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01/02/04

 

Better Days - Valentine Project

1. SUCH A WOMAN

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

SHE’S SOME UP TOWN HOLLYWOOD DIVA

TELLING ME "GET OUT OF TOWN"

SHE’S GOT A BITE LIKE A BLACK WIDOW

SHE’S GOT A SMILE THAT WILL MELT YOU DOWN

 

[CHORUS]

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN

IT NEARLY GIVES A FRIGHT

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN

MAKING EVERYTHING ALRIGHT

 

[VERSE]

SHE’S GOT A COLORFUL BANDANA

SHE ALWAYS WEARS IT WHEN SHE’S COOL

SHE’S GOT A NEW YORK DISPOSITION

SHE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY ANYONE FOR A FOOL

 

[CHORUS]

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN

IT NEARLY GIVES A FRIGHT

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN

MAKES HER DADDY FEEL ALRIGHT

 

[BRIDGE]

OH, SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN DRIVES ME CRAZY ALL THE TIME

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN THERE’S NO REASON OR RHYME

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN WHAT CAN I SAY

DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO DO

SHE’S SUCH A WOMAN AND I’M SUCH A MAN, TOO

 

[VERSE]

SHE’S GOT A LAWYER’S SOLE CONVICTION

SHE’LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING AND MORE

SHE PLEADS DENIAL AT HER CONVENIENCE

AS SHE’S WALKING OUT THE DOOR

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

2. BETTER DAYS

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

ANGEL’S GOT A SMILE

CURES ME WHEN I’M SAD

NOW, BETTER DAYS ARE COMING

ON THE WAY TO YOU

JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN

MAKES MY TROUBLES FADE AWAY

GIRL, GIVE ME A REASON

TO BELIEVE IN LOVE, AGAIN

 

[CHORUS]

BETTER DAYS ARE COMING

ON THE WAY

FILL MY ARMS UP WITH YOUR LOVE EMBRACE

BETTER DAYS ARE COMING

ON THE WAY

SO, LIFT ME UP TO BETTER DAYS

 

[VERSE]

LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

TOOK ME FOR A RIDE

I WAS LOSING MY MIND

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME

DON’T NEED COMPLICATION

RAMBLIN’ THROUGH MY LIFE

THIS LOVE’S BURNING DESIRE

OPENED UP MY HEART AGAIN

 

[BRIDGE]

I WAS LOST IN THE WOODS

MY HEART WAS ON THE RUN

I WAS BLINDED BY THE DARK

FEELING SO BAD

YOU CAME ALONG

AND NOW IT FEELS SO RIGHT

BETTER DAYS ARE COMING BACK

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

3. RAIN

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

WHEN YOU CHANGED THE RULES OF LOVE, WAS IT ALL IN VAIN

THE LOOKING GLASS STARING BACK SHOWING ALL THE PAIN

TABLES TURN WHILE LOVERS CRY - NOW RIGHT IS WRONG

STILL, YOU CARRY ON

 

[CHORUS]

WALKING IN THE RAIN - LONELY STREET, FEEL THE HEAT

WALKING IN THE RAIN - YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR FEET WET

WALKING IN THE RAIN - CITY NIGHT, NO TAXI LIGHT

WALKING IN THE RAIN - WALKING, WALKING IN THE RAIN

 

[VERSE]

THE MORNING SKY LOST THE SUN TO A STORMY DAY

TIRED EYES LIKE A NEON SIGN FLASH THE BLUES AWAY

A RADIO PLAYS A SONG LIKE A LONELY HEART

KEEPS YOU HOLDING ON

 

[CHORUS]

WALKING IN THE RAIN - LONELY STREET, FEEL THE HEAT

WALKING IN THE RAIN - YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR FEET WET

WALKING IN THE RAIN - CITY NIGHT, NO TAXI LIGHT

WALKING IN THE RAIN - WALKING, WALKING IN THE RAIN

 

[BRIDGE]

(TAKE IT BACK) I CAN'T TAKE IT BACK

GONE IS YESTERDAY (TAKE IT BACK, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK)

(TAKE IT BACK) I CAN'T TAKE IT BACK

WORDS DON'T FADE AWAY

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved. 

4. JAMIE

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

JAMIE, HE SAVED MY ASS ONE NIGHT

DROVE TO LAKE PLACID HIS VAN WAS A NIGHTCLUB ON WHEELS

BARRELIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY BEND

BACK TO THE PLACE I NEARLY ESCAPED DRAGGING MY HEELS

NOW, JAMIE, HE TURNED AND SAID TO ME

YOUR TURN TO DRIVE HERE’S THE HEADSETS NOW SMOKE THIS DOOBIE

NOW, BROTHER, YOU’RE A CRAZY MAN

BUT I FEEL MUCH BETTER JUST KNOWING SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS

 

[CHORUS]

JAMIE’S A HERO - ALL HE NEEDS IS A BLACK CAPE AND A HAT

JAMIE’S A HERO - FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND NOTHING BUT THAT

JAMIE’S A HERO – DRIVES HIS COOL VAN LIKE SOME CRAZED MANIAC

JAMIE’S A HERO – I HOPE SOMEDAY I CAN REPAY THE DEBT

 

[BRIDGE]

JAMIE’S IN LOVE WITH HIS LIFE

HE’S LIKE A SUPERMAN

HE’S LIKE A HERCULES

JAMIE’S IN CHARGE SIX DAYS A WEEK

 

[VERSE]

NOW I PULLED UP TO GROUND ZERO

THEN, GRABBED ALL MY STUFF AND TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL

AND JAMIE, HE TURNED AND LAUGHED OUT LOUD

YOUR TURN TO DRIVE BID FAREWELL NOW AND SMOKE THIS DOOBIE

 

[CHORUS]

JAMIE’S A HERO - ALL HE NEEDS IS A BLACK CAPE AND A HAT

JAMIE’S A HERO - FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND NOTHING BUT THAT

JAMIE’S A HERO – DRIVES HIS COOL VAN LIKE SOME CRAZED MANIAC

JAMIE’S A HERO – I HOPE SOMEDAY I CAN REPAY THE DEBT

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

5. NIGHT TRAIN

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

I'm LEAVING on the night train

don't know if I'll be back again

Got a one -way ticket and a box-car smell of gin

Well, outside the world looks so dark as hell

You only see the rain FALLING

when the lightening strikes

On the night train, On the night train

 

I was a stock market king and I drove a big Cadillac

Now, I've got my life tied

to a broom-handle stick and a bag

A mirror reflection on the broken glass

yOU ONLY SEE the tears FALLENg

when the LIGHTENING strikes

On the night train

Lord, on the night train

 

[CHORUS]

Night train - keep on rollin'

Train, keep a rollin' on

Night Train - keep on rollin'

And lead me to the promise land

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

6. SAME OLD MADNESS

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

MONDAY MORNING SPEAKS AND HERE WE GO AGAIN

IT'S AN EPISODE OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

ANOTHER WEEK OF FEELING LIKE A HAMSTER ON A WHEEL

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED

 

PEOPLE TALKING AT ME, BUT I DON'T HEAR A WORD

BEEN WORKING FOR THE MAN FROM NINE TO FIVE

I'LL TAKE MY WEEK'S REWARD STRAIGHT TO THE LANDLORD

LIVING IN THIS FOOL'S PARADISE

 

[CHORUS]

IT'S JUST THE SAME OLD MADNESS

WHEN LIFE GOES AROUND IN CIRCLES - IT PULLS YOU BACK

INTO THE SAME OLD MADNESS

YOUR LIFE GOING 'ROUND IN CIRCLES

JUST GETS YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF A JAM

 

[VERSE]

IT'S THREE O'CLOCK ON THURSDAY AND THE CAR FREAKED OUT AGAIN

LIKE A RANDOM DEJA-VU INSIDE MY MIND

I'M WALKING TO THE RHYTHM OF THE FALLING RAIN

NOT MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME

 

[BRIDGE]

SO TAKE ME HOME, MY DARLING

TAKE ME HOME BACK TO THE FARM

WHERE THE DAYS ARE FREE AND EASY

 

[VERSE]

WE'LL CATCH UP ON THE WEEKEND, BUT OUR DESTINY IS CLEAR

WE'RE LIKE TWO SHIPS THAT GO PASSING IN THE NIGHT

I WAKE UP SUNDAY MORNING JUST TO FACE THE FEAR

IT'S REALLY MONDAY, THAT'S RIGHT

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

7. COULD BE RAININ' (CATS 'N DOGS)

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

CONVERSATIONS MOVIN' LIKE A HURRICANE

UH OH - TIME FOR A VACATION

SUNDAY MORNING - WOKE UP TO FIND OUT

UH OH - HERE COMES A TIDAL WAVE

 

[CHORUS]

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

RAININ' DOWN CATS AND DOGS

 

[VERSE]

EMOTIONS SPINNIN' JUST LIKE A TWISTER

UH OH - IT'S BLOWIN' ME AWAY

MONDAY MORNING - WOKE UP TO FIND OUT

UH OH - I'VE BURNED ANOTHER BRIDGE

 

[CHORUS]

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

COULD BE RAININ' (RAININ’, COULD BE RAININ’)

RAININ' DOWN CATS AND DOGS

 

[VERSE]

LOVE REACTION - COLD AS A WINTER STORM

UH OH - I THINK I FEEL A CHILL

TUESDAY MORNING - WOKE UP TO FIND OUT

UH OH - TIME FOR A GET-AWAY

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

8. POINT OF NO RETURN

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

AM I FOOLING MYSELF EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

TEMPTATION'S CALLING ME TO WALK ON THROUGH THAT DOOR

YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN

AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY

EACH TIME YOU PASS ME ON THE STREET

MY HEART GOES TO THE FLOOR

I KEEP TELLING' MYSELF OVER AND OVER

HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE

BUT IT'S TOO LATE I JUST CAN'T FIGHT IT ANYMORE

 

[VERSE]

IS THIS LOVE OR JUST AN OBSESSION

IT'S BEEN ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT OF WALKING THE FLOOR

I 'VE SEEN THE SUN COME UP TO BREAK A NEW DAY

AND THE RAIN ON MY WINDOWPANE

ARE JUST THE TEARS THAT FALL

I KEEP TELLING' MYSELF OVER AND OVER

HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE

BUT IT'S TOO LATE I JUST CAN'T FIGHT IT ANYMORE

 

[CHORUS]

I'M AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN, BABY, WITH YOU

AND NOW THERE'S NO TURNING BACK

MY YESTERDAYS ARE THROUGH THEY ONLY LIVE IN THE PAST

IF LOVE IS MY CONCERN AND EVERYDAY IS YOU

YES, I BELIEVE, I'VE REACHED THE POINT OF NO RETURN

 

[BRIDGE]

SUMMER'S GONE

AND THE EAST WINDS BLOWING' FREE

I'M HOLDIN' ON TO A LIFE OF CHANGE

WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR ME NOW IS SUCH A MYSTERY

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

9. Travelin’ (Oh, VIRgInia)

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

TRAVELIN’ DOWN THIS OLD ROAD ONE LAST TIME

LEAVING WHAT WE NEED TO LEAVE BEHIND

IT SEEMS LONGER THAN BEFORE BUT I SEE IT ALL THE MORE

THAT WE’LL BE HAPPY JUST TO SEE THAT ENDING SIGN

TRAVELIN’ DOWN THIS OLD ROAD ONE LAST TIME

 

WELL, MY FRIENDS AND I TOOK A RIDE ACROSS THE DIXIE LINE

BUT BROKE DOWN IN THE HILLS OF VIRGINIA

AND WHEN WE SPENT A NIGHT OR TWO

HOPING FATE WOULD PULL US THROUGH

I SWEAR, IT TOOK ABOUT EVERYTHING WE HAD

UNTIL, WITH A LENDING HAND CAME A SURE VIRGINIAN LAD

 

[CHORUS]

Oh, why virginia

why’d you give us all this rain

since we left our home behind us

everybody’s done the same

oh, virginia, oh, virginia

oh, virginia, oh, virginia

 

[VERSE]

NOW THIS OLD ROAD PUT A HOLD ON ROCK N’ ROLL

LEAVING US JUST OUTSIDE THE TOLL

AND WHEN OUR BIG CHANCE CAME ALONG

ALL WE HAD WAS THIS OLD SONG

OF HOW WE LOST OUR SHIRTS IN ONLY THREE DAYS TIME

TRAVELIN’ DOWN THIS OLD ROAD ONE LAST TIME

 

[CHORUS]

WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENED

WE CAN’T SAY IT’S BEEN A THRILL

‘CAUSE WE’RE SITTING DOWN IN RICHMOND

WITH OUR LAST TEN DOLLAR BILL

oh, virginia, oh, virginia

oh, virginia, oh, virginIa

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

10. AMERICAN DREAM

Words and music by Valentine

 

[VERSE]

STANDING ON THE ISLAND OF LIBERTY

THERE ALONE SHE TOWERS OVER THE SEA

PASSING EYES AND CITY LIGHTS SURROUND HER HEART

ALL SEEKING THE MYSTIQUE THAT HOLDS THE KEY

TO THE LAND OF THE FREE

 

[CHORUS]

IN PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM

WITH CREDIT CARDS AND SOME CABLE TV

YOU CAN EVEN END UP OUT ON THE STREET

WIN OR LOSE IT ALL

LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

 

[VERSE]

FARMERS TELL THEIR STORY LIKE THE INDIAN

IN HIS OWN FORGOTTEN LAND

ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE JOINING HANDS

WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS SELLING OFF OUR DIGNITY

DOING ALL THIS BUSINESS OVERSEAS

 

[CHORUS]

IN PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM

WITH CREDIT CARDS AND SOME CABLE TV

YOU CAN EVEN END UP OUT ON THE STREET

WIN OR LOSE IT ALL

LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

 

[BRIDGE]

IT TAKES FORTITUDE JUST TO SEE IT THROUGH

BUT IT'S THE PRICE YOU PAY WHEN YOU RALLY TO

THE GLORY OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE

 

[VERSE]

CALLING ALL THE HEROES WHO KNOW THE SCORE

WE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN

UNCLE SAM, HE'LL PUT YOU IN THE WELFARE LINE

AND PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST TO BUY A HAMMER OR TWO

WE THE PEOPLE - WHERE ARE YOU?

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

11. IF I LIVE TO BE 100

Words and music by Valentine

 

 

IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED

WILL YOU LOVE ME JUST THE SAME

EVEN IF I CAN'T REMEMBER

WHO YOU ARE OR KNOW YOUR NAME

 

IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED

I WON'T NEED A STEADY JOB

JUST A NURSE WHO FEEDS ME TAPIOCA

WON'T LET ME EAT CORN ON THE COB

 

OH, LOOK AT ME - FEELING OLDER THAN HISTORY

AND IT'S A CONTEMPLATING MYSTERY

WHY I'M NOT DEAD AND BURIED

 

IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED

WILL I HAVE TEETH TO HOLD YOUR KISS

IF I CAN STILL PLAY MY PIANO

I'LL SING YOU A SONG JUST LIKE THIS

 

IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED

WILLARD SCOTT WILL SHOW MY PICTURE ON TV

RIGHT NEXT TO A JAR OF SMUCKERS

A WORD THAT NOTHING RHYTHMS WITH

 

OH, LOOK AT ME - SUCH A FIGURE OF HUMANITY

A HERO ALL THE WORLD JUST LOVES TO SEE

THIS LINE I CAN'T REMEMBER

 

IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED

WON'T NEED VIAGRA ANYMORE

WON'T BE EATING BUFFALO WINGS

OR KNOW MY WAY BACK FROM THE STORE

 

AND IF I LIVE TO BE A HERO

I'LL BE ONE HUNDRED YEARS, GALORE

CELEBRATING ALL THE GOOD TIMES

I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYMORE

 

©2003 Valentine Misuraca . ASCAP All rights reserved.

 

 

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