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From Diamonds to Steel
Another night in the city
and I'm here all alone.
I know at times it's not pretty,
but still it's my home.
I've spent my days as a loner.
No one dared draw too near.
Chorus:
And it's turning my life.
Yes, it's turning my life
from Diamonds to Steel...
And I wish I knew you better.
But you're so far a-way.
So I stand broken here in
silence,
with nothing left to say.
Just another nameless face.
In another faceless crowd.
(chorus)
If I tell you my story,
will you try to under-stand?
'Cause I know about the
shame.
And I know about the pain.
Like a man without a coat,
standing in an icy rain.
(chorus)
J.L.Bales (Heartside Publishing BMI ©2006)
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~> We spend a great deal of our lives alone. It's that old thing of being alone, even in a crowded room. Like it says in the Bible, "no man knows another man's pain," but we can and should have empathy for each other. That connects us all. If we just take the time to think about eachother , put ourselves in the other person?s shoes and cut each other some well deserved slack, all of our lives will be much improved.
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Now You’re Gone
Guess we’re thru, me and you
Never wanted us to end this way.
Can’t be right, you’re not here at night.
Feels like a million miles or more.
Chorus:
Now You’re Gone…
Feels So Wrong…
Guess we’re thru, me and you
Never wanted us to end this way.
Don’t be mad, it makes me sad.
I make mistakes just like any man.
(chorus)
Guess we’re thru, me and you
Never wanted us to end this way.
We’ve been up. We’ve been down.
Shouldn’t been enough to drive you away.
(chorus)
J.L.Bales (Heartside Publishing BMI ©2006)
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~> Loss in relationships; another universal. Divorce changes lives forever. People get tired and use it as a last resort. Some peoples lives,though it isn?t much seen that way at the time, have been saved after the fact and in spite of the fact. When people behave badly, they often need a swift kick. This is seen from the receiving end and after the fact.
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Oh Little Child (instrumental)
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~> This is an old song written around 1978. Oh Little Child was included in the album, Reason For Living released in 1984. Its message is simple; God knows you are here and He loves you... and even the little things can change your life for the better.
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Outside My Heart
Before time was time and days rolled
Into nights, I was there taking in the sights.
Visions held in the mind.
Waking from dust to mankind.
Chorus:
There’s no way to leave or stay.
There’s no part Outside My Heart.
Walking thru all the haze and wonder.
I find nothing to break asunder.
(chorus)
My feet run thru the mazes.
Pathways built from forever
(chorus)
My wings lift me above the sorrow.
Hold on and I’ll carry us past tomorrow.
(chorus)
My heart yearns for a path it can follow,
For a pill not too bitter to swallow.
J.L.Bales (Heartside Publishing BMI ©2006)
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~> Life is one weaving paradox: We can't stay in one place or we would stagnate like an old cesspool, but we can't ever leave the grand process of that LIFE. Funny, aint it? It just keeps going on and on and we keep growing. On a cosmic level, we all have really been here since Creation. We keep wandering and wondering, looking for the next answer and the next question. We must keep THAT knowledge close to our hearts to maintain spiritual integrity; hence, NOTHING is 'Outside My Heart."
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My Dear Little Friend (instrumental)
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~> Critters are family too. This song is about a cherished ferret and it kind of jumped out all at once. Kind of like a ferret...
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Johnny Loved His Shotgun
Johnny Loved His Shotgun,
Just a little too much..
Always seemed to think it
Had an angels touch.
He said when he did he used it
Just like he should.
It always came down for the side
Of the Good.
Chorus:
Johnny Loved His Shotgun,
Just a little too much…
Johnny Loved His Shotgun,
Just a little too much..
You know ‘Chuck’ said he played
Guitar like ringin’ a bell, but
The ones he took out went
Straight down to Hell.
(chorus)
Johnny Loved His Shotgun,
Just a little too much..
Holy Water, Kosher Salt and
Shaving s of silver,
Even the worst to Him would
Deliver.
(chorus)
J.L.Bales (Heartside Publishing BMI ©2006)
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~> Based on the Francis Lawrence movie, "Constantine" with a hint of Guillermo Del Toro's, "HellBoy." The Chuck Berry reference is thrown in for good measure.
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Heavenly Homes (Instrumental)
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~> Under conctruction since before time. We build custom made homes for every Heart. Specializing in the hard to fit. Quality materials harvested from the actions and thoughts of each lifetime. We don't complain about revisions. It too was on Reason For Living.
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What Chance Have I?
Missing you has hurt my heart.
I can’t be glad anymore.
Laughter is the peal of
Church bells ringing.
When they ring my heart can’t
Sing any more…
Chorus:
What Chance Have I?
What Chance Have I?
Children’s songs are from
Their hearts. They trust
Beyond the here and now.
They dwell in peace and comfort.
My heart dwells with out peace
For me…
(chorus)
I miss that tumbling sunshine,
That used to dance in the
Gleam of your eyes…
(chorus)
J.L.Bales (Heartside Publishing BMI ©2006)
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~> This is about challenged relationships. Pains of the heart are often much more intense than the physical pains. But, Hope always remains. It is this concept of what remains from eachother that qualifies and quantifies the topic of this song.
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Requiem Rex (instrumental)
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~> This song for my dear friend Irma Wassall. When she told me her nephew Ed Wassall passed away I didn't know what else to do. I wrote and recorded this song in Ed Wassall's memory, using Propellerheads Reason 3.0 software.
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