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Little Miss Sunshine
03:28
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Little Miss Sunshine
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
And when she faces her day with a smile
In spite of her pain, she never complains
Inescapable gleam in her eye
And a power that glows wherever she goes
She is the reason I get up and try again
My any-weather friend
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Summer Sun Sublime
When you feel run down, she’s around
And she's the loving kind
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunny All the Time
And when the day’s done, she’s the one
She’ll be your valentine
And if you ask her to give you a hand
Before it’s begun, consider it done
Anything that she can’t understand
There’s never a doubt, she’ll figure it out
She’s got a superpower that has no kryptonite
A supersonic light
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Summer Sun Surprise
When you feel run down, she’s around
And she's the loving kind
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunlight In Her Eyes
And when the day’s done, she’s the one
She’ll be your valentine
Let me be the first to say she wouldn’t be the same
By any other name
Little Miss Sunshine
Sunny all the time
Let her bring you sunshine
She's the loving kind
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The Drop
03:38
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The Drop
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
Piece o’ cake staying happy in the honeymoon phase
The tricky bit is sticking with it when the stakes are raised
Sometimes it takes a lot
But it seems like it’s worth the shot
Giving it all you’ve got when you’re up against the clock
Second stage; carried over from your Dance Hall Days
Can you make it hold a candle to your first embrace?
Sometimes the going’s hard
And it feels like the longest yard
Catching yourself off-guard in matters of the heart
Better hang on when you start to worry something could go wrong
The falling part is easy but the drop is long
Now you’ve found you might be movin’ over solid ground
Stick around; you won't get dizzy if you don’t look down
Sometimes it takes a lot
But it seems like it’s worth the shot
Giving it all you’ve got but you’re running on the spot
Better hang on when you start to worry something could go wrong
The falling part is easy but the drop is long
Sometimes the going’s hard
And it feels like the longest yard
Catching yourself off-guard in matters of the heart
Better hang on when you start to worry something could go wrong
The falling part is easy
The falling part is easy
The falling sure is easy
But the drop is long
So long!
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The Boy Wonders
03:24
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The Boy Wonders
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
How will I measure up against my brothers and my dad?
What does it mean to be a man?
There’s no comfort
I feel so out of place; Is mine a lucky face?
Can I get to second base?
The boy wonders
Can I do this on my own? Will I face the world alone?
I’m adrift in the unknown
And going under
Will she ever notice me? How can I get her to stay?
Am I doing this okay?
The boy wonders
If I ever lost my strength or someone stole my thunder
They can't rob me of my faith or steal my sense of wonder
It's keeping me awake; what a difference we could make
Our future is at stake
I feel a hunger
Doesn't anybody care? Such despair and disrepair
Isn’t anybody there?
The boy wonders
If I ever lost my strength or someone stole my thunder
They could never crush my faith or steal my sense of wonder
Why do men do evil things? Can we overcome our hate?
Will we ever change our fate?
I’m outnumbered
Will tomorrow's boys be bothered by the same concerns as me?
Are we destined to repeat?
Destined to repeat
To repeat
Repeat
I wonder...
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Tuesday's Gone
03:20
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Tuesday’s Gone
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
It's hard to imagine when the day is done
That the way that we're going ain't the only one
That the world could be spinning any other way
And the sun could be setting on a brighter day
Where'd we go wrong? What have we done?
How can we change? Who have we become?
Why don't we try starting over again?
It's a battle that we can win
Tuesday's gone
While her legend still lives on
And Monday's just a lie
That Sunday told to make us cry
I'm living for Wednesday
Cause Tuesday's gone
I'm so disenchanted when the night is new
It isn't hard to imagine with the things we do
But we need not accept things for the way they are
With some faith, love and courage we can make a start
We're making our mark, we're leaving our stain
But time is the only thing that we can't change
We can never go back
But we can never give in
Cause another day is pushing in
Tuesday's gone while her legend still lives on
And Monday's just a lie that Sunday told to make us cry
I'm living for Wednesday, 'cause Tuesday's gone
It's a battle that we can win
Tuesday's gone while her legend still lives on
And Monday's just a lie that Sunday told to make us cry
I'm living for Wednesday...
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I Won't Wait For You
03:21
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I Won’t Wait For You
Words & Music (c) 1987, 2020 by Dave Caruso
Make up your mind — Are we just killing time?
It’s all on you / You know what to do
Tell me here and now -- Is this love or only laughter?
Should I put you down or keep you happy ever after?
I won’t wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
I won’t miss out under a sky this blue
I won’t wait for you
I won’t wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
I won’t stand in line till my head is blue
I won’t wait for you
It’s open, shut your mouth / Before a lie comes out
If you don’t care / Don’t keep me waiting here
Tell me here and now / Share with me the sweetest secret
Is it love you’ve found or just a nibble when you need it?
I won’t wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
Don't look at me 'cause it's all on you
I won’t wait for you
I won’t wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
I won't keep this up till I'm black and blue
I won’t wait for you
[Break over verses]
I won’t wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
You say you need some one but you won't say who
I won't wait for you
I won't wait for you
I know you want me to, me too
I won't sit on my ass till your eyes turn blue
You can’t have my cake and eat it too
I won’t wait — unless you ask me to. I won’t wait for you.
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Atomic Smile
03:17
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Atomic Smile
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
You seemed alright at daylight
No cause for alarm
But you could do no wrong and still do plenty of harm
For as above, look out below
When you said, “goodbye”
I was sure that you wouldn’t go
Your nuclear energy pretty much blew me apart
Damn your atomic smile and your Teflon heart
No radar blipped, no wire tripped
I thought you were fine
My defenses all in the green when you went over the line
I told myself to take it slow
But you hit me hard and fast — just like a pro
Your body’s a weapon with a radioactive charge
Bam! Your atomic smile and your Teflon heart
Truth be told, I know you’re not the enemy
But your friendly fire is gonna be the death of me
No doubt that I’ve been outmaneuvered again
My arsenal made no impression
Not even a dent
(I’ll be) fooled again -- well I guess that’s true
Will I never learn that there’s no disarming you?
Your bullet-proof radiance blasted me right off the charts
Curse all your camouflaged armor and your Kevlar parts
Bam! Your atomic smile and your Teflon heart
Damn your atomic smile and your Teflon heart
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Indelible
03:31
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Indelible
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
I wrote a testament to you
Determined to sing a line or two
Could I preserve a love sublime?
Could I suspend a beat in time?
Moving the needles, making a mark
Inscriptions smolder beneath the spark
Passionate verses in your name
Emblem and anthem, ink and flame
It’s an indelible display / Never to fade away
An act of devotion so ingrained / It’s here to stay, to stay
Tracing the lines that cut so deep
Pictures and stories on the sleeve
Follow along on the other side
Heaven & heartache soon collide
With an indelible refrain / Never to fade away
Now the impression still remains / It’s here to stay, to stay
After a love’s demise
A record of love survives
We fight to conceal
Hide what we feel
Then scratch it with our fingers
Some scars are too deep to heal
And so the love byte lingers
It’s an indelible display / Never to fade away
An act of devotion so ingrained / It’s here to stay, to stay
Such an indelible refrain / Never to fade away
Now the impression still remains / It’s here to stay, to stay
After a love’s demise
A measure of love survives
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A Piece of the Action
02:48
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A Piece of the Action
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
Well, you posed against the doorway
Just like Joan Severance
I was headed down the hard way
Desperate for deliverance
Now I can't get through anything I ever try to do
No matter what I tell myself, my mind is set on you
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
My beautiful assassin / A piece of the action
I was reckless beyond reason
I set adrift my innocence
Jettisoned salvation
And cast away my common sense
Now I can't get through anything I set my mind to do
No matter how I concentrate, there’s no escaping you
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
An overdose of passion / A piece of the action
Making my life miserable and sweet
Dizzy as the company we keep
But you’re more than another distraction
And I'm just one hit away from satisfaction
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
My sinister assassin /A piece of the action
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
An overdose of passion /A piece of the action
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
I've only seen fraction / Of my piece of the action
It’s a fatal attraction / A piece of the action
My beautiful assassin / A piece of the action
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9. |
Heaven Minus Love
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Heaven Minus Love
Words & Music (c) 1985, 2020 by Dave Caruso
I was young & foolish and you were ripening
We never expected much -- only everything
But it never came; Then we realized
That all we'd ever have to share was in each other's eyes
Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be
It's heaven minus love and rain against the weed
And nothing really grows here though we planted every seed
It's heaven minus love for you and me
We started out with nothing, left everything behind
Uncertain what we wanted, unsure of what we'd find
We laid out our heaven; we planned each passing day
We sat with plans and folded hands while years just passed away
Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be
It's heaven minus love and rain against the weeds
And nothing really grows here though love has gone to seed
It's heaven minus love for you and me
Nothing wrong with what we had but we wanted more than fun
We gave it all we had, but we were both too young
We blamed each other and heaven seemed worth fighting for
We're still together but there's no feeling anymore
Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be
Stones planted in the earth, dreams buried in the weeds
And nothing here is really what heaven's supposed to be
It's heaven minus love; it's hell for you and me
Now in a rock... garden where flowers used to be
It's heaven minus love; it's hell for you and me
And nothing really grows here; the weeds can barely breathe
It's heaven minus love for you and me
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Throwing Out My Baby With the Bassinet
Words & Music (c) 2020 by Dave Caruso
Ever since last February
Baby's been on a tear
Leaving her unmentionables
Hangin' everywhere
I’ve long forgotten why I thought
We made a perfect pair
Depilatories ain’t enough
To wash her out of my hair
So I’m throwing out my baby with the bassinet
Soaking wet
The girl I can't forget, and yet
I’m throwing out my baby with the bassinet
There's just no room for Baby and my self-respect
She's 55 with stop signs and a
Promise that depends
An empty street of red lights and a
shortcut of dead ends
She’s a road sign pointing nowhere
In a town where no one goes
Peel your eyes and hold the phone
You'll be the first to know that I'm
throwing out my baby with the bassinet
Soaking wet
The girl I can't forget, and yet
I’m throwing out my baby with the bassinet
There's just no room for Baby and my self-respect
The consequence of my inaction
Triggered these events
You can't accomplish anything by
sitting on a fence
The suspense is almost killing me
The pressure is immense
Even with the best solution
It all hangs on execution
Throwing out my baby with the bassinet
Soaking wet
The girl I can't forget, and yet
I’m throwing out my baby with the bassinet
There's just no room for Baby
No "if," no "but," no "maybe"
There's just no room for Baby and my self-respect
The plan is set
There's no time left
Just press "eject"
That's all you get
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Dave Caruso Detroit, Michigan
Dave Caruso is a melodic pop songwriter, indie recording artist & music educator from Detroit, MI.
Dave offers a series of livestream songwriting courses at his website.
He's also the creator and host of SongwriterStories.com, a songwriting and music discovery podcast, featuring fascinating interviews with songwriters like Matthew Sweet, Marshall Crenshaw, Vicki Peterson and Tony Macaulay.
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