Nothing
Can Stop Us Now
It's late at night I've been driving hard just to get back
home to you
The windshield wipers work over time to keep the road in
view
Tonight it's hard to see, what the music means to me
But I have to run the race, to keep things in their place
Miles to go, rain or snow, nothing can stop us now
You've got your
reasons to be sad, I respect your point of view
But I've got things inside my head that a man's just got
to do
Tomorrow it's you and me, our future is the key
Tonight we need our space, so our love won't fall from grace
Years to go, don't you know, nothing can stop us now
Why can't we see what has to be
I don't have a clue what pleases you
The reflection
of my headlights on the water close to home
Reminds me that I'll soon be there, no more time alone
But now it's clear to see, what your love can mean to me
That smile upon your face, your natural embrace
I love you so, here we go, nothing can stop us now
Now we can see, what we can be
It's very clear, nothing to fear
Bass,
keyboards, synthesized percussion - Paul Brier/ Electric
guitars, lead acoustic guitar - Rusty Speidel / Acoustic
guitar, background vocals, percussion - Jimmy Downing.
Sweet
Dreams Tonight
You were too shy when I first saw you. Your hair was too
long for me to see.
I was too bold to sit beside you. Lunchtime seemed like
an eternity.
But now is now and then was then, you're back into my life
again.
I really don't want to feel this way. What I think is not
just what I say.
Is it a sweet
dream tonight? Will I have you here beside me?
Are you real, or just a fantasy? What can I do to keep you
here with me?
The emptiness
that I feel inside when you're not there.
Makes we want to call out loud and tell you just how much
I really care.
But is it safe to tell you what I feel inside?
Would it spoil what we have, and leave us open to be more
than we can hide?
Is it a sweet
dream tonight? Will I have you here beside me?
Are you real, or just a fantasy? What can I do to keep you
here with me?
I'll leave my
feelings on the table, and write it down for you to see.
It's more than we both can handle, so let's just keep it
secretly.
I can have you when I want you, even though it's just a
dream.
You can have me if you want me, all you have to do is ask
and you will receive.
Is it a sweet
dream tonight? Will I have you here beside me?
Are you real, or just a fantasy? What can I do to keep you
here with me?
Bass,
keyboards - Paul Brier / Lead electric guitar - Rusty Speidel
/Drums - Gre Brier; Acoustic guitar, percussion, background
vocals - Jimmy Downing
Heartless
There was a time before you, before the pain, before the
blues,
When I laid claim to every part of me.
The summer rain, the salty air, reminds me that I still
care,
About you, and what you took from me.
A dark-haired beauty with savoir-faire, all alone, sunning
there,
Oceanside. You watched me sing.
A lonely woman, a music man, seven days without a plan,
went too fast.
And now, you're back home.
I still have
my songs to sing. My guitar still has all six strings.
Most of me is still in place, but there's a great big empty
space.
You left me Heartless.
A one-week island
get-away, seemed the perfect price to pay,
For you to forget a romance that went wrong.
A suntan, photos and memories, the valentine-souvenir you
took from me,
Go back with you, but leave me hollow inside.
Another woman might have stayed, another week. But another
day might come
Along, when you'll think of me.
So you can keep my heart at home. You really need one of
your own.
Anyway, I never used it much.
I still have
my songs to sing. My guitar still has all six strings.
Most of me is still in place, but there's a great big empty
space.
You left me Heartless.
I thought I
wrote your number down. What was the name of your hometown?
I close my eyes and see your face, now your gone and there's
not a trace.
You left me Heartless.
Soprano
sax - Paul Brier / Keyboard synthesizer, electric guitar,
background vocals, acoustic guitar - Jimmy Downing
Feelings
Believing
I can see you lying here beside me, I can see you walking
out the door.
I can see there's nothing left between us, it's plain as
rain
that you don't love me any more.
Feelings believing,
it's deep down inside. But, the feeling is leaving.
It's something you can't hide.
I can hear every
word that you tell me. I can hear your car keys drop on
the floor.
I can hear the tear in your voice when you tell me, you
stayed too long,
you've got to go, there's no love like before.
Feelings believing,
it's deep down inside. But the feeling is leaving.
It's something you can't hide.
I used to touch
your face with my fingers, and hold you close with my arms
so tight.
Now I touch your pillow here beside me,
and realize that you're gone and things are not right.
Lead
electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitar - Paul Brier / Drums
- Gre Brier Electric guitar, background vocals - Jimmy Downing
You
Weren't There
You weren't there when I left home Friday morning.
You weren't there when I called you Sunday night.
The note that say you're leaving me, the lies that you've
been feeding me,
Make me think our love turned out the light.
Our favorite
song is playing in the darkness.
A sip of wine can make the words seem clear.
The empty chair beside of me, the truth that you can hide
from me,
Make me realize why you're not here.
Maybe I'm just
slow, but what this man don't know,
Could fill a book that he has never read.
We'll both be better off, let's call the whole thing off.
We can't revive a love that's all but dead.
You weren't
there when I came to talk things over.
You weren't there when I called to say good-bye.
This broken heart is grieving me, the way you've been mistreating
me,
I guess I'll never know the reason why.
I guess I'll
never know the reason,
Why there's someone else you're pleasing,
I guess I'll never know the reason why.
Trombone
- Doug Bethel / Percussion - Robert Jospe / Bass, keyboards,
synthesized percussion, bass drum - Paul Brier / Acoustic
guitar - Jimmy Downing
First
Love Fever
I thought that was you at first I wasn't quite sure,
but I'm happy to see good looks can endure.
You make the memories come rushing back too fast of
how we really thought our loving times would last.
We used to be friends up until that day
when you brushed up against me when I got in your way.
You kindled a flame in this schoolboy's heart
and I knew I had to finish what was going to start.
I caught the
first love fever when I looked your eyes,
I couldn't breathe, I couldn't speak, I was paralyzed.
The touch of your hand the smell of your perfume,
too hot, too much, too fast, too soon.
We were both
shy, but we already knew that
actions speak louder than words ever do.
It was hard to understand those aching symptoms inside,
those pent-up pains of love you can't hide.
I remember when my temperature began to climb,
when I held your body close to me for the very first time.
Those love-sick nights when we went too far,
steaming up the windows of my old man's car.
We caught the
first love fever and the feel-good flu,
and I was happy just to be quarantined with you.
The taste of your lips the smell of your perfume,
too hot, too much, too fast, too soon.
I remember it
well, how the romance grew, and
I was so proud to be loved by you.
Those visions of love have lasted through the years,
through good times, bad times, laughter and tears.
We had the right love at the wrong time,
a few years later you might still be mine.
I wonder what happened, guess we'll never know,
but every now and then I still need you so.
We had the first
love fever way back when,
but I feel a little warmer since I've seen you again.
That look on your face the smell of your perfume,
too hot, too much, too fast, too soon.
Drums
- Gre Brier / Bass, keyboard, trumpet, tenor sax - Paul
Brier Acoustic guitar, background vocals - Jimmy Downing
Fireside
The fireside just seems a little warmer
When I'm here with you beside,
. . . and the candle light just seems a little brighter
When I'm here with you at night
Don't leave me here all alone
How I'd hate for you to go back home
The spark of love is now a flame
Inside my heart for you, . . .yes you
and this starry night couldn't be
a more convenient time
for us to fall in love
Harmonica
- John Whitlow / Synthesized percussion, bass - Paul Brier
Acoustic guitar, percussion, electric guitar - Jimmy Downing
What
If I Were the One You Need
You never cared for anyone, except the guys who always made
you blue.
You wanted them, they made you cry, they walked away and
laughed at you.
You never learned that it wasn't cool to be somebody else's
fool.
Instead you had to make a stand and take up with another
man.
But, what if I were the one you need? What if you were meant
for me?
How would you that its the truth? How would you know its
me and you?
You never give me half a chance. You never take a second
glance.
What if you were meant for me? What if I were the one you
need?
Maybe I'm wrong and maybe you're right.
I should keep my feelings out of sight.
And hide them all away from you, and pretend to smile like
the others do.
Maybe a time will come when you're alone, sitting by yourself
at home.
When you grow tired of all the lies, and finally come to
realize.
I really am the one you need. You were really meant for
me.
Then you'll know that it's the truth. Then you'll know it's
me and you.
You should give me half a chance. You should take a second
glance.
You were really meant for me. I really am the one you need.
Bass,
fluegel horn, trombone, tenor sax, french horn, percussion
synthesizer - Paul Brier Percussion, acoustic guitar, electric
guitar - Jimmy Downing
Satin
Latin Girl
We had a place in our younger life, where she wore her dancin'
shoes.
She used to smile at me as I walked by, the open door of
her dressing room.
A pretty senorita with magic eyes, she would please and
hypnotize.
Movin' to the music by candle light, wrapped in satin, my
satin Latin girl.
I used to go on a friday night, just to watch her dance
so slowly.
I still can picture in the smokey light, how she used to
sway so closely.
A hundred eyes watched every move, they felt the rhythm
her body was given.
Movin' to the music in a red spotlight, dressed in satin,
my satin Latin girl.
Turn out the
light and try to fall asleep, each and every night.
But it's no use those feelings keep on callin', we're both
too weak to fight.
The music stopped
and she left one day, love or money, fame or fortune.
I never knew it could end that way, she drank some other
lover's potion.
I'll spend another thousand nights alone, thinking how she
used to hold me.
We were movin' to the music just before midnight, drenched
in satin, my satin Latin girl.
Lead
nylon-string guitar - Rusty Speidel; Bass, synthesized percussion,
flute - Paul Brier /Acoustic & nylon string guitars,
percussion, background vocals - Jimmy Downing
Song
For A Friend
I don't have the time to tell you all the things I feel
about you.
My songs don't have the rhyme to match the words that
capture thought about you.
Suppose I didn't tell you what I feel, then it would be
a lie.
If I never said things inside my head, it would make the
angels cry.
I can't tell you why, you make me proud to be a part of
your life.
Though I'm a little shy, I'll bring the truth to mend your
heart from it's strife.
You can always share your thoughts with me, your worries
are my own.
It's not beyond repair. I know because I care. You'll never
be alone.
I know that
if we try, love will find an answer to the question.
It's right before our eyes, so let's just leave it there
for close inspection.
When the time is right we'll know exactly what to do.
I just want to feel, when everything is real, I can do
my best for you.
Drums
- Chuck Hancher; Electric guitar - Rusty Speidel Bass, keyboards,
soprano sax - Paul Brier Acoustic guitar, percussion - Jimmy
Downing
