Sample Songs
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Track Listing – Lyrics
Sounds of the Day
I really want to know
The reasons why we can’t be kind
Really want to know
What’s on your mind
It’s hard for me to see
The way things now have come to be
Needs to be a way
To make things right
And oh, can you feel the wind blow?
As it moves across and beckons to your call
And if you listen closely
You can hear its humble voice
It guides you to the meaning of it all
Got to get away
We always search for something new
Hopefully we find out
What is right
Many, many days
Our memories follow us so far
As we look inside
The pages we will write
And oh, can you feel the rain fall?
As it glistens on the shore across the bay
And if you listen closely
You can hear its piercing voice
It tells you what to do throughout the day
Wondering what to do
Should I just wait or should I act
Just want to do the thing
That will be right
Feeling so alone
Our thoughts they echo in our minds
As we battle with them deep into the night
And oh, can you hear the birds sing?
As they summon every song they have to draw
And if you listen closely
You can hear their mellow voice
It leads you to the path beyond the door
Another day begins
The questions seem to be the same
Can I get beyond
All of the blame?
Trying to decide
It’s never easy to conclude
As we push ourselves
Much deeper in the game
And oh, can you see the sunrise?
As it reaches out and brightens up your face
And if you follow closely
It will lighten up your path
It helps you find the things you should embrace
* * *
Oh, can you feel the wind blow?
Oh, can you feel the rain fall?
Oh, can you hear the birds sing?
…can you see the sunrise?
At all
Heroes
All of us imagine places miles away
Many of us venture far
Sometimes we take chances along the way
They define just who we are
Most of us, we recognize the fears we have
Things that make us lie awake
Hoping our country can shelter us
There’s so very much at stake
Some among us risk their lives for others
Protect the freedoms that we hold
Day and night, they sacrifice
Never asking to be told
You are heroes
We depend upon
You fight for freedom
And wait to have your turn
…to go home
All of us, we have responsibilities
Many things to fill our days
Yet some of us defend our very liberties
They shield us in so many ways
Some of us can see the world beyond ourselves
Standing up for what is right
Often we just move along our way
But sometimes we must stand and fight
Bravery, loyalty
They are more than only words
Go on forever, never say “never“
Even when it really hurts
You are heroes
We depend upon
You fight for freedom
And wait to have your turn
…to go
Home must seem so far away
Nights must feel so long
Love and family, and memories
They… must keep you strong
Most of us, we take for granted every day
That we will return at night
Few of us can understand the risks you face
Of not returning from the fight
Every hour, every day
Never knowing what you’ll find
Trust your brother like no other
No one is left behind
You are heroes
We depend upon
You fight for freedom
And wait to have your turn
…to be home
…to be home
May all you heroes get home safely
2010 Gregg Robins
Goodbye and Hello
It’s never easy to say goodbye
It’s always hard to go
And in these moments that pass us by
There’s something you should know
The hotels look much the same each time
No matter all the stars
The people look much the same as well
In the lounges and the bars
But I know that soon, I’ll be coming back again
To find something special I know
For while it’s hard, every time, to have to say “goodbye”
It’s nice when we say, “hello.”
It isn’t easy to know just when
The time is right to call
The different hours, the miles between
The hectic pace of it all
Sometimes the days tend to be so full
Our thoughts they are the same
We feel so pressed just to make it work
That’s the challenge of the game
But each time, we know, that the days are winding down
And the end, it is drawing so near
For we know in our hearts
That the essence of it all
Are the ones that we hold so dear
But I know that soon I’ll be coming back again
To find something special I know
For while it’s hard, every time, to have to say “goodbye”
It’s nice when we say, “hello.”
2009 Gregg Robins
Pages of My Life
I remember summer days, heading out to play
Walking on the baseball field, I felt so proud each day
Years before my Dad went out and also did the same
And through his eyes I learned to love and so respect the game
I never thought that it could all just change
…as the pages of my life are rearranged
All around the world, postcards I would send
My grandparents always waiting on the other end
They so cherished every card and news I could pass on
They gave me something special I could always count upon
They saved all the cards, but one day they were gone
…as the pages of my life just carry on
Imagine just for a day
All back together, so much to say
Stories past, and stories yet untold
A generation new to unfold
Setting up the Seder table as the guests appear
The meal so rich and plentiful each and every year
All begin to speak at once and no one can be heard
Getting in their points of view with each and every word
I now miss the noise that then seemed so absurd
…as the pages my life reveal their words
A meal to share still grander than before
A walk to take perhaps down by the shore
Imagining is nice but for a time
For we know this day exists only in our mind
So, listen to me children, for you have what I’ve not
Treasure people in your life, for they’re all you’ve got
Never take for granted the time that they can share
Honor them, and show them, how much you really care
For one day they may no longer be there
It was supposed to last forever, always from the start
I never knew the absence I could feel within my heart
And as I now grow older I do learn
…that the pages of our lives so quickly turn
2009 Gregg Robins
Walk Away
I remember summer days, heading out to play
Walking on the baseball field, I felt so proud each day
Years before my Dad went out and also did the same
And through his eyes I learned to love and so respect the game
I never thought that it could all just change
…as the pages of my life are rearranged
All around the world, postcards I would send
My grandparents always waiting on the other end
They so cherished every card and news I could pass on
They gave me something special I could always count upon
They saved all the cards, but one day they were gone
…as the pages of my life just carry on
Imagine just for a day
All back together, so much to say
Stories past, and stories yet untold
A generation new to unfold
Setting up the Seder table as the guests appear
The meal so rich and plentiful each and every year
All begin to speak at once and no one can be heard
Getting in their points of view with each and every word
I now miss the noise that then seemed so absurd
…as the pages my life reveal their words
A meal to share still grander than before
A walk to take perhaps down by the shore
Imagining is nice but for a time
For we know this day exists only in our mind
So, listen to me children, for you have what I’ve not
Treasure people in your life, for they’re all you’ve got
Never take for granted the time that they can share
Honor them, and show them, how much you really care
For one day they may no longer be there
It was supposed to last forever, always from the start
I never knew the absence I could feel within my heart
And as I now grow older I do learn
…that the pages of our lives so quickly turn
2009 Gregg Robins
So Many Ways
So many ways to say, “I’m sorry”
But I can’t find the words
I wish that I could make it better
God, I know this hurts
So many ways to say, “I need you”
You’re always on my mind
I only want to see you smile
And I want to find
A place, for us, so far away from everything, we are
An escape, upon a friendly star
And if you would only listen
Well, I would try to hear
To find a way to let you know
How much I want you near
If you would let me touch your heart
I know that you would find
So many ways, every day
You always do touch mine
So many ways to say, “I miss you”
That I hope you know
I wish that I could be there always
That I didn’t have to go
So many ways to try to help you
To better understand
The reasons why, although we try
We sometimes have to stand
Away, apart, to find a better place
And yet we know, deep down, it’s tough to make the start
And if you would only listen
Well, I would try to hear
To find a way to let you know
How much I want you near
If you would let me touch your heart
I know that you would find
So many ways, every day
You always do touch mine
So many ways to say, “I love you”
Nothing is more true
I wish that you could know how much
I so depend on you
So many ways to want to hold you
And tell you that I’m there
And as I go, always know
You’re with me everywhere
I am, I go, out across the miles and the days
Your smile, it’s there in so many ways
And if you would only listen
Well, I would try to hear
To find a way to let you know
How much I want you near
If you would let me touch your heart
I know that you would find
So many ways, every day
You always do touch mine
2009 Gregg Robins
If I Could Be There
If I could be there to hold you
In my arms, I would have told you
All the things I think about you every night
If I could be there to please you
Hold you tight enough to squeeze you
Then you’d know how much I need you, by my side
It feels, forever and a day
Since you went away
Knowing you were gone
As I look, out into the sky
I just wonder why
Days they are so long…so long
If I could be there to kiss you
Then you’d feel how much I miss you
And you’d know how much I want you here with me
If I could be there to love you
Spend my time thinking of you
Then you’d know how much you really mean to me
It feels, forever and a day
Since you went away
Knowing you were gone
As I look out into the sky
I just wonder why
Days they are so long… so long
Time, it often is our friend and yet we know
Still it’s passage takes so long
We live, each moment, and we try so very hard
To reach the place where we belong
2009 Gregg Robins
Memories and Yesterdays
It’s been a year gone by
So long
I wonder why
They say try to live for today
Don’t worry about tomorrow
It’s far away
And the memories that we share
Well, they are ours
Always there
But when we change our lives we find
Memories that we hold so dear
Left behind
Memories and yesterdays
Times we laughed, times we played
Every day, they live within our hearts
Photographs and songs we love
People we’re thinking of
Every day, they’re always by our side
Another year arrives
Filled with hope
In our lives
And as memories new are born
We embrace them
Like the dawn
Still the old ones never die
They go on
They survive
And as time goes by we learn
That our yesterdays
Can return
Memories and yesterdays
Times we laughed, times we played
Every day, they live within our hearts
Photographs and songs we love
People we’re thinking of
Every day, they’re always by our side
2010 Gregg Robins
Angel
If you are my angel
Where have you been?
When did you go there?
How’d you get in?
These places you’ve gone to
And people you’ve seen
I don’t even know them
Don’t know where to begin
If you are my angel
Why did you go?
Why couldn’t you tell me?
Just let me know
It’s been so hard to reach you
You’re so far away
But I keep trying and trying
And trying, each day
And days go, and
Nights go, and
Always the same
As I wait, for you, angel
And I play in this game
If you are my angel
Why don’t you care?
You seem not to be here
Although you’re right there
Your wings they have fallen
They’re there on the ground
You may come to need them
To have them around
If you are my angel
Why do you hide?
Why don’t you tell me?
What you feel inside
This silence it hinders
All things we do
Where are you angel?
We’re waiting for you
And days go, and
Nights go, and
Always the same
As I wait, for you, angel
And I play in this game
If you are my angel
Where have you been?
When did you go there?
How’d you get in?
2009 Gregg Robins
Morning in America
It’s morning in America
Let’s start a new day
Morning in America
We’re off on our way
Morning in America
We’ve waited so long
Morning in America
…and this is our song
It’s a song, we sing for our future
A song we sing for our soul
A song we sing for our people
All of our people, the young and the old
Morning in America
Just open your eyes
Morning in America
About time we realize
Morning in America
Just reach out your hand
Morning in America
Let’s help our great land
With a song for people forgotten
A song for those in despair
A song for a better tomorrow
A brand new beginning for those everywhere
Morning in America
Our hopes and our dreams
Morning in America
To be more than she seems
Morning in America
Let’s all spread the word
Morning in America
Just maybe they’ve heard
…about our song, to all the world’s nations
Our song ’cause now we can see
Our song for new generations
Our song to be all we can be
Morning in America
We’ve waited so long
Morning in America
…and this is our song
2009 Gregg Robins
Just What I Needed
Sometimes when we look, we do not find out
What we are meant to feel
Deep inside our heart we have an answer
But that, we just can’t reveal
We journey through the days of our life, so mindful
Of all, we must do and be
Seldom do we stop, just take a moment
To know, that which sets us free
But, then, as we get lonely
We may open our eyes
And find just in a moment
Someone who wakes us, helps us realise
And you were just what I needed so
But I knew you’d have to go
So far away
And I, for once felt myself be heard
And I treasure every word
You’ve had to say
Dancing in the night, just feel the music
Forget what’s right and wrong
Following the beat, the simple rhythm
Losing ourselves deep in the song
Lying down to sleep, we share the laughter
For that’s what it’s all about
Hours they go by, gentle moments
Taking them in before they run out
But now, as we get closer
We may just close our eyes
And find, just when we need them
Someone who knows us, always nearby
And you were just what I needed so
But I knew you’d have to go
So far away
And I, for once felt myself be heard
And I treasure every word
You’ve had to say
Miles in between, they do not matter
For they will just fade away
Just a single word, a simple smile
Is all that we need today
Yet as we are so far we surely wonder
Of what, we will come to be
For that which we deserve is so much more than
We’ve had, and we’ve let it be
And yet, time passes slowly
As we are apart
But wait, cherish the moments
Hold to the memories, they’re in our heart
And you, well you know that I miss you so
But I’m glad that you could go
Follow your way
And I, well I just want you to know
How happy I am you’ll come
Back here to stay
And you were just what I needed so
But I knew you’d have to go
So far away
And I, for once felt myself be heard
And I treasure every word
You’ve had to say
2009 Gregg Robins
Everything that Matters
It’s wonderful to see your face
Even when it is pained
It’s wonderful to hear your voice
Even when it is strained
It’s wonderful to see you walk
Even when each step is hard
It’s wonderful to see you better
Even when the road seems so far
‘Cause we hear an awful lot about global warming
And the crisis in our land
As people fight for their lives
In far away Afghanistan
But when I think of the things that really matter
Nothing ever comes quite near
When I look at your smile, darling
Everything that matters….is here
It’s hard to say “goodbye” each day
Walking home is very long
It’s hard to to find the energy
Just to sit here and write you a song
It’s hard to be alone at night
Knowing you’re nearby
It’s hard to think what might have been
Without wanting to cry
‘Cause we hear an awful lot about healthcare options
And banking troubles, too
There’s still a war in Iraq, and so much fighting in Congress
No one seems to know what to do
But when I think of the things that really matter
None of these can come quite near
When I look at your smile, darling
Everything that matters….is here
Sometimes life gives us a second chance
It’s up to us to treat it right
To find the time to just enjoy our dance
And keep what matters burning bright
‘Cause we hear an awful lot about so many problems
That never seem to go away
We can turn on the news or just read the paper
And often they just fill our day
But when I think of the things that really matter
Nothing ever comes quite near
When I look at your smile, darling
Everything that matters
Everything that matters
Is here
2010 Gregg Robins
Pages of My Life (Russian Version)
Страницы из моей жизни
Я вспоминаю дивную пору, радость игры в бейсбол
Отцовским путём иду я по полю, летним далёким днём
В душе гордясь своим отцом, вспоминая о той поре
Глядя его глазами на мир
Проникся любовью к игре
Не думал, что может всё измениться
Перетасуются жизни моей страницы
Изо всех уголков земли письма я посылал
Бабушке с дедушкой, тем родным, кто с нетерпеньем их ждал
Каждую весточку обо мне они в душе берегли
Я ощушал тепло их сердец и на краю земли
Все письма сохранили, а сами ушли
Книги их жизней сложили крылья свои
Хоть бы на день все возвратить
Всех собрать, поговорить
Клад историй достать из забвенья
Обединить все поколенья
К пасхальному ужину весь соберётся народ
Роскошный пир, что бывает из года в год
Все говорят о своём и не слышат друг друга
Кружит над нашим столом словесная вьюга
Как не хватает сейчас мне подобных собраний
Нежно листаю книгу воспоминаний
Праздничный стол, пир грандиозней, чем раньше
Прогулка вдоль тихого берега, дальше и дальше
Приятно мечтать… Забвенья, увы, лишь мгновенья
Фантазия это, а может воображенье ?
Послушайте, дети мои, у вас есть то, чего нет у меня
Цените людей в своей жизни, не упускайте ни дня
Общайтесь с ними, пока они рядом и тут
Любите их, не считая заботу свою за труд
Когда-нибудь эти люди уйдут
Казалось, всё будет вечно, начинаясь снова
Боль от утраты – раньше не ведал я чувства такого
Лишь становясь всё старше и понимая
Как быстро … мы книгу жизни читаем
2009 Gregg Robins
