Lyrics

 

"The Garden Path"

Music by Pat Manley, Lyrics by Randy S. Robbins

 Through the woods, I hear your voice If I could, I’d make the choice You’re leading me down every garden path Cheating me out of every last laugh My line of mistakes...my line of mistakes...goes out the door But that’s the breaks...but that's the breaks...and there’ll be more And you’re counting them all You’re just having a ball I loved a dream hiding from dawn A good idea that went so wrong Pulling me down every garden path Idolizing you like a golden calf My line of mistakes...my line of mistakes...goes out the door But that’s the breaks...but that’s the breaks...and there’ll be more And you’re counting them all You’re just having a ball Why not take me down a primrose path? We added up to love—I did the math My line of mistakes...my line of mistakes...goes out the door But that’s the breaks...but that’s the breaks...and there’ll be more And you’re counting them all You’re just having a ball

 

“Bad Neighborhood”

 

Music and Lyrics by Joe Napoleon

You might ask of me: ‘Do I have a cigarette for you?’ Do I?? No... no, no You might ask of me: ‘Do I have a cigarette for you?’ Do I? No... no, no Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams just to name a few Queens, Reese, Shedwick, Dicks, take your pick and just forget about it. You might ask of me: ‘Do I have a cigarette for you?’ Do I??No... no, no You might ask of me: ‘Do I have a cigarette right now?’ Do I? No... no, no So just forget about it You better lock your door You’re in a Bad Neighborhood.

 

"Sure Is Tempting"

Music By Joe Napoleon and Pat Manley, Lyrics by Randy S. Robbins

My fate is a glass of still water I hate that I still would have lost her And hope evaporates even if I’d caught her And now…now that glass is empty No surprise in a life without end No ties that can’t be cut with knife or pen My heart breaks long before it can bend And now…now that life is empty How do I keep going when Giving up sure is tempting Every day is the same old story Every pain is the same old purgatory Once she held my heart now love’s just gory And now…now those hands are empty How do I keep going when Giving up sure is tempting I’ve seen all the planets with my eye The Western Isles—man, it’s one black sky I thought about where I was I didn’t ask why And now…now the night is empty I think I’ll keep going...going I think I’ll keep going...tomorrow sure is tempting

 

“Just One More Sunrise”

 

 Music by Pat Manley, Lyrics by Randy S. Robbins

I take another drag of my cigarette What I’m doing here I haven’t figured yet The glass is half-full But the bottle is empty Is this the way that it’s meant to be? Just one more sunrise One more day without the answers Just a little too unwise To take all the right chances I take another look at the deep-blue sky It feels fake, like a see-through high The stars are half-dead But the sky is alive Is this where I was meant to arrive? Just one more sunrise One more day without the answers Just a little too unwise To take all the right chances Every day is a riddle—that I can’t solve Nero played his fiddle—but I’m not absolved Now I’m caught in the middle—while Earth revolves Bringing one more sunrise I take another bite of the bullet Like a ball and chain, I have to pull it Every day is half-night But there’s no time Is this meant to be my prime? Just one more sunrise One more day without the answers Just a little too unwise To take all the right chances Just one more sunrise One more day without the answers Just a little too unwise To take all the right chances

 

“Never Be Forgiven”

 

Music by Pat Manley, Lyrics by Randy S. Robbins

One mistake—an ache that I can’t ignore Lifetimes ago—carried like a wound of war Thought I saw a sliver of light Thought I felt a shiver so right Behind an open door But I’ll never be forgiven—my poor soul It’s a lie that I’m livin’—my torn soul Denied what I’ve striven for… For you… The past leapt—into my present And I remembered—kissing so pleasant But I’ve fallen to pieces Tears run where my face creases Fate cares not whom it fleeces ‘Cause I’ll never be forgiven—my poor soul It’s a lie that I’m livin’—my torn soul Denied for what I’ve striven ‘Cause I’ll never be forgiven—my poor soul It’s a lie that I’m livin’—my torn soul Denied what I’ve striven for… For you…