❝That's A Good Thing❞

© 2006 Grant Maloy Smith

With a little more time
And a little more faith
She’ll be redemption
She’ll be my grace
My saving grace

With a little more heart
And a little less head
She’ll find the passion
Like when she said:

“Show me someplace that’s forever
Far above the moon
Say we’ll always be together”

But now she’s going
Oh, and that’s a good thing
And she won’t hold my hand
But that’s all right
She’ll call me “daddy”
And that’s a good thing
Yeah she can break my heart
But that’s all right

With a little more hope
And a little less fear
She’ll find perception
She’ll learn to see
And learn to hear

With a little more truth
And a little more dare
She’ll rediscover
The time we shared

“Show me someplace that’s forever
Far above the moon
Say we’ll always stay together”

But now she’s going
Oh, and that’s a good thing
And she won’t hold my hand
But that’s all right
She’ll call me “daddy”
And that’s a good thing
Yeah she can break my heart
But that’s all right

❝When I Fly❞

© 2006 Grant Maloy Smith

I’m all about dreaming
But the daylight gets in my eyes
I need to find some passion
I need to find the time
It’s a mystery you know
I always wake up alone

It’s all about learning
There’s a Tuesday I can’t take back
A bright and noisy main street
Somewhere in Iraq
I remember it all –
The last day that I could fall

When I fly
All I am is weightless
When this chair
Becomes my chariot
Yes, I can fly
But maybe you don’t see me
Just raise your eyes above the ground
And listen for the sound
When I fly

I’m all about smiling
I don’t hear what the neighbors say
Dreams can drive you crazy
Or they can light the way
I’ve been through it myself
Alone in my private Hell

It’s all about living
Let the rain run right through your hair
Turn around in circles
Taste the Sunday air
There’s a stream in the street
I wish I could splash my feet

When I fly
All I am is weightless
When this chair
Becomes my chariot
Yes, I can fly
But maybe you don’t see me
Just raise your eyes above the ground
And listen for the sound
When I fly

Heartache can hypnotize
I need to take my own advice
And blink away the image
That was freezing me inside
It’s strong arms that got me here
Straight up - have no fear
I can do anything
As long as I have my wings

When I fly
All I am is weightless
When this chair
Becomes my chariot
Yes, I can fly
But maybe you don’t see me
Just raise your eyes above the ground
And listen for the sound
When I fly

❝It Must Be Love❞

© 2006 Grant Maloy Smith

We were young
And right on the money
Laughed at the moonlight
But it wasn’t funny

So fast - we grew into strangers
passions apart
never dealing with dangers

Then we lashed our broken backs to the mast
“it’ll all work out,” we said
We had a dream
We had it right it here
And we’ve got to get it back

So let’s go on, on with the madness
And off, off with the gloves
‘cause from over here where I’m standing
we’re still in love
We’re still because:

It must be love - this lifetime of moments
Holding on
Oh, it must be love

We have fears
But they can’t defeat us
Pain can surround us
And pleasure can cheat us

We have fears
But they can’t defeat us
Pain can surround us
And pleasure can cheat us

So close - We are too close to focus
Words that could heal
Too often choke us

But with all the bad news
blowing out the fire
It’s the only world in town
We had it right -
we had it right it here
But it seems we let it drown

So let’s go on, on with the madness
And off, off with the gloves
‘cause from over here where I’m standing
we’re still in love
We’re still because:

It must be love
‘Cause nothing else matters
When I think of you
When I look at you

It must - it must be love
Once in a lifetime
Holding on
It must be love

If I Were King

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

I built a factory / I made a dream
now others look to see / which way I lean

Sound of a nation / I heard your voice
I'd make our factories run / as if they had no choice

Say bye-bye to heartache / say so long to pain
send your union cards / floating down the drain

I made a million / and spent it all
I made a billion / and that ain't all

Say bye-bye to imports / adios to fear
say good-bye to raincoats / brighter days are here

If I were king
I'd be a leader of men
with children playing at my feet
If I were king
I's save us from "them"
the bells would ring
oh, if I were king

I'll take your dollars / and make them grow
we'll lift prosperity / to levels yet unknown

There is no danger / 'cause God is on our side
so if we don't quite make it / we'll know that we tried

Say goodnight to nightmares / Wave ta-ta to hurt
Say good-bye to welfare / everybody works

Save your pennies / save your lives!
Dry your eyes

Say bye-bye to homeless / in the streets
Say so-long to hunger / everybody eats

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If Hearts Were Like Diamonds

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

It's OK / it's all right
I want everyone to sleep tonight
I've been listening / to the second-hand tick
I've been winding myself too tight

Way out here / on the wire
I will juggle all your hoops of fire
Yes, I'll sing and dance for my supper
I'll keep my schedule light
So you can hurt me / one more time

No - that's far enough
why can't hearts be like diamonds
why is loving so tough?
No - they bruise and break
we'd never need mending
if hearts were like diamonds

Pull the shade / stay at home
'cause it's easier to be alone
I've been listening / for your footsteps
I've been sleeping beside the phone

Way out here / on the wire
I will juggle all your hoops of fire
Yes, I'll sing and dance for my supper
I'll keep my schedule light
So you can hurt me / one more time

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If hearts were like diamonds
we'd be invincible
we'd never need someone else
if hearts were like diamonds
they'd never break
and no one could take your pride away

If hearts were like diamonds
then we could show them all
show them what pain is like
she'd be on her knees
begging for one more chance

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Cuts Away

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

She was strange
pushed away by the others
and they cut away
cut away at her heart

A different child
an ugly duck in the water
and it cut away
cut away at her heart

Away in her fortress
where the sidewalk ends
In a make-believe land
where the smiles and the laughs
come so easily

Alone in her bedroom
but the moon smiles down
there's a place in the world
for unusual girls
eventually

She found love
but he beat her down
he cut away
cut away at her heart

She tried to forgive him
tried to blame herself
but that cut away
cut away at her heart

Alone in her car now
where the pavement ends
there's a siren that cries
cause the girl's still inside
not moving

I happened to see it
and I pulled her out
there's a place in the world
for unusual girls
eventually

I was strange
pushed away by the others
and it cut away
cut away at my heart

Two ugly ducklings
never turned to swans
it cut away
cut away our hearts

all those lonely nights
I prayed

I have found my girl
today

Take Me There

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

I'm out of time
all those lonely hours I've wasted
and I'm short on tears
but I remember how they tasted

There's no mercy
No mercy at all
If I can't have heaven
then hell is where I'll fall

Well, listen to me / I don't care
I don't mind waiting if you take me there
I'll listen for you / yes, I'll prepare
I don't mind waiting / if you take me there

I'm out of cards
but I don't need another favor
If I can't have you
Then I don't need another savior

there's no mercy
no mercy at all
If I can't have heaven
then hell is where I'll fall

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(I don't mind waiting if you take me there)
I'm short of time
If you take me there
Oh no, I don't mind waiting
I don't care
I don't mind waiting if you take me there

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Nothing Left to Give

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

Last train to Memphis
ticket in my hand
I'll dream while the river
rolls on by

Should have seen it coming
they'll wake up to find me gone
Another bird who dared his wings to fly
I don't know what for
But oh, i need to try

When I catch the wind
and ride it for the first time
When I catch the rain
and hold the water
like a long, lost friend
When I take that breath
and jump into the deep end
When I give the world the love
I feel inside, there'll be
Nothing left to give

Backpack and food stamps
down to my last five
wish i'd know that life could be so cruel

Worst case you lose
but you surely need to try
I thought the easy road
was paved with fools
Back at home they just might
take me back to school

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A small misunderstanding
I tried to fly
but only fell
now that i've made a painful landing
I can only blame myself!

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Already August

(c) 2007 Grant Maloy Smith

It’s been less than four weeks
Since I wore that cap and gown
Said good-bye to old friends
And went out on the town

But now it seems my whole life’s
like a train around the bend
The whistle’s getting louder
But I just can’t find the end

I know I’ve got some choices now
And not much time to think
‘cause it’s always so much
later than it seemed:
It’s already August

I guess that I could take a job
And work my way up slow
But my old man goes crazy
He says “son, you just don’t know”

I might just join the army
‘cause I ain’ t afraid to fight
But ma just won’t have it
She says “I need my boy alive”

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Time’s up
Time’s winning
One chance
My head’s spinning
I burn bright
But I learn slowly
I’m getting nowhere fast
Show me the way

I’ve listened to the speeches
From the wise men and the fools
It’s high time I acted
But I don’t know what to do

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it’s already August
and my old man’s after me
already August
‘cause it’s later than it seemed
already August
and I don’t know what to do