Lyrics from the 'Our Secret' album
All songs ©2011 Paul Marsteller; except ©2011 Paul Marsteller and Gabe Rhodes for "Crystal Ball" and "While The Music Plays"
Big Moment Music/BMI and Bumshoe Music/BMI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CRYSTAL BALL
I've been trying to find him
since the day I was born
Looked everywhere
but the trail is cold,
I need to make it warm
So, crystal ball,
help me
Is he out there at all?
If you can see
then please show me,
just where it is that he might be
Please show me,
Show me
If you can see him in there
let me have a glance
If I knew his eyes were brown or blue
I'd have a better chance
So, crystal ball,
help me
Is he out there at all?
If you can see
then please show me,
just who it is that he might be
Please show me,
Show me
He may be trying to find me
feeling very sad
If he knew I was gazing in you
he could be gazing back
So, crystal ball,
help me
is he out there after all?
And if you know
Then please show me,
just where it is that he might be
Please show me,
Show me
Please show me
EVENTIDE
Eventide is such a pretty word,
for that moment darkness is here
Though we know the sun always comes back again
Something's forever changed each time it disappears
Countless stars are still shining,
even though they're no longer there
Time plays tricks on us, and what we're seeing
There's hope when there's such mystery everywhere
Eventide is such a pretty word,
for that moment when darkness is here
Though we know the sun always comes back again
Something's forever changed each time it disappears
HALF-A-DANCE
Though there was only half a moon
The dance hall night was right for romance
Oh, I wish it hadn't ended so soon
We met but only had half a dance
So we will meet again when the moon is full
I'll be back for another chance
We won't be able to resist its pull
as we swirl through the night and dance
Oooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Though there was only half a moon
The dance hall night was right for romance
Oh, I wish it hadn't ended so soon
We met but only had half-a-dance
Oooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh
LITTLE RED SHOES
Before I grew
I used to
dance on my daddy's shoes
Time flew,
who knew,
how fast it changes you?
But in our family room
the tempo was nice and slow
And in my little red shoes
It didn't matter what we danced to
Before I knew
I was into
anything that was new
Like girls do
I left with
a boy I hardly knew
Said he was true
but I had no clue
And in those high-heeled shoes
I didn't know what I was dancing to
Now my own
little girl
dances on her daddy's shoes
How time flew,
who knew,
all that I'd gone through
But in our family room
the tempo's nice and slow
And in her little red shoes
she dances like I used to
And in her little red shoes
she makes me feel like dancing, too
THE MOON AND I
Lights come on across the sky
as daytime dies
Tired but I'll drive all night
it's just the moon and I
The jasmine's all in bloom,
no strings attached perfume
Headlights come and go
Goodbye and hello
A motel somewhere down the road
my new home
I tried, but now I'm on my own
it's just the moon and I
A game I shouldn't have been in
'cause I couldn't win
But I'm sure I'll be alright
once I get through the night
And I remember being fine
a long time ago
I'm out here 'cause I need this time
to be alone
Lights go out across the sky
as day chases out the night
Clouds all part away
now it's just the sun and I
Up over the next rise
out where the road divides
I'll see a sign and then I'll know
which way to go
I remember being fine
a long time ago
I'm out here cause I need this time
to be alone
OUR SECRET
Is it you really don't know,
or you really don't care?
When you walk in the room
you don't see me stare
Is it how I hide it,
or don't you mind it?
Any trick in the book
to get you to look
Any excuse I'll find
so your path crosses mine
I'm shouting inside,
Be mine!
It's our secret
just our secret
Well it's been like this
for a very long time
Now and then I see you
flash me a sign
You try to hide it
but I always find it
If you read my mind
there's a storybook ending
If your eyes met mine
we could stop pretending
I know it'll happen
So I'll wait 'til then
It's our secret
just our secret
Is it you really don't know,
or you just pretend?
When our eyes finally meet
the secret can end
I know it'll happen
So I wait 'til then
It's our secret
just our secret
It's our secret
SAPPHIRE NIGHT
Out here in this sapphire night
twinkling views and candle light
I'm caught in the sparkle
I'm pulled deep inside
Still dizzy from the first time
I've fallen headfirst into your light
It's a new world that's shining
In here it looks so bright
All this time
I've been waiting for you
now I'll see if my dreams were true
It's a dangerous moonlit night
there's star fire in our eyes
Now the fuse is ignited
The two of us like dynamite
All this time
I've been waiting for you
now I’ll see if my dreams were true
Out here in this sapphire night
twinkling views and candle light
I'm lost in the sparkle
I'm pulled deep inside
SHARPSHOOTER
The first time we met
I saw you from a distance
Well you don't know me yet
But I'm persistent
I know I liked what I saw,
even from afar
Now that I'm out to get you
It's too late to shield your heart
'Cause I'm a sharpshooter, sharpshooter
There's no way I will miss you
Sharpshooter, sharpshooter
I can't wait to kiss you
I see the white and blue of your eyes
and I can see a whole lot more
I don't care if your white flag flies
'Cause I take no prisoners
'Cause I'm a sharpshooter, sharpshooter
No way I will miss you
I'm a sharpshooter, sharpshooter
I can't wait to kiss you
I don't mean to scare you off
Yeah, I'm hard but I'm soft
Out on this battlefield
Love can wound or love can heal
I'm a sharpshooter, sharpshooter
There's no way I will miss you
I'm a sharpshooter, sharpshooter
I can't wait to kiss you
Sharpshooter, sharpshooter
Sharpshooter, sharpshooter
SLOW DOWN
You did it again
you pushed too hard
I told you I had a slow heart
I let you in
and though it was a rough start
we've come too far to let it fall apart
But I won't let you break my heart
'cause it's not that hard
So, slow down,
slow down
The next part
is the best part
Slow down,
slow down
The next part
is the best part
I'll tell you again
though it might seem hard
my heart is fragile under all its scars
We started as friends
let's see where it ends
This just might be where all the fun begins
But I won't let you break my heart
So slow down
slow down,
The next part is the best part
Slow down,
slow down,
Hey, maybe the slow part will be the best part
TEARS ARE BLUE
Ain't it enough,
that I belong with you?
This other stuff
we can get through
Oh, love
when I'm gone from you
it's so rough
If you only knew
So alone without you
so alone my tears are blue
Ain't I enough,
don't you miss me, too?
I'm so lost,
when I can't see you
You're so tough,
just so carefree
But this love,
it just weakens me
So alone without you
So alone my tears are blue
So alone
I can't tell day from night
when you're away
there's no light
Ain't it enough
that I belong with you?
I miss your touch
If you only knew
Oh, love
I wish you'd feel it, too
So alone without you
So alone my tears are blue
So alone
So alone without you
So alone my tears are blue
So alone
WHEELS UP
You just say you love me
'cause you think that that'll work
but all I hear are the echoes
of a thousand old hurts
You offer words to me like they're diamonds
but your tarnished rhinestone words no longer shine
You just say you'll miss me
'cause you think that'll make me cry
but all I feel is the silence
of a thing that's died
This time I'm leaving
and I won't back for sure
the plane's all boarded
and they just shut the door
Wheels up,
I'm flying away
Into the clouds
But I'm feeling OK
Wheels up,
on my getaway
This time I'm really gone
unlike the thousand times before
'Cause when you said you loved me
your words were pushed across the table
like a bribe
And there was nothing there but lies
Words and lies
Wheels up,
I'm flying away
Into the clouds
But I'm feeling OK
Wheels up,
on my getaway
Wheels up,
I'm flying away
Into the clouds
But I'm feeling OK
Wheels up,
on my getaway
On my getaway
WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYS
Because I love you
I'm here to stay
we'll face the storms together
until they die away
Don't worry about tomorrow
All we need is right here today
Because I love you
the time runs away
we'll chase it down together
though we're so afraid
But tonight's for dancing
so let's dance while the music plays
Because I love you
I'm here to stay
we'll ride the storms together
until they die away
Don't worry about tomorrow
All we need is right here today
While the music plays