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These are rough mixes and NOT final mastered versions of the songs. I occasionally remix and remaster the songs. At some point all the songs will be available on iTunes, Amazon Digital, and other music download sites (as are my three previous albums). Click the links below to hear samples on Amazon Digital Music.
- Trick of the Light
- Cathedral of the Senses (songs written by me and performed mainly by singers and musicians in Sedona, AZ)
- I, Walt Whitman
The songs on all three albums were embedded in the novels by the same name. The embedded song versions are available in the iBookstore, while the other versions (softcover and regular eBook) are available on Amazon.
You can listen to the songs by clicking the Play Button on the audio players below. You can read the lyrics to each song by clicking the toggle button beneath each audio player.
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Until the Darkness Comes
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Until the Darkness Comes
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse:
I know it ain’t right, but I don’t think it’s wrong
I know things have gotta change
Just can’t go on, till my strength is gone
Sometimes I feel it’s killin’ me
Is this the end or is it just too dark to see
I can’t tell in this fog
I look for a way through, but all I see is you
I free fall till darkness comes
Chorus:
Oh, Oh, Oh, my baby, until the darkness comes
Oh, Oh, Oh yeah, my baby, until the darkness comes
Verse:
My private disease, has brought me to my knees
Feel like I’m broken in two
When what you want, just ain’t what you need
Somebody’s gonna bleed
Chorus
© Stephen Smoke 2018 All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Easy Street
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Easy Street
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse:
You really didn’t think I’d go
Just shows what you know
Suitcase and guitar in hand
Gonna join a rock and roll band
Feel like I’m free at last
Feel like I’m a movin’ fast
On Easy Street
Lexi likes her rock and rollers
Usually orders two to go
She dances all night long
Sweatin’ to her favorite songs
She whispered in my ear
Man, it’s cool out here
On Easy Street
Chorus:
Grass ain’t always greener
Streets are usually meaner
Hard road can take a heavy toll
Experience means nothing
‘Less you pay attention
Otherwise you’re just lettin’ circles roll, baby
Lettin’ circles roll
Verse:
Now I’m sleepin’ till noon
Workin’ on a killer tune
Last night was a tough night
Some drunks got in a fight
Two guys got into a scrum
Fell into the drums (made a mess)
On Easy Street
Nobody wants to hear my songs
Play “Satisfaction” all night long
Drummer quit the band
Some drunks broke his snare and his hand
Well, I ain’t singin’ much
Feel like I’m losin’ touch
On Easy Street
Chorus
Verse:
Now Lexi’s into jazz
She said she had a great time
Now I’m playin mostly blues
Feel like I’m payin’ dues
My ego got a little scarred
Times’ve gotten hard
Down on Easy Street
I saw you just the other day
You were with somebody else
Makes no sense at all
To wait for you to call
I picture you and him in bed
Feel like I’m walking dead
Down on Easy Street
Chorus:
Thought a change of scene
Might do me good
The only thing that changed
Was the weather
Changed my tune
Sad love songs
Now your name seems to rhyme a little better
Maybe we should just get back together, oh yeah
Verse:
It’s good to be back home
Closest thing I’ve ever known
Things got a little outta hand
I’m glad to be your man again, baby
Seen enough emotional graffiti
Life just ain’t that easy
Down on Easy Street
© Copyright 2019 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Give Me Moonlight
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Give Me Moonlight
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse:
I see your body lying naked next to mine
I see your private tattoo
Moon shadows paint you in and outta light
A masterpiece of you
Chorus:
Give me moonlight
Make it midnight
Gonna be all right
When my baby comes around
You know I’m yours, baby
You know you drive me crazy
When you bring your love around
Verse:
Like Christmas morning, I just can’t wait
To unwrap your gift
I slip your lace down, nice and slow
Get lost in a lovers’ kiss
Chorus
I see your body lying naked next to mine
I see your private tattoo
Moon shadows paint you in and outta light
A masterpiece of you
Chorus
© Copyright 2019 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Danger is the Needle
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Danger is the Needle
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
You’re lookin’ good, your lean machine
Baby, taste that sweet adrenaline
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You meet yourself comin’ back from the other side
Chorus
Take a walk on the wild side
I’d love to see you moan
Life is a drug, oh my darlin’ one
And danger is the needle…that drives it home
Verse 2
You got the edge, see it in your eyes
You dress the part, there ain’t no need for a disguise
You don’t back down, you bring it on
You bite my ear and whisper, “C’mon”
Chorus
Take a walk on the wild side
I’ve love you see you moan
Life is a drug, oh my darlin’ one
And danger is the needle…that drives it home
Verse 3
I need you, baby, like air to breathe
If I don’t taste you soon I feel I’m gonna bleed
You got that thing, don’t need a name
Just know that after tonight ain’t gonna be the same
Chorus
Take a walk on the wild side
I’ve love you see you moan
Life is a drug, oh my darlin’ one
And danger is the needle…that drives it home
© Stephen Smoke 2018 All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Serious
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Serious
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
If you’re suicide serious
What’s been lost…can’t be found
You’ve crossed the Rubicon
Ain’t no middle ground
If you’re gonna do it, do it
Put an end to fear
You don’t need a crowd
To disappear
Chorus
Let it go
Baby, let it go
All the hurt, all the rage
Let it go and turn the page
Pull the chord
And start free-fall
Into the light
Into the night
Into what’s next
Into the void
Into nothin’ at all
Start free
Free fall
Verse 2
That terminal sadness, oh…
Imprisoned in your mind
(Days get long) when you count the hours
All that wasted time
There ain’t no sin in sadness
It’s your life, live or die
So many tiny deaths
You don’t need a long goodbye
Chorus
Let it go
Baby, let it go
All the hurt, all the rage
Let it go and turn the page
Pull the chord
And start free-fall
Into the light
Into the night
Into what’s next
Into the void
Into nothin’ at all
Start free
Free fall
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Makin' Peace With Myself
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Makin’ Peace With Myself
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Started talkin’ and could not stop
Told the truth till the very last drop
Some tasted bitter, some went down hard
Some of your truths were not the same as mine
Memories get colored with the brush of time
Some were brutal, some were kind
Chorus
Makin’ peace with myself
The war’s been gone on for too long
I can’t remember what I’m fighting for
Just know I’m losin’…and I can’t go on no more
Verse 2
Memories haunt my dreams at night
I rewrite the scenes to make ‘em play out right
Like a newly-blind man searchin’ darkness for a life he once had
I remember the day I came to pick up my things
There was someone there…you wouldn’t let me in
Man, I thought I never could hurt that bad
Chorus
Makin’ peace with myself
The war’s been gone on for too long
I can’t remember what I’m fighting for
Just know I’m losin’…and I can’t go on no more
Verse 3
Lots of first times and last times too
I was young and so were you
First time I ever unlocked that door
I wasn’t prepared to feel that much
Felt pain in places I could not touch
Last time I ever unlocked that door
Chorus
Makin’ peace with myself
The war’s been gone on for too long
I don’t know what I’m fighting for
Just know I’m losin’…and I can’t go on no more
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Redemption
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Redemption
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
I saw you leap from a broken bridge
Into a river of tears
Saddest sound I’ve ever heard
Your echoed cries in my ears
Verse 2
I feel you through my dreams at night
At least that’s what I believe
Can I save you this time
Is this my reprieve
Chorus
I’d give my life see you smile
And hold you one more time
But I’m haunted by what I could have done
Was there a prayer I did not pray
A word I did not say
I need direction
I need connection
I need a cure for this soul infection
I need Redemption
I need Redemption
Redemption
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah…
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah…
Verse 3
I know everyone can’t be saved
And life is rarely fair
If I could have eased your pain
I’d have risked it all, I swear
Verse 4
I read your tear-stained note that night
Your forgiving sweet goodbye
You explained so many things
Everything but why
Chorus
Ah, this darkness pulls me down
I search for reasons to believe
That you and I will meet again
(I need) a hero for this story
Release from purgatory
I need direction
I need connection
I need a cure for this soul infection
I need Redemption, oh yeah, yeah
I need Redemption, oh yeah, yeah
I need Redemption
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah…
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah…
© Stephen Smoke 2018 All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Got my guitar case wide open
Singin’ “Nowhere Man” to no one at all
People they look right through me
Just a modern echo on an ancient wall
Verse 2
Weekends I go to the Van Gogh
I choose a painting and I write a song
Art is timeless, it’s a word that lingers
In a ‘Verse that goes on and on
Verse 3
Walk along the river and I stop at a hash bar
Sit in the corner and drift away
Feeling so Amsterdam lonely
Miss my baby in LA
Chorus
Ohhh… Amsterdam
Ohhh… Amsterdam
You got me runnin’
You got me writin’
You got me feelin’
Oh God, I am alive
Oh God, I am alive
Verse 4
Van Gogh is darkness in bright color
Rembrandt character in candlelight
I hang my pictures of words and music
In galleries of long and thoughtful nights
Verse 5
I chase canals into the moonlight
To a place where the river runs free
Windmills spin dreams in the darkness
As the lighthouse paints the sea
© Copyright 2012 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by East of Sideways Music
Broken World
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Broken World
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
On a train (that) never leaves the station
Come too far to be nowhere
Truth gets lost in the translation
When you get can’t here from there
My life’s an earthly consecration
Punching in and punching out
Embroidered prayers for dispensation
Dreaming dreams of the devout
In a broken world
Chorus
I live in a broken world
Hopes and dreams shattered
Fragmented and scattered
People that once mattered…to me
Are now broken and far away
Verse 2
She dreams of walking across the room
He dreams of a brand new car
Compared to takin’ a step on your own
A road trip just ain’t that far
The world’s made up of big ideas
And also tiny dreams
The world looks like a giant place
So much smaller than it seems
Chorus
Verse 3
He looks for a face no longer there
Just his mind playin’ tricks
The sadness is just too much to bear
‘Cause he knows there ain’t no fix
People he loves have gone away
He’ll never see them again
Yet he sees the world in great detail
Just a world he ain’t no longer in
It’s a Broken World
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
The Invisible Man
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The Invisible Man
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Talking to you is like
Playing tennis by myself
I never felt so damned alone
When I was with someone else
I put the booze away
And so my head is clear
So I got to ask myself
What the hell am I doing here
I’m not a victim
And I don’t feel betrayed
And I don’t blame you, darlin’
For mistakes I made
And I would stay with you
If I thought you could see me here
But you see me through so much disappointment
I doubt if I could reappear
Sometimes I…
Feel like the invisible man
Sometimes I…
Feel like the invisible man
Chorus:
I might not have something important to say
But I’d like someone to listen anyway
Can you feel me
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Or am I invisible, Invisible, Invisible
Sometimes baby I feel…
Nothing at all
Verse 2
We speak the language of
Combatants in a battle zone
This house we live in, baby
Ain’t no longer a home
I scan your eyes, your heart
There ain’t no love anymore
Every day with you
Is like going to war
Each day we walk
Emotional mine fields
Afraid to explode things unsaid
And reopen wounds unhealed
And so we stand and fight
Over meaningless things
While silent truths suffocate
And harsh words sting
Sometimes I…
Feel like the invisible man
Sometimes I…
Feel like the invisible man
Chorus
© Stephen Smoke 2012 All Rights Reserved
Shannon, My Girl
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Shannon, My Girl
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Settle it down, baby
Pedal it down, baby
Gonna drive all night to see you
I’m runnin’ on empty
I’m in a hurry
I need to feel my baby’s touch, oh yeah, yeah
Chorus A
Ain’t nothin’ more important than you
Baby, baby, baby, baby gonna make it true
Chorus B
My bebop baby, gonna drive all night
My bebop baby, gonna make it right
My bebop baby…well, here I come
I’m a comin’ home
Oh yeah…
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Shannon, Shannon, Shannon my girl
Verse 2
It’s been a while, baby
I need you now, baby
And I know you need me too
‘Cause we been talkin’
But it’s not enough, baby
I need to hold my sweet, sweet thing
Chorus A & Chorus B
Bridge
We’re as close as we can get
I promise never to forget
Ain’t gonna lose you I know what I got
You’re my girl and I’m your man
I’m drivin’ just as fast as I can
I’m comin’ home, my baby
I’m comin’ home, my girl
I’m comin’ home…
Lickety-split
Verse 2
Chorus A & Chorus B
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Too Sad To Cry
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Too Sad To Cry
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verses 1 & 2
Baby, how did we get here
It didn’t happen over night
I know you think I’m wrong…and I know that you think you’re right
But I’m too damned tired to fight
Turn the lights out when you go
Leave the key and lock the door
I need to be alone for a little while
‘Cause I know I ain’t gonna see you anymore
‘Cause I know I ain’t gonna see you anymore
Chorus
(And it makes me) Too sad to cry, yeah
Too sad to cry, yeah
Too sad, baby
Too sad, baby
Too sad to cry
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, I’m too sad to cry
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, I’m too sad to cry
Verses 3 & 4
Lies of omission weigh us down
We qualify and justify
You say a well-crafted truth really ain’t a lie
And you even tell yourself you’re bein’ kind
Don’t have to say everything
I’m not talkin’ about confession
But when darkness starts to come down hard
Can we really choose truth over obsession
Can we really choose truth over obsession
Chorus
Bridge
I know nothin’ lasts forever
Even this pain I’m goin’ through
Well, I need to remember to forget
That you used to be…my world
Verses 5 & 6
The face I used to love is fading
Flickering in and out of lies
We used to talk without sayin’ anything
Now we can’t even say goodbye
I already miss you, baby
And you just walked out the door
There ain’t no goin’ back and now we can’t go on
So we’re stuck in hell for a while
So we’re stuck in hell for a while
Chorus
Bridge
Outro
Too sad, baby
Too sad, baby
Too sad…to cry
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Orchid Grey
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Orchid Grey
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
You know I’m lonely
But not for long
Baby just called me
She said, “Come on.”
I said, “I’m comin’”
She said, “That’s for sure”
I said, “I’m feelin’ down”
(She said) “I got the cure”
She meets me at the door
Wearin’ a smile…and nothin’ more
Chorus
(beat) I caught lightning in a bottle
(beat) Lord, I gotta make that lady stay
Some might call her fright’ning
Me, I call my baby
(beat) I call her Orchid Grey
Verse 2
She’s an artist
She paints the blues
She’s got somethin’
I just can’t lose
She’s got a talent
(beat) For subtle detail
She reads my body
Special kinda Braille
(On canvas)…she captures me
With each stroke…she set me free
Verse 3
Her body’s painted
In afterglow
(She’s a) masterpiece
My little Van Gogh
She gives me that look
And I touch her skin
Can’t stop myself
(Here we) go again
(She takes me places) I never been
She haunts me…like a deadly sin
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Lookin' For My Muse
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Lookin’ For My Muse
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Well, I’m lookin’ for my muse
Used to find her in a bottle a’ booze
Tired a’ singin’ the blues, yeah
Lookin, lookin’for my muse
And I think it could be you
Lookin’ for some inspiration, baby
How ‘bout you
Verse 2
Well, I’m lookin’ for my groove
Mesmerized by the way you move
Makes my rough edges smooth
Lookin’, lookin’ for my groove
And I think it could be you
Lookin’ for some stimulation
Baby, how ‘bout you
Chorus
There I times I need a place to go
(To) remember who I am and what I know
Sometimes I feel…so disconnected
Sometimes I feel…lost and rejected
You’re my elixir, baby you’re my fixer
And I need a dose…right now
And I need a dose…right now
Verse 3
Lookin’ for a fun taboo
Helps me navigate the blues
Helps me make it through
Lookin’, Lookin’ for taboo
And I think it could be you
Wanna taste forbidden fruit
How ‘bout you
Chorus
There I times I need a place to go
Remember who I am and what I know
Sometimes I feel…so disconnected
Sometimes I feel…lost and rejected
You’re my elixir, baby you’re my fixer
And I need a dose…right now
And I need a dose…right now
Verse 4
Lookin’ for some magic
When we’re in sync we’re telepathic
Legendary and romantic, yeah
Lookin’, lookin’ for some magic
I see some magic in you
Lookin’ to create illusion
How ‘bout you
Chorus
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
One For the Road
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One For the Road
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Time to get dirty, baby
You know what I mean
Time to fire up
That sex machine
You need a vacation
No need to bring no magazines
Just bring your imagination
Those hot legs
And that sweet thing in between
Verse 2
You’re my addiction, baby
And I need you bad
You’re the worst craving
Best I ever had
I shoot you up
In doses that leave me drained
Can’t give you up
Don’t want no cure
Just wanna live with the pain
Chorus:
Wake up in the morning
My head is in a spin
But this is a dream that I wanna be in
Come back to bed, baby
How ‘bout one for the road
Verse 3
I think about you
All day long
You know I can’t work
Feelin’s so strong
Then you video-call me
You give me that look and show me that thing
Ain’t nothin’ like it
Such a smooth ride
On that sweet adrenaline
Chorus
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Glorious Charade
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Glorious Charade
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
You touch my scars without recoil
(You) feel torn apart yet come back whole
(You) get a front row seat…to the dark unknown
And when you’re done…you can go back home
There’s also beauty that must be told
Inspiration feeds the soul
And what I see…behind the veil
Keeps me here…long enough to tell the tale
Chorus
All the dreamers have gone to bed
Lullabies all in their heads
At the end of the day
Make no mistake
I’m here with you
And I’m wide awake
Verse 2
I know I drink a little too much
And I would agree it’s been a crutch
But it helps me hide…a broken heart
And it numbs the pain…when the darkness starts
I interpret life: just what I see
Decode the bliss and the misery
From all the lies…meant to confuse
I uncover truths that I can use
Chorus
Verse 3
Life’s a masquerade: the many faces of you
Each one a little false, each one a little true
It’s a mixed blessing…this glorious charade
Just when you think you know yourself you are betrayed
Been down the road in both directions
I made mistakes, I made corrections
There are dangerous curves…and tolls to pay
And the shortcuts…tend to lead me astray
Chorus
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Publishing
Now and Zen
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Now and Zen
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Everybody dies
Everything is lost
Everybody cries
Life’s precious cost
Every price you paid
Decisions that you made
All make sense somehow
And it all adds up to now
Chorus
Living life
From the inside out
Sometimes it’s beautiful
Sometimes it is just what it is
Just what it is
Verse 2
Everybody rents
It all goes away
But everything of value (is)
Within your reach today
Keep this in mind
As it disappears
And memories of tomorrow
Wash across the years
Chorus
It’s good to see you
Baby, how you been
Relax with a cocktail
Equal parts of Now and Zen
Of Now and Zen
Verse 3
Don’t let time make
A prisoner of you
When you’re lost in thought
It’s an easy thing to doFocus here and now
At first that might seem small
But when the light explodes
Suddenly it’s all…baby, all there is
Chorus
And this is you
Always has been
It’s always now
(Always now) And now again
And now again…
© Stephen Smoke 2012 All Rights Reserved
Published by East of Sideways Music
Nothin' Like You
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Nothin’ Like You
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
You came at me like lightning
From out of the blue
Ain’t seen nothin’ like it before
Ain’t seen nothin’ like you
Like you
Like you
Well, I ain’t seen nothin’ like you
Verse 2
You pulled me close to the edge
And you opened my eyes
Ain’t afraid to look down no more
And I never, never felt this high
This high
This high
Well, I never, never felt this high
Chorus 1
I been to Amsterdam and Tokyo
New York and London too
But I never
No, I never
Never seen nothin’ like you
Yeah, yeah…
Verse 3
Been everywhere…I done everything
Lookin’ for what’s true
Every path in this crazy world
Led me straight back to you
To You
To you, yeah
Led me straight back to you
Verse 4
Well, I was lost, makin’ lists
Reasons for a permanent leave
You showed me nothin’ is as it seems
Gave me reasons to believe
Believe
Believe
Gave me reasons to believe
Chorus 2
Broken winged Angels catch my fall
From faithless leaps into dark blue
But I never
No, I never
Never seen nothin’ like you
Yeah, yeah…
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Streamin' Dreams
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Streamin’ Dreams
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Passion’s when you…can’t not do it
The kinda’ love that’ll get you through it
C’mon baby, you best get to it
While you still breathe
Verse 2
When darkness seems to eat you up
Voices in your head start to beat you up
There’s a light inside that can heat you up
Oh, you gotta find it
Verse 3
Sometimes I can’t sleep at night
Tryin’ to figure out how to make it right
I’m the hero in every fight
That never happens
Verse 4
When life don’t go the way I plan
It’s okay to be where I am
Keeps a bottle outta my hand
And that ain’t nothin’
Chorus:
My thoughts create what I see
Black holes or opportunity
For some, life’s about the cryin’
For some, the sweet spot’s is the tryin’
All the way home
All the way home
Verse 5
Gotta jump off the victim train
Everybody’s got their share of pain
Hidin’ in the dark ain’t gonna keep you sane
Don’t waste a minute
Verse 6
No one knows how much…time they’ve got
Focus on what is, not what’s not
Treasure what’s given, not what’s bought
Somethin’ no one can take away
Chorus
Bridge
Thinkin’ ‘bout things don’t make you free
Sometimes you gotta just let it be
It is what it is, not what it seems
Life is just a rush of streaming dreams
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Movin' It
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Movin’ It
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
When you taught me Tantra…that was something new
I studied hard…did a lotta crammin’ too
When you’re the teacher…I don’t mind going back to school
‘Specially when you got that hot body…turnin’ every shade of cool
Chorus 1
You’re a little bit jazz, I’m a rock’n’roll
I’m a little bit blues, you’re a little bit soul
But we move…to the rhythm all night long
Oh babe, I love the way you move it
Oh babe, I love the way you move…movin’ it
Verse 2
Baby’s good to me, I gotta say
We try to meet each other halfway
She said “I’ll try S&M…Is that like an M&M treat?”
I said,” Kinda, baby, just a little more sweet”
Chorus 2:
You’re a little Coachella, I’m a Desert Trip
I’m a Bryan Adams, you’re a Tragically Hip
But we move…to the rhythm all night long
Oh babe, I love the way you move it
Oh babe, I love the way you move…movin’ it
Verse 3
We’re kinda yin and yang…but we make it work
She thinks I’m crazy…I think’s she’s the queen of quirk
But she uses that body…like a sex machine
It’s the most addicting thing this boy has ever seen
Chorus 3
You’re Yo Yo Ma, I’m a Joshua Bell
But we both like AC/DC and “Highway to Hell”
And we move…to the rhythm all night long
Oh babe, I love the way you move it
Oh babe, I love the way you move…movin’ it
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Publishing
Do You Wanna Be Happy
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Do You Wanna Be Happy
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Do you wanna be happy
Or do you wanna be right
Sometimes you gotta choose
Sometimes you gotta fight
If your life
Turns out to be long
Sometimes…
You’re gonna wrong
And it don’t add up to much
If you’re keepin’ score
If you win the battle
But you lose the war
Verse 2
Do you have a penny
Do you have a dime
What would you give
To have more time
With family and friends
No longer here
Or what you’ll miss
When you disappear
Think of all the things
You feel deprived of
Would you choose more possessions
Or would you choose more love
Verse 3
I know you wanna change
But you don’t know how
You see yourself tomorrow
As you are now
(But there’s) power in the present
If you trust your heart
You’ll find each moment
Can be a brand new start
Sometimes your desires
Get crushed by your beliefs
Till you learn to tell the difference
You won’t find relief
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
Streamin' Dreams
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Streamin’ Dreams
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Passion’s when you…can’t not do it
The kinda’ love that’ll get you through it
C’mon baby, you best get to it
While you still breathe
Verse 2
When darkness seems to eat you up
Voices in your head start to beat you up
There’s a light inside that can heat you up
Oh, you gotta find it
Verse 3
Sometimes I can’t sleep at night
Tryin’ to figure out how to make it right
I’m the hero in every fight
That never happens
Verse 4
When life don’t go the way I plan
It’s okay to be where I am
Keeps a bottle outta my hand
And that ain’t nothin’
Chorus:
My thoughts create what I see
Black holes or opportunity
For some, life’s about the cryin’
For some, the sweet spot’s is the tryin’
All the way home
All the way home
Verse 5
Gotta jump off the victim train
Everybody’s got their share of pain
Hidin’ in the dark ain’t gonna keep you sane
Don’t waste a minute
Verse 6
No one knows how much…time they’ve got
Focus on what is, not what’s not
Treasure what’s given, not what’s bought
Somethin’ no one can take away
Chorus
Bridge
Thinkin’ ‘bout things don’t make you free
Sometimes you gotta just let it be
It is what it is, not what it seems
Life is just a rush of streaming dreams
© Copyright 2018 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music
The Music Was Coltrane
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And the Music Was Coltrane
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Those were the dog days for sure
Long on dreams and short on dimes
You were somethin’ and I was yours
We held the secret for a time
Verse 2
But then our dreams died sudden death
Happened so fast we did not see
Shot through the heart with hopelessness
Seduced by reality
Chorus
And the music was Coltrane
Some things you just can’t explain
To this day I remember the rain
And I remember you
Verse 3
Limousine crawls through the street
Silver dollars on four wheels
It’ll be good to see you again
Both knowin’ how it feels
Chorus
Repeat First and Second verses
Chorus
© Copyright 1998 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Publishing
The Music Was Coltrane
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And the Music Was Coltrane
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
Verse 1
Those were the dog days for sure
Long on dreams and short on dimes
You were somethin’ and I was yours
We held the secret for a time
Verse 2
But then our dreams died sudden death
Happened so fast we did not see
Shot through the heart with hopelessness
Seduced by reality
Chorus
And the music was Coltrane
Some things you just can’t explain
To this day I remember the rain
And I remember you
Verse 3
Limousine crawls through the street
Silver dollars on four wheels
It’ll be good to see you again
Both knowin’ how it feels
Chorus
First and Second verse
Chorus
© Copyright 1988 Stephen Smoke All Rights Reserved
Published by Kitmun Music