Lyrics (2018) by Johndavid Bartlett

LYRICS Johndavid Bartlett

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We Dance / We Shine This Ship The Anniversary Song The Anniversary Song (cont.) Water From The Well Sweet Light Get That Way Solid Light She’s Got The Soul Rain Mumbo Jumbo Muddy Water Us Monkeys Have A Gun Just Give Me The Gun It’s A Big Lie Delphi End Of The Gun Falling Through The Universe Doo Dah Day Love Is Real Driftin’ Clear Heart City Fires Bye & Bye Ariel All Over The World A Lunatic Zone A Heartbeat Away

We Dance / We Shine “We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” Albert Einstein

Down to the sound ground Deep hold the heart full Dive like a Dharma Bum Hear resolution I am ready lay it on me You always tell me things that haunt me Although your sources should be questioned I don’t want the impact lessened Tell me everything Cause there’s no time like now So let it all spill out We’re in this together And that is how we shine As before I will listen And if there’s anything I’m missing Walk me through again slower And anything else you’ll go for Take me everywhere cause there’s no time like now We’re together and that is how we shine This is our most prized possession Our thoughts combined go unquestioned With this secret now uncovered The next one to be discovered Will change everything There’s no time like now We’re together and that is how we shine This is how, this is how, this is how we dance and shine.

This Ship A ship with soulful sails drifts, drifts right through here Everyone sees it and hears the sound it makes This ship will sail through and over all the clouds it's presence and it's passing makes the same sound as when the World dreams this ship arrives from so far away it's crazy The anthem of this vessel sings and sounds the same as when the World dreams “I’ve Just Seen a Face” was playing on the radio Music by Johndavid Bartlett & Lupe DeLearyum Lyrics by Fred Mitchim & Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

The Anniversary Song Two of those horses tow the painted wagon up a hill and down again into a grove of trees where the wind is gone and the leaves are still. And Carl who is loving he hold the reigns and steers the wagon off the road and brings the day to an end. And Nancy’s in the womb of the wagon where her time she bides, oh yeah. But when she feels them wheels stop turning, well, she comes outside and runs to Carl as he climbs down but her joys just can’t wait, oh no. She starts to celebrate a song of love ‘cause it’s their anniversary day. And she sings out, she sings… “oh yeah, ah yeah, yeah now I feel free. I see in you every man that I’ve ever known and our child will know that from the egg that is you he has grown. Your dreams will be his lullaby. Your thoughts will be the color of his eye.” Nancy’s voice well it filled the air just with butterflies and angel’s hair and the always singing song it’s a’singing ‘bout now the love that Carl and Nancy shared. Come on now. Carl he set the horses free cause that’s where they belonged, oh yeah. A new wave of wind gave music out to the trees and Carl started singing this song. And he sang out, he sang… “I, whoa yeah, I love you know I do, it’s true, it’s true, it’s true… That I know in you every woman I have ever seen and you gave me the chance to live everything that I’ve ever dreamed.

I’ll give everything that I could ever be and I’ll protect you with my life so our love can stay free.” Carl he whirled Nancy, dancing in the night, to the music of the spheres. But the moon arose to sing his chorus there was no one there to hear, no. But the wagon it rocked with a time of it’s own and it seemed to be keeping the beat, oh my. The horses that were free came to stand by the door. They were attracted by the heat. and the moon sang out… “…and you think that I can’t see you oh, but I can” Candles will drown their flames when no one is there to care. But incense smoke curls around itself and softly scents the air of the room, oh yeah. Carl is on Nancy on a rug in the wagon I sing that Carl is on Nancy on a rug in the wagon, now Carl is on Nancy on a rug, now yeah Carl is on Nancy on a rug, shit, child And they’re making love, making love, making love making love, making love, making love… Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Water From The Well There is no truth to the rumor I’ve been found I know what this looks like and how it sounds Let’s assume for a moment this is me And both of us know why we’re here We get our water from the well Saints and beggers all stand in line Waiting to board the train one last time Leaves at midnight arrives at dawn If you want to get home you better get on We get our water from the well The faintest glimmer of the moon through the clouds Draws all eyes upward they sing aloud We come together and go together We wait here all night long We get our water from the well Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Sweet Light It’s such a sweet light Brighter than the day And soft as moon light That’s some I can’t explain I close my eyes and I can see the way Through the darkness To the place I’m gonna stay When evening comes We are all forever walking toward the light

Get That Way All the love we keep believing Keeps us planted in the ground We don’t run and we don’t follow We keep the planet spinning round Glow the light that’s deep within you Light the way as you ascend Never take your light for granted You never know what’s around the bend People going crazy and I don’t know why If you take it from the river then the river runs dry You got to get a handle on the spinning sky Man invented time and I don’t know why So much love in the hands of Man There’s so much Love still in the hands of Man So much love, so much love, so much love in the hands of Man Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up Wild, wild world how’d you get that way ? How’d you get that way ? Om Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Solid Light I get that feeling And you’re with me tonight Your memory lingers And becomes solid light Love is like a mountain stream It changes from day to day There’s just one thing that I know, love It won’t ever go away Are you with me tonight We might not make it But then again we just might I want to see you in the morning sun I think you know what I’m trying to say We got to get a hold of this thing, Hon And then we won’t let it go away I’m trying to tell you that We won’t let it go away You know I know you know We won’t let it go away Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

She’s Got The Soul She’s got the soul, she’s got the soul, she’s got the soul That it would take to move me now And the look that she has Has taken on some of the aspects of jazz She’s coming in so softly now Brothers, you’ve been wondering ‘bout this girl For a long, long time Well, let me tell you now That she’s just fine That girl she’s got me Drinking grass and smoking wine That girl has taken a hold on mind, ‘cause She’s got the soul, she’s got the soul, she’s got the soul That it would take to move me now And the look that she has Has taken on some of the aspects of jazz She’s coming in so softly now That she’s almost not there at all She’s so soft That she’s almost not there Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Rain Look outside, the wind is blowing Look outside the rain is falling Look out don’t you go out into the rain Stay inside where it’s dry Please don’t stop to wonder why You’re longing to go out into the rain Memories they start to come About catching raindrops on your tongue And missing one that caught you in the eye And the memories are getting stronger yet rolling through the grass all wet with someone who knew the reason why rain brings me down, now cause I see hit the ground now and the world that I once knew and called rain is gone from me now thunderheads drift away the sun comes back and starts a brand new day but somehow I just still can’t go outside I cross the room, the door stands open I stand outside and search the sky for tokens Of a love I had and somehow cannot find rain brings me down, now cause I see hit the ground now and the world that I once knew and called rain is gone from me now Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Mumbo Jumbo You got me boppin’ with your mumbo jumbo You stir your coffee with a black cat bone John le Conqueroo he has got your number Said he’s gonna call you on the telephone I saw you dancin’ like Marie Lebeau So I’m gonna take you to the faix do do Down to Tipatina’s where the Fat Man go We’ll open up the doors and let the boogie go My mama said don’t ever go to New Orleans They’re too damn happy and too damn mean But now you got me chewin’ on some rice and beans A big bowl of gumbo and some sweet boudin I like the way that you strut and sway I like the way you sing and I like the way you play They ain’t never gonna wash New Orleans away Cos’ no one ever listens to what their mama say Come on mama we gotta go Down by the levee to a place I know Where the people got the mojo and they let it show they know the way to make the shimmy shimmy flow You got me boppin’ with your mumbo jumbo You stir your coffee with a black cat bone John le Conqueroo he has got your number Said he’s gonna call you on the telephone He’s gonna call you on the phone He’s got a message for you… He’s got a message for you. Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2011)

Muddy Water Over my head in muddy water trying to get to shore a heavy rain is coming down like it never has before It's coming down got to get some shelter It's coming down won't let us get away It's coming down gonna have to run It's coming down It's coming down today Wash away All my shame and pity Wash away My jealousy and fear Wash away this hard life that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m living Wash it all away Till the water starts to clear Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2011)

Monkey’s Got A Gun Hand gun ray gun Israel and Lebanon Freeway fast food Don’t touch me there I’m in a mood Chorus: Who gave us monkeys a gun ? Who gave us monkeys a gun ? We got ourselves on the run now Who gave us monkeys a gun ? Islam Uncle Tom Shiva built the atom bomb Trump has got a hard on I left my heart in Vietnam chorus Flirting with the Taliban Starbuck’s in the Holy Land IED the Humvee Hold your breath and bleed on me We stormed down from Asia and we conquered Rome. Fed the Christians to the lions at the Hippodrome. Sent Crusaders to the Holy Land to save the faith. But we never saw the true face of the Human Race, until we monkeys got a gun. musical interlude coyotes run the desert floor Neocons are planning war Bahgdad purple haze Damn I miss the heady daze Chorus WATCH OUT! Us monkeys got a gun We’re gonna shoot, we monkey’s got a gun Duck and cover, all us monkey’s got a gun Comin through, we’re monkeys with a gun We’re just some monkeys with a gun repeat to fade Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Just Give Me The Gun Just give me the gun I’m gonna put it away You never needed it anyhow There’s other games we can play Noone said it would be fun fun Keeping the demons at bay Just give me the gun I’m gonna put it away That day by the river So many went down It tore out my heart It turned us around If we stand in the river It could wash us away If we stay on the shore This could be the last day The last day of loneliness The last day of fear The whole world is holding on For the waters to clear We just can’t go on livin’ hard It will break us apart And we’ll lose all the love we made I told you right from the start Just give me the gun I’m gonna put it away You never needed it anyhow There’s other games we can play Noone said it would be fun fun Keeping the demons at bay Just give me the gun I’m gonna put it away Just give me the gun I’m gonna put it away Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

It’s A Big Lie You’ll never see it coming You won’t miss it when it’s gone I could make the story short I can make the story long You think you know the answers You don’t even have a clue You never asked the questions And I’ll tell you what is true It’s a big lie Loud and confusing It’s a big lie you just don’t understand It’s a big lie You better believe me We’ll tell you over and over Until your brain is numb You won’t need the real thing You’ll be happy and dumb It’s a big lie…big lie He was married to the mafia In nineteen eighty four She vanished in Cambodia I heard she was a whore He cheated on his SATs Took money from the Klan There’s a video in Hollywood That proves he’s not a man (Chorus) They’re gonna steal your children And get them hooked on hope They’ll train them in kabuki Xanax helps them cope They’re the ones you’ve heard about Who believe that Exxon’s gonna pay And they’ve got a bomb they’re gonna use To blow us all away (Chorus) Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Delphi Goin’ down to Delphi I got a quill pen in my hand Goin’ down to Delphi There’re things I got to understand Like who got the Mojo And what they’re gonna do ‘bout the fire in the mountain and the monkey in the stew goin’ down to Delphi gonna get the Master Plan. When I get back from Delphi Let’s get together, have some brews I’ll meet you when I get back We’ll get in tune and play some blues If I get some answers I don’t really know Maybe we can get down and get on with the show I’m heading down to Delphi I want to get the Master Plan Things will get much better We’ll have some HooDoo on our side Trip the light fantastic We’ll take Zozobra for a ride We’ll drive out to the desert And set that fool ablaze Watch him burn away And let the starry night amaze us When I get back from Delphi We’re gonna have the Master Plan And all we got to do Is keep our eyes on the road Keep the gears greased And lighten the load I’ll be back from Delphi And we’ll have the Master Plan…Master Plan…Master Plan Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

End Of The Gun You laid that lady like you were a mad dog You took from her the thing you had to have You’ll never see the retribution coming You’re gonna pay for all the pleasure that you had From now on you’ll sleep with one eye open You’ll live your life forever on the run You can’t escape your fate And you know that You’re gonna wind up on the wrong end of the gun All the men are meeting at the crossroads They’ve got dirty deeds they’re gonna do They’re making plans to kill with wild abandon And you know what’s gonna happen when they’re through From now on they’ll sleep with one eye open They’ll live your lifes forever on the run They can’t escape their fates And you know that They’re gonna wind up on the wrong end of the gun After all is said and done You have to face the truth Destiny’s aim is sharp and true And it will never cut you loose You hit the wrong notes from the first Now justice will ring your bell Some righteous man will hunt you down And send your ass to hell You heaved him to the block And called his number You sold his body Never sold his soul Now you’re burned into his brain Like the brand upon his face And he’ll see you in his dreams until you’re gone From now on you’ll sleep with one eye open You’ll live your life forever on the run You can’t escape your fate And you know that You’re gonna wind up on the wrong end of the gun Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2011)

Falling Through The Universe Late at Night when the dark is new And just before the light comes shining through I can see you and you’re standing by a live oak Just you and a bunch of trees And I’m singing that I’m Falling through the universe And I’m looking right into your eyes and I’m Falling through the universe And you’re in every sky that I can see I’m falling through the universe And I’m remembering your name I’m falling through the universe And everything’s the same between you and me I’m climbing up a rainbow And you are every color that I can see I’m climbing up a rainbow And you are in every color that I can see I’m topping off a rainbow And you are every color that I can see I’m sliding down a rainbow And you are every color that I can see I’m dancing on a moonbeam And the moonlight makes has made your face shine bright I’m dancing on a moonbeam And the moonlight makes has made your face shine bright I’m dancing on a moonbeam And the moonlight makes has made your face shine bright I’ve been dancing on a moonbeam And the moonlight has made everything look just right You are the last thing left on my mind I’m almost free And you are the last thing left on my mind I’m almost free And you’re still there, you’re still there, you’re still there… Be still there, be still there, be still there, be still there… Be still, be still, be still, be still… We’re almost in silence now… Almost in silence now, almost in silence now… Almost inside of it now, almost inside of it now… Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2011)

Doo Dah Day Late last night All of this morning All day long Can’t get you offa my mind Love of my life, I can’t believe that it’s happnin’ I’m gonna be with you baby till the end of time Till the end of time Till the end of time I’m gonna be with you baby till the end of time Till then I’m gonna Love you all the livelong day I’m gonna love ya’ all the livelong day, little girl I’m gonna love you all the live long day (instrumental interlude) Till the end of time Till the end of time I’m gonna be with you baby till the end of time Till then I’m gonna Love you all the livelong day I’m gonna love ya’ all the livelong day, little girl I’m gonna love you all the Doo Dah day I’m gonna love you all the Doo Dah day I’m gonna love you all the Doo Dah day Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Love Is Real I first saw you in the summertime Floating down the river with a friend of mine I wondered what would happen if I tossed a line Towed you to the shore, took you away We could go to Mexico or the City by the Bay I really didn’t know where we’d go I just wanted to take you away To someplace we could fly And ride the rhythm of the wind We could glide on and on and on Until the evening begins Then sun shone golden through the aspen trees Beneath the maple it was red I remember shaking apple trees I remember everything we said We said that love is real It’s not a hardship or a game We both know the way we feel And we know we both feel the same In New Mexico We could stay and watch the change Swirling cyclones come from pueblo pyres Gaia goes asleep until the spring The morning sun Brushes the sleep from your eyes All of the love we have Bursts like spring And flies Love is real It’s not a hardship or a game We both know the way we feel And we both know we feel the same I still see you in the summertime Floating down the river with some friends of mine I wonder what would happen if I tossed a line Towed you to the shore, took you away Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Driftin’ Moving on, yeah Feeling good Yes and knowing why Peace of mind that comes From being high The thoughts they come And slowly they drift on by And the Kingdom of Heaven Is moving on. Just take me on a ship That’s sailing to an island in the sea I just finally found what I was seeking A simple place for me to be I said lay me there So I can think And put my mind Where it belongs In a place of constant moving Whatever’s growing can’t be wrong, no I’m moving on Just thinking about loving And reasons to care Yes to care, whoa yeah We’re one step closer And baby we’re almost there Yeah there…oh all right I said feeling good Yeah and I’m knowing why It’s just this piece of my mind That comes from being high But the thoughts they come And slowly they just drift on by The Kingdom of Heaven is moving on Yeah take me on a ship that sails Near an island in the sea I finally found what I was seeking Just a simple place for me to be Yeah lay me there so I can think And just put my mind where it belongs In a place of constant moving Whatever’s growing just can’t be wrong, no Won’t be here tomorrow I’m moving away, yeah Ooooh, yeah Hey I’m a‘movin’ away Take me, I’m moving away Oh yeah, I’m a’movin’ away Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Clear Heart This ol’ world Keeps spinning on It takes my breath away I want to stay here To feel the sky To taste the stone That holds the mountain high And find that clear heart love Then we lose the shackles and the chains Storms drift away and only light remains Set it free Open up And walk the beauty way There is no end now Where we are And where we go Are both points still in play We’ll find our way back home (interlude) To see the wind To hear the way The light glows in the trees There is no reason For all our lives We search in vain Satori comes alone We are the world that spins (interlude) Then we lose the shackles and the chains Storms drift away and only light remains This ol’ world Keeps spinning on It takes my breath away I want to stay here To feel the sky To taste the stone That holds the mountain high And find that clear heart love Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

City Fires I can see the city fires Reflected on the clouds And if I look East I see The sun is going down When children take control of the streets You find you can’t fain knowledge To people who aren’t asleep That’s when sincerity becomes Prerequisite to your love And you find you must stop climbing sometimes That’s when the words to this song Come alive with ambiguities Which meaning do you find wrong Is truth the only reality you have left to live now Man’s the virgin, love’s the father Light of lights will shine again on Earth Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (1968/2018)

Bye & Bye We came up from the deepest ocean Now we fly across the clear blue sky We will bubble up from beneath the Earth And flow like a river till the river runs dry Bye & Bye & Bye Bye & Bye We’re gonna flow like a river Back to the ocean one day We’re gonna flow like a river Back to the ocean one day We woke up on a clear blue morning The beginning of a brand new day We’ve still got a long, long road I hope you know the way Bye & Bye & Bye Bye & Bye (instrumental interlude) It’s all we got, we’ve got to keep on traveling Down the road to where we’re gonna be I don’t know if we’re ever gonna make We’re only gonna make it if we all agree Bye & Bye & Bye Bye & Bye Bye & Bye & Bye Bye & Bye Maybe we’ll all agree Bye & Bye Maybe someday we’ll all agree Bye & Bye Bye & Bye (repeat to fade) Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

Ariel You’re in loftier circles Now in airier heights Ariel…Ariel You’re huggin’ the wind With all of your might Ariel…Ariel Take me in the sky Ariel…Ariel Make me learn to fly Ariel…Ariel You pumpin’ and nova now You fortunate one Ariel…Ariel You’re skimming over trees And kissin’ the sun Ariel…Ariel Take me in the sky Ariel…Ariel Make me learn to fly Ariel…Ariel Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

All Over The World They’re toasting Mammon in Dallas They’re fighting in LA Confusion and hatred and bigotries Are polluting the Chesapeake Bay But somewhere a hummingbird’s mating And it’s flying straight up in the sky And falling back down to Earth again Only to flurry and scurry and fly They just can’t get it straight in Sarajevo And Jerusalem broke down and cried And everywhere I go Everybody wants to know What’s happened to the beautiful child He’s all over the world All over the world In every little boy and every little girl All over the world And somewhere up in those mountains A fertile valley lies Where all the humans are being Very much alive And all over the world They’re all over the world In every little boy and every little girl All over the world They’re all over the world All over the world All over the world They are all over the world Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

A Lunatic Zone Mama’s gone And she took the dog Mama’s gone And she’s not coming back Mama’s gone She met a poet from Manhattan Mama’s gone And she left singing this song I’ve had enough of this hard dirt scrabble I’ve had enough of the lies I’m walking west until I get to the ocean I’m gonna get a piece of the pie Interlude I read about Mama in the Rolling Stone They said she’s got a Coupe de Ville She’s running some place on the Sunset Strip Where all the pretty people get their fill Interlude Late last night in the Hollywood Hills The poet from Manhattan was collecting some bills He met a personal trainer named Rin Tin Tin They left for Manhattan and a life of sin Interlude Mama called She said to send money Mama called Said she had to come home Mama called Said all these people are crazy Mama said She was living in a lunatic zone Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

A Heartbeat Away Hey there lady, I like the way that you smile I’d like to keep my eyes onya all of the while That I’m dancing through the desert Tryin’ to make it to the sun I hope that you’re with me when my dancin’ is done We could be so like the light from the sun or even the pale shining white light from the stars at night, if you’d only stay just a heartbeat away Then every breath I breathe in would be giving you air And we could mingle in the river and we just wouldn’t care If our thoughts combined should be dumped into the sea I’ll still be there with you, you’d still be there with me We could be so like the light from the sun or even the pale shining white light from the stars at night, if you’d only stay just a heartbeat away Words and music by Johndavid Bartlett All rights reserved by Singing Hearts Arts (2018)

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