first kiss

from the very first kiss
I knew it was meant
to always be like this
you take my breath away

no, not a pain I feel
don't get me wrong
it's something deeper still
you take my breath away

from the very first kiss
I always wanted it
to be just like this
you take my breath away


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all that's real

sheltered and concealed
I can't see all that's real
thoughts turn in my mind
of you and another time

I need to see the truth
the other side of you
you turn your face away
love slips again from grace

I give it my best shot
pulling on thoughts forgot
doing all I can do
to give it all back to you


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further away

we keep talking
but we get further away
let's just go back
start from yesterday
can't get any closer
if we don't meet halfway
can't we just go back
start from yesterday


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baby, let's dance

I know every note
every chord to every line
I know the lyrics
of every verse you write
baby, let's dance

I know the way
that this love should feel
I know your kiss
and what you don't reveal
baby, let's dance

I know the time
that I spend with you
I know it's too short
nothing we can do
baby, let's dance

I know goodbye
is about to come
I know heartache
what was not begun
you are here now
let's watch the rising sun
baby, let's dance


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a place

there's a place I look for
the only shadows from trees
open windows and doors
you on the other side

there's a place I look for
where the sun is your smile
the stars are your eyes
the sky the limits of your love

there's a place I look for
a place in your thoughts
a place in your soul
a place in your heart


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blue moon

once in a blue moon
it all falls into place
everything perfect
the right notes played
an exact aria
the only beat missed
that of my heart

once in a blue moon
it all falls into place


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dance

arm tight around my waist
as the music starts to play
not an unfamiliar stance
again we start this dance

this time no partner cuts
the ending not abrupt
we complete the dance begun
it doesn't all come undone

we finally get it right
we dance into the night
the steps perfected, not new
my last dance with you


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lipstick

across the blue sky
I display my love for you
in crimson lipstick
blowing clouds away
and signing it with my kiss

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midnight

a quiet eve
dinner by candlelight
a fragrant red
and you
at midnight
a new year
a blue moon
a toast to us
consummated

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New Year toast

a toast....
may your fantasies become fact
may all your dreams be realized
may all your hopes come true


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winter

crimson curled leaves
buried under white snow
heavy clouds hang overhead
a freezing wind that blows

inside the fire crackles
a cozy  winter scene
lover's laying close
the picture of serenity

nothing like a winter's night
as I lay in your arms
listen to the wind howling
as you keep me safe and warm


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what?

what is it I give you?
what is it that you want?
do you even know?
search inside
find the answer
get back to me

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note

just a little note
written with your sure strokes
but the only words I read
was the ending "with love, Fred"


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Sunday morning

Saturday night with friends
paste the smile on at the door
dressed up to the nines
cover it up so it doesn't show
Sunday morning's coming round
Sunday morning's coming round

we hit the clubs and dance
they're searching for new romance
not me I've had enough
Saturday night alone is fine
cause Sunday morning's coming down
Sunday morning's coming down

maybe if I'm up all night
get in as the dawn's sun shines
I can escape the ritual
that happens when i wake
Sunday mornings bring me down
Sunday mornings bring me down

Sunday's spent with you
love outlasted by each new moon
stripped away each precious layer
to the core which was laid bare
now Sunday mornings bring me down
Sunday always brings me down


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before you go

looking out a frosted window
your coffee slowly drips
more snow and freezing cold
how many more winters
before you go

dreaming of the mountains
of saguaro and endless sun
a taste of dreams you know
how many more winters
before you go

you know her love is true
indiscretions painting yours
cold winds that will always blow
how many more winters
before you go

as you move away
closer to your fantasy
dreams that move too slow
how many more winters
before you go

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the point

it does all come down
it does come to a point
while you were searching for yours
I was searching for mine
that small little dot
holds a lot of meaning
maybe not written for me
but poignant just the same
it does leave a taste
a taste that's bittersweet
the fog rolled back in
when it all came down


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only a friend

only a friend would listen
when I try to sort it out
over-analytical puzzles
that fill me with such doubt
listening quietly to me
an overly familiar route

only a friend with wisdom
knows the words to say
to try to end this quandary
questions that still plague
to put this all behind us
keep it forever at bay

only a friend who cares
lives up to these needs
when I hit overload
my limit has been exceeded
puts me back on track
so the friendship can succeed
not always about you
sometimes it's about me

only a caring friend with wisdom
listens


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to know

to know
that I hold a special place
there in your heart

to know
that you hold a special place
here in mine

to know
what once was
what is


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full circle

we met in winter
winter returns once again
we've come full circle
once crossed boundaries
a friendship again on track


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buzz

just that little buzz
that comes in the afternoon
brightens up my day!

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long lost fantasy

I told the thoughts goodbye
and I put them all away
I won't go back and visit
that long lost fantasy


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complexities

it is not a simple bond
that connects
it is not an easy truth
that links
the place we are going
the future
it's a complex love
I'm feeling

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these days

it is on these days
much to do, not enough time
your love gets me through


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things

funny little texts
serious conversation
it's true, I  missed you


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what's stopping you

what's stopping you
from grabbing tight your dream
leave the rest at the roadside
as the mile markers pass

who's stopping you
as you file the past away
turn the key, snap the lock
don't remember back

why's stopping you
don't need another mistake
it all weighs too heavy
if it even exists


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