STOMP CITY LYRICS
So Dangerous
One hell of a lady, drive the men crazy
She's dangerous, so dangerous
Sassy little lassy, hazard in the backseat
Doesn't matter what she do,
it always ends in a bruise or two
Chorus: In the evenings when we used to laugh
and candlesticks would light our baths
And music playing soothes our heads
and love's returns are made in bed.
Finale: The metaphors try hard,
to say you've got my heart
çause no-one can read you,
you allow no-one to read you
© Peters 2015
Yet I couldn't sleep
I made promises that I couldn't keep
Some were lonely, some were out of reach
I made promises that I couldn't reach
Silence was so stoney and I was in deep
Yet I couldn't sleep, I just couldn't sleep
and I couldn't sleep, I just couldn't sleep
last night, last night
You made promises that were so deep
that they would last only for the time
it took to sleep
and you couldn't tell, if the world slept or was awake
And while we snored the promise would break,
for goodness sake! You made the promise break.
Chorus: And then I was awake
Though the world began to shake
what is new, what is fake
Can I choose the promise that you make?
Yet I couldn't sleep, I just couldn't sleep
and I couldn't sleep, I just couldn't sleep
last night, last night
© Peters 2015
Voyager from Over There
There’s a little German café, just tucked into Kilkivan
I always stop there, even when life seems so fast. Three of Four hours, Away from my lady
Sometimes I’m away the next day. It’s a long way to come for just a day
Your love drives me to you, and I must obey!
Chorus: I’m a voyager from over there I’ve been here, and I’ve been everywhere
long, long, long way down the road to success Here I am at rest,
Bridge: and each road leads me to you Each mile makes me smile, as the lines lead me away
I’m introduced to another new day. And every breeze sets me free; as the skies lead me astray I fall in love with you once again
Sub-Chorus: I’m a Voyager from over there, That’s me, without a care; My baby in Biloela
You know what I really need her.
Chorus: I’m a voyager from over there I’ve been here, I’ve been everywhere
A long, long, long way along the road to success That’s me without a care
voyager from over there I’ve been here, I’ve been everywhere
A long, long, long way along the road to success
That’s me without a care My baby in Biloela You know what I really need her
Peters©2016
Such Wonder
I was a Skinny little dreamer, with a normal life
Didn’t get to suffer too much
Much too young a soul for the world
Ordinary life, school days, dearest friends
Mohammed, Eddie, Carl, and Bestie Rick
Nineteen, first girlfriend, she didn’t stick
Uni’ called but I turned my back
Not so good when looking back,
Highway of jobs, dead-ends, that I befriend(ed).
Bridge/lift:
The plans I made, the dreams I saw, the memories made
At peace with it all,
Two marriages, three kids, six broken hearts
How to grow a heaven from hell
Kind-of thankful, we all ended up quite well.
Bridge/lift:
The plans I made, the dreams I saw, the memories made
At peace with it all,
Wedding plans in the spring, no doubt I will sing
Happy days are here, no more pain
eginning once again at the end.
Chorus:
Could’ve been a famous engineer, designed rockets and
space-like things. Did lots of drawings showed Mum and
Dad, proudly put them up on the lounge-room wall, and I
showed them all, yes I showed them all, and I felt so tall.
Instrumental>
Bridge/lift:
The plans I made, the dreams I saw, the memories made
At peace with it all, it doesn’t faze me at all, but it’s a
wonder, such wonder, it’s a wonder, such wonder and it
leaves me in awe.
Chorus #2
And here I am now a father of three, most beautiful
boys, and I’m just me. With my new love and a growing
family, and it’s a wonder, such a wonder to me, it’s a
wonder, such wonder. I didn’t think I would see, such wonder
Finale/Bridge/lift:
The plans I made, the dreams I saw, the memories made
At peace with it all, it doesn’t faze me at all, but it’s a
wonder, such wonder, it’s a wonder, such wonder and it
leaves me in awe, such wonder.
Peters © 2011
Take Me (As I am)
Take me, as I am
But don’t take me, as you want
Save me, up for yourself
Hear me, don’t take it all
2. make me, all that you want
Set me free, to make me come back
Let me, choose you myself
ear me, don’t take it all
Bridge: I was the first, the first you’d ever had
You were the prize, the victory sweet
Love has no place here, but it had its way
It had its way
Chorus; Then love comes and takes it all
Bullets of love, strike the lovers wall
So take me as I am
Take it all, just take it all
Take me, take what remains
Rain and snow, love and pain
Chorus; Then love comes and takes it all
Bullets of love, strike the lovers wall
So take me as I am
Take it all, just take it all
Take me, take what remains
Rain and snow, love and pain
Peters©2017
Stuck
If you had’ve stuck with me
I might still be in love with you
And if you had’ve shown some trust
I might still be so in to you
Your lips don’t move, yes it’s nothing new
2, If you had’ve stuck with me
I might still think you are the one
Perhaps you’d had enough of me
Well smile, ‘cause I am dead and gone
Your lips don’t move, it’s nothing new
[Bridge:]
You had him, but you lost him
You got away in time
But right now, that’s just another lie
Yes you’re stronger now
Stronger than you have e ver been triplet
Instrumental: eight bars
Chorus: But honey I didn’t know how to
Make it all fit
You see duty called and I just couldn’t sit
I feel kind of exposed to the questions you posed
Ain’t it funny how I couldn’t see what you see now
That it ain’t about the money or the know how
[Bridge:]
You had him, but you lost him
You got away in time
But right now, that’s just another lie
You’re stronger now
Stronger than you have e ver been
My lips don’t move, it’s something new
Outro/finale: If I had’ve stuck with you
You might still be in love with me
If I’d’ve reached out to you
You might still be in love with me
I’m in a flag-draped box, & you’ve got Sam’s golden locks
And yes, you’re stronger now
Stronger than you have e ver been
Yes you are stuck no more.
Peters©2016
Rock’N’Roll IS Here to Stay
Key of D. Intro: repetitive…staccato/punchy on the beat
Sung by children (mocking): Na na, na nan a. Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, I will sing it everyday. Repeat till fade…
1.Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
Move to the rhythm, sing the lyrics that you crave
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
You’ll be dancin’ in the streets & dancin’ on their graves!
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
Move to the beat, with your legs and arms astray
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
You’ll be dancin’ in the streets & dancin’ on their graves!
Bridge: sing every note, dance every beat
Sing what we wrote, till your dead on your feet…then
Do it again, Shout the refrain
You can’t stop singin’ and you feel no pain
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay, Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
Move to the rhythm, sing the lyrics that you crave
(Slow change)
MAIN Chorus: Rock’N’Roll is booming from behind heaven’s gate
There’s little room in there, so for heaven’s sake
don’t be late, don’t be late, don’t be late, don’t be late
don’t be late, don’t be late, don’t be late, don’t be late
Instrumental:
Bridge: sing every note, dance every beat
Sing what we wrote, till your dead on your feet…then
Do it again, Shout the refrain
You can’t stop singin’ and you feel no pain
OUTRO
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay
Move to the rhythm, sing the lyrics that you crave
Rock’N’Roll is here to stay…Rock’N’Roll is here to stay…ad
Peters©2016
EVERYDAY
A. EVERYDAY
PEOPLE COME AND
TELL ME THEIR DREAMS
B. EVERYDAY
LOVERS RUN INTO EACH
OTHERS ARMS
YES LOVE IS REALLY
WHERE IT IS CALM
EVERYDAY
CHORUS: YOUR NEEDS ARE MY NEEDS
EVERYDAY
YOU SEE THE SEED YOU’VE
PLANTED THE NEED
AND WITH ME IT IS EVERYDAY
LOVE’S NOT JUST NEED
SOMETIMES IT’S THE GREED OF EVERYDAY [C9 B9 TO E END]
C. EVERYDAY
PEOPLE COME TOGETHER
JUST TO PRAY
D. EVERYDAY
YOUR LOVER’S NOT THE FIRST
AND NOT THE WORST
SO NOW IT’S EVERYDAY, EVERYDAY... [REPEAT CHORUS END]
© 1990 Peters
The Beat
Feel it through your feet, you turn right repeat and the
drums explode fling you off your seat. She turns to you
in her dress of blue, her arms are raised and she smiles
to you; but her words are true… FEEL THE BEAT
Spoken: ‘feel the beat’
Verse 1.You can beat me down, you can take me off
you can lie in bed, you can shake my head
you can beat me down; you can talk me numb
You can lie to me, so go on be free…
Bridge: you can Rock’N’Roll to the depths of your soul
You can bust a move to the rock beat’s groove.
Lift: oh oh oh, typical Saturday night and I thought that
I’d Go out, you stopped me in my tracks erasing all of my
doubts The very next night and the night after that, we
couldn’t be Separated, night after night the groove we
danced well it shouldn’t be overrated. Music x 4
Verse 2. You can beat me down, you can take me off
you can lie in bed, you can shake my head
Every single rock beat rocks me to the core, but once in a
while I need your beat more and more and more,
Then, I caught your eye, I cannot lie, about the lovin’ in
your eyes. You feel it too I know that’s true, so don’t you
even try, the cards are down, in your eyes I’ll drown, with
a smile upon my dial. Na, na, na, na, na ad lib…
Verse 3 SPOKEN.
You can beat me down, you can take me off
you can lie in bed, you can shake my head
you can beat the drum; you can talk me numb
You can lie to me, so go on be free…
Bridge: you can Rock’N’Roll to the depths of your soul
You can bust a move to the rock beats groove.
Feel the beat, in your feet
In your soul it’s Rock’N’Roll
Feel the beat, in your feet
In your soul it’s Rock’N’Roll
No music: beat only
Feel the beat, in the streets
In your soul it’s Rock’N’Roll
Feel the beat, in your soul
In your feet it’s Rock’N’Roll
feel the beat, In your feet
In your soul it’s Rock’N’Roll
Feel the beat, in your soul
In your feet, it’s Rock’N’Roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
Bridge: you can Rock’N’Roll to the depths of your soul
You can bust a move to the rock beat groove to Coda Φ
feel the beat, In your feet
In your soul it’s Rock’N’Roll
Feel the beat, in your soul
In your feet, it’s Rock’N’Roll
Acapella
Feel the beat in every street, in your feet it’s Rock’N’Roll
Feel the beat, yeah, yeah, feel the beat, feel the beat
Yeah,
Feel the beat it pounds the streets, stomp your feet,
sign your soul, it’s Rock’N’Roll; yeah, yeah…
Peters©2016
I Wonder
Wonder what you’d say
If you knew I loved ya
I wonder what you’d say to me?
I wonder what you’d say if
I said I adored you
I wonder what you’d say right then
Chorus: Hold your breath, and count to ten
Shattering the silence, with your gaze
Never taking your eyes off me
I watch you closely as your soul reveals
A sharpened truth, I wonder whose truth
I wonder... I really really wonder... da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
© 2009 Peters
Should I Love You
should i love you, should i leave you
should i want you, do i need you?
do i love you, do i breath you
DO I want it
beneath you
do i love you
do i leave you
: can i begin once more to need you
do i open the door walk out and LEAVE YOU
can i see clearly enoughto recognise the clear and the true
i mean do i still love You?
who ARE YOU who am i?
If i leave you we’ll both cry
do i love you forever
do i lay down and die
shall i stop being selfish
and if so then why?
If i stay will i die
when my staying means the kids won’t cry
should I go away, or will i die
questions, questions, questions...
should i love you
should i leave you
should i want you
do i need you?
do i love you
do i breath you
DO I want it
beneath you
do i love you
do i leave you
should i love you should I leave you?
© 2000 Peters
I Want To Live
uddenly the light springs from the dark
The one’s i love are tending to my heart
She is there her face alight
they’re by my side.... had a fright
now we’re all in delight
BR: Come back to the world I know..............let me live
not prepared to let it go.........................i wanna live
: live for those you love, live because you can
sometimes it’s enough to say, i live because i can
i’m a boy.........i’m a man em a7sus dg a7sus d
Suddenly the spring’s back in my stride
the one’s i love their faces are alight
THOSE I LOVE, they need me too
you should see what they’ve been through
Those closest to me, my little one’s too OO OO
Come back to the world I know....................let me live
not prepared to let it go..........................i wanna live
: live for those you love
live because you can
sometimes it’s enough to say, i live because i can
i’m a boy.........i’m a man
so, let yourself be rescued from the deep
give the one’s you love a chance to sleep
let yourself be bathed in light
tell each other it’s alright
make it happen, c’mon scale the heights
come back to the world you know........come on and live
don’t be scared to let life flow......to those you love,
just give
: live for those you love, live because you can
sometimes it’s enough to say, i live because i can, i’m
a boy.........i’m a man
: live for those you love, live because you can
sometimes it’s enough to say, i live because i can, i’m
a boy.........i’m a man
I’m a Man
Peters©2016
Five Minutes
Come on Baby, Come on Baby, Yeah…heh
Lift: In 5 minutes, you won’t be alone
In 5 minutes, you’ll wanna take me home
One for the tiller-man
And two for the crowd
You can drink your whiskey straight
But no smoking is allowed.
Lift: In 5 minutes, you won’t be alone
In 5 minutes, you’ll wanna take me home
Stay alive, give me five
I’m singing one for the tiller-man
And two for the crowd
Your vodka’s in a pint glass,
until the fog becomes a cloud.
Pre-Chorus: Come on baby, give me five minutes
Come on baby, give me five minutes
Chorus: All you can lose is your reputation,
I’ve still got to get me to a destination, baby!
All you can lose is your reputation,
I’ve still got to get me to a destination, baby!
Give me five, give me five, give me five
Give me five, of your minutes.
Give me five, give me five, give me five
Give me five, of your minutes.
All you can lose is your reputation,
I’ve still got to get me to a destination, baby!
Peters©2017
Give Me Kisses of Honey
Let me sleep my darling let me hide away
I am in some turmoil and I can’t face the day
give me peace my sweetheart let me turn away
give me some hope for a better day
Chorus: give me kisses of honey on a cloudy day
love me a littlescare my worries away
you could make me happy if you wanted to
should you stay for a while
would you stay for me... and... you?
give me gentle caresses on my back and arms
won’t you tell me ‘i love you’
using all your charms
..Finale: you could make me happy
if you wanted to
should you stay for a while
would you stay for me... and... you?
you could make me happy if you wanted to
should you stay for a while
would you stay for me..
© 2000 Peters
Rock’N’Roll Lies
Chorus:
The beat is the wheels
My heart is the air
The kiss is what seals
The Rock’N’Roll There.
Verse 1. You lean out the window
Your hair just flies
The dashboard is pumping out
Rock’N’Roll’ lies Rock’N’Roll, Rock’N’Roll lies…
Lift: I sing the chorus loud
You got the middle 8 out
Then the drumbeats in to our heads
And the bass shakes, our minds and our beds
We got a harmony, yeah we got this
Smile at each other, then a passionate kiss.
Chorus:
The beat is the wheels
My heart is the air
The kiss is what seals
The Rock’N’Roll There. Rock’N’Roll, Rock’N’Roll there…
Verse 2. Your singing the single FINALE: REPEAT TILL FADE.
It tells its sweet lies
Our hearts are pumping
Rock’N’Roll’ sighs Rock’N’Roll, Rock’N’Roll sighs…
Chorus:
The beat is the wheels
My heart is the air
The kiss is what seals
The Rock’N’Roll There.
Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ lies
Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ lies
Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ Rock’N’Roll’ lies.
Verse 2. Your singing the single FINALE: REPEAT TILL FADE.
It tells its sweet lies
Our hearts are pumping
Rock’N’Roll’ sighs
©2016 Peters
In The Distance
In the distance, in the distance
I heard the whistle of the train late last night
In the distance in the distance
Your long hair glinted from the bright city lights
User number Betty 365, I know, I know you’re alive
Me Billy 99, one car, three dogs, no, to a wife
Meet in the flesh, imagined the smile
Two fresh smiles, heart’s pounding eyes alive.
In the distance, in the distance
I heard the whistle of the train late last night
In the distance in the distance
Your long hair glinted from the bright city lights
Lift: We fell in love as people do
Though you told me, it’s way too new
We know we’ll never part again
From that night, we’d not pretend.
Chorus: Promises were made that night
Promises that broke the morning light
And in the distance, in the distance
The sun broke the dawn
And in the distance, in the distance
The peals of love ring on…
And in the distance, in the distance
The sun broke the dawn
And in the distance, in the distance
The peals of love ring on…
Peters©2017
Sometimes
Sometimes
i wish my life away
trouble and strife away
wishing my life awaysometimes
sometimes
i sit and contemplate
never too late
try not to complicate
i situate
my life on a knife edge
that’s the way of the world
trouble on the edge
that’s the way of the world
no compromises, no sudden surprises
that’s the way of the world
my life
rests on a knife edge
driving a wedge between
me and the world i see
i cried
a cry deep inside me
you couldn’t SEE ME
and i wouldn’t see
that my life’s on a knife’s edge
that’s the way of the world
my life on a knife edge
that’s the way of the world
trouble on the edge
that’s the way of the world
no compromises, no sudden surprises
that’s the way of the world
you yeh
you couldn’t see me
and i wouldn’t see you
that if you want
me to want you today
i would
need to speak thoughts from
past troubled days
that’s the way of the world
Chorus repeat.
verse 1 Repeat end.
© 2009 Peters
My Hero, My Girl
1. She stays right here when I need her
nothings too much for her to do
2. she is right here
when I need her
Keeping me safe
My hero, my girl
she kept me safe my hero, my girl
: defended me when I was down
threw me a life-raft so i didn’t drown
carried my worries, saved my soul
kept me sane when I was low
1. She stayed right here when I needed her
nothing too much for her to do
2. she was right there
when I needed her
Keeping me safe
My hero, my girl
she kept me safe my hero, my girl
: defended me when I was down
threw me a life-raft so i didn’t drown
carried my worries, saved my soul
kept me sane when I was low
She rescued me
when i nearly died
rescuing me; bought tears to my eyes
she kept me safe my hero, my girl
she is my strength, my hero, my girl
© 2009 Peters
When I See You
Key of D. Intro: n/a
1.When I see you, when I need you
And you see me, really see me
2.When I see you, Really see you
And you see me, Really see me
Bridge:
Yes, I see you as my answer
And my question now explained
I cause you grief but just like a thief
You relieve my pain, take it all away
Chorus:
Can’t make it up to you
Is there something I can do
Would it be enough for you
Would it make my penance true?
Instrumental:
Bridge:
Yes, I see you as my answer
And my question now explained
I cause you grief but just like a thief
You relieve my pain, take it all away
Outro 1. When I see you, when I need you
And you see me, really see me
Outro 2. When I see you, Really see you
And you see me, Really see me
Peters©2016
More Than One
1. HOW MANY PEOPLE
LIVE INSIDE ME I DON’T KNOW
SOMEDAYS IT SEEMS A CAST OF THOUSANDS
SEEM TO SHOW
2. HOW MANY SOULS
RESIDE WITHIN THIS SHELL
THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT
BUT I CAN’T TELL
BRIDGE: MORE THAN ONE LIVES INSIDE THIS MAN
MORE THAN ONE TO UNDERSTAND
MORE THAN ONE TO BRING TO HAND
I GUESS I’M JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TYPE OF MAN
SPOKEN: THE MANY PERSONAS WITHIN
AND THEY ALL SEEM TO WANT TO WIN
CREATING MIND-BLOWING TURMOIL WITHIN
NO MATTER WHICH WAY I TURN
NO-ONE’S GONNA WIN..... MORE THAN ONE
IT’S TOO MUCH...... TO HAVE DEEP WITHIN
TO HAVE DEEP WITHIN
TO HAVE DEEP WITHIN
3. HOW MANY FEELINGS CAN I BARE TO SHOW
LOOK INSIDE ME REALLY IT’S SOMETHING THAT JUST GROWS
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? DO...OO YOU REALLY KNOW?...
4. HOW MANY PEOPLE
LIVE INSIDE ME I DON’T KNOW
SOMEDAYS IT SEEMS A CAST OF THOUSANDS
SEEM TO SHOW
5. HOW MANY SOULS
RESIDE WITHIN THIS SHELL
THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT
BUT I CAN’T TELL
BRIDGE: MORE THAN ONE LIVES INSIDE THIS MAN
MORE THAN ONE TO UNDERSTAND
MORE THAN ONE TO BRING TO HAND
I GUESS I’M JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TYPE OF MAN
MORE THAN O ………………………………….ONE
© 2000 Peters
I Know What You Want
1. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
MONEY’S WHAT YOU WANT
IS MONEY WHAT YOU WANT
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT
CHORUS: THROW ME OFF TRACK
TURNED ME IN A SPIN
HAD TO GO BACK
BUT I KNOW I CAN’T WIN
2. ‘CAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
DIAMOND’S WHAT YOU WANT
ARE DIAMONDS WHAT YOU WANT?
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT?
3. I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
I HAVE WHAT YOU NEED
IT’S LOVIN’ THAT YOU NEED
IS THAT ALL THAT YOU NEED?
CHORUS: BUT THEN YA, THREW ME OFF TRACK
TURNED ME IN A SPIN
HAD TO GO BACK
BUT I KNOW I CAN’T WIN
3. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
I HAVE WHAT YOU WANT
I HAVE WHAT YOU NEED
[INSTRUMENTAL]
4. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
I’M NOT WHAT YOU WANT
I’M NOT WHAT YOU NEED
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU NEED?
CHORUS: THREW ME ON MY BACK
TURNED MY OUTSIDES IN
COULDN’T TAKE IT BACK
IT’S SHE THAT’S GONNA WIN
5. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
MONEY’S WHAT YOU WANT
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT
CHORUS: BUT THEN YA, THREW ME OFF TRACK
TURNED ME IN A SPIN
HAD TO GO BACK
BUT I KNOW I CAN’T WIN
© 2009 Peters
