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Stephen Cummings: Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key

Cummings

Oh with what key
Shall I unlock this heart of mine
What went wrong between us has gone
It'll be different this time
At night when all the colours
Bleed into the dark sky
I can't help but love her
I'll love her till the day I die

A key can open a car
Then why not me
I was trying to forget
You'll be my skeleton key
 
Oh time will tell us
If we're right or wrong
A good love it can be hard to find
You've got to hold on
But I'll never love another
Even if I can
Come to me baby
I'm a one woman man
 
A key can open a car
Then why not me
I was trying to forget
You'll be my skeleton key...she cares for me
My skeleton key
 
A key can open a car
Then why not me
I was trying to forget
You'll be my skeleton key
 
A key can open a car
Then why not me
I was trying to forget
You'll be my skeleton key
 
A key can open a car
Then why not me
I was trying to forget
You'll be my skeleton key...she cares for me
She cares for me
She cares for me
She cares for me
She cares for me
My skeleton key
Stella Mare

Cummings/Christopher Marshall

At the edge of the night
At the end of the dream
Cast adrift must be a terrifying thing
Did you lose your bearings
Did you forget your way
Here's what to do
To make it back today

Stellamare
Star of the sea
Shine your victory light upon me
Whisper softly as the morning draws close
Hey believer you can make it, make it
Make it on your own
All the hurtful things that you did to get by
Hard worked convictions
Did you have to let them slide
Was the price too high
Did you give 'em all away
Here's what to do
To make it, make it to the, make it to the day

And I'm back on the shore again
I'm back from where I been
Now I'm back here all alone
What should I do, what should I do
I'm all alone

What should I

Stellamare
Star of the sea
Is there a place among your satellites for me
Shine so gentle, shine so low
And when the morning comes
Hold on, hold on to that glow

Stellamare, solace of the deep
Keep a watch over my secrets to keep
Hold them close and keep them to yourself
God preserve me
Keep me, keep me, keep me, keep me from the rain

And I'm back on the shore again
Yeah I'm back from where I been
And I'm back on the shore again
Yeah I'm back from where I been
Now I'm back here all alone
Come back baby
What should I do, what should I do, what should I
Stellamare
Star of the sea
Is there a place among your satellites for me
As you cast for signs on the face of the deep
Could you spare a, could you spare a
Could you
Could you
Could you
Could you spare a single thought of me

Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Shine so gentle, shine so low
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
Stellamare
You Put A Pain On My Heart

Cummings

Heartaches and tears everyday
I took it for granted that you'd stay
But is this a crazy game we play?
It don't make sense living this way

Everything has turned out wrong
What good is love when love has gone
Was I too blind to see?
I'm as lonely as can be

You put a pain on my heart
Since you left me
You put a pain on my heart
I feel as bad as can be

You break my heart one day
And then you go on your merry way
Come sun and wind and heavy rain
I rush to you like a moth to a flame

Everything has turned out wrong
What good is love when love has gone
Was I too blind to see?
I'm as lonely as can be

You put a pain on my heart
Since you left me
You put a pain on my heart
I feel as bad as can be

Everything has turned out wrong
What good is love when love has gone

You put a pain on my heart
Since you left me
You put a pain on my heart
I feel as bad as can be
You put a pain on my heart
Since you left me
You put a pain on my heart
I feel as bad as can be
New Cosmic Blues

Cummings/McDonald

Earth's sweetest joy is but disguised pain
Earth's sweetest joy is but disguised pain
Here comes those old cosmic blues again

Our efforts to find happiness keep us from heaven's shore
Our efforts to find happiness keep us from heaven's shore
Black cloud fell down on my stony floor

Pleasure is transient and selfish, so is regret
Pleasure is transient and selfish, so is regret
One does not go to hell just to light a cigarette

Oh but man was made, made for both joy and woe
Oh but man was made, man was made for both joy and woe
When we learn this, through the world we can safely go

You've got to face life as it is, you got to learn by experience
You've got to face life as it is, you got to learn by experience
You got to work out your own salvation with some diligence

Oh what can you do, life just does what she pleases
Yeah what can you do, life just does what she pleases
And sometimes I wonder will I ever feel at ease

New cosmic blues
New cosmic blues
Yeah, giddyup
Cosmic blues
Cosmic blues
New cosmic
Cosmic blues
Teardrops Will Fall Tonight

Cummings

In the chilly night before the dawn
Heaven's star-strewn sky it looks worn
To find our way, to find our way
To find our way home we must have light
And somewhere teardrops will fall tonight

And so you start, you start to smile
You take, take a little break for a while
And it seems, ooh it seems
Yeah it seems like love at first sight
And somewhere teardrops will fall tonight

Now nothing in this wide world is ever clear
You take your chances, you drink your beer
And stars, yeah the stars
Yeah the stars in the sky have taken flight
And somewhere teardrops will fall tonight

Inseparable and so happy
Is that how you, how you thought it would be
The drowsy streets, the drowsy streets
Yeah the drowsy streets neath the moon's stage-fright
And somewhere teardrops will fall tonight
Gonna fall tonight

Now even mountains crumble away
Recriminations won't help us today
Now you've sunken, now you sunk
Yeah you have have sunken from my sight
And somewhere teardrops will fall tonight
Yeah and somewhere teardrops will fall tonight
No More Goodbye Songs

Cummings/Bill McDonald

Everything is going to be alright
I'll be drunk with love tonight
Yeah, I want to turn you loose
But it ain't no use
Yeah, I don't like to fight
But you got to treat me right
And the circle goes around
You're lost and you're found

There's no denying
That you saw me crying
This is a game we play
I can't live this way
Yeah you're a shining star
Yeah I know who you are
And the circle goes around
You're lost and you're found

But I'm thinking, dreaming, dreaming of you all day long
I don't want to feel that way now that you've gone

But I'm thinking, dreaming, dreaming of you all day long
Don't want to feel that way now that you've gone
Yeah I don't like to fight
But you got to treat me right
Yeah you're a shining star
Yeah I know who you are
Now we shall see what the future will bring
No more goodbye songs
Love Is Mighty Close To You

Cummings/Jeff Burstin

The moon was hanging
Sweet and lovely in the sky
That night that I first saw you pass by
What am I to do
Oh what am I to do
And love is mighty close to you

Boys cluster to you
Like moths to a flame
They take their chance in this waiting game
Oh don't leave me blue
Oh don't leave me blue
And love is mighty close to you

Wind changes
We were blown together
In the deep sad distance
May be stormy weather
But the morning star's rising
Climbing into view
Love is mighty close to you

It's not dark
But it's not yet light
I dreamed I held you against me last night
I fell in love
I never expected to
And love is mighty close to you

Wind changes
We were blown together
In the deep sad distance
May be stormy weather
But the morning star's rising
Climbing into view
Love is mighty close to you

Deep in the night
I hear the house creak
The sweetest sigh as I watch you sleep
The first time your eyes met mine
I knew
That love is mighty close to you
That love is mighty close to you

Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la
Time Trip

Cummings

Now comes the good times that we prayed for
The bluest of blues looms darkly for us no more
Life goes on, what was lost is found
I remember the first night that you came around
Warm sweet night, you wore a cotton dress
Forties style with the fragrance of kindness
You made me laugh so much, that I let my guard slip
Ooh baby it's been a time trip

We're just spinning here as the world's in flight
But sometimes reality can be too bright
Pinned to our spot by some invisible law
Swinging low with a sullen roar
Right from the start I felt right at home with you
I'm sticking to you like glue
Say a prayer of thanksgiving, fall headlong into sleep
Ooh baby it's been a time trip

There's no such thing on this earth as real change
You can change husbands or shoes but not your situation
Some days we try to keep out of each other's hair
Some days we try to not really care
We're not looking for miracles or master plans
Just someone that understands
Life comes in a mad rush or on a slow drip
Ooh baby it's been a time trip
Ooh baby
Ooh baby
Ooh baby it's been a time trip
The Truth About Love

Cummings/Bill McDonald

The waitress was pulling on her overcoat
And playing with her hair
The piano players eyes were empty
Almost like he wasn't there
The bartender was clearing up
The bouncers had gone to bed
The waitress was primping herself in the mirror
When the customer walked up and said

He said
I've been coming to this bar
Almost every week
I wanted to ask you out
But I couldn't work up the nerve to speak
I thought it wouldn't happen
I don't know why I didn't ask before
The waitress rolled her eyes
As together they hurried out the door
The truth about love

Her body was deceptive
She had a graceful way of moving
It was at the same time
Both exciting and soothing
Her eyes were soft brown
And her skin tone pearly white
And he did woo her under the stars
The entire night
The truth about love

Three months later they were married
With all of the accompanying stuff
And in their eyes you could see
The truth about love
She found employment in a coffee shop downtown
And he'd go in there to eat lunch
And to fool around
The truth about love

They played a game, the customer and the waitress
And she'd always make him wait
Pretending they didn't know each other
And he'd try to make a date
And so it went for years
Then things began to change
He stopped dropping in for lunch
And she started acting strange
The truth about love
The truth about love

And at home the customer and the waitress game took a weird twist
And now and then wondered
What they'd missed
She tried not to worry
Couldn't take it anymore
She whispered I guess we should talk
And sat cross legged on the floor
The truth about love

Don't get pissed off she said
But I think we made a mistake all those years ago
I'm not pissed off he said
Can't we talk about it tomorrow
If you think this will make you happy go right ahead
And off they went to sleep
In separate beds
The truth about love

So for seven years the customer and the waitress
Went their separate ways
At first it was better like this
But they both had their bad days
At any rate they collided on a street the other night
And went out to dinner together
Much to their surprise
The truth about love

In honour of the occasion
The waitress let him kiss her at her front door
He tenderly took her face in his hands
And he begged for more
I'm sick of taking out girls
Whose emotions are as mangled as mine
Maybe we should try again
Or at least go out to dinner sometime
The truth about love
Yeah that's the truth about love
The crazy truth about love
The sick truth about love
Yeah that's the truth about love
Yeah the truth about love
Yeah that's the truth about love
Is It Me That You Love

Cummings

I get the blues little mama
When you don't treat me right
Well you and I baby, it was love at first sight
Come on little baby
Won't you tell me what's wrong
Let's drink some wine, have a good time
Gonna ball all night long

Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love

As you sleep sweet thing
Do you dream of me asleep in your bed
How come you do me like you do
Does my face flicker in your head?
I need a girl to love me
I need a woman to hug me
Scrimping and saving all my love for you
Who could ever love you, like I do
Who would you lie for
Who would you die for

Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love

What's going to become of me
Yeah, my heart's a big mystery
I burn and yearn to be with you
In spite of all the shit you put me through
Hey little mama how long can this last
Yeah hey sweet thing so much love has gone past
Who would you lie for
Who would you die for

Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love

Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love
Is it me that you love

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