Steve Saunders Music ©2022
Heat Wave
(Words and music Holland-Dozier-Holland) (Arrangement by Steve Saunders)
Whenever I'm with her Something inside
Starts burning and I'm filled with desire
Must be the devil in me or is this the way love's supposed to be
It's like a heat wave burning in my heart
Can't keep from crying it's tearing me apart
Whenever she calls my name So sweet clear and plain
I feel it, yes I feel it I feel the burning flame
High blood pressure's got a hold on me or is this the way love's suppose to be
It's like a heat wave burning in my heart
Can't keep from crying it's tearing me apart
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah oh oh (heat wave)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah oh (heat wave)
Don't pass up this chance This time it's true romance
It's like a heat wave burning in my heart
Can't keep from crying it's tearing me apart
Sometimes I stare into space Tears down my face
I can't explain it, Don't understand it I hadn't ever felt like this before
Now that funny feeling has me amazed I Don't know what to do with my head in a haze
It's like a heat wave burning in my heart
Can't keep from crying it's tearing me apart
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah oh oh (heat wave)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah oh (heat wave)
American Dream (words and music by Steve Saunders)
In the state of misdirection between Hell and Heaven above
You contemplate you insurrection you do what you hate so you can do what you love
It's like being in prison doing what those people say
You're paralyzed by indecision wondering should you stay or walk away
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Are you living now Is this the way you thought it would be
Is this the future you thought you would see
The American Dream Or American Greed
Soon arrived the addiction to the spoils of war and all it brings
You're morals suffered attrition for a few more costly worthless things
Somewhere you acquired a style of living you don't know when it began
What you hate kept taking what you love kept giving
until your love became a distant friend
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Bridge
You've become the sum of all you consume
When you look at the mirror who's looking at you?
Alison (words and music by Steve Saunders)
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Alison you're on my mind You know I find that I love you
Somehow you know and I suppose those dreams of ours will come true
I've been driving all night through
to get on home on back to you
Sometimes this life can get so lonely Traveling on from day to day
I close my eyes and I see you shining I know some how I'll find a way
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Sometimes you can't help but get angry at the other rats caught in this race
I close my eyes and I see you shining You bring my smile back to my face
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Always (words and music by Steve Saunders)
I want to touch your hair so softly And whisper lullabies
I love to see the morning sun painted on your eyes
When we've said goodnight I want my first sight to be of you
Your reflections through my day I know you feel the same way I do
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I'll be with you in all you do now and for always
You'll be my bride be by my side and I will always Love You!
I want to face the trials that lay ahead like dancing in the rain
I want to hold you tightly next to me and let our emotions drain
When I'm old and grey I won't think of a better way I'd want to live
Our love has just begun until my time is done I'll gladly give (to you)
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Reason (words and music by Steve Saunders)
They were such the unlikely pair She grew up here, he grew up there
They met by accident One look and their senses went
Anyone could see the passion in their eyes
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She gave him Reason Reason to laugh and reason to live
She gave him reason Reason to love and reason to give
She gave him reason Reason to hope and reason to share
She gave him reason To enjoy every breath of air
She gave him reason To live
The passion grew like a whirlwind spinning around
Then her so called friends said to slow down
This really can't be true He can't be that good for you
Anyone could see the heartbreak in his eyes
The flames died down as fast as they came He wondered if she ever really felt the same
Had it been another time They might have been just fine
He wears a smile on his face, a tear in his eye
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Bridge
Out of a marriage that was so unbending
Her lust for life was beyond comprehending
He was wished this love would never end
He'll never find another like her again.....
never find another...... not like her
but maybe... yes maybe..... maybe even better
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She'll give him Reason Reason to laugh and reason to live
She'll give him reason Reason to love and reason to give
She'll give him reason Reason to hope and reason to share
She'll give him reason To enjoy every drop of air
She'll give him reason To live
Run To Me My Friend (words and music by Steve Saunders)
Autumn eve it's getting cold T shirt, suitcase, kids in tow
She never dreamed of this black eye and busted lip
Just trying to find someplace to go
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You can run to me my friend
You can start to start again
Dry those tears you've cried
You'll be safe inside
You can run to me my friend
He was the one of your dreams Nightmare run or so it seems
It's so hard to do When he blames it all on you
For his own insecurities
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He's told you time and again it's the last time
It's up to you to make it true
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Seems Like It's Over (words and music by Steve Saunders)
Late at night standing in the rain
I can't fight can't stand the pain
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It seems like it's over again
No use to try and pretend
No end in sight no wrong and no right
It seems like it's over again
Walking the street can't sleep a wink
I'm dead on my feet just trying to think
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Bridge
I've played dumb to keep from being torn apart
but now I'm numb I can feel my soul drain from my heart
Nobody Likes You (words and music by Steve Saunders)
You think you're cunning but lets show the fact
Your friends go running with a knife stuck in their back
You keep saying What did I do?
You're wondering why Nobody likes you
You throw your tantrums and raise a fuss
they sing your anthem or get throw under the bus
It's such a shame Sad but it's true
and you're wondering why Nobody likes you
you say give me give me all you got then give me some more
when they give you what you want you kick'em out the door
You must be dreaming If you think that I
don't see you scheming right in front of my eyes
you are amazing I'll give the Devil it's due
But you're wondering why Nobody likes you
Burnt Coat Harbor (words and music by Steve Saunders)
I can see diamonds on the water
I can feel the deep sea call
living here can't be much harder
but it ain't easy to give it up at all
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It's my life out on the water (our)
I do my farming out in the bay (we)
living all year in Burnt Coat Harbor
I'm still here when the rest go away (we're)
Don't know the reason we"re drawn to Island of the Swans
Some have been coming here since before they were born
In and out of season it's clear this is where they belong
Some will remain here where their shoes have worn
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The winter wind comes tearing in and cuts you like a cleaver
no one knows how the soul still grows but you know we're still believers
For years and years we preserved to carry on a little longer
We've almost been killed and then healed to remain a little stronger
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Fly (words and music by Steve Saunders)
This old job keeps beating up on you
It's not the work but the jerks that won't let you do what you need to do
Things keep getting crazy we can leave it all behind
And fly Hit the road and run and not look behind
Call our friends up later and say good bye
Drive to where the horizon meets the sky
Just say the word and I'll get you out of here
I've been saving for this moment we can start again all clear
I can't watch them do this to you we can leave it all behind
And fly Hit the road and run and not look behind
Call our friends up later and say good bye
Drive to where the horizon meets the sky
I may not have shinning armor but I'll love you till I die
Let's fly Hit the road and run and not look behind
Call our friends up later and say good bye
Drive to where the horizon meets the sky