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Cold Tennessee Rain
03:39
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Cold Tennessee Rain
Carolina sun shines bright
When you’re by my side
But my mind goes traveling
To where Virginia hides you
And now I’m on a lonely road
Leaving you behind
And the cold Tennessee rain
Is all that I can find
Chorus:
Cold Tennessee rain
Keeps on coming down
And I keep thinking of you
Lost in the sound of a
Country lullaby
That I used to sing
When I first met you
There in Tennessee
I’m just a stranger
In this God-forsaken town
Where country hearts all
Gather to the sound
Of broken love songs
Hoping they’ll come true
I wish the Tennessee rain
Would take me back to you
Chorus
Now I’m just a country girl
Who has to sing a song
And Love I’ve given you
All that I have owned
A country lullaby and a
Love song sweet and true
But in the Tennessee rain
They sound a little blue
Chorus
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2. |
Hello My Friend
04:49
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Hello My Friend
Hello my friend
It’s been such a long, long time
The world has changed
But you and I still look the same
Yes I’m still a dreamer
And I chase my rainbows through the skies
But I never seem to hold them
Very long
Chorus:
What do you do
When your dreams have all ended
And you’re standing in a corner
While the tears fall from your eyes
And what do you do
When the rain comes too late
And the rainbows have all ended much too soon
The world has changed
But I still feel the same
It just keeps getting sadder
And the people growing older fast
But life goes on
Well that’s what I’ve heard
Whether with you or without
And I guess it’s true for how many times
Have I wakened from a nightmare that has
Lasted much too long
And the world has changed
Oh the world has changed
Chorus
Stop the world
And the endless clicking of the clocks of time
I can’t take it anymore
Have you ever wished
You could go back through the years
There’s so much I should have done
Before they slipped away
Now tell me
Chorus
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3. |
Home to Me
03:05
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Home to Me
I don’t think that I’ll forget
The first time our eyes met
You were sitting there
A stranger in the next chair
I said hello, you halfway smiled
I caught you look my way once or twice
And you were oh so cool
And babe I wanted you
Chorus:
With just one touch you brought me to my knees
Took my breath, my heart,
Oh can’t you see
You feel like home to me
We were traveling down two different roads
We went our separate ways but they’ve converged
And now here we are
It’s looking good so far
You give me calm, you give me peace
Your arms surround me like a satin sheet
You keep me safe and warm
My shelter from the storm
Chorus
I’ve been waiting for you all my life
You’re the one I prayed for every night
And now you’re finally here
You know it seems so clear
No you’re not ever getting rid of me
I’m here to stay
You know I play for keeps
That’s how it’s gonna be
So don’t you ever leave
Chorus
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4. |
Baby Why
03:37
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Baby Why
All I wanted was your honesty
It seems the one thing you could not give to me
Baby why, all your lies
I gave you everything that I had to give
And I hung on until the bitter end
Baby why…all your lies
Chorus:
And now it’s over but I can’t let go
There’s just one thing that I have to know
Baby why, all your lies
Why does the truth just seem so hard for you
What do I have to do to get it from you
Baby why, all your lies
I got tangled in your twist and turns
You know it seems like I may never learn
Baby why, all your lies
Now every story has a different spin
And it just seems like it will never end
Baby why, all your lies
Chorus
Why is love so hard to find these days
Someone who comes along and wants to stay
And be true, like I do
Maybe there’s somebody out there for me
But it’s not you and so I’d best let it be
Baby why, all your lies
Chorus
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5. |
This Was Love to Me
03:07
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This Was Love to Me
Well you crossed my path one evening
And as you left you made me smile
Then down the road you took my hand
And walked with me a while
But now you want to tell me
That you’re not in love with me
Well this time we spent together
This was love to me
In your arms I felt safe and warm
You said you felt the same
We shared good times and laughter
We even shared life’s pain
But now you want your freedom
What you want is not with me
Well understand when you took my hand
This was love to me
Now life it’s sometimes funny
And love’s sometimes the same
I don’t know what you’re thinking
Or what I’m supposed to say
All I know is when you held me
In your arms so tenderly
There was never any doubt
This was love to me
No there was never any doubt
This was love to me
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6. |
Not at This Moment
03:50
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Not at This Moment
I can’t believe you just walked in through that door
Looking better than you’ve ever looked before
And I was just about to turn my life around
I start to go, then my heart makes that sound
Chorus:
Not at this moment
As you stand so close to me
Not at this moment
When you seem all that I could need
I know that I should walk away
And start my life anew
But not at this moment
When all I want is you
Looking back, maybe I was blind
All the pain, the half-truths and the lies
But they all vanish when you take my hand
I want to run, but I’m standing in quicksand
Chorus
Bridge:
In an instant, the pain all disappears
With your sweet words whispered in my ears
Suddenly a gambler I’ve become
Willing to bet my heart that you’re still the one
Chorus
Not at this moment
When all I want is you.
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7. |
Pegasus
03:03
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Pegasus
Pegasus wandered on Mount Helicon
Where the muses would gather
To hear him sing songs
With wings made of silver
The tunes made of gold
Both ageless and timeless
Were the tales that he told
Chorus:
So Pegasus fly me away on your wings
When the songs become shackles
A singer can’t sing
A poet inspired
But lonesome am I
For I want the moon
But I can’t reach the sky
Now Pegasus majesty
Everyone claimed
Was boundless but yet
They bound him the same
In anger he rose
With a blow of his heel
Caused a great stream to rise
To the sky never seen
Chorus
Then Pegasus bolted away
In the night
On a journey to end
Scattered light through the sky
When the stars reappear
You can see him again
Lighting the sky with his
Silvery wings
Chorus
But I can’t reach the sky…
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8. |
Morning Song
03:33
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Morning Song
Love you rise to greet me
From a misty morning dream
Sunlight dancing on your hair
And waking to your warmth
I sometimes wonder how
I could ever leave your arms
Chorus:
Though I may wander
Like a lost and lonely child
My home will always be with you
And though the songs may be forgotten
One remains
This morning song that I sing just for you
And in the early afternoon
I find you on my mind
Like a gentle river there you flow
And if I close my eyes
Then I am by your side
And there’s no need to wonder why
Chorus
So when you fold the night to rest
And hold me close to you
Singing soft a lover’s lullaby
Though with words unspoken
We’ll share our midnight dreams
Holding on until the morning light
Chorus
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9. |
The Hardest Thing
03:34
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The Hardest Thing
The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do
Is to make my heart let go of you
My mind and I had moved along
My heart it seems keeps holding on
I guess it’s just the hardest thing to do
I really thought that I was over you
I thought that I could look for something new
But every time I turn around
I see your shadow on the ground
And it’s just the hardest thing to do
Chorus:
Why oh why can’t my heart just say goodbye
I guess it’s just the hardest thing to do
Why oh why can’t my heart just say goodbye
I guess it’s just the hardest thing to do
I still hear you in the songs I sing
Sometimes you still show up in my dreams
I don’t know just what to say
Except I wish you’d go away
Because it’s just the hardest thing to do
I thought by now your memory would fade
And I’d find someone else to take your place
But it grows stronger every day
This love of mine won’t go away
And it’s just the hardest thing to do
Chorus
The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do
Is to make my heart let go of you
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10. |
She Was Born
03:09
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She Was Born
She was born singing to the sun
And the child soon knew what power she had won
To hear her sing they promised her the world
And one by one she made them all her own
Chorus:
And they said, “Oh little one, please sing your lullaby
The world is sad, but you’ve no need to cry
A gift you have and some day you will find
That for a song it will all be yours in time.”
Well the child, a woman soon became
And all too soon she played a woman’s game
And for a song the men bowed at her feet
To hear the sound of a lover soft and sweet.
And they said, “Oh lady sing your love song for me
I know you’ll leave, as you do what you please
But just for me, sing it once more tonight.
Come be my love, and it will be alright. “
Somehow the lullabies and love songs disappeared
And the child and woman turned within
The men all vanished ‘cause she wouldn’t sing her song
And the child she cried for all the rights that turned out wrong.
And she cried, “Oh sing a song of a child and let me be
Still too young and innocent to see
Just how quickly they tarnish and they fade
For I’m a child and I want to stay this way
Just sing a song of a child and let me be
Still too young and innocent to see
Just how quickly they tarnish and they fade
For I’m a child and I want to stay this way
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11. |
Like the Rain
04:26
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ike the Rain
Like the rain
Falling gently from the sky
So you came to me
Out of time
Like a season so you are
The colors that I see
Chorus:
Is there a line
To be drawn between a dream
And memory
What would you be
Take my hand
Come into the dreamer’s dream
For my rainbow you shall be
And like the sands
With open arms await the tide
So alike are we
Return the sea
Like a wave its journey done
And share the tale with me
Chorus
And like the sun
Setting on the sleepy sea
Close your eyes and dream
And like the dawn
Misty-eyed in morning comes
Tomorrow’s dream we’ll be
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12. |
Crystal Glass of Romance
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Crystal Glass of Romance
The faces smile in passing
Asking more than they do tell
A hand reached out is searching
Half the questions still withheld
And I think of all my memories
The loves that I have known
All the roads that I have traveled
For most were not alone
Chorus:
And if I never find another
Magic world of love again
I will still go on believing
Knowing full well where I've been
For I have tasted the wine
From a crystal glass of romance
I've known the warmth of love
As the snow lay on the ground
I have been a thousand times
Where some people only dream of
I've known the peace of mind
That the lonely never find
The eyes tell such a story
That the words never explain
The traces of the tears
Last a long time past the rain
There's a fear somewhere in all of us
Of things we've never seen
But when you've been somewhere in love
A part of you remains
Chorus
To the lonely go my memories
With the secrets they contain
And to the ones who've lost their
Hope for life I give my dreams
For the wine may be expensive
And though bitter it may seem
When the cup is returned empty
To a world that's filled with rain
Even though the hand's left searching
At least it's touched the world
For dreamers all will tell you
What the world can do to dreams
But they can't destroy a memory
Or things the heart has seen
And the heart, my friend, remembers
Even longer than the dreams
Chorus
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13. |
Remember When
02:49
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Remember When
Wind blows through the changing leaves
Another season’s leaving me
As we rush through our hectic lives
I struggle just to catch your eye
Chorus:
Baby come, sit a while with me
Hold my hand, whisper something sweet
Let’s talk about when we first met
Let’s remember when and
Not forget
Our days they run together now
We’re stressed and tired and don’t know how
To stop a while and catch our breath
To say “I love you”, and better yet
Chorus
You know this life can be so short
You turn around and
Then it’s gone
Sometimes I want to freeze this frame
To say “I love you”,
Then say it again
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
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14. |
Long Road
05:41
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Long Road
I know you’ve wondered
And perhaps I owe you
All the things I should have said
About tomorrow
And walking with you
But I turned away instead
Chorus:
For it’s a long road
For a dreamer on her own
And it gets so lonesome sometimes
And I can’t take you with me
Even though I wish I could
But I’ll meet you there in time
A love song’s pretty
And I know many
That I could always give to you
But they’re so short and sad
And would you understand
When the love song was through
Chorus
It may sound crazy
But I do love you
In spite of all I’ve
Done and said
And if I had the right
To stay I’d stay with you
But there are things I have to find
Chorus
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PJ Brunson Rock Hill, South Carolina
Singer-songwriter-acoustic guitarist and new age pianist-composer based in the Carolinas. PJ's songs embody the best of the new folk genre, while incorporating elements of country and easy listening. The lyrics are meaningful and relatable. The melodies are beautiful. And the songs are delivered in a gentle honest manner with a silky-smooth alto voice often described as "mesmerizing" and "sweet". ... more
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