younger years (the secret to charm)

this is the way it was in my younger years
when the night would never end
and i always had a friend

the story of my life was living without fears
and no need to pretend
no falsehoods to defend

with honesty as my guiding light
the day would fade into the night
knowing i meant no harm
was the core of my charm

if history will repeat itself
then i may come down from my shelf
with the same old smile
and the same new style

and if i wanted you
you knew just what to do
for when a heart is true
the message always come through

this is the way it was in my younger years
never had to be alone
and always secure on my own

the secret power is to not empower fears
so there's no need to pretend
and there are no lies to defend

with honesty as your guiding light
relax and be one with the night
knowing you mean no harm
that is the essence of charm

and the same old story will be told
of how true love never grows old
from peter pan to the holy grail
the innocent quests never fail

quixote knew
just what to do
the heart that's true
always shows through

and if i wanted you
you knew just what to do
for when a heart is true
the message always come through

this is the way it was in my younger years
when true love was real
and not afraid to feel

the magic moments were based on no fears
with no need to pretend
and no lies to defend

the story goes
for one who knows
honesty
will set you free
and the secret to charm
is knowing
you mean no harm

the secret to charm
is knowing...
you mean no harm

someone to love

without someone to love you
you still can be alright
though the ache of loneliness might come
to haunt you late at night

without someone to love you
the sun’s still gonna shine
though the moon might call out louder
saying someone please be mine

for loving is what life is about
just in case you had any doubt
all the money in the world isn’t worth
one moment of true love here on earth

for loving is what we are made for
no matter how well we ignore
the hunger that’s burning inside
it’ll bite you when it is denied

you can distract yourself
with a world full of things
but nothing but love
can play your heart strings

you can try to pretend
just living’s enough
but all you will get
is an outside that’s tough

without someone to love
you can still sing a song
but you know it is better when
someone sings along

without someone to love
you can be a success
but no matter how much you have
you’ll have less

than someone who loves
someone who loves them back
without someone to love
there’s always one thing you lack

with someone to love
nothing else matters as much
with someone to love
you understand human touch
with someone to love
all the other things are out there
with someone to love
all that matters is what you share

without someone to love
you may never understand
with someone to love
you know what is planned
wherever you land
you’ve got the whole world in your hand

someday

someday somebody will love me
the kind of love that will stay
someday somebody will love me
and never go away

today i'm alone and feeling lonely
the friends i can call are not my romance
the one i want is so very unique
i hope, i live, for another chance

i've been in love so many times before
has it all been just wonderful fantasy
i always though that true love was forever
have i never found true love truthfully?

i open my heart, i open my mind
i open my doors, i try to be kind
i give everything, i start with respect
then honor, defend, value and protect

when i am in love i will do anything
for the happiness of the one i love
i would die for love i will live for love
there is nothing anywhere that's above
true love true love
true love true love

someday somebody will love me
the kind of love that is true
someday somebody will love me
scooby dooby do

someday somebody will love me
the kind of love that never ends
someday somebody will love me
forever best friends

someday somebody will love me
the kind of love that will stay
someday somebody will love me
and never go away
never go away
never go away

want to be in love

i want to be in love
i want to fall in love
i want to be in love
and i can do it by myself
but it's so much more fun
but it's so much more real
oh it's so much more beautiful
with somebody else

long before i knew how or why
i knew i was a different guy
hard and tough were never for me
my draw is sensitivity
and it is not easy to find
someone who understands my mind
someone who cares as much as i do
i don't want to be too much for you

i want to be in love
i want to fall in love
i want to be in love
i can be in love with everything
but it's so much more fun
but it's so much more real
oh it's so much more beautiful
cohabitating

is it too much to ask to find someone
compatible with my seriousness and fun
to find soulmates for all eternity
we should not have to change fundamentally

can you let go of your fears
can you release all your tears
can you embrace everything
as part of the song you sing
can you open every door
and always reach out for more
can you trust and love truly
completely openly honestly
unconditionally

i want to be in love
i want to fall in love
i want to be in love
and i can do it by myself
but it's so much more fun
but it's so much more real
oh it's so much more beautiful
with somebody else

i want to be in love
i want to fall in love
i want to be in love
i can be in love with everything
but it's so much more fun
but it's so much more real
oh it's so much more beautiful
cohabitating

i want to be in love
i want to fall in love
i want to be in love
i can be in love infinitely
but it's so much more fun
but it's so much more real
oh it's so much more beautiful
in harmony

give yourself (again)

give yourself a chance to trust again
and maybe you'll believe in something
maybe you'll believe in someone

give yourself a chance to heal again
and maybe you’ll believe you still can
maybe you will understand

the picture is much bigger than any of us can see
if you believe in any kind of eternity
the invisible man or the science of ecology
the answers are everywhere, you just have to see

give yourself a chance to see again
and maybe you’ll believe in something
maybe you’ll believe in someone

give yourself the chance to live again
and maybe you’ll believe you still can
maybe you will understand

there are no mistakes only opportunities to learn
if you believe there are no ends only chances to begin again
the loneliest people are the ones who let their bridges burn
the truth is always even if you only see it now and then

give yourself a chance to share again
give yourself a chance to care again
give yourself a chance to feel again
and maybe it will all be real again

give yourself a chance to know again
give yourself a chance to grow again
give yourself a chance to flow again
and maybe you will know you know again

how much you can love
even if the whole world seems to be full of hate
how much you can feel
even if the whole world seems to feed on pain
how much you can know
even if the whole world demands ignorance
how much you can be
even if the whole would puts you down
again and again and again

just give yourself a chance…
again and again and again

did you forget?

when this all began
there was so much more emotion
from pleasure to pain
and there was so much more hope
running through my veins
so much more devotion to the dream
but nowadays it seems
there is just a blank stare
and i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did you forget how to care?

when this all began
there was so much more to be said
fantasy and confusion
exploding from my head
was it all illusion
just so much delusion i believed
lies my senses received
as if truth was really there
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did i forget how to be aware?

there was a time when the meaning of life
could be summed up in these simple words
falling in love and being in love
everything else was window dressing
now i am not sure why i am alive
are my memories all for the birds
is falling in love and being in love
replaced by some holy confessing

what has really gone wrong
did fear replace love
in my love song?

did i dream when all this began
or was it erased by some master plan
have i gone insane
lost part of my brain
why do i carry on
when all that is left is wondering
what is gone

when this all began
there was so much more here there and everywhere
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to share?
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to care?

sincerity

if I fell in love with you
would you want me to
come closer
or mover farther away

if I fell in love with you
oh what would you do
come closer
or move farther away

intensity
can be an enemy
it’s much easier to be
superficial friends

but honesty
has more appeal for me
and yet sincerity
leads to such sudden ends

so if I simply smile at you
would you want me to
come closer
or move further away

if I simply smile at you
oh what would you do
come closer
or move farther away

humanity
can be an enemy
it’s much easier to be
oblivious to love

oh can you see
that insecurity
makes love the enemy
and so they look above

when the real world gets too scary
do you pray
or do you find a way
to stay?

reality
can be an enemy
it’s much easier to be
lost in fantasy

but honesty
has more appeal for me
and so sincerity
is my way to be
sincerity
sets me free

so if I shared myself with you
whatever you choose to do
come closer
or move farther away

I will still smile at you
and wish you well
and are free to come or go
and if you want to know
when my true feeling show
I would rather
you’d stay

for love (and for romance)

time passes
it seems so long ago
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
it seems to stop the flow
of love, oh love, I wonder
can I still feel?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, I wonder
has it all been lies?

the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love and for romance

but time passes
it seems so very long
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
the longer I’m alone
oh love, my love, how long
will I be on my own?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, how long
has it all been lies?

the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love and for romance

so I will go on dreaming
beyond my last breath
I will go on believing
in love after death
and I will continue hoping
there’s always hope that I
will fall in love again
once more before I die

as time passes
and it seems so long
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
and I become immune
to love, oh love, I wonder
is my love song out of tune?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, I wonder
is there a heart without lies?

still…
the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love… and for romance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love… and for romance

all i want is you

every night i go out
every night i have fun
sometimes i’m hanging with friends
sometimes i’m a party of one
and every night i come home
to write a little song
about the one i haven’t found
i’ve been looking for so long

and i know she’s out there somewhere
i can feel her in the wind
i can see her in the starlight
she’s been everywhere i’ve been
as i roam around through the night
her scent is in the air
she is everything i hope to find
she is everywhere
but she’s not here

long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for

you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more

all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new

i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)

every day i’m working
to build a better life
i love the things i’m doing
but still don’t have a wife
for no one holds a candle
to the one i know inside
she is everything i hope for
and i will not be denied

cuz i know she’s out there somewhere
i can feel her in the wind
and her eyes reflect the moonlight
she is where my life begins
i’m always exploring new places
for her scent is in the air
i see her in all the smiling faces
she is everywhere
but she’s not here

long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for

you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more

all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new

i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)

i’m forever building bridges to her heart
you can hear me singing softly after dark
it’s a wonderful life,
but there’s some magic
that has yet to start
and all i can do is wait for the girl
to come and play her part

cuz i know she’s out there somewhere
she’s the answer in the wind
blowing stardust into my eyes
she is where my life begins
i’m enjoying everything i do
and this vision is so clear
i see her light come shining through
she’s my xanadu
she’s my shangra-la
(i live for her to appear)
she is everywhere…
but she’s not here
oh she’s not here


long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for

you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more

all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new

i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)

i've got everything
fiend's call me king
but no one has a clue

i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)

incomplete

because i want to share
i stay awake each night
because i want to share
i write

because i want to care
i give up everything
because i want to care
i sing

to keep the energy
to keep it sensual
to keep the dream alive
until the one arrives

and i don't ask for anything
except some one to share
and i do not want anything
except someone to care

because i want to love
i stay awake each night
for all these lonely years
i write

because i want to care
i embrace everyone
because i want to care
i run

to keep the energy
to keep the stamina
to keep the dream alive
until the one arrives

and i don't ask for anything
except some one to share
and i do not want anything
except someone to care

i am the child inside
giving all i can give
i just want to love
i just want to live

i am the child inside
trying to stay true
to the dream of love
i keep here for you

because i want to share
i stay awake each night
because i want to share
i write

because i want to care
this song is incomplete

what are you doing tonight?

what are you doing tonight
is someone holding you tight
do you live with a stranger or all alone
has everything turned out alright?

what are you doing tonight
do you long for morning light
is life full of danger or safe at home
has everything turned out alright?

counting the years, there are more than a few
counting the changesd between me and you
but counting the memories we never knew
do we wonder what happens when dreams come true
has everything turned out alright... for you?

the children i would have called my own
the children that i never knew
the life you share is it all that you wanted
is it real, is it right, is it true?
has everything turned out alright... for you?

you can say i'm still waiting
for perfect love's return
for i knew it once
and nothing else burns
as sweet or as bright
as pure or as true
nothing else compares
nothing else will do
unless you never knew

what are you doing tonight
is someone holding you tight
the life you share, is it all that you wanted
is it real, is it right, is it true
has everything turned out alright... for you?
i hope everything's turned out alright... for you.

just let go

would you melt into my soul
would you give up all control
would you let go of all fear
would you share being here
without restrictions
without inhibitions
without hestitations
without complications

just let the moment embrace us
and experience everything
let no walls come between us
let our heartbeats sing

i remember
how it can feel
when love is real
and everything is shared

i remember
how it can be
when love is free
when everybody cared

i remember
how hope would rise
open our eyes
and let us believe in love

i remember
how it can be here
when we conquer fear
we can rise above

and we don't need to dream of a heaven
for we can make heaven on earth
if we just let go...
if we just let go...
will you just let go...
let go...

would you melt into my soul
would you give up all control
would you let go of all fear
would you share being here
without restrictions
without inhibitions
without hestitations
without complications

just let the moment embrace us
and experience everything
let no walls come between us
let our heartbeats sing

wrap

and if i wrap myself around you
would you melt into my soul
would you wriggle as if resisting
only to enjoy the rub

and if you wrap yourself around me
would it be losing control
would you deny conscious choices
like the ring around the tub

how many times will you turn away
from the obvious experience you deny every day
how many times will you run and hide
from the euphoric experience you can know inside
when you come inside

holy men have haunted you for years
challenging your passion and your pain
so afraid of feeling that they condemn feeling real
drinking your tears, washing your brain, killing your zeal
until you don't know how you feel or if you feel
or what is real

and if i wrap myself around you
would you understand a thing
would you play the social game boy
fingering all the right keys

and if you wrap yourself around me
would you want a wedding ring
would you place rules and conditions
on the birds and the bees

how many times will you play the fool
in the natural experience that you try to rule
how many times will you play the game
exchanging love and peace for guilt and shame
and laying the blame

on holy men ahead of you for years
feeding you false hope between their lies
so afraid of living that they fixate on despair
and death as cheers pretend the fears are all you share
until you don't know how to care or why you're here
or who cares

time enough for love
if you live so long
answers wait for you
just like this song
all you have to do
is open your mind
the truth is there
where's it's always been
while you look elsewhere
instead of within
fear has made you blind
to your own mind
no wonder you think
life is unkind

and if i wrap myself around you
what would it mean?
was it all a dream?