up to something” lyrics

on from here

we’re on our way today / tappin’ out together rhythm of the same song / feet up on the dashboard right where they belong / hand out the window makin’ waves in the breeze / it’s the reason why i loved you all along / (chorus) no matter where we come from / and no matter where we’re going to / sometimes you drive and sometimes i steer / either way, baby / let’s go on from here / let’s go on from here / just a bit of open road /  with no place to go / save for me and you and everything that we want to do / you were my most beautiful view so I’ll try to capture every one / chorus / chorus /

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simple

i wonder why so many people today / seem to need to say what they mean to say / in such a complicated way / i can write only so many songs about so many things that i love about you / but at the end of the day here’s what it comes down to / (chorus) i wonder if you’d be alright / i wonder if you wouldn’t mind / i wonder if it’d be okay / if i said it in a simpler way / i love you / i need you / i want you / i miss you / and it’s better when i’m around you / it’s really just that simple / i ought to never forget all the things i promised you i would remember / like how you take your coffee in the morning and what you were wearing when we first met / well it’s tragic, unacceptable that i can’t / but i can still remember like it was yesterday / how the light plays off of your face / chorus /  when the waves break and the breeze makes the leaves shake / and the cat tails sway as dawn greets the day / when the water’s fine and the clouds are white on the horizon line / i realize i could be with you forever / chorus / why can’t it be just that simple / it can never be just that simple / well it could really be just that.

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spontaneous

you’re a big girl, now / you don’t need anyone’s permission / just follow your intuition / do you need me to spell it out? / do you need an invitation? / to make an educated decision? / you can try to hide behind the little girl disguise / but i see it says “right now” in your eyes / be in this moment / don’t ruin the surprise / (chorus) right now / you won’t be sorry if we do / right now / since you’ve been meaning to / just go with it / and do what you want to / right now / it’ll be beautiful / I promise you / it’s been everyone else’s rules all your life / do you really need their voice inside your head / when you’re crawlin’ into bed / telling you the company to keep / when it’s me all alone singing you to sleep / we’re not getting any younger / you’ve listened to the rumors / but we both know it’s getting way too late / we don’t have nearly long enough to sit and hesitate / chorus / it’ll be beautiful if we do, if we do right now / don’t wait to long / don’t say too much / don’t think too much just be spontaneous / don’t wait too long / don’t say too much / it don’t take to much to be spontaneous / we’re not getting any younger / you’ve listened to the rumors / but we both know it’s getting way too late / we don’t have nearly long enough to sit here and debate / chorus / it’ll be beautiful / if we do, if we do right now. 

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my time coming

i’m sittin’ here with myself / contemplating my life / biding my time / wondering where all the good times have gone to / no responsibilities / enduring the world with the brim of my hat down / getting ready to weather / (chorus) sooner or later your time will come / don’t worry we will get there / they’ll try to get you coming and going / one thing they can’t take / this is the dawn of my morning / and it’s my time coming / it’s my time coming / well my time is coming / remember bein’ a little kid / fall down, get up and started laughing / wondering about everything around you / like why the sky was blue / to worried about tomorrow before your in it / to live your life right this very minute / chorus / sometimes it’s alright not knowing / sometimes it’s alright to press play when you wanna’ press pause / sometimes life calls for a rewind / sometimes you get the chance / sometimes it alright not knowing how / when sometimes, sometimes is right now, is right / chorus /

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up to something

you’re up to nothin’ all day / but a little bit of nothing’ is still a bit of something’ / and a little bit of somethin’ goes a long way / still counts for somethin’ / that’s what they say anyway / (chorus) would you be up to get down / to get up to no good / would you be up to get down / to get up to no good / would you be down to get up to somethin’ with me / do you know what you’re getting’ yourself into / always such a good boy / well i got news for you / that’s what i lead you to believe / but i’ve got so much more hidin’ up my sleeve / chorus / what you see ain’t never what you get, oh / don’t you jump to your conclusions just yet / you’re on the top of my list of things to do / oh, we can get away with what we set our minds to / chorus / would be up to get down / to get up, oh / would you be up to get down / to get up, get up, get up, get up/ would you be up to get down / to get up to no good / would you be down to get up to somethin’ with me / would you be down to get up to somethin’ with me.

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girl next door

where do you think you’re goin’ dressed like that? / is that any way to be remembered, oh? / like a one night stand, and a walk of shame, with a beer to blame? / would your mother be proud of they way that you are choosin’ to please the crowd? / or the silly little way that you prance around? / (chorus) you’re the reason why victoria’s secret is so much sexier than playboy / you leave nothing to the imagination / i’ll stick to the girl next door / she offers so much more / i’ll stick to the girl next door / so much more to explore / i’ll stick to the girl next door / ‘cause she isn’t a… whore / did your father let you go out dressed like that tonight? (that tonight) / painted up all pretty man you’re such a sight / maybe tonight, you’re pretty hot / maybe I’ll call you tomorrow… maybe not / chorus / pretty only lasts for five minutes on its own / all pretty does / gets you on the soles of your feet / and makes you walk on over / pretty needs to be backed up / oh, pretty can disappear / once a girl opens up her mouth / you’re the reason why victoria’s secret is… / you’re the reason why victoria’s secret is… / chorus / you’re the reason why victoria’s secret is so much sexier than playboy / you leave nothing to the imagination / (chorus 2) i’ll stick to the girl next door / she offers so much more / i’ll stick to the girl next door / so much more to explore / i’ll stick to the girl next door / ‘cause she isn’t a… well, you know.

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hula

got my hula girl her bouncin' pronouncin' all the bumps in the freeway / got my lover girl her dancin' romancin' on our getaway / back and forth on my way up north / open my mouth on my way down south / five minutes, at least, when i'm back east / then cover the rest when i'm out west / (chorus 1) up and down and back and out / who needs a destination when my girl is amazing / up and down and back and out / why go anywhere else when my girl is the one who’s amazing / she's so amazing / got my directions but the way is delayed / by these curves that i need to get around / my map says go ahead, but instead i'll stop at this view that i found / got the music on  / the stereo blarin' is the only sound clear / "are we there yet?" she asks / i say,"no, but we're almost near" / (chorus 2) here and there and everywhere / my girl is the only trail that i'm blazin’ / here and there and everywhere / who needs a destination when my girl is amazing / here and there and stop and stare / why go anywhere else when my girl is the one who’s amazing / she's so amazing / my girl's amazing / she's so amazing / my girl's amazing / my girl / oh, she's amazing / chorus 2 /

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next to you

our night time paradise / my bed made for two / unmade by me and you / you wore my t-shirts / ending up so lovely / your skin only  / dressed in moonlight / you're made of love / the love we'll make so much of / you're made of more / than i have words for / (chorus) watching you sleep, hugging your curves / learning the dreams you keep imagining / our land of make believe / a place i never wanna' leave / i never wanna' leave being next to you / what did i do before you? i can't remember / this couldn't be real / i'm gonna' wake up to find this isn't real, right? / so much better next to you tonight / next to you tonight / we could drive to nowhere / and once we get there i'll be everywhere / and make you forget the world except for me / right where you want me to be like melody / oh, we can only see what candles let us see / makin' life seem easy / chorus / i wanna' be the first to kiss the places you didn't know exist / same places everybody else missed and get tangled up with you / you're like rain falling as slow as you can / like liquid running smooth / the way your scent lingers on my world / chorus /

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that’s that

there’s a place on my rooftop where i learn to stop countin’ myself out / there’s a place on a passenger seat where i find out right where i’m goin’ / there’s a place in front of a window where i can see what i’ve not seen / there’s a place out under a streetlight where i can see my slate’s still clean / (chorus) feels like that it looks like I guess that’s that, oh / seems like that it looks like that I guess that’s that / there’s a place up on somebody’s shoulders where i can be over the top / there’s a place in my heart that’s beggin’ me not to stop / there’s a place in the middle of nowhere where i find that i’m givin’ myself a hand / there’s a place out on the horizon i don’t need to understand / chorus / seems like you’re lost and you can’t find your way / right where you are is where your at and that’s that / feels like you’re lost and you can’t find your way / maybe you’ve found a new place / maybe you’ve found a new place to start / chorus / there’s a place in my mind / there’s a place in my soul / there’s a place in my heart / there’s a place in the world / that’s that / that’s that / that’s that, ya / that’s that / that’s that / that’s that.

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leaving you

i’m leavin’ you and this time it’s for good / i can’t take what you put me through / even though i wish i could / you don’t how to decide / and i just can’t wait till you make up your mind / (chorus 1) as much as it hurts to do / to say who is leaving who / still this is me leaving you / i can see through you when you say “i’m sorry” / i refuse to get hurt again / i struggle to get free / i am sick of all you do to me / so i’m saying goodbye for the very last time / (chorus 2) as much as it hurts to do / to say who is leaving who / still this is me leaving you / so this is me leaving you / you said you’re not good enough for me / now i can see why that was true with you / chorus 2 /

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here tomorrow

imagine for a minute / let’s get down together / you’re every dawn all at once / the muse of my midnight / breezin’ me cool in the twilight / my elevator-feeling, six-o’clock princess / let me dig on you today / while we simmer for the summer / and i wish the days away / (chorus 1) till you come back / and sing me spring / and be just the thing to play my paradise / i want you here tomorrow / i want you here tomorrow / i want you here tomorrow if you can’t be here today / imagine for a minute/ your life with me in it / let my voice kiss you from here / remembering being alive / in our streamline kind of jive / tumble down drops of heaven and bring me to you and dream it’s true / ‘cause i’ve used up all my dreams by living them with you / chorus 1 / imagine for a minute when we re-begin it / every time I picture you i stop… snapshot / well pictures fade and letters fray / and we can’t re-make yesterday / about to be eventually / and nothin’ can take my wishes away for my turn / and I will learn / (chorus 2) to sing you spring / and be just the thing / to play your paradise / I want you here tomorrow / I want you here tomorrow / I want you here tomorrow if you can’t be here today.

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all songs © 2007 new view music / written by mike morello / published by mike morello and joe carrano / produced by joe carrano and mike morello / engineered and mixed at starpin studios by joe carrano and mike morello / mastered at acoustic refuge by grekim jennings / all vocals and guitars – mike morello / all drums and percussion – shawn sandi / all bass – pat mccarthy / djembe on “hula” and sax on “simple” – verryn jennings.