1. Once Upon a Time 2. I Held You 3. Make Up Yr Mind 4. Gypsy Eyes 5. Aren’t We? 6. Wine Stained Lips 7. Feelin’ Blue 8. Friendship, Love N Grace 9. Starlight, Starbright 10. Joke 11. Don’t Blame Me 12. Falling in Like 13. Safe and Sound 14. I'm alright 15. Song of the Lonely Once Upon a Time ©2006 Michael Shelton Music Once upon a time Growin’ up the way A young man should On the very edges of Suberbia Once upon a time Livin’ in dreams Picket fence that don’t need mending Happiness with her hand in mine Once upon a time With my head in clouds Carried by the winds of Fortune Staring at burnt edges of a broken sky Carry on Dream Walker Carry on Dream Walker Carry on Dream Talker…. Once upon a time Singin tuneless songs Underneath the stars like curtains Watching them fall down like rain Once upon a time Passion sang its chorus Reaching to reach deep within me Pouring out my soul onto the page Once upon a time Love was fresh as flowers Making love to you for hours Hearts unbroken beating just for you… Carry on Dream Walker Carry on Dream Walker Carry on Dream Talker…. Dream and just believe it’s real Keep your mind and eyes wide open Touch the tears and feel you smiling Raise your glass and toast – here’s hoping! People change just like the weather At times you will go on your own Remember, though the path gets lonely You’ll never truly be alone… Once upon a time Once upon a time Once upon a time Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-01 23:51:47 I Held You ©2006 Michael Shelton Music I sit on the edge of the sea and I think of you I balance on the edge of dreams and I remember you The cold air clings to me like a memory Climbs inside my mind like a philosophy You were dancing in the water I was laying in the sand And somber eyes were on us as I Reached out my hand To hold you… Like rain falls on thirsty ground your lips closed on mine I reach up to touch your smile just to prove it’s real I forgot just how good it feels when my heart grows wings And flies away and flies away and drifting to the clouds… You were dancing in the water I was laying in the sand And somber eyes were on us as I Reached out my hand To hold you… Can the dream come alive for me After so long…so long Can the dream come alive for me… Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-01 23:53:43 Make Up Yr Mind ©2006 Michael Shelton Music Girl if only you could see the tears I’ve cried for you To see your world caving in You know I tried so hard to sing and dance for you But still those ghosts keep creeping in Girl, you’ve got to make up your mind Before you leave that joy and love in you behind The Ocean spreads her wings to enrapture you and I To teach two crazy souls to fly I knew a thousand dreams by looking in your eyes Somehow knowing they were lies… Girl, you’ve got to make up your mind Before you leave that joy and love in you behind… So it is, the Story goes Folly sings her awful woes The benefit of hindsight shows You knew the end would come And though your heart is filled with pain You’d probably do it all again You’d take the puddles with the rain In hopes the end would change Girl, you never made up your mind And now that joy and love has up and ran away Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:05:55 Gypsy Eyes ©2006 Michael Shelton Music Once I knew this girl A girl so fair With soft brown hair And once, she held my hand I smiled to heaven Warmed by its glow Once you taste her lips You will swear You’ve never felt so alive before And once she calls your name You will never hear Another voice again ‘cause she’s got… Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes and she’s got Gypsy Eyes She charms you with her gaze Her soul is laughing as you dance to Feel your heart again And as the music plays You look around to see angels dancing with you She temps you with her love But you resist Her velvet kiss She makes you feel alive When she smiles and holds your heart so tight, but she’s got… Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes and she’s got Gypsy Eyes Was it worth it, was it wasted Life is precious and then it’s gone For a moment we were laughing I’m just thankful for the memory But she’s got Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes Gypsy Eyes and she’s got Gypsy Eyes You watch her dance away Somehow grateful for knowing so much Joy and pain For when time comes to an end Was it not the memory that made it all worthwhile Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:06:24 Aren’t We? ©2006 Michael Shelton Music I hear you Ring deep inside me Like a bell That won’t stop crying I see you Staring at me Blue eyes Reflect back at me Feel the stars fall from above Paints our gloomy hearts With Love All we are and all we’ve been Are just a portal to the end Aren’t we? I hear you Sing softly to me Your voice Reconciling to me I taste you Like candy to me Your smile Makes me forget me Feel the stars fall from above Paints our gloomy hearts With Love All we are and all we’ve been Are just a portal to the end Aren’t we? Dream tomorrow for today Don’t know of another way What a pair we make What a pair Take the pain and pour it out What a wonder I have found What a jaded pair we make What a pair What a jaded pair we make Aren’t we? Aren’t we? Aren’t we? Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:06:47 Wine Stained Lips ©2006 Michael Shelton Music Drink my glass of wine remember All those times we were together Love the way it feels like dancing Underneath the stars romancing How your eyes, they gazed into me Reached inside my head so freely Stopped the tears till I was laughing Everyone around was watching The sky was clear the stars could see The love that burned in you and me The air was cold, our hearts were warm With wine stained lips and arm in arm… Breathing in so deep to paint you Inside memory’s soft cocoon Just seem to want these moments to last But I know they fade so damn fast The sky was clear the stars could see The love that burned in you and me The air was cold, our hearts were warm With wine stained lips and arm in arm… Make it last, the moment is now (at least that sounds better, somehow) Memories last for all our lives Just for nights just like tonight Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:07:16 Feelin’ Blue ©2006 Michael Shelton Music How can you turn and walk away When your heart-strings Just won’t change direction When everything inside you leads To where you’ve been before How can you take the pain away When you keep staring at what hurts you When her eyes meet yours and the Ball inside you grows Remember that you’ve been here before Remember that the sun will rise again Reach out and touch the stars Their shining just for you And there’s comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue How can you hide the tears that fall When the puddles beneath your feet are growing When nothing seems to make much sense But the longing in your soul How can you say hello today When the goodbyes yesterday keep hurting When you can’t seem to find the breath To sing another song Remember that you’ve been here before Remember that the sun will rise again Reach out and touch the stars Their shining just for you And there’s comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue I miss the lips I used to kiss The way I’d feel our bodies tremble The way her eyes would gaze at me Just before they closed I miss the feel of feeling good I guess, in that, there is a lesson Dreams will sprout wings and fly But there will still be me Remember that you’ve been here before Remember that the sun will rise again Reach out and touch the stars Their shining just for you And there’s comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue The more things change, the More they’re still the same Can’t seem to stop wanting to be near you Look to the skies and close my eyes and pray For comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue Comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue Comfort for the heart that’s feeling blue Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:07:37 Friendship, Love N Grace ©2006 Michael Shelton Music Sitting on a stool Sitting in your kitchen Talking about philosophy And what the world means to you and me Listening to the rain Falling on the leaves outside Forming puddles in our hearts And showing what we’ve tried to hide away We were… Laughing…crying Breathing…sighing This is what the New Year Has in store I found a place where the angels smile And sadness hides her face from me For just a moment And all that’s left is Friendship, Love and Grace What a time it’s been Dreams don’t seem so far away But I know my life’s been changed By the smiles and tears you’ve shared with me I hope I’ve been to you Somehow what you’ve been to me A song an inspiration A teardrop and a happy memory We were… Laughing…crying Breathing…sighing This is what the New Year Has in store I found a place where the angels smile And sadness hides her face from me For just a moment And all that’s left is Friendship, Love and Grace At the end of time, when our lives are over I believe that memories are the key that keep us Moving on and…on and on and…on and on and on Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:08:04 Starlight, Starbright ©2006 Michael Shelton Music I sit all alone and stare Times like these are getting rare That I have a moment to myself to breathe And as I bask in solitude My beating heart sets the mood That calms my soul and tells me I’m ok Starlight, Starbright Will you sing with me tonight? You’re the only one who can harmonize With how I’m feeling Starlight, Starbright Will you hold my wings tonight ‘cause I’m not afraid of being alone But I need some time with you The path of life looks so straight But u-turns nauseate And asking directions seems a Pointless thing to do For to a point we all are lost Are spirits tired, our wires are crossed Searching for a beacon; A home to call our own Watch the candle-flame Let the life-blood flow It all becomes a game Of who you know… Starlight, Starbright Will you sing with me tonight? You’re the only one who can harmonize With how I’m feeling Starlight, Starbright Will you hold my wings tonight ‘cause I’m not afraid of being alone But I need some time with you Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:08:28 Joke Hey you in there teary-eyes you wonder why the old man tried to save you Perhaps he should have let you lie - the caged bird who tried to fly away You wanted out but they wanted you, there's nothing left there's nothing you could do But now you're sitting all alone wishing you had only known i wonder what you could have done differently Chorus: Those dreamy thoughts the wish you made the evil joke that life played on you... Things were much more simple then oh, to return to those happy days again Mindless games for mindless fools the pawns all lain out in their pools of life Empty voices fill your brain maybe you have gone insane already Things have gotten so mundane the time has come to ease the pain set your fingers to the flame to heal Chorus: Those dreamy thoughts the wish you made the evil joke that was played on you... wasn't funny Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:08:43 Don’t Blame Me ©2006 Michael Shelton Music What is it like to be you How do you rise to greet the day When the reflection that you see inside Is you Oh, your reactions always change Play spin the bottle – Choose my fate Your expectations are confusing even you And I just have to say (don’t take this personally) But I just have to say Don’t blame me When the voices that are in your head And the monsters underneath your bed Are bouncing off the walls instead Of wasting time on you When the voices in the other room Sing a better song than you You knew that you’d forget the tune Of peaceful harmony But don’t blame me Turn up the walls to turn me down Shut out the world outside your cage And then you wonder why You are all alone blow me a kiss, show me the note but I can’t stand the way you smile ‘cause I know inside you are Upside-down And I just have to say (don’t take this personally) But I just have to say Don’t blame me When the voices that are in your head And the monsters underneath your bed Are bouncing off the walls instead Of wasting time on you When the voices in the other room Sing a better song than you You knew that you’d forget the tune Of peaceful harmony But don’t blame me If hatred breeds contempt Then congratulations! Your parents must be proud ‘cause you’ve been busy in that room of yours And maybe I’ve played the fool But I’m still wiser, baby Cause life is worth living And I’ll wish you luck before I leave Wish you luck before I leave Wish you luck before I leave Don’t blame me Don’t blame me Don’t blame me Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:10:13 Falling in Like ©2006 Michael Shelton Music What would you say If I said I was falling in like With the likes of you What kind of web Would your mind start to spin What would you say If I started to sing you a tune That was written for no-one but you Oh, what would you say? Tears in the rain Mingle like sadness and pain But if healing broke through And rained down on you and me Tell me…what would you say? Can we stay Where angels and lullabies play For sadness to be chased away by the good dreams Of you lying here in my arms Is it possible For Faerietales to smile? Soul to soul Tell me do you think it’s possible If dreams could come true For a heart that’s been searching For someplace to melt away Metamorphosis happens to those with the courage to try Tears in the rain Mingle like sadness and pain But if healing broke through And rained down on you and me Tell me…what would you say What would you say If I said I was falling in like With the likes of you Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:11:41 Safe and Sound ©2006 Michael Shelton Music How can circumstance be so cruel To someone as wondrous as you And when the shadows have their stories to tell About your own little personal Hell And all those pretty little masks that you wear Can’t seem to hide the face that they hide Because you seem to know so well The trouble that’s been brewing inside Remember when you used to sit and Cry about the way things used to be Now the fear has melted into something That is beautiful to see When the voices that you hear in the wall Are louder than the ones in your head- So you run and you run and you run From the monsters hiding under your bed But you fight and you fight and you fight and you fight Like a Joan of Arc on Bourbon Street Tell yourself it was just a dream, My Dear, And that you have just been fast asleep Remember when you used to sit and Cry about the way things used to be Now the fear has melted into something That is beautiful to see Tell me it’s not a dream to dream Show me where love is found Where Sadness takes a holiday Leaving us safe and sound You can leave anytime you like The choice is yours to heal Put the past where the past belongs On the shelf with the Horror show Now is the time to smile The way we did inside The first time we made eyes And realized… A new day had been born Remember when we used to sit and Cry about the way things used to be Now the fear has melted into something That is beautiful to me Tell me it’s not a dream to dream Show me where love is found Where Sadness takes a holiday Leaving us safe and sound Safe and sound Safe and sound Go to top added/updated @ 2006-05-03 08:13:38 I'm alright Another cloud In the sky Another sad song on the Radio tonight I miss you The lonely voice sings And other melancholy things. But I’m … I’m alright I’m alright I’ve got you by my side This song ain’t singing to The way I feel inside, cause I’m.. I’m alright. A movie plays On the silver screen With cigarettes and gin and Broken-hearted things She found him; he lost her They find out later they were Better off before But I’m… I’m alright I’m alright I’ve got you by my side This show ain’t showing me The way I feel tonight ‘cause I’m… I’m alright. It’s nice to be the way Two people in love should be I think to myself in public When I hold your hand So I thought that now I’d write a song that expresses how I feel so lucky to be feelin’ this way Without looking back and regretting That I didn’t feel the way I do Oh, I’ve heard the songs, I’ve seen the shows That sell how no one really knows Exactly what they have until it’s gone But I feel that way about you now Don’t need hindsight to show me how I’d miss you, Darlin, if you walked away… Hand in hand we stand…and We’re alright We’re alright We’re walkin side by side You’re the only one that I Want to see tonight And we’re alright. Go to top added/updated @ 2006-12-11 09:35:58 Song of the Lonely I wait for you to call And the only sound I hear is the ringing in my head that's reelin from the fear of repetition the possibility is proof that the risk that i'm taking is you Show me love show me truth take the pain away and fill it with you oh, I am to tired to be lonely Make me real teach me to smile give me breath again stay here awhile oh, change is the song of the lonely I pick up the phone and the questions rise but I mask them with smiles and I paint them with words I don't recognize 'cause it's not how I feel but I just don't want to bring you down Show me love show me truth take the pain away and fill it with you oh I am too tired to be lonely Make me real teach me to smile give me breath again stay here awhile Oh change is the song of the lonely We drift with the changes; we change with the times life gives us strength and then changes our minds We search deep within us to know ourselves well but the more we discover; the closer to Hell we find truth is the basin that fills our eyes with tears Go to top added/updated @ 2006-12-11 09:36:17