Gayla Drake Paul with Eric Douglas
All songs ©GD Paul 2005-06, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
Standard tuning
Walkin' away is just too damn hard
Every time I see you, you take another little piece of my heart
And I got to know, I gotta know
Do you feel it like I do?
Can't describe it, barely know it's name
This thing between us is a wild and beautiful thing
And I wanna hold, hold you close
'Cause I can't get enough of you
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Stay with me in this moment
Stay with me, you're all I need
This feels so right I can't believe it's real
Don't know if I love you but I love the way this feels
And I wanna drink, drink you like wine
Wanna breathe you in like smoke
And there are words, baby, words I don't even know
For how you look and how it feels to be this close
Love drunk and hungry, madness divine
Now it's just a matter of time
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There is a field beyond right or wrong
Run away and meet me there in the mornin'
Oh my heart, oh my heart
Let us be who we are
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© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
Standard tuning
I find myself writing these words for you
'Cause you're on my mind and I don't know what else to do
As the night falls and the sky lingers in quiet shades of blue
My thoughts become my own
My senses are playing tricks again
With no warning I become lost in your scent
Every curve speaks to me of your eyes when desire overcomes
When we're at last alone
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Worlds above and worlds below
Far ahead and long ago
Your eyes, your hands, your mouth, all I know
Worlds above and below
We both know we're taking a crazy chance
Don't know where we'll go, or even if we can find our way back
But our lives fit perfectly, like my heart fits in your hands
A long secret lock and key
In the dark now I see you clearer still
If I wish enough maybe I can even make you real
I confess to the nurturing night how much you make me feel
The long forgotten fire in me
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So I find myself writing for you again
And my soul cries out, hungry for the taste of your skin
Silver moon rise, the star and the crescent so gracefully entwine
Like your heart orbits mine
© GD Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
DADGAD
You tell me you want to unbutton all my buttons
You say you want to pull the drawstring loose
And feel my hair falling over your shoulder
And hold me as close as you can get me to you
And I answer in the language that we speak to each other
The language of the body and soul
And we meet here in the center of the world
And melt down, ready to be reborn whole
You whisper, I don't even know what you're saying
As your words burn across my secret skin
All I know is what I'm feeling in this moment
As I lose all idea of myself again
And we dance, we spin like shards not broken
But waiting for wholeness to be resumed
Maybe I needed to be deconstructed
Or maybe I just want to be consumed
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It's sharp and it's salty
A river down your spine, a waterfall all mine
It's full and it's empty
Here in the center of the world we do this all the time
We move, flickering in slow motion
The sweet sharp tug of orbits unexplored
It's easy here in the center of the world
To forget everything else we know
Except the body will always remember
The moment wonder first revealed the truth
We landed here in the center of the world
Trusting emotion to see us through
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© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
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My love has eyes as green as the forest on midsummer day
My love has a heart as wild as the river that runs through this green place
Swift and deep
Oh my darlin' come to me
Oh sweet and strong
Oh my darlin', come
My heart would make this promise in half a heartbeat, maybe less
My heart longs for the answer of your sweet strength and tenderness
Melting point
Oh my darlin' raise your voice
Oh sweet and strong
Oh my darlin', come
I will wait, wait for the moment you and I flower to flame
I'll wait and hold in my memory the feel of you against my skin
Soft and warm
Oh my darlin' welcome home
Oh sweet and strong
On my darlin', come
© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
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Did I ever tell you about the night we connected?
It happened the moment you walked in the door
A trick of the light, or maybe a sign from heaven
But it looked like you were standing in a golden glow
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I didn't have to tell you, you didn't have to tell me
You new that it was me before you even picked up the phone
It wasn't unexpected, I think we both suspected
That this connection was made a long time ago
You know when something's right you follow your instincts
All the little coincidental magical signs
Like how we both wound up in the place where we're standing
Like we were running in parallel all this time
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Now we're at the threshold, together we're standing
There's nothing between us to separate
I keep getting lost in the way that you touch me
This connection gets better every day
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© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
DADGAD
I got words I'm ready to say
I got love - want to give it away
I got you on my mind
Gotta know if there's still time
Cause my feet have barely touched the ground
Ever since you been hanging around
I surrender, my back's against the wall
Got a heart that's ready to fall
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Please baby look my way
Please baby look my way
One more time
Don't walk away
They say at the end of your run
No regrets but for things left undone
Gotta know I'm talking 'bout you
Gotta know what I wouldn't do
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Underneath this composed veneer
Is a heart about to face it's fear
and I bet you feel the same way I do
So come on and kiss me you fool
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© GD Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
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It stings a bit, hearing your voice again
Being so close again, even after these years
I thought I had moved on, baby
But I still have to cry a few more tears
It smarts a bit, sharing your thoughts again
Getting to talk again, even after these years
I thought you were long gone, baby
But I still have to cry a few more tears
I really thought I had done it this time
Get you out from under my skin
But your touch and your scent, one look in your eyes
And I'm falling for you all over again
And it hurts deep inside, knowing you're not gonna stay
Knowing you're going away to your home through these years
I thought we had one more shot, baby
But I still have to cry a few more tears
I really thought I could make it this time
Be strong and in control of my heart
But your touch and your scent, one look in your eyes
And I'm weak in the knees and falling apart
And it hurts so bad I don't know what to do
The very thought of you goes through me like a spear
I thought I was gonna be fine, baby
But I still have to cry a few more tears
© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
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Can't stop thinkin' baby, 'cause I got you on my mind
Can't stop thinkin' baby, 'cause I got you on my mind
Keep forgettin' what I'm doin', or what I'm tryin' to say
'Cause the way you put your hands on me blew me right away
Makin' a list, baby, of all the things I want to do
Makin' a list, baby, of all the things I want to do
Wanna make love to you like you've never been loved before
Gonna make you beg for mercy while you're cryin' out for more
I can't wait, baby, 'till I've got you by my side
I can't wait, baby, 'till I've got you by my side
Want to see you every morning, sleeping next to me
Want to make you as happy as it's possible to be
© GD Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
DADGAD, Capo V
Took a wrong turn off the path with you
Not sure where we're goin' or what I'm supposed to do
This wasn't the plan, but somehow it feels so good
To be alone with you, lost out in these woods
Uncharted wildness, we're momentarily free
From existing emotional cartography
We'll just wander hand in hand, side by side
Shoulder to shoulder going deeper all the time
Listen baby, never been so happy to be so confused
Which way to go, what words to say, which path to choose
And everything seems so bright
Seeing things in a whole new light
And I just want to keep walking next to you
Oh, the journey is the critical part
We could end up anywhere if we just follow our hearts
No destination could make me more satisfied
The to be lost out here with you by my side
Listen baby, I've been walking all alone so long
You're reminding me of things I thought long gone
And every step is taking me
Closer to where I need to be
And the road goes ever on and on and on
I took a wrong turn off the path with you
Found myself searching for a different kind of truth
Oh I didn't ask for this magical detour
But I found a treasure lost out here with you
© GD Paul 2006, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
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Parking lot, Tuesday afternoon, fireflies in my belly, I wait for you
For your hands and your mouth and everything we do, and suddenly there you are
A long kiss later, much to my surprise, you say there's hunger and sadness in my
eyes
Why am I shocked that you're so wise when it comes to my heart?
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And the hardest thing is the waiting when you want it so much
And I knew that it was game over the first time we touched
Getting crazy, kinda reckless, I'll cook you supper if you'll make me
breakfast
Somehow you soothe the part of me that's restless just by walkin' through the
door
And I love how I smell when you've been this close, your scent on my skin, all
over my clothes
Hold on tight, don't want to let go of you anymore
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Sometime soon, one of these days I'm gonna take you back to my place
Gonna let you in, let everything change and see where we go
There's no rush, no urgency, we don't have to leap into this thing with both
feet
Just take each other easy, slow and sweet, take each other home
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