you go faster than I do
Suddenly it's not so clear just what I am to you
Am I friend, am I lover, do we still need each other
When you touch me, when you touch me baby I can tell

What do we mean to each other, am I friend, am I lover is it over now
If this is it then why bother tell me where do we take it from here
What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now
Do you love me still or do you just mean well

I can see clearly how I'm hurting you
Every breath gives you a way
All we go on separate roads has gone in the way
Am I friend, am I lover, do we still need each other
When you hold me, when you hold me baby I can tell

What do we mean to each other, am I friend, am I lover is it over now
If this is it then why bother tell me where do we take it from here
What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now
Do you love me still or do you just mean well

Time became a poison looking slowly on my home
Screwing all the memories, is it tearing us apart
When you touch me, when you touch me baby I can tell

What do we mean to each other, am I friend, am I lover is it over now
If this is it then why bother tell me where do we take it from here
What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now
Do you love me still or do you just mean well

What do we mean to each other, am I friend, am I lover is it over now
If this is it then why bother tell me where do we take it from here
What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now
Do you love me still or do you just mean well
Do you love me still or do you just mean well

Caught Out There (Kelis)

*Very first single that I heard from her, years before she released her super popular single-to-date 'Milkshake.' This is dedicated to my exes especially Mike the jock*

Last year, Valentine’s day, you would spoil me, say
"Babe, I love you, love you and I swear"
Held you when you were sick heavin’
The whole time I think to myself, this isn’t fair

What is this I see (No)
You don’t come home to me (Oh, no)
When you don’t come home to me (Man)
Can’t deal, can’t bear

You keep tellin’ me lies
But to your surprise
Look, I found her red coat
And your bitch caught out there

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

So sick of your games, I’ll set your truck to flames
And watch it blow up, blow up, tell me (How you gonna see it now)
So far I’m sincere {I love you}, fabrications in my ear
Drive me so far up the wall, I come slidin’ down

What is this I see (I don’t believe this)
You don’t come home to me
When you don’t come home to me
I can’t deal, can’t bear (I won’t)

You keep tellin’ me lies
But to your surprise
Look, I hope you’re happy
Since you’re caught out there

Yeah, you’ve been caught
Yo, come on
Come on

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

(She's so) Oh, cheap, so vulgar, not me, why the hell her
Look, she dresses (Look at her) a mess, what do you see (I don't know)
It's not all about cash (Hell, no), nor how much you flash
How I dress is a reflection of me

What is this I see
You don't come home to me (Uh-uh)
When you don't come home to me
Can't deal, can't bear (Told you I won't)

You keep tellin' me lies
But to your surprise
Look, I got somethin' for y'all
Since you're caught out there

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

I hate you so much right now
I hate you so much right now
Ugh...
I hate you so much right now

Since U've Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson)

*For another ex of mine - Jay the theater actor/serial philanderer/sex addict. Emphasize on the first three stanzas*

Here's the thing we started off friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you've been gone

You dedicated you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah
Since you've been gone

And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since you've been gone

How can I put it?
You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you've been gone

How come I never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get I get what I want
Since you've been gone

You had your chance you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again

Since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah

Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get
I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get
I get what I want
Since you've been gone
Since you've been gone
Since you've been gone

Time To Say Goodbye (Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman)

*I must admit that I was a total ignoramus about a lot of musical genres outside of pop, punk, rock, alternative and hip-hop when I heard this song during my high school days. If I remember it right, it was the chart show of DeutscheWelle called Big (the predecessor of today's Pop Xport). Man, do I miss that show together with H.E.A.T. (English)/100 Grad (Deutsch)! I used to have the biggest crush on the tv presenter Alistair :D who hosts both English language shows. *

(Con te partir)
Sarah:
Quando sono sola
sogno all'orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
si lo so che non c' luce
in una stanza quando manca il sole,
se non ci sei tu con me, con me.
Su le finestre
mostra a tutti il mio cuore
che hai accesso,
chiudi dentro me
la luce che
hai incontrato per strada.

Time to say goodbye
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso si li vivr
Con te partir
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono pi,
it's time to say goodbye

Andrea:
Quando sei lontana
sogno all'orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
e io si lo so
che sei con me, con me,
tu mia luna tu sei qui con me,
mio sole tu sei qui con me,
con me, con me, con me

Time to say goodbye
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso s li vivr.
Con te partir
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono pi,

Both:
con te io li rivivr.
Con te partir
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono pi,
con te io li rivivr.
Con te partir

Io con te.

The Only One (Lionel Richie)

*I got to know this song because of Angel, this is her favorite songs of all time. I did a little digging this afternoon and found out that this is a composition Lionel Richie collaborated with David Foster, the guy I consider to be the maestro of ballads. I just love David Foster's songs - it's all so very different (as varied as the artists he works with) and yet there's that distinct quality that makes it unmistakably a David Foster original.*

Let me tell you now
All that's on my mind
For a love like yours
Is oh, so very hard to find
I've looked inside myself
Now I'm very sure
There can only be, you for me
I need you more and more....

You, turned me inside out and you showed me
What life was about
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away
I wanna do all I can, just to show you
Make you understand
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away

When you're in my arms
When I'm close to you
There's a magic in your touch
That just comes shining through
Want you everyday
Want you every night
There can only be, you for me
You make it seem so right
Oh, girl, cause.....

You, turned me inside out and you showed me
What life was about
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away

In my mind, there's no other love
You're the only girl my heart and soul is thinking of
Only you, only me
There can never ever be another
That understands the way that I feel inside
Cause....

You,turned me inside out and you showed me
What life was about
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away
Yeah, you, turned me inside out and you showed me
What life was about
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away

(you stole my heart away)
You stole it (you stole my heart away)
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away
Yeah you (you stole my heart away)
Oh you stole it ( you stole my heart away)
Only you, the only one that stole my heart away
You stole my heart away
Stole it (you stole my heart away)
Only you baby, the only one that stole my heart away

For February 11 - 14th

One Last Cry (Brian McKnight)

*The classic that I will never, ever grow tired of.*

My shattered dreams and broken heart
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands
Standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone
Wishing all my feelings was gone
I gave my best to you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry

[Chorus:]
One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I gotta put you out of my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I guess I'm down to my last cry

Cry.....

I was here
You were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you
I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone
Wishing all my feelings was gone
Gotta get over you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry

[Chorus:]
One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I goota put you out of my mind
For the very last time
Stop living a lie
I guess I'm down, I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down...
I guess I'm down...
To my last cry...

Cherish (Madonna)

*I'm the biggest Madonna fan ever! Love the classics as they're just great while the one that she has on now is mediocre*

So tired of broken hearts and losing at this game
Before I start this dance
I take a chance in telling you
I want more than just romance
You are my destiny, I can't let go baby can't you see
Cupid please take your aim at me

Chorus:

Cherish the thought
Of always having you here by my side (oh baby I)
Cherish the joy
You keep bringing it into my life (I'm always singing it)
Cherish your strength
You got the power to make me feel good (and baby I)
Perish the thought
Of ever leaving, I never would

I was never satisfied with casual encounters
I can't hide my need for two hearts that bleed with burning love
That's the way it's got to be
Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
So don't underestimate my point of view

(chorus)

Who? You! Can't get away I won't let you
Who? You! I could never forget to
Cherish is the word I use to remind me of your love

Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
So don't underestimate my point of view

Who? You! Can't get away I won't let you
Who? You! I could never forget to
Cherish is the word I use to remind me of your love

(chorus)

Give me faith give me joy, my boy
I will always cherish you

Long and Lasting Love (Crystal Gayle)

*This song always manages to bring me to tears. I don't what is with this song but I guess maybe it has something to do with turning into reality what the lyrics were saying*

A long and lasting love
Not many people find it
But those who do their whole life through
Put their heart and soul behind it
A long and lasting love
A long and lasting love
Is what I've always dreamed of
And when I look into your eyes
I knew I'd really seen love
A long and lasting love
Chorus:
We got a once in a lifetime
All the dreams we've waited for
Are just beginning to come true
It happens once in a lifetime
When you find that special girl
Who knows the meaning of love like you
A long and lasting love
We share for many reasons
A special bond
That goes beyond the changing of the seasons
A long and lasting love
A long and lasting love
Is what I've always dreamed of
I knew I'd really seen love
A long and lasting love
Is what I've always dreamed of
My long and lasting love

La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf)
*My favorite song of all time. I first came across this one during this one episode of 'The Pretender' when Sydney told Ms. Parker and Doyle that this is his mother's favorite songs. I don't understand French but there's something about the melody and the voice of Ms. Piaf that cuts across the language barrier. No wonder France is dubbed as the most romantic country in the world*

Des yeux qui font baiser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche,
Voila le portrait sans retouche
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens

Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.

Il me dit des mots d'amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose.

Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.

C'est lui pour moi. Moi pour lui
Dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie.

Et des que je l'apercois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat

Des nuits d'amour a ne plus en finir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Des enuis des chagrins, des phases
Heureux, heureux a en mourir.

Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.

Il me dit des mots d'amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose.

Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.

C'est toi pour moi. Moi pour toi
Dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie.

Et des que je l'apercois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat

For February 8th, 9th and 10th

Final Distance (Utada Hikaru)

*I've been a big fan of hers since the release of the ballad 'First Love.' I think this is even better because the mood is definitely a lot darker compared to the former. You should try listening to this single, it's very haunting even if you don't really understand the words.*

Ki ni naru noni kikenai
Oyogitsukarete kimi made mukuchi ni naru

Aitai noni mienai nami ni osarete
Mata sukoshi tooku naru

Togirenai you ni
Keep it going baby
Onaji kimochi ja nai nara tell me
Muri wa shinai shugi demo
Sukoshi nara shite mitemo ii yo

I wanna be with you now
Futari de distance chijimete
Ima nara maniau kara
We can start over
Hitotsu ni wa narenai

I wanna be with you now
Itsu no hi ka distance mo
Dakishimerareru you ni nareru yo
We can start sooner
Yappari I wanna be with you

Hitokoto de konna ni mo kizutsuku kimi wa
Kodoku wo oshiete kureru

Mamorenai toki keep on trying, baby
Yakusoku toori ja nai kedo trust me
Muri wa shinai shugi demo
Kimi to narashite mitemo ii yo

I wanna be with you now
Futari de distance mitsumete
Ima nara maniau kara
We can start over
Kotoba de tsutaetai

I wanna be with you now
Sono uchi ni distance mo
Dakishimerareru you ni nareru yo
We should stay together
Yappari I need to be with you

(English translation)
I'm anxious but I can't say anything
I'm tired of swimming, even you've become silent

I want to see you, but an invisible wave pushes us
Again, just a little more distance

Try not to stop keep it going baby
If you don't feel the same then tell me
Even if your principle is to not try
It's alright to try a little

I wanna be with you now
Let's shorten the distance with the two of us
We can still make it on time
We can start over
We can't be as one

I wanna be with you
Someday even this distance
We'll be able to embrace
We can start sooner
After all I wanna be with you

You, who gets hurt with a single word
Taught me what loneliness is

When you can't protect me keep on trying baby
It's not as I promised but trust me
My principle is to not try but
I would do it for you

I wanna be with you now
Look at our distance with the two of us
We can still make it
We can start over
I want to tell you with words

I wanna be with you now
One day, even the distance
I'll be able to embrace
We should stay together
After all, I need to be with you

My Immortal (Evanescence)

*Instant fan since their single 'Bring Me To Life' came out for the Daredevil soundtrack. Their second single has got to be my favorite - the lyrics pack quite a punch, the melody is pleasingly haunting (scenario in my head - you're all alone inside an old, abandoned house when the piano starts to play a tune that seemingly comes from the grave) and the video just blew me away. I could literally feel the 'brokenness' that this song is trying to convey.*

i'm so tired of being here
suppressed by all of my childish fears
and if you have to leave
i wish that you would just leave
because your presence still lingers here
and it won't leave me alone

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
and i've held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

you used to captivate me
by your resonating light
but now i'm bound by the life you left behind
your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
and i've held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

i've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
and though you're still with me
i've been alone all along

Somewhere Down The Road (Barry Manilow)

*I've loved this song since I was a kid and it became even more meaningful a couple of years ago during a really bad break up. John, if you're reading this, I'd like to thank you for all that you've done for me during the saddest time in my life. You're the best friend a girl could ever wish for or have. See you soon, buddy!*

We had the right love
At the wrong time
Guess I always knew inside
I wouldn't have you for a long time

Those dreams of yours
Are shining on distant shores
And if they're calling you away
I have no right to make you stay

But somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me

Sometimes goodbyes are not forever
It doesn't matter if you're gone
I still believe in us together

I understand more than you think I can
You have to go out on your own
So you can find your way back home

And somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me

Letting go is just another way to say
I'll always love you so

We had the right love
At the wrong time
Maybe we've only just begun
Maybe the best is yet to come

Cause somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me

For February 6th and 7th

Ever After (Bonnie Bailey)

*I'm going out of town for the next couple of days so I'm going to do two postings today. Bonnie Bailey's song is the number one song to date that has given me the longest case of LSS (Last Song Syndrome). It's a pretty catchy club track with the phat beats and all but I love the lyrics even more - a rather realistic portrait that you rarely... or actually never hear from a lot of love songs -- "I love you inspite of..." and not "I love you because..."

Three years ago my journey began
Chasin down this cure no plan in hand
Just your pulse, my reason guiding the dark
Just no wind with conviction from the start
The moment your eyes made an introduction
I felt my second violent breath of life
Flawless to the point of being godly
Yet I fell all for your imperfections

Now its slightly weathered, its slightly worn
Our hands still together until after the storm
I still believe in ever after with you
Cause life is a pleasure with you by my side
And there ain't no current in this river we can't ride
I still believe in ever after with you

Nothing compares to the good times
Feels like were floating when the rest of them climb
You made me believe in love and not the perfect kind
A real messy beautiful, twisted sunshine
Emotions: volcanic eruptions
We both took care so were still alive
Tunnel vision . . . determination
I want you, I want to make it right

Now its slightly weathered its slightly worn
Our hands still together until after the storm
I still believe in ever after with you
Cause life is a pleasure with you by my side
And there aint no current in this river we cant ride
I still believe in ever after with you

You are my twisted sunshine
You are my twisted sunshine

Now its slightly weathered its slightly worn
Our hands still together until after the storm
I still believe in ever after with you
Cause life is a pleasure with you by my side
And there aint no current in this river we cant ride
I still believe in ever after with you

Spend My Life With You (Eric Benet and Tamia)

*I was an instant fan of both artists when I first heard this song - the lyrics are very meaningful and the melody is very catchy. I'm hoping to find someone whom I could dedicate this song to one day. I'm young and I have all the time in the world ;p*

I never knew such a day could come
And I never knew such a love
Could be inside of one
And I never knew what my life was for
But now that you're here I know for sure

I never knew till I looked in your eyes
I was incomplete till the day you walked into my life
And I never knew that my heart could feel
So precious and pure
One love so real

Can I just see you every morning when
I open my eyes
Can I just feel your heart beating beside me
Every night
Can we just feel this way together
Till the end of all time
Can I just spend my life with you

Now baby the days and the weeks
And the years will roll by
But nothing will change the love inside
Of you and I

And baby I'll never find any words
That could explain
Just how much my heart my life
My soul you've changed

Can you run to these open arms
When no one else understands
Can we tell God and the whole world
I'm your woman, and you're my man
Can't you just feel how much I love you
With one touch of my hand
Can I just spend my life with you

No touch has ever felt so wonderful
(You are incredible)
No deeper love I've never known
(I'll never let you go)
I swear this love is true
(Now and forever to you, to you)
Only for you

Can I just see you every morning when
I open my eyes
Can I just feel your heart beating beside me
Every night
Can we just feel this way together
Till the end of all time
Can I just spend my life with you

Can you run to these open arms
When no one else understands
Can we tell God and the whole world
You're my woman, and you're my man
Can't you just feel how much I love you
With one touch of my hand
Can I just spend my life with you

Can I just spend my life with you
Can I just spend my life with you
(Forever here with you)
Can I just spend my life with you
Can I just see you every morning when I
Open my eyes

February 5th

Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful (Stuart Damon and Leslie Ann Warren from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella - 1965)

*When Sky Cable was relatively new, they had a channel called the "I Channel" and they featured a lot of programs that catered mostly to kids. I watched a lot of programs ("The Nanny") and specials ("The Cave of the Golden Rose") during that particular time and Cinderella is my absolute favorite! I fell in love with that film the moment I watched it and when Disney came out with their own production special during the late 90's, I made sure to never miss it. Too bad though, that Disney has no plans to release their version of Cinderella on video! There's just a timeless quality to Rodgers and Hammerstein's work that even if I live long enough to complete a century, I would never grow tired or sick of their compositions.*

PRINCE
Do I love you because you're beautiful
Or are you beautiful because I love you?
Am I making believe I see in you
A girl too lovely to
Be really true?

Do I want you because you're wonderful
Or are you wonderul because I want you?
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream
Or are you really as beautiful as you seem?

CINDERELLA
Am I making believe I see in you a man too
Perfect to be really true?
Do I want you because you're wonderful, or
Are you wonderful because I want you?

BOTH
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's Dream
Or are you really as wonderful as you seem?

I Can't Make You Love Me (February 4)

I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt)

*I've posted this song before but I just love it. I came across this one during the mid-'90's; during George Michael's MTV Live special being rerun on TV to be specific. It wasn't really love at first sight but there was a time that the song highly resonated how I was feeling. Funny how powerful songs could be, I introduced this song to my current batch of co-workers and Sol became as attached to the song as I was. This song is currently on the Top 5 list of songs that made our speakers in the office bled*

Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me

Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holdin me
Mornin will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

Dream A Little Dream (February 3rd)

Dream A Little Dream (Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong)

*What can I say? I'm an old soul in a young person's body ;p*

[Ella]
(Improvisation)
Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Say "Nighty-night" and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me

[Louis]
Stars fading but I linger on dear

[Ella]
Oh how you linger on

[Louis]
Still craving your kiss

[Ella]
How you crave my kiss

[Louis]
Now I'm longin' to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this

[Ella]
Give me a little kiss
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me

[Louis]
(Improvisation)
Stars fading but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
Yeah, I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this, yes

[Ella & Louis]
Sweet dreams

(Louis)
Dreamin'

[Ella]
Till sunbeams find you
Keep dreaming

[Louis]
Gotta keep dreamin'

[Ella]
Leave your worries far behind you

[Ella & Louis]
But in your dreams, whatever they be

[Ella]
You gotta make me a promise
Promise to me you'll dream
Dream a little dream of me

Crash Into Me

Crash Into Me (Dave Matthews Band)

*Whoever said that love songs are in the exclusive domain of pop or R&B is absolutely mistaken. The style by which the songwriter and the singer expresses themselves are different, unconventional/unorthodox even but a love song nonetheless.*

You’ve got your ball
You’ve got your chain
Tied to me tight tie me up again
Who’s got their claws
In you my friend
Into your heart
I’ll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you
I’m so lost for you
You come crash into me
And I come into you
I come into you
In a boys dream
In a boys dream
Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I’m bare boned and crazy for you
When you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boys dream
In a boys dream
If I’ve gone overboard
Then I’m begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I’m holding you so girl
Close to me
Oh and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
In a boys dream.. in a boys dream
Oh I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted
The way I’d like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me

Something New For February

February officially started a couple of days ago and I'm quite excited. Barely 3 weeks left and it's already my birthday. One more candle to add to the cake and I feel very ambivalent about it all. "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number," Aaliyah sang a couple of years ago and I agree. I'm certainly happy to be older (especially during the time that I was a teenager) but now I'm not so sure. Age doesn't indicate a person's level of maturity or achievement or whatever it is you're supposed to be at a certain period in your life. How do you know if you're merely growing old and not growing up?

Forgive me, it's one of those brain farts again. Nothing like an impending plus one on the birthday cake to make one feel very introspective all of a sudden.

Anyway, since February is also the month of hearts I thought about posting the lyrics of my favorite (love) songs. One song for every day in February. Don't get me wrong though, I may be a tad bit romantic but Valentine's Day itself is so overrated. Not to mention highly commercialized.

February 1st
On The Side of Angels (LeAnn Rimes)

* I first encountered this song when I watched her Christmas special being aired on the Hallmark Network some ten odd years ago. I immediately loved the song for the message it brings - HOPE*

I've never been so certain
I've never been sure
We're on the side of angels
If we believe this love is pure
Is it so hard to trust it
'Cause we've been wrong before?
There comes a time in every life
We find the heart we're waiting for

After all the might-have-beens
The close and distant calls
After all the try-agains
Don't be afraid to fall
We're on the side of angels after all
Every time you touch me
Don't you feel it too?
The gentle hand that's guiding us
You to me, me to you

After all the might-have-beens
The close and distant calls
After all the try-agains
Don't be afraid to fall
We're on the side of angels after all

Heaven only knows
Why this took so long
But only Heaven knows
A love is right or wrong

After all the might-have-beens
The close and distant calls
After all the try-agains
Don't be afraid to fall
We're on the side of angels
On the side of angels
On the side of angels, after all.