© Thomas Oliver
Blue Lights
We knew a place we could go
after the picture show
Park the car, make out
watch airplanes land and take off
Blue lights on the runway
looked like the stars had fallen to earth
just for us, on thos nights
At a place we called Blue Lights
First touch. first love,
The one you are so sure of
and we went, as far as we dared
As the radio blared:
“
I’m leaving on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again”
and it seemed like a dream
but it was oh so real
(bridge):
then those friendly skies
turned dark and gray
there was a war and it
was calling our names
some fought
and some fought to stay away
and those blue lights
were fading.
And now, we’re older
little wiser to the ways of the world
But that, doesn’t make it
any better than the way it was
When blue lights on the runway
looked like the stars had fallen to earth
Just for us, on those nights
At a place we called Blue Lights.
Claim Me
I’ve been waiting all week for this day
I’ve been waiting all day for this night
and i’ve been waiting all my life
for someone like you
to come along and claim me
come along and claim me
to come along and tell me I’m yours
you were just what God had in mind
when he said this man needs someone to love
and I’ve been waiting all my life
for someone like you
to come along and claim me
come along and claim me
to come along and tell me I’m yours
(bridge):
waiting can be so hard
nights can be so long
if I knew you were coming
I’d wait until all the stars fall
i can’t forget the day your found me
I’ll never forget just what you said
you said I’ve been waiting all my life
for someone like you
to come along and claim me
come along and claim me
come along and tell me I’m yours
(tag):
come along and claim me
come on and claim me
tell me I’m yours.
Right Where I Wanna Be
I can’t resist your smile
And I know better than to even try
when you look at D me that way
I can hardly wait
til you smile again
I can’t resist your touch
no baby I ain’t nearly that tough
I won’t try to pretend
that I could even begin
to turn away
(chorus):
you got me right where I wanna be
in the palm of your hand
I wasn’t half the man you’ve made of me
now your wish is my command
I can’t resist you lips
not when you kiss me like this
so let’s turn off the lights
and burn a candle down tonight
tonight
(turnaround)
I won’t try to pretend
that I could even begin
to turn away
(chorus)
V 3
Forever (the wedding song)
our life together has been lived apart
even though we fell in love a long time ago
and I began to worry we’d ever live as one
yes I wondered if forever would ever come
(chorus):
yes, I wondered if forever would ever come
if the morning would bring a new day
or just another dawn
and now I know this waiting
has its own reward
cause today forever has begun
you were always my rock of ages
holding me up, nursing my soul
and when I think about us now you’re still amazing
and the reason forever has finally begun
(chorus):
(instrumental/turn around)
(bridge):
I believe in heaven and I believe in love
but some times believing isn’t enough
(chorus +)
I wondered if forever would ever come
when we say good night would one of us
always have to go home
now I know this waiting
has its own reward
cause today forever has begun. (repeat)\
When You Kissed Me
I see you’re leaving by the clothes you’re wearing
And the bags you packed by the door.
I’d beg you to stay but I’ve learned the hard way
That our love’s a double-edged sword
We sat under a moon ‘til the sky turned blue
Knowing exactly where it would lead us
There was nothing I’d rather do except what we shouldn’t do
And then we’d both be defenseless
And then you kissed me
And then you kissed me
We thought we knew it all and we’d be absolved
From breaking the hearts of our lovers
But “heaven has no rage like love turned to hate”
And they burned all our bridges
Just like a summer storm, trouble seem to comes along
When you are out in the open
We were running wild with nowhere to hide
And it ended all so sudden
And we blamed each other
With word that kill just like murder
(instrumental)
so as you say goodbye, i swear I’m going to try
to remember only the good times
like when you made me blush and we were making love
and you said close your eyes…
And then you kissed me
And then you kissed me
so as you say goodbye, i swear I’m going to try
to remember only the good times
(like) when you kissed me (x2)
Rescue Me
I always knew there was someone for me
even though I’ve been so alone
never knew just how it’d all work out
‘til you walked into this room
(chorus)
come on now and rescue me
don’t know how much longer I can last
holding on for all I’m worth
can’t believe this is happening
2.
come sit down and talk to me
I’m so lonely here in this crowd
don’t know what brought me out tonight
I’m usually way too proud
(female version: “I’m usually ruled by doubt”)
(chorus)
(bridge):
there’s so much I wanna say
so why don’t we get out of here
(chorus)
Don’t Worry about Me
I can’t explain how airplanes fly
or the ebb and flow of tides
but I see heaven in the smile of a child
so don’t you worry about me
I know friends can’t always stay
I know loved ones will pass away
But I can almost hear them say
don’t you worry about me
I can be hard to live with
harder still to forgive
but you say you love me and always will
and you say don’t worry about me
I’ve seen the writing on the wall
I’ve read the letters of St. Paul
they say empires and nations will fall
but we don’t need to worry about empires at all
I know my time on earth will end
but I have faith in what happens then
so when it does just say amen
and don’t you worry about me
Counting
one two three four five six seven
I’m counting, on getting to heaven
with you
if only you’d say you do
I can be such a clever fellow
write songs like some write letters
cause I singing to you
only you
one two three four five six seven
there’s no mistaking my intention
with you
there’s nothing to see through
I’ll jump through hoops or do the hoopty-do
turn back flips if you want me to
walk through fire and that pouring rain
anything, babe, you just need to say it
cause I would like nothing better
than for us to get together
dancing
to a brand new tune
(instrumental BREAk)
one two three four five six seven
I’m counting on getting to heaven
with you
baby it’s true
I may not have a lot of money
but gold and silver never bought much loving
so baby, what say you
you tell me how high to jump
and I’ll ask you to look up
in the sky as I’m sailing by
who’d have thought love would teach a man how to fly
I can think of nothing better
than for us to get together
singing
a new melody
that goes like this:
one two three four five six seven
we’re counting on going to heaven
together
you know it’s true
just say you do:
do and do do do and do
do and do do do.