song lyrics from "naturally blue" cd (lyrics used by permission © Sandsong Road Musicworks, ASCAP)
who do you think you are? lyrics & music © 2014 chris rhodes
chorus:
who…who do…who do you think you are?
come on, tell me now who…who do…who do you think you are?
when you're all about being good for nothin'
and nothin' is the most i ever get from you
all about promises you've broken
and promises you've broken is all you ever do
yes, you're all about takin' and no givin'
takin' and no never givin' nothing back
all about cryin' out for mercy
cryin' out for mercy while cuttin' me no slack
repeat chorus
when you're all about beggin' for a favor
beggin' everytime you ever come around
all about payin' me tomorrow
but baby, come tomorrow you never can be found
repeat chorus
bridge:
who you think you're fooling'... jive talking' like you do
got myself some schoolin', now i'm, oh, so on to you
heard all the excuses...won't listen anymore
tired of your abuses so quit knocking' on my door
repeat chorus
when you're all about saying' you've been mistreated
while you're out mistreatin' everybody else
all about feelin' disrespected
but why should i respect you when you don't respect yourself?
repeat chorus
another song lyrics and music © chris rhodes
when love becomes a lonely sound
a faded symphony
when it's hard to find the melody
when all the notes you used to know
are singing out of tune
telling you a change is coming soon
chorus:
it's time to face the music
listen to the part you play
time to face the music
you're not happy here this way...
whoa, when everything you hear is wrong
no need to sit and sing along
gotta write yourself another song
when love becomes an empty voice
that wanders out of key
when it's hard to find the harmony
when all the notes you used to know
begin to miss the cue
lost inside a rhapsody in blue
repeat chorus
high on the bayou music and lyrics © 2013 chris rhodes
high on the bayou
fish fry on friday night
high on the bayou
big moon is shinin' bright
we'll be takin' it easy so relax a while
underneath the stars louisiana style
high on the bayou
fish fry on friday night
high on the bayou
come dance away your blues
high on the bayou
put on your sailin' shoes
lotsa zydeco music, hear the meters jam
good ol' rockin' sydney, some washboard sam
high on the bayou
come dance away your blues
forget all your worries - forget all your cares
girl, you look so lonesome sitting' in that chair
let the rhythm heal your heartache and despair
get upon the floor - i wanna take you there
i'm gonna take you there, baby...
high on the bayou
after the sun goes down
high on the bayou
folks come from miles around
we'll be serving' up po' boys with some jambalaya
alligator gumbo and crawfish pie
high on the bayou
after the sun goes down
the damage is done lyrics & music © 2013 chris rhodes
i should have known better
than to fall for somebody like you
my friends tried to tell me
won't be long 'til you're making me blue
but i just wouldn't listen
when they told me to pack up and run
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
i should have known better than
to fall for temptation so cruel
my friends tried to tell me
that you'd play me for some kind of fool
but i just wouldn't listen
still believing that you were the one
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
when i talked to my mother she said let the evil woman go
but she just doesn't understand
that i'm caught up in your undertow
and i'm drowning...
...but i just wouldn't listen
when my friends said to pack up and run
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
when i talked to my father he said find yourself somebody new
but he just doesn't understand
i'm addicted to the things you do
and i'm drowning...
i should have known better
than to fall for somebody like you
my friends tried to tell me
that you'd play me for some kind of fool
but i just wouldn't listen
still believing that you were the one
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
taxi man lyrics & music © chris rhodes
i find the fastest ways
to get you through the maze
driving without delays is my heart's desire
i get from here to there
turning another fare
i'll take you anywhere set my wheels on fire
cover every inch of town
moving with my meter down
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man...
it took me years to know
just how to feel the flow
and where to stop and go on the avenues
i'm captain of the ship
guiding you on your trip
making it worth your tip on a city cruise
always leaning on the gas
tires screaming flying fast
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man…
i've seen every slice of this life i could see
from castaways to high society
a hustling crowd that never gives a damn
the sound of the traffic's like music to me
the busses and trucks sing in harmony
there're crying out loud to tell you who i am
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man...
i'll be there lyrics & music © chris rhodes
hey, if your castle walls of stone
should chill you on your throne, my lady fair
hey, if the dragons capture you
i'll come to your rescue…i'll be there
hey, if your fortune teller lies
you'll need somebody wise, my lady fair
hey, if your hope's about to drown
just take a look around…i'll be there
i'll be there to take you through the night
to wake you when it's light...i promise to
i'll be there to dry the tears you cry
to lift your spirits high...i promise to
hey, i would swim the seven seas
to end your miseries, my lady fair
hey, i would sail across the sky
i will not pass you by…i'll be there
i'll be there I will not be denied
rock steady by your side...i promise to
i'll be there black magic i'll repel
i'll break the evil spells...i promise to
hey, if your castle walls of stone
should chill you on your throne, my lady fair
hey, if the dragons capture you
i'll come to your rescue…i'll be there
no one else will do…i'll be there
i sing this song for you…i"ll be there
naturally blue lyrics and music © 2013 chris rhodes
well, heaven knows that there ain't nothing finer
than to be young and lucky and in love
i was a nighthawk at the corner diner
who'd watch the couples cruise in happy as a hand in glove
that's where I got myself my reputation
as someone always meant to be alone
i tried my best to change the situation
but soon it seemed I'd be forever living on my own
chorus:
they used to call me mr. naturally blue
they used to call me mr. doesn't have a thing to do
they used to call me mr. ain't got no plans tonight
just a shell of a man
til i ran into the likes of you
who made the wildest dreams come true
who made that same old song sound new
for mr. naturally blue
well, now i know that there ain't nothing finer
but thinking back it really blows my mind
just how this nighthawk at the corner diner
could find the girl who'd put my melancholy past behind...repeat chorus:
break:
i see it now the neon light
you came in late that rainy night
i knew i'd found my valentine
the second that your eyes met mine
we held the glance then turned away
you made a face as if to say
i really must be going home
got on your feet then dropped your phone
i picked it up down on my knees
said here's my number call it please
you took it heading for the door
i thought it was in vain, for sure
to my surprise what happened next
i got your message, read your text
say "come tomorrow, i'll be free"
the rest is history...repeat chorus:
freeloadin' lyrics and music © chris rhodes 2014
freeloadin'…hitch a ride to anywhere
freeloadin'…you love the warm wind in your hair
freeloadin'…lazing' in some easy chair today...
you keep preachin' that the better things in life are free
but wish that you could live it up in luxury
with someone else to take responsibility
skies will be sunny
a fistful on money
freeloadin'…cashin' in on all your dreams
freeloadin'…trying' to sell some crazy schemes
freeloadin'…out of luck or so it seems today...
so busy doin' nothin' that you can't stand still
the grass is always greener up on over the hill
so long as someone else is there to foot the bill
you say what's the hurry?
there's no need to worry
you say it's always rainin' down on your parade
but run from your commitments when you feel afraid
the lean on someone else to help you make the grade
buying' some time for your reasons to rhyme
freeloadin'…down the road that never ends
freeloadin'…the future's brighter 'round the bend
freeloadin'…for my fine fair weather friend today...
pin stripe suit lyrics & music © 2013 chris rhodes
you must beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
he's not the gentleman he seems to be
he's just a civilized pirate on a pile of loot
built of pieces of your broken dreams
you better beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
he'll get you tangled with a shady loan
but when you wind up underwater and you get the boot
he'll be there to pick you to the bone
chorus:
there's nothing you can say
to chase that big, bad wolf away
there's nothing you can do
once he get's on your trail
I feel sorry for you
whoo whoo whoo
beware of the man in the pin stripe suit, oh yeah
repeat V1
you better beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
'cause with his house of cards about to fall
he gets to bailout with a bonus and a parachute
leaving you behind to take the fall
it's all about the money
it's all about the cash in the big machine
it's all about the money
it's all about the mean, mama, mean, mean green
repeat chorus
anniversary lyrics & music © 1999 chris rhodes
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
yes, another year you've given me
as my one and only one
so, baby, why don't we
here for all the world to see
celebrate our everlasting love
on our anniversary
how many times can i tell you
love will never let us part
how many times can i tell you
we belong inside each other's heart
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
and as life keeps slipping fast away
still i feel we've just begun
so, baby, why don't we
knowing that we'll always be
raise a glass to all we're dreaming of
on our anniversary
how many times can i tell you
you're the answer to my prayers
how many times can i tell you
that if you should fall i'll be right there
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
yes, another year you've given me
now that all is said and done
baby, why don't we
here for all the world to see
celebrate our everlasting love
on our anniversary
it's our anniversary...
so strangely beautiful lyrics & music chris rhodes ©2005
you, so strangely beautiful
here in this world gone mad
you make me glad with every smile
please stay a while
i'm amazed by ways you rescue me
up from a hell down there
with constant care and mercy mild
sweet angel child
bridge:
like the brightness of a lighthouse
shining true to me
over a swirling sea
you guide me through the rain
in an unforgiving universe
with stormy skies
and tides too high
the earth may quake
but still you make it sane
to brave the hurricanes
precious you, so strangely beautiful
i hear your silent prayer
when my despair is running wild
my angel child
so strangely beautiful
repeat bridge
precious you, so strangely beautiful
i feel you everywhere
when my despair is running wild
please stay a while
so strangely beautiful
you're beautiful
who do you think you are? lyrics & music © 2014 chris rhodes
chorus:
who…who do…who do you think you are?
come on, tell me now who…who do…who do you think you are?
when you're all about being good for nothin'
and nothin' is the most i ever get from you
all about promises you've broken
and promises you've broken is all you ever do
yes, you're all about takin' and no givin'
takin' and no never givin' nothing back
all about cryin' out for mercy
cryin' out for mercy while cuttin' me no slack
repeat chorus
when you're all about beggin' for a favor
beggin' everytime you ever come around
all about payin' me tomorrow
but baby, come tomorrow you never can be found
repeat chorus
bridge:
who you think you're fooling'... jive talking' like you do
got myself some schoolin', now i'm, oh, so on to you
heard all the excuses...won't listen anymore
tired of your abuses so quit knocking' on my door
repeat chorus
when you're all about saying' you've been mistreated
while you're out mistreatin' everybody else
all about feelin' disrespected
but why should i respect you when you don't respect yourself?
repeat chorus
another song lyrics and music © chris rhodes
when love becomes a lonely sound
a faded symphony
when it's hard to find the melody
when all the notes you used to know
are singing out of tune
telling you a change is coming soon
chorus:
it's time to face the music
listen to the part you play
time to face the music
you're not happy here this way...
whoa, when everything you hear is wrong
no need to sit and sing along
gotta write yourself another song
when love becomes an empty voice
that wanders out of key
when it's hard to find the harmony
when all the notes you used to know
begin to miss the cue
lost inside a rhapsody in blue
repeat chorus
high on the bayou music and lyrics © 2013 chris rhodes
high on the bayou
fish fry on friday night
high on the bayou
big moon is shinin' bright
we'll be takin' it easy so relax a while
underneath the stars louisiana style
high on the bayou
fish fry on friday night
high on the bayou
come dance away your blues
high on the bayou
put on your sailin' shoes
lotsa zydeco music, hear the meters jam
good ol' rockin' sydney, some washboard sam
high on the bayou
come dance away your blues
forget all your worries - forget all your cares
girl, you look so lonesome sitting' in that chair
let the rhythm heal your heartache and despair
get upon the floor - i wanna take you there
i'm gonna take you there, baby...
high on the bayou
after the sun goes down
high on the bayou
folks come from miles around
we'll be serving' up po' boys with some jambalaya
alligator gumbo and crawfish pie
high on the bayou
after the sun goes down
the damage is done lyrics & music © 2013 chris rhodes
i should have known better
than to fall for somebody like you
my friends tried to tell me
won't be long 'til you're making me blue
but i just wouldn't listen
when they told me to pack up and run
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
i should have known better than
to fall for temptation so cruel
my friends tried to tell me
that you'd play me for some kind of fool
but i just wouldn't listen
still believing that you were the one
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
when i talked to my mother she said let the evil woman go
but she just doesn't understand
that i'm caught up in your undertow
and i'm drowning...
...but i just wouldn't listen
when my friends said to pack up and run
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
when i talked to my father he said find yourself somebody new
but he just doesn't understand
i'm addicted to the things you do
and i'm drowning...
i should have known better
than to fall for somebody like you
my friends tried to tell me
that you'd play me for some kind of fool
but i just wouldn't listen
still believing that you were the one
now there ain't no cure for this misery
it's too late 'cause the damage is done
taxi man lyrics & music © chris rhodes
i find the fastest ways
to get you through the maze
driving without delays is my heart's desire
i get from here to there
turning another fare
i'll take you anywhere set my wheels on fire
cover every inch of town
moving with my meter down
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man...
it took me years to know
just how to feel the flow
and where to stop and go on the avenues
i'm captain of the ship
guiding you on your trip
making it worth your tip on a city cruise
always leaning on the gas
tires screaming flying fast
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man…
i've seen every slice of this life i could see
from castaways to high society
a hustling crowd that never gives a damn
the sound of the traffic's like music to me
the busses and trucks sing in harmony
there're crying out loud to tell you who i am
if you're caught in a jam
i'll be your taxi man...
i'll be there lyrics & music © chris rhodes
hey, if your castle walls of stone
should chill you on your throne, my lady fair
hey, if the dragons capture you
i'll come to your rescue…i'll be there
hey, if your fortune teller lies
you'll need somebody wise, my lady fair
hey, if your hope's about to drown
just take a look around…i'll be there
i'll be there to take you through the night
to wake you when it's light...i promise to
i'll be there to dry the tears you cry
to lift your spirits high...i promise to
hey, i would swim the seven seas
to end your miseries, my lady fair
hey, i would sail across the sky
i will not pass you by…i'll be there
i'll be there I will not be denied
rock steady by your side...i promise to
i'll be there black magic i'll repel
i'll break the evil spells...i promise to
hey, if your castle walls of stone
should chill you on your throne, my lady fair
hey, if the dragons capture you
i'll come to your rescue…i'll be there
no one else will do…i'll be there
i sing this song for you…i"ll be there
naturally blue lyrics and music © 2013 chris rhodes
well, heaven knows that there ain't nothing finer
than to be young and lucky and in love
i was a nighthawk at the corner diner
who'd watch the couples cruise in happy as a hand in glove
that's where I got myself my reputation
as someone always meant to be alone
i tried my best to change the situation
but soon it seemed I'd be forever living on my own
chorus:
they used to call me mr. naturally blue
they used to call me mr. doesn't have a thing to do
they used to call me mr. ain't got no plans tonight
just a shell of a man
til i ran into the likes of you
who made the wildest dreams come true
who made that same old song sound new
for mr. naturally blue
well, now i know that there ain't nothing finer
but thinking back it really blows my mind
just how this nighthawk at the corner diner
could find the girl who'd put my melancholy past behind...repeat chorus:
break:
i see it now the neon light
you came in late that rainy night
i knew i'd found my valentine
the second that your eyes met mine
we held the glance then turned away
you made a face as if to say
i really must be going home
got on your feet then dropped your phone
i picked it up down on my knees
said here's my number call it please
you took it heading for the door
i thought it was in vain, for sure
to my surprise what happened next
i got your message, read your text
say "come tomorrow, i'll be free"
the rest is history...repeat chorus:
freeloadin' lyrics and music © chris rhodes 2014
freeloadin'…hitch a ride to anywhere
freeloadin'…you love the warm wind in your hair
freeloadin'…lazing' in some easy chair today...
you keep preachin' that the better things in life are free
but wish that you could live it up in luxury
with someone else to take responsibility
skies will be sunny
a fistful on money
freeloadin'…cashin' in on all your dreams
freeloadin'…trying' to sell some crazy schemes
freeloadin'…out of luck or so it seems today...
so busy doin' nothin' that you can't stand still
the grass is always greener up on over the hill
so long as someone else is there to foot the bill
you say what's the hurry?
there's no need to worry
you say it's always rainin' down on your parade
but run from your commitments when you feel afraid
the lean on someone else to help you make the grade
buying' some time for your reasons to rhyme
freeloadin'…down the road that never ends
freeloadin'…the future's brighter 'round the bend
freeloadin'…for my fine fair weather friend today...
pin stripe suit lyrics & music © 2013 chris rhodes
you must beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
he's not the gentleman he seems to be
he's just a civilized pirate on a pile of loot
built of pieces of your broken dreams
you better beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
he'll get you tangled with a shady loan
but when you wind up underwater and you get the boot
he'll be there to pick you to the bone
chorus:
there's nothing you can say
to chase that big, bad wolf away
there's nothing you can do
once he get's on your trail
I feel sorry for you
whoo whoo whoo
beware of the man in the pin stripe suit, oh yeah
repeat V1
you better beware of the man in the pin stripe suit
'cause with his house of cards about to fall
he gets to bailout with a bonus and a parachute
leaving you behind to take the fall
it's all about the money
it's all about the cash in the big machine
it's all about the money
it's all about the mean, mama, mean, mean green
repeat chorus
anniversary lyrics & music © 1999 chris rhodes
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
yes, another year you've given me
as my one and only one
so, baby, why don't we
here for all the world to see
celebrate our everlasting love
on our anniversary
how many times can i tell you
love will never let us part
how many times can i tell you
we belong inside each other's heart
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
and as life keeps slipping fast away
still i feel we've just begun
so, baby, why don't we
knowing that we'll always be
raise a glass to all we're dreaming of
on our anniversary
how many times can i tell you
you're the answer to my prayers
how many times can i tell you
that if you should fall i'll be right there
now we've run
another circle 'round the sun
yes, another year you've given me
now that all is said and done
baby, why don't we
here for all the world to see
celebrate our everlasting love
on our anniversary
it's our anniversary...
so strangely beautiful lyrics & music chris rhodes ©2005
you, so strangely beautiful
here in this world gone mad
you make me glad with every smile
please stay a while
i'm amazed by ways you rescue me
up from a hell down there
with constant care and mercy mild
sweet angel child
bridge:
like the brightness of a lighthouse
shining true to me
over a swirling sea
you guide me through the rain
in an unforgiving universe
with stormy skies
and tides too high
the earth may quake
but still you make it sane
to brave the hurricanes
precious you, so strangely beautiful
i hear your silent prayer
when my despair is running wild
my angel child
so strangely beautiful
repeat bridge
precious you, so strangely beautiful
i feel you everywhere
when my despair is running wild
please stay a while
so strangely beautiful
you're beautiful