Song Lyrics

Lyrics from the album Something Magical released Oct 2009

We All Let Go

Storm clouds are gathering

Above my head

I’m watching it happening

Like the weatherman said

People are scurrying

From town to town

No rest from their worrying

No release from their frowns

When the siren is calling, when the time is right
Let go of the future, let go of the fight
Yes we all let go when our day’s work’s done
And we all let go when our time it comes
And we know just how and we know just when
Yes we all let go in the end

The chaos is mounting
All ‘round our land
And lost souls are counting
So don’t raise your hand
Just keep in the slipstream
In the eye of the storm
Take time to daydream
And sleep until dawn

When the siren is calling, when the time is right
Let go of the future, let go of the fight
Yes we all let go when our day’s work’s done
And we all let go when our time it comes
And we know just how and we know just when
Yes we all let go in the end

Something Magical

A knowing glance
A slow, slow dance
A secret rendezvous
A wild romance
We’ll be as one
Till morning comes
Something magical
Has begun

Something magical
Something magical
Something magical has begun

One potent kiss
One moment’s bliss
Let me follow you
To the abyss
Your holy crown
Your flowing gown
Our perfect honeymoon
Above the clouds

Something magical
Something magical
Something magical has begun
Something magical
Something magical
Something magical has begun

Your hand in mine
Your touch divine
Let me stay with you
Till the end of time
We’ll be as one
Till morning comes
Something magical
Has begun

Something magical
Something magical
Something magical has begun
Something magical
Something magical
Something magical has begun

Keep Her Warm

O love keep her warm
Love keep her warm
Keep her dry in the storm
In the night keep her warm

O love soothe her heart
Love soothe her hear
Keep her safe while we’re apart
In the night soothe her heart

O love guard her soul
Love guard her soul
Keep her still while the four winds blow
In the night guard her soul

O love keep her warm

Heal Our Child

She came to me a year ago
Her skin as white as the mountain snow
Her hands so frail, her lips so dry
Her mother weeping by her side

Please heal our child, our only one
Give us hope, when our hope is gone
She’s fading fast from the ones she loves
She says it’s because she’s not good enough

When I was young I had no choice
No fancy clothes, no joy, no voice
We gave to her our very best
Our home, our hopes, our happiness

O heal our child, our only one
Give us hope where our hope is gone
She’s fading fast from the ones she loves
She says it’s because she’s not good enough

Well she’s seen fine men with their fine degrees
They say she has the slimmers’ disease
But she knows far more than they’ll ever know
Why must they stay, why must she go

O heal our child, our only one
Give her peace, when her peace has gone
She’s fading fast from the ones she loves
She says it’s because she’s not good enough

Peace and Understanding

Let me be the one who understands you
Let me be the one who’s always here
Let me be the one who stands beside you
When everyone else just disappears
Let me be your reason for living
Way beyond your four score years
Let me be your peace and understanding
Always here to wipe away your tears

I’m only giving back what I’ve been given
Though that could take me a thousand years
When you walk beside me I’m in heaven
And your words are music to my ears
And your touch is like some sacred feather
From the wing of a dove that soars so high
So let me be your peace and understanding
Till it’s time to say goodbye

Let me be the name that’s always written
On your beating heart so true
Let me be the one who’s always sitting
On a seat in the park next to you
And let me never (ever) be too demanding
As by your side each night I lie
Let me be your peace and understanding
Till it’s time to say goodbye

For Ever Now

The air is heavy but the moon is bright
My body’s weary but I’m all right
I can’t believe it, you’re with me still
I thought I lost you when the darkness fell

Are you going to stay for ever now?
Are you going to stay for ever now?
In my arms

There’s something magic about this place
Tears of laughter run down your face
I can’t believe it, I’m here with you
After all that’s happened, after all we’ve been through

Are you going to stay for ever now?
Are you going to stay for ever now?
In my arms

It’s like we’re starting for the first time
It’s like we’re starting out anew
Lying here together underneath the stars
Can you feel it too?

Are you going to stay for ever now?
In my arms

I can’t believe it, you’re with me still
I thought I lost you when the darkness fell

Are you going to stay for ever now?
Are you going to stay for ever now?
In my arms
Are you going to stay for ever now?
In my arms

Coming Home Soon

Look closely now
Into my eyes
That’s just the way you used to see through all my lies
Look deeper now
Into my soul
And concentrate on what you see, see what unfolds

You won’t find anyone in there, that’s true
Just an old piano playing ‘The Lovesick Blues’
But over in the corner
There’s a note addressed to you
Saying “hold on honey,
I’ll be coming home soon”

Tread softly now
On that well-worn path
Cos every step you take you step on broken glass
Play gently now
With this ol’ heart
Those strings you’re playing are the very same strings that pulled us apart

You won’t find anyone in there, that’s true
Just an old piano playing ‘The Lovesick Blues’
But over in the corner
There’s a note addressed to you
Saying “hold on honey,
I’ll be coming home soon”

Slip lightly now
Into my dreams
The only place I feel safe is in-between
What’s been and gone
And what’s yet to pass
The only place I feel safe is built to last

You won’t find anyone in there, that’s true
Just that old piano playing ‘The Lovesick Blues’
And over in the corner
There’s a note addressed to you
Saying “hold on honey,
I’ll be coming home soon,
You gotta hold on honey,
I’ll be coming home soon,
Hold on honey,
I’ll be coming home soon..”

Bare Eternity/Out There

Have you ever picked a rose and let the petals brush so gently on your skin
And know it was designed for you, no other soul, no other living thing?
Look around you will find, there are no corners to your mind
No tomorrow or yesterday, can match the beauty of today
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity

Have you ever watched a fish stay so graceful and so still against the tide
Never moving only feeling, the tender flow of life run down its side?
Look around you will find, there are no corners to your mind
No tomorrow or yesterday, can match the beauty of today
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity

Eternity is just the breeze, where she's going no-one sees, no-one sees

Have you ever reached so high the wind would play with you and turn you round and round
So you'd cry out with such joy to find your feet were buried safe inside the ground?
Look around you will find, there are no corners to your mind
No tomorrow or yesterday, can match the beauty of today
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity
You're here and now and free, in Bare Eternity..........

Every time you give, you send another gift
You send another gift, out there
And every life you life, brings another life
Brings another life, out there

And every dream you dream
Is taken by the wind, out there

And every time you love
There comes another love to share
Out there, out there
Out there, out there.......

Shimmer Lyrics.

All titles Words and Music by Robin Kelly (c) AcuPilCo Music 2006.

1. No More Than Lovers Ever Know

Sleep tight, my baby, our time is near
That’s right, my baby, it’s perfectly clear
Don’t try to understand, just go with the flow
Some things, my baby, hey, we’ll never know
No more than lovers ever know
No more than lovers ever know

No need, my baby, to toss and turn
I believe, my baby, we’ve so much to learn
We’ll never find out all the answers, tho’ we search high and low
Some things, my baby, hey, we’ll never know
No more than lovers ever know
No more than lovers ever know

We’ll never find out all the answers, tho’ we search high and low
Just what turns this ol’ world, hey, we’ll never know
No more than lovers ever know

First light, my baby, we’ll step out in style
Stride for stride, hand in hand, down the miracle mile
Last night the angels showed me, where they never go
Some things, my baby, hey, we’ll never know
No more than lovers ever know
No more than lovers ever know
No more than lovers ever know
No more than lovers ever know

2. The Lady Across The Way

The lady lives across the way
I waved to her the other day
No-one seems to notice her but me
I see her with her heavy load
Through the park, across the road
No-one ever talks to her but me

She tells me how she cried and cried
That morning back in 85
The day they carried him away
She’d dearly love to talk to him today

The lady leads me down the path
Through the door the house is dark
No-one’s ever been this far but me
She shows me some old photographs
And tells me secrets from her past
That no-one’s ever listened to but me

She tells me how we’d be such friends
If only I had known him then
We’d have so much to share and say
She’d dearly love for us to meet someday
She tells me how she cried and cried
That morning back in 85
The day they carried him away
She’d dearly love to talk to him today

The clock ticks softly on the wall
His coat’s still hanging in the hall
No-one’s ever noticed that but me
The lady pours a glass of wine
She can’t remember such a time
No-one’s ever seen her smile but me

She tells me how she cried and cried
That morning back in 85
The day they carried him away
She’d dearly love to talk to him today
She tells me how we’d be such friends
If only I had known him then
We’d have so much to share and say
She’d dearly love for us to meet someday

The lady lives across the way
I waved to her the other day
No-one seems to notice her but me
I see her with her heavy load
Through the park, across the road
No-one ever talks to her but me
No-one ever talks to her but me
No-one ever talks to her but me

3. Running Wild

Somewhere on a highway
Where the shimmer meets the sky
You’ll find a barefoot lady
A young child by her side
Running wild, running free
Many miles behind them
In a place they call home
They pray he’ll never find them
And he leaves them alone
Running wild

Later on that morning
A truck stops for a ride
The driver says “where you goin’?”
They say “we’re running wild
Running wild, running free
Running wild, running free
Many miles behind us
In a place we call home
We pray he’ll never find us
And he leaves us alone
Running wild, running free”
Running wild, running wild

The truck stops at a diner
Where they find something to eat
She reaches for her daughter, saying
“What’ll come o’ you an’ me?”
Running wild, running free
Running wild, running free

4. Tears From Wells Run Dry

Don’t give your heart to someone else
Don’t give your heart away
It’s in the past, and love should last
So I am here today

Don’t fight those tears, don’t fight those tears
You know you want to cry
For what it’s worth, there’s nothing worse
Than tears from wells run dry

Don’t give your love to someone else
Don’t give your love away
For I have loved and I have lost
So many on the way

Don’t fight those tears, don’t fight those tears
You know you want to cry
For what it’s worth, there’s nothing worse
Than tears from wells run dry

Babies laugh, babies cry
It happens every day
Seasons come and seasons go
But I am here to stay

Don’t fight those tears, don’t fight those tears
You know you want to cry
For what it’s worth, there’s nothing worse
Than tears from wells run dry

5. Somehow*

Somehow the touch of your hand
Tells me that you could understand
Somehow the smile on your face
Tells me it’s the right time and place
But sooner or later
We’ll turn the lights down low
Then somehow we’ll know
Yes, we’ll know

Somehow the beat of my heart
Tells me it’s only the start
And the moment you call out my name
Tells me that you could feel the same
But sooner or later
We’ll turn the lights down low
Then somehow we’ll know
Yes, we’ll know

Then somehow it all will be revealed
Somehow we’ll know for sure
This time it’s real
Somehow we’ll know
Yes, we’ll know

And somehow the light on your skin
Lights up a light deep within
It’s making you shine, it’s making you glow
It’s making me feel I love you so
But sooner or later
We’ll turn the light down low
And somehow we’ll know
Yes, we’ll know
Somehow we’ll know, yes we’ll know

6. Bridal Bed*

Life goes by so quickly, sometimes my aching feet don’t touch the ground
Time slides by so swiftly, I wonder just how long we’ll be around
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love is made and nothing’s said
And dreams are free
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love explodes our bodies wed
In harmony
In perfect harmony

Looking round about me, there really is no place I’d rather be
I’ve had my share of bad luck, but I guess that fortune’s shadow follows me
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love is made and nothing’s said
And dreams are free
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love explodes our bodies wed
In harmony
In perfect harmony

Take me back to the bridal bed, let’s start on over again

I should have heard it coming, as it bellowed from some distant cavity
I should have seen the warning signs, before the naked truth stared back at me
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love is made and nothing’s said
And dreams are free
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love explodes our bodies held
In fantasy
Our perfect fantasy

So many times I’ve held you, and thanked the Lord for every single day
So many times I’ve told you, you’re the only one who’s made me feel this way
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love is made and nothing’s said
And dreams are free
Take me to the bridal bed
Where love explodes our bodies melt
In ecstasy
In perfect ecstasy

So take me back to the bridal bed, let’s start on over again
Take me back to the bridal bed, and let the games begin…

7. I’m Not Slipping Away

Don’t worry, I’m not slipping away
Y’see my head goes wandering
But my heart is here to stay
You look at me with those misty eyes
How can I make you realize?
You’re not to worry, I’m not slipping away

You told me, I told you, I’d show you how
Just trust me, you must see
Something is happening now

Don’t worry, I’m not losing my mind
Y’see I’m chasing moonbeams
That seem so hard to find
Life’s been getting so outa hand
How can I make you understand
You’re not to worry, I’m not losing my mind

You told me, I told you, I’d show you how
Just trust me, you must see
Something is happening now
You look at me with those misty eyes
How can I make you realize?
You’re not to worry, I’m not slipping away

You got the keys to my car
You got that red dress on
You got my Rolling Stones records
You got my Dr John
You got my Great Big Bertha
You got my Van the Man
You got my heart ‘n soul honey
In the palm of your hand
So don’t worry don’t worry
I’m not slipping away
I’m not slipping away
I’m not slipping away

8. Time We Were Friends

Time we were friends
It’s way past time we were friends
Driving home, I call your name
When I’m alone it’s just the same
You’ll never ever know this burning pain
I’m telling you things you never heard before
Move a little closer, I’ll tell you more

Time we made amends
It’s way past time we made amends
Those words we said, they’re in the past
A long time dead, and fading fast
You’ll never ever guess, it’s love at last
Don’t want to be lonely in the middle of the night
Move a little closer, it’ll be alright

Don’t want to be lonely in the middle of the night
And it wont be so if I play my cards right

Time we were one
It’s way past time we were one
Driving home, I still call your name
When I’m alone its just the same
You’ll never ever know this burning pain
I’m telling you things you never heard before
Move a little closer, I’ll tell you more
Time we were friends
It’s way past time we were friends
Time we were friends
It’s way past time we were friends

9. You Lucky Man

Yes I’m a lucky man been so all my life
Blessed with loving family, loving friends, loving wife
Doing what I’m here to do there can be little doubt
There have been times, you know, I’ve known what it’s about
O lucky man, you lucky man
O Lucky man, you lucky man

I’ve partied through the night to celebrate the dawn
I’ve seen folk fall in love, folk die and being born
Dined with wise philosophers and danced with beauty queens
It seems that life sometimes is not quite what it seems
O lucky man, you lucky man
O Lucky man, you lucky man

Lucky man so damn clever
Lucky man so composed
Lucky man so together
From your head down to your toes

So when the darkness came it came as no surprise
Dark clouds eclipsed my sun I could not see it rise
Days and nights of anguished calls to whom I do not know
They say what doesn’t kill you, boy, is sure to make you grow
O lucky man, you lucky man
O Lucky man, you lucky man

Like John there are sometimes I feel so insecure
What does the future hold, where do we go from here
How do we stay so close yet set each other free
How ‘bout we rest awhile, say “what will be will be”
O lucky man, you lucky man
O Lucky man, you lucky man

10. Something That I Said

I wrote you a letter
Just the other night
You said it won’t get better
I said that it might
But the letter lies unopened
On a tray beside your bed
Is there something left unspoken
A promise that I’ve broken
Or is it something that I said?

I wrote you a letter
Sealed it with a kiss
I said it must get better
So much better than this
But the letter lies unopened
With the others by your bed
Is there something left unspoken
A promise that I’ve broken
Or is it something that I said?

It really doesn’t matter
You can take your time
But darling read my letter
Tomorrow would be fine
Just be careful when it’s opened
‘Cos my poor life is in shreds
Is there something left unspoken
A promise that I’ve broken
Or is it something that I said?

11. By Your Side

Sooner or later you’ll see
You’ll see a change in me an’
Sooner or later you’ll find
You’ll find me waiting
By your side
By your side

Wherever your light guides you
I’ll be right here beside you
Wherever my life leads me
My love’ll keep me
By your side
By your side

By your side - in times of trouble
By your side - in times of strife
By your side – I’ll always luvya
All of my days an’
All of my nights

Now and again life strikes me
Strikes me between the eyes
Now and again love bites me
Bites me because I’m
By your side
By your side

Sooner or later you’ll see
You’ll see a change in me an’
Sooner or later you’ll find
You’ll find me waiting
By your side

By your side - in times of trouble
By your side - in times of strife
By your side – I’ll always luvya
All of my days
For the rest of my life

12. Watching Life (Passing You By) *

My heart is singing
Is yours singing too?
If you whisper the words in my ear
I’ll come up with a tune
My head is spinning
Is yours spinning too?
After seven vodka and lemons
Do I look good to you?

Do you want to make love tonight
Under clear celestial skies?
Or do you want to spend the rest of your life
Watching life passing you by?

A candlelit dinner
By the light of the moon
There’s nothing quite like alfresco dining
To put us in the mood
Oysters au naturale
French fries on the side
Seein’ ya squeezin’ ya mayonnaise bottle
It drives this poor boy wild

Do you want tot make love tonight
Under clear celestial skies?
Or do you want to spend the rest of your life
Watching life passing you by?

(c) All titles RKelly/AcuPilCo Music 2006.