©1973-2008
Joelle
Steele Enterprises
Updated:
07/27/08
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LYRICS
The following are some of Joelle Steele's song lyrics. There are many more; these are just a sampling.
Money Isn’t Everything |
(chorus)
Money isn’t everything
It’s just a means to an end
We spend it all as fast as we make it
Then we start all over again
We waste it
We misplace it
We deface it
... and more
We don’t regard it
We discard it
Credit card it --
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Money isn’t everything
Hey, it isn’t anything at all
Money, yeah, disposable income
We throw it all away every day
On silly things that we don’t need
And we justify our petty greed
Even when there’s people starving at home
Or half a world away
Money, it’s the stuff landfills are made of
So all the rats and seagulls get their share
They eat the food that we don’t eat
Nest in shoes straight from our feet
Waste not want not’s what we say then
Fill the trash can, don’t repair what’s broken
(chorus)
Oh yeah, money isn’t everything
It’s just a means to an end
We spend it all as fast as we make it
Then we start all over again
We waste it
We misplace it
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We deface it
and more
We don’t regard it
We disgard it
Credit card it --
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Money isn’t everything
That’s right, it ain’t nothing at all
(bridge)
Money doesn’t mean a thing to you and me
And we know all those ancient platitudes
like money, it can’t buy you love,
can’t take it with you when you’re gone
It’s no wonder we don’t value it all
(chorus)
Oooh-oh, money isn’t everything
It’s just a means to an end
We spend it all as fast as we make it
Then we start all over again
We waste it
We misplace it
We deface it
and more
We don’t regard it
We disgard it
Credit card it --
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Money isn’t everything
No, no, no
Money isn’t everything
(Just drop a $20 in my jar)
Money isn’t everything
Money isn’t everything
Hey, money isn’t anything at all |
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Hey John (Sing At My Wedding)
(This was originally written based on the story of an acquaintance of mine whose husband grew up in John Lennon's neighborhood and wrote him a letter asking him to sing at their wedding -- which he did many, many years ago.)
Hey John, I’d like to ask a favor of you
I’m getting married this November twenty-three
To a woman who loves your music
and I think she really loves me too
So will you just drop whatever you’re doing
and pick up your guitar
hop a plane to L.A.X.
from there it’s not so far …
(chorus)
Sing at my wedding, won’t you please
Sing for the love of my life, my wife (-to-be)
Sing her a song that she’ll remember all her life
(and more)
Sing for the love of my life, for my wife
Hey John, I know that you’re a married man
You know how much it means to find your heart
at last
In someone who loves you no matter what
Like she’s your most devoted fan
So will you do me this one big favor
and bring your band along
dance at our reception
and sing just one quick song …
(chorus)
Hey, hey, there, Johnnie, won’t you
Sing at my wedding, sing a love song
Sing it for the love of my life, my wife (-to-be)
Sing her a song that she’ll remember all her life
(and more)
Sing for the love of my life, for my wife
(bridge)
There’s so many things I want to tell her
Like I’m sorry that we waited so long
Maybe you can help me say it better
In the words of that one special song
(instrumental)
(chorus – very soft, almost spoken)
Sing at my wedding, Johnnie, please
Sing for the love of my life, my wife (-to-be)
Sing her a song that she’ll remember all her life
(and more)
Sing for the love of my life, for my wife
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Ticket Home
I tried so hard to make it in L.A.
but things kept getting worse for me
every single day
Someone always says, “we don’t like it,
Can’t you one more time rewrite it,
Change a few lines here and there,
We’ll be sure you get your share”
But I never do
I drive the Strip right out to Malibu
and sleep alone each night and dream
about my love for you
Something tells me to go back home
Back to Detroit where I came from
Where you’ve been waiting all along
Knowing it’s where I belong
But I never do
(chorus)
But tonight everything has changed
This boy (girl) has finally come to his (her) senses
I stopped into the Amtrak station
Pushed Mastercard right to its limit
And with all the cash I added to it
I bought a ticket home, yeah,
I finally bought a ticket home
I’ll be there in just three days, babe,
A ticket home, I bought a ticket
home to you
It’s hard to admit life didn’t work out
just the way that I’d planned it
-- and never had a doubt
Now I see it wasn’t meant to be
And Amtrak’s gonna set me free
Take me back to Michigan
Where I can be with you again
And today I’m going
Yes, I am
(chorus)
‘Cos tonight everything has changed
This boy (girl) has finally come to his (her) senses
I stopped into the Amtrak station
Pushed Mastercard right to its limit
And with all the cash I added to it
I bought a ticket home, yeah,
I finally bought a ticket home
I’ll be there in just three days, honey,
A ticket home, I bought a ticket
home to you
(bridge)
Today life closed a door
Then opened one much better
I’m coming home to you, my love
‘Cos in my life you’re all that makes sense
anymore
(chorus)
Oh tonight everything has changed
This boy (girl) has finally come to his (her) senses
I stopped into the Amtrak station
Pushed Mastercard right to its limit
And with all the cash I added to it
I bought a ticket home, yeah,
I finally bought a ticket home
I’ll be there in just three days, darlin’
A ticket home, I bought a ticket
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Think Of You
One chance meeting late at night,
we shared a breath by candle light,
and now I’m lost and insecure.
All I do is think of you.
Think of you, yeah, dreaming too.
And when I think I’m finally through,
I start again and think of you.
How many minutes has it been?
Or was there a whole day in between?
I can’t remember, I’m so confused.
All I do is think of you.
Think of you, yeah, dreaming too.
And when I think I’m finally through,
I start again and think of you.
(Bridge)
In my life the days go fast.
I'm looking for a love to last
me for eternity.
I’m too shy to telephone,
but you’re not and I’m at home.
Now I’m on fire and all the while
I wait for you and think of you, yeah
think of you, babe, dreaming too.
Wait for you and think of you.
I think of you, yeah, think of you.
Dream of you and wait for you.
I think of you, think of you.
Dreaming, dreaming ...
Think of you ...
Think of you ...
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Sweet Kisses
Chatting ‘cross the kitchen table
about the movie while we’re able.
So distracted by each other,
warmed by words and summer air,
smell of jasmine in my hair,
all is right ‘cos you are there.
You reach out and touch my hand,
you whisper as we stop and stand.
I can’t resist your ‘come here’ smile,
your arms around me, I go weak,
kisses on my neck and cheek,
your lips on mine -- I cannot speak
(Chorus)
Oh sweet kisses!
Oh such sweet, sweet kisses!
Is there a better recipe for love?
Oooooh-oh sweet kisses!
Much sweeter than the finest chocolate,
sweeter than a mocha latté.
Oooooh sweet kisses,
Oooooh your sweet, sweet kisses!
Is there a better recipe for love?
(Bridge)
Your lips inviting, warm and tender
Touching mine, invite more splendor
(Chorus)
Ooooooh sweet kisses!
Your sweet kisses, baby.
Oooooh-oh sweet kisses!
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet kisses!
Is there a better recipe for love?
Sweet kisses ...
Sweet, sweet kisses ...
Oh sweet kisses ...
(fade)
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I Am Your Child
(This was originally written to go with an environmental-themed commercial but was later
scrapped by the producer when they switched agencies.)
The icy streams
have melted
and the grass grows
tender green.
There's a halo
'cross the heavens
with bright colors
in between.
Each field swells
with the wisdom
of a million
daffodils,
and the buttercups
and crocuses
are smothering the
hills.
There’s a sea of
playful dolphins,
and the air’s alive
with birds.
Sometimes it’s all
so beautiful,
it’s hard to say
with words ...
But I will try.
I am your child.
This world is my
hope, it is my legacy.
Please take care of
it for me.
Show me that you
want the best for me.
Prove that you will
love me forever.
Remember me, think
of me,
I am your child!
Remember me --
when you walk among
the mountains.
Remember me --
when you sail
across the sea.
Remember me --
when you’re driving
down that highway.
Remember! This
world’s my legacy!
Remember me, think
of me, I am your child.
Remember me,
with love, I am your child!
(repeat, fade)
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Echoes Out Of
Time
(This was originally written to the music of Dan Hill's
"Sometimes When We Touch.")
With every rose you
gave me
I suffered from a
thorn.
I know love isn't
easy
but our loyalties
are torn.
I long for
independence;
you need security,
and so between the
two of us
there's
instability.
(Chorus)
Like echoes out of
time,
every time your
lips meet mine
we're so close, yet
so far apart.
There's no reason
to pretend
that this love will
never end.
It's been over
almost from the
very start.
Believe me when I
tell you
that there's too
much compromise.
The times of love
are far too few
this side of
paradise.
It's time for a
decision;
this isn't just a
phase.
It's time we tried
division
and went our
separate ways
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You're searching
for a savior;
I'm fighting to be
free,
and I don't have to
tell you
that's not how it
should be.
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Tears
(Tears)
Look at these
tears, baby!
(Tears)
Say don't it break
your heart?
I can't stop
crying.
(Tears)
There's no denying.
(Tears)
These tears are
tearing me apart!
I'm running over
with ...
(Tears)
I'm crying for you,
baby!
(Tears)
Hey don't it make
you blue?
My eyes are so red.
(Tears)
I'm crying in bed.
(Tears)
These tears are all
because of you!
I can't stand it,
no more ...
(Tears)
Water in my eyes,
baby!
(Tears)
Think I'm losing a
friend.
I know that it's
wrong.
(Tears)
We can't get along.
(Tears)
These tears say
that this is the end!
I can't go on
without you ...
(Tears)
Look at these
tears, baby!
(Tears, tears,
tears, tears, tears)
I'm crying for you
baby!
(Tears, tears,
tears, tears, tears)
[repeat, fade]
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Gotta Let Go
(Duet)
HE: I
don't want to be a prisoner of your love,
chained to your heart day and night
SHE: You know how
much I long for your touch --
HE:
But, you're holding me much too,
much too tight, and ...
This is so hard for me to say --
I wish there was some easy way ...
SHE: So hard
when I'm lovin' you so --
HE:
But darlin' you just gotta let go!
SHE: I don't
wanna spend my lifetime without
you, crying 'cause you're running free.
HE:
I know you can make it alone girl --
SHE: But, I
want you here, right here with
me, 'cause ...
Goodbye's too hard for me to say.
I wish there was some easy way.
HE:
There's no other way that I know.
SHE: Oh
darlin' I just can't let you go!
HE:
You're making it harder every day
to love you and still walk away.
SHE: I
want you just like before --
HE:
But, darlin' you just gotta let go!
SHE: I know, oh I know I
BOTH: Gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go
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The Ballad of
Annie Rivers
(This lyric was originally written to go with a
short story by the same name)
Annie, she was
sixteen, and he was twenty-one.
She left her home
and family and she followed him around.
All her friends
they told her, "Jack Kane, he ain’t no good."
But love had made
her blind; she said, "He’s just misunderstood."
(Chorus)
Annie, Annie
Rivers!
A heart as big and
wild as it could be.
Annie, Annie
Rivers!
She loved that man
but it weren’t meant to be.
She followed him to
Denver all the way from New Orleans,
And everywhere she
went folks said, "Jack Kane is just plain mean."
But her heart was
filled with love and she let that love run free.
Jack Kane left her
in Houston with young’ens on her knee.
(Chorus)
She knew she had to
find him, so she rode from town to town.
Found him with a
woman – they were just foolin' around.
She cried, she
screamed, she tore her hair in so much misery.
Jack Kane just
laughed and told her, "Go on home and wait for me!"
(Chorus)
The years rushed
by, the kids were grown, and Annie sat alone,
Still thinkin’ that
the man she loved was on his way back home.
But Jack Kane died
a coward’s death in Memphis, Tennessee,
While Annie died in
the winter cold one March in Kankakee.
(Chorus)
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(Why Can't It
Be)
Christmas Every
Day (Music by Scott Getline)
Christmas,
Christmas, Christmas ... Every day!
This world is torn
by hunger and by war
And just when you
think you can't take any more
The calendar turns
to that one special day
When we throw all
our hatred and violence away
We turn to each
other and hold loved ones near
Oh why can't it be
this way all through the year?
(Chorus)
Why can't it be
Christmas every day?
Why can't it be
Christmas, even in May?
Just look for the
good that's behind every face
And spread
Christmas cheer all over the place
Make your Christmas
spirit burn bright and burn strong
And light up the
world with love all year long
No matter where you
look it's all the same
Such suffering and
pain and we all share the blame
Then in comes the
season of tinsel and trees
And we all live
together in joy and in peace
Our fears and our
anger and greed disappear
Oh why can't it be
this way all through the year?
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Open up your heart,
open up your heart
Open up your heart
and share your love, every day
(Chorus)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
la, la, la, la, la, la
All year long!
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Love Like A
Fever
Every day I feel
the passion
beating in my soul,
my very soul.
And every day I'm
flaming with desire for you baby,
'Cause darling
you're the fire, you're the fire, and I'm the coal.
(Chorus)
And don't you know,
honey, I got ...
Love like a fever
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Burning me, burning
me, burning me.
Yeah, baby, I got
...
Love like a fever
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There's a fire, a
fire, a fire in my soul.
Love like a fever
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And I can't, no I
just can't, I can't ever let you go!
Always knew that
some day that fire
would go out in
ashes, in ashes and grey smoke.
But I kept on
loving you, loving you baby.
I love you so hard,
love you so hard, and that's no joke.
(Chorus)
Oh baby please
don't make me sorry
that we ever, that
we ever made it oh so very good.
'Cause I kept on
loving you, and feeling you in my heart baby.
'Cause you're the
matches honey, you're the matches, and I'm the wood.
(Chorus)
Love like a fever
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And I can't, no I
just can't, I can't ever let you go!
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