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Modern Day Woman
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Hard Times
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Both Sides Now
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Take It Slow
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Feminine Casualty
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It's the Truth
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Homeless
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1989
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Let Me Be
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Joe and Mary Family
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Melancholy Road
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Can't You See
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- Track Name: Modern Day Woman
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Modern Day Woman
Music and Lyrics by L.Gillam
Ms. Maple is a good girl, so simple and so plain
Seems to wear that “teacher” label like a big ol’ ball and chain
The pride of Johnson High School, she’s the best they’ve ever had
But if you catch her on a Friday night, you’ll see the good girl’s just gone bad
She’s a modern day woman, her life’s no open book
She’s breaking every rule and she has got a brand new look
She’s a modern day woman, she can make it on her own
But that doesn’t mean that she’s all alone
She’s Marnie on the weekends, when she lets her hair hang loose
Forgets all about her students and she drops that teacher noose
Her first stop’s at the corner for smokes and red, red wine
She primps and primes for hours, and then she meets her friends at nine
Turns all the heads at Retro, desired by every man
She may not even choose one, though she knows full well she can
She parties till the wee hours, then bids a fond farewell
Just don’t ask her for the details, ‘cause she’ll never kiss and tell
When Monday comes she’s at work after breakfast and a jog
Her colleagues sneer, “Poor Marnie, spent the weekend with her dog.”
She laughs at their assumptions, so bitter and oblique
For her weekends have no bearing on what she does all week
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Hard Times
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Hard Times
Music and Lyrics by L. Gillam
Her face shows no emotion as her tears fall to the floor
Her thoughts are on those empty shelves behind the pantry door
Reduced to stealing dinner she’s a vision of defeat, but she does
What must be done so that tonight her kids can eat,
So tonight her kids can eat, she’s fallen on
Hard times, but do we really want to care?
Open hearts open our minds and tell us all it’s time to share
She’s fallen on hard times, do we really need to see?
Misfortune’s the one thing dividing her from you and me
He leans against his car, stares at the nozzle in his hand
His wife and kids chat happily ‘bout the day that they’ve got planned
His eyes are overflowing, tries not to let it show, ‘cause
He can’t afford this tank of gas, and he doesn’t want them to know,
Lord, please don’t let them know he’s fallen on
Hard times, but do we really want to care?
Open hearts open our minds and tell us all it’s time to share
He’s fallen on hard times, do we really need to see?
Misfortune’s the one thing dividing him from you and me
He steps into the schoolyard and he scans for watchful eyes
No kids around at 6 am to discover all his lies
He sneaks in every morning to wash clothes and take a shower
Mom drives off in their tiny home, wondering how she’ll fill each hour,
How she’ll fill each empty hour, they’ve fallen on
Hard times, but do we really want to care?
Open hearts open our minds and tell us all it’s time to share
They’ve fallen on hard times, yeah we really need to see?
Misfortune’s the one thing dividing them from you and me
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Both Sides Now
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Both Sides Now
Music and Lyrics by Joni Mitchell
Siquomb Publishing Corporation
Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels the dizzy dancing way you feel
As ev'ry fairytale comes real I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange they shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained in living every day
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all - Track Name: Take It Slow
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Take It Slow
Music and Lyrics by L. Gillam
Take your time now, baby, take it slow
Take your time now, baby, take it slow
Let’s get back off the beaten track
Mmmmm, and take it slow, take it slow
Take it easy, baby, take it slow
Take it easy, baby, take it slow
Let’s just chill, we’ve got time to kill
Take it slow, take it slow
Driving ninety miles an hour don’t impress me much
Get your pedal off the metal, honey, what’s the rush
We go your way almost every time,
It ain’t working for me, so now let’s try mine (I’m saying)
Take your time now, baby, take it slow
Take your time now, baby, take it slow
This ain’t no Vette on a movie set, so
Take it slow, take it slow
You’re screaming down the road like it’s a racing track
The top pulled down and my head pushed back
To look at you, now, I’d say you’re in your glee
But hey, hey, baby, what about me?
Solos
You’re dreaming up the next one, I have no doubt
Take your map out, honey, pick a different route
We could stop a few times to enjoy the view
Trust me babe this’ll be good for you (I mean it)
Take your time now, baby, take it slow
Take it easy, baby, take it slow
Take your time, now, baby, take it slow
Take it easy, baby, take it slow
Take it slow, take it slow
Take it slow
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Feminine Casualty
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Feminine Casualty
Words and Music by L. Gillam
It’s been a long day for so little pay
Every minute seemed like an hour
Not a single break since half past eight
When he stepped dripping wet from the shower
Calls her on the phone, he can’t make it home
He hopes the words sound sincere
He’s a good guy and that first bitter lie
Will be washed away with a beer
He’s made a vow to be hers ‘til the day that they die
But passion fades just as sure as the blue in the sky
He’s grown tired and weak and the pain leaves him wondering why
They didn’t spread their wings set their sights on the stars and just fly
She’s thinking of her Nate and how he’s working late
And those nasty words spilled ‘til dawn
Through glassy eyes, she vows to compromise
And count her blessings from now on
‘ Cause she’s made a vow to be his ‘til the day that they die
Yes, passion fades just as sure as the blue in the sky
Another bump in the road and the hurt leaves her wondering why
Life is such a struggle but she knows that they’ll always get by
She plays it cool as he takes a stool
Serves him drinks till life’s a blur
She knows it’s wrong but before too long
He’ll be going home with her
They’ve made a vow to be one ‘til the day that they die
But passion fades just as sure as the blue in the sky
Complacent hearts fail to thrive and leave us wondering why
Life can change in the blink of a wandering eye
Solo
They’ve made a vow to be one ‘til the day that they die
But passion fades just as sure as the blue in the sky
Restless hearts are to blame and leave us wondering why
Life can change in the blink of a wandering eye
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: It's the Truth
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It’s the Truth
Words and Music by L. Gillam
A little birdie let me know that you’ve found someone new
It was just last week we talked about what’s going on with you
Did you think I’d cry in pain or collapse in sheer despair?
I’m only asking for respect, and you know it’s only fair
It’s the truth, try it on for size
You’ll find it’s not so bad
It’s the truth, it comes with a prize
It’s the peace you’ve never had
It’s not about the one you’re with or what you choose to do
You’ve moved on and that’s okay, I assure you, I have, too
But someone else is in my house, and I didn’t have a say
You know that I won’t tolerate you treating me this way
Why is it after all these years, you still can’t set things straight?
I’ll never get your constant need to ignore me and to wait
Truth always makes its way out front, this fact you can’t dismiss
So why not tell it like it is before it gets to this
My friends think keeping you around really isn’t wise
But they don't know you like I do, they can’t see through my eyes
I see the things that others don't, and I've chosen to not to dwell
On stories of the years gone by that there’s no need to retell
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Homeless
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Homeless
Music and Lyrics by L. Gillam
I rest my weary head against the window of this plane
The thoughts that now run through my mind are so hard to contain
I’m homeless for today, and I’m floating on the winds
Of change
As we pull back from the gate, those familiar feelings brew
It’s the ache that comes from knowing that a phase in life is through
So many friendships lost, but the time has come to start
Anew
I’m homeless, it’s a perfect state of mind
My chance to sit and think about all I’ve had and left behind
I’m homeless, there’s no reason to be blue
It’s only for the time it takes to get me back to you
Get me back to you
As I near my destination, the sadness starts to wane
In moments I’ll step to the ground and begin my life again
My future lies ahead, but the mem’ries of the past
Will remain
I’m homeless, it’s a perfect state of mind
My chance to sit and think about all I’ve had and left behind
I’m homeless, there’s no reason to be blue
It’s only for the time it takes to get me back to you
Get me back to you
Solo
I’m homeless, it’s a perfect state of mind
My chance to sit and think about all I’ve had and left behind
I’m homeless, there’s no reason to be blue
It’s only for the time it takes to get me back to you
Get me back to you
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: 1989
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1989
Words and Music by L. Gillam
Hey old friend, say how’ve you been?
It’s been so many years
Those pictures on your profile page
Have me laughing half to tears
The big hairdos, the clothes, the shoes
Those absurdly high waistlines
Yeah, we looked so fine in
1989
We were so content with weekends spent
Standing in that Breezeway line
We’d stare at God, completely awed
Thinking, “Oooh…he’s so divine!”
Might only have the chance for a single dance
By the time we got inside
But we didn’t mind in
1989
That old slum on Suez Street should have been condemned
We didn’t care ‘cause we loved it there, it was all so simple then
We lived on toast and mac and cheese, and those coolers made of wine
Meals were so sublime in 1989
Those were the good old days of ancient ways
Oh, remember way back when
We had to use our hands to write with
Paper and a pen
The phone was on the wall at home
We’d never heard the word “online”
We had so much time in
1989
I can’t believe that twenty years have quickly come and gone
We’re all approaching forty now, how time keeps marching on
Our dark hair may be turning gray, but we’re a little more refined
Life’s sure been kind since 1989
Instrumental Solo
Thanks old friend for checkin’ in, and cheering me this way
This journey makes me thankful for all the blessings of today
If a genie with his magic lamp said that I could turn back time
Think I’d stay away from 1989
I wouldn’t last a day in 1989 - Track Name: Let Me Be
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Let Me Be
Music and Lyrics by L. Gillam
Don’t tell me how to live, who to love, how to pray
Don’t tell me where to go, I can find my own way
Don’t tell me what to think, how to dream, what to say
Don’t tell me what to do, this ends now - today
Let me be, why is it you cannot see?
Let me be, I’m happy with me being me
Don’t judge my ideals and the goals I pursue
Don’t judge my beliefs, they’re just my point of view
Don’t judge what I read or the music I write
And act all surprised when I stand up and fight
Let me be, why is it you cannot see?
Let me be, I’m happy with me being me
You treat me as though I’ve no strength and no heart
Latch on to my words and you pick them apart
It’s gone on too long, it’s time that I speak
Do not take my silence to mean that I’m weak
Solo
Let me be, why is it you cannot see?
Let me be, I’m happy with me being me
Let me be, why is it you cannot see?
Let me be, I’m happy with me being me
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Joe and Mary Family
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Joe and Mary Family
Music and Lyrics by L. Gillam
I’m strolling down the beach without a single care
Got the sun on my face and the wind in my hair
Shuffling through the sand so hot beneath my feet
As far as I’m concerned, I’m on easy street
I pick the best spot with a view of the boys
Skimming over the ocean on their water toys
I’m a single gal on holiday, independent and free
There’s no one in the world except for little old me
I lie down on the blanket and untie my strap
Put a towel under my head and settle in for a nap
It seems like only minutes when my bliss hits the skids
Along come Joe and Mary Family and all of their kids
They’ve got blankets and toys and chairs and an inflatable frog
What a treat to see they’ve even brought old Scruffy the dog
I scramble to do my top up while Joe sneaks a peak
Scruffy licks my face and promptly takes a leak
They’re stirring up the sand as they put all that stuff down
I blindly run to rinse my stinging eyes and damn-near drown
I trudge toward my blanket I’m gonna pack up and walk
But Mary extends her hand to me and begins to talk
She doesn’t miss a word as she applies the sunscreen
That’s the roughest coating of little ones that I’ve ever seen
Now they look like Edward Scissorhands with that ghoulish skin
I wonder should I tell her you can rub that stuff in
Joe’s Speedo is too small to hide his hairy ass
Which he’s scratchin’ as he hands me a beer so I just pass
My hotel has a pool and it’s been calling my name
I race back to that peaceful place from whence I came
In minutes I’m lying down again alone by the pool
Hopping in and out of the water just to keep myself cool
It’s so tranquil and serene that I am starting to swoon
But not for long ‘cause here comes Lance and Jenna Honeymoon
Instead of each taking a lounger they decide to share
I tilt my head in confusion ‘cause there’s lots to spare
Within seconds Jenna’s pawing at her handsome young groom
I throw my hands up in defeat and head on back to my room
Solo
For the remainder of my trip I simply plan ahead
And get up at 5 AM while everyone else is in bed
I’m certain that the next time I’ll avoid a repeat
‘Cause I just signed up for a Buddhist meditation retreat
© 2009 Lisa Gillam Music - Track Name: Melancholy Road
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Melancholy Road
Music and Lyrics by Pete Coulam
If I could forget all that I’ve been told,
I could find my way off this melancholy road,
Save a place for me, I’ll be with you in a while,
I just need some time, just another mile
Melancholy road,
I’m traveling all alone
Melancholy road,
Everybody knows where it goes.
I’ve been thinking of friends and lovers in my past,
Choices I have made and opportunities I have lost,
When I told myself, “I’d be better off alone”,
I never thought I’d be on this melancholy road.
Melancholy road,
I’m traveling all alone
Melancholy road,
Everybody knows where it goes.
Solo
Melancholy road,
I’m traveling all alone
Melancholy road,
Everybody knows
Melancholy road,
I’m traveling all alone
Melancholy road,
Everybody knows where it goes. - Track Name: Can't You See
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Can’t You See
Words and Music by L. Gillam
Symmetry, harmony, balance
Living free, at peace, room to grow
Openly welcoming silence, I’ve
Found me
Can’t you see, you gave me, strength of heart and mind
Opened up the world for me to seek what I could find
Realize, life for me, got harder every day
To get back home, it seems to me, I had to get away
Passionate, unrehearsed living
Loving life’s mystery, the great unknown
Letting life choose my steps for me
Freely
Chorus
Got to live my life the best way I know how
The old one simply wasn’t fitting
Had to start a new life somehow
Going where it takes me – no regrets now
Chorus (Twice)
© 2009 Lisa Gillam