So Glad I'm Here
Life, the foundation
Every day an education
A special occasion
Crazy makin’
Always changin’
You never see it comin’
Barefoot I came into this world
to dance with destiny, to be bold
I’ve been up
I’ve been down
Still I’m…
So glad I’m here
So glad to believe I’m here
to do something good
So glad I’m here
So glad that I hope
I just might be contagious! Yeah!
(uh huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh)
My mother, a singer
My father, a drummer
Something in my genes,
Maybe something in the water
I had to get up
Stand up for the music
Had to make a move
to use it
or I’d lose it
Seems life’s been like
building a mansion
with stone walls cut from
a quarry of passion,
a frame for strength
formed with love and skill
using Blues like a hammer
and Funk like a drill
I see red-letter days coming faster!
With fear no longer my master
I can be who I dreamed I can be!
So glad I’m here
So glad to believe I’m here
to do something good
So glad I’m here
To think otherwise
would be outrageous!
Solo
Barefoot I came into this world
To dance with destiny,
to be bold
It’s love that put shoes on my feet!
So glad I’m here
So glad to believe I’m here
to do something good
So glad I’m here
With love everything is possible! repeat
So glad I’m here
So glad to believe I’m here
to do something good
So glad I’m here
With love everything is possible!
©2009 G. Davis
Lookin' For Something
Heads are knockin’, heads are knockin’
we beat each other to the ground
Seems we didn’t know there’s enough
love to get around
this thing, this problem,
that we created, yes we did
The huggin’ and kissin’ wasn’t missin’
but we knew it was time for a change,
I didn’t figure we would lynch each others’
hearts and hold them up for display
it was ugly and mean.
I lied to you,
then you did the same to me
We’re lookin’ for something
we want the same thing
Lookin’ for something
we want the same thing
You told me you made it with someone else
you acted so justified
Your fantasy blew up in your face,
the smoke cleared and left a hole inside
This is really about you,
I know it wasn’t really ‘bout me
'cause in the end you found
another thing you really don’t need
Tried to put my life in order
Didn’t put my life on hold
Then I found my “someone else”
I moved on but let the truth be told
my brain must be made of jello,
It’s hard to let go,
‘cause I knew we were good,
You know, real good!
We’re lookin’ for something
We want the same thing
You looked around now you know
we had the best thing……
You looked around It wasn’t love
you threw me away but maybe now you know
I gave you enough of the best things
You’ll never find another me…
We gotta breathe baby on our own
Have to step away for the truth to show
By lookin’ for something else
we let go of the best thing,
our bird in the hand left to starving
Lookin for Somethin’
we want the same thing……LOVE!!
Lookin’ for something
we want the same thing
Lookin’ for something
we want love
We want the same thing
We want the best thing
Lookin for something!
We want love!
©2009 G. Davis
Sotchiatta
Hey now! Have you heard the news?
Sotchiatta just loves to play the Blues
He’s got his guitar
He plays the harp and drums
He knows just what to do
to have some fun
They say he has a gift
for being funny
Hey, that’s not too bad a way to be
He never has a problem makin’ money
Sotchiatta show me from the
inside, inside, inside, inside out yeah!
Hey Sotchiatta, it’s not confusin’
I got this guitar and I sure know how to use it
It’s not about my vanity
It’s this music that floats up from deep inside me
Sotchiatta said
“just play your funky Music
Don’t you get your undies in a bunch
Lets sit down where we can talk a while
Talk about the music from the
inside, inside, inside,
inside out, yeah!”
Ah, my brother GD
I’m glad that you understand
that no one accomplishes great things alone
and I am joyful that you
asked me to help lift you up
Fear nothing
Excuses no more
You’re ready to spread your love!
I’ve never been confused.
I believe in what I do
I just need some help in the direction
I believe I can go and I’ll be on my way
A-way ay! ay! ay! ay!
I’ll be on my way!!
Hey now! Have you heard the news?
Sotchiatta just loves to play the blues!
He’s got his guitar
his harp and drums
He knows just what to do
to have some fun
They say he has a gift for being funny
I just like to think he gets things done
He never has a problem making money
Sotchiatta show me from the inside, inside,
Inside, inside out, yeah!
Sotchiatta we’re gonna make some money
©2008 G. Davis
I Give You Trouble
I give to you what matters
And I keep what I need,
rarely more
But you still keep watching me.
Related to a purpose
We share this moment in time
It’s here
But you still keep watching me
I give you trouble
And I give you my love
I give you trouble
And I give you my love
You opened up the world for me
and trusted me with your heart
Baby, what did I do?
I revealed to you my darkest side
and find the price to pay might be
That I end up losing you
I give you trouble
and I give you my love
I give you trouble
and I give you my love
I give you what I have
More than I really have at all
I give you trouble
and I give you my love
I give you trouble
and I give you my love
©2008 G. Davis
Embrace Love & Change
8:23 in the morning
I know what the problem is.
Dragging my feet to move on
supposed to be for my own good
Well, I hear the more things change
the more they remain the same.
If this statement is true then love will
meet us in the middle again.
You have chosen your way
I chose mine
We can’t change what’s been done
I embrace the change
Won’t fight the flow
I embrace love
I don’t believe in happenstance
I wish I could change
some things I’ve done
I won’t worry or feel regret
when I hold on to love
Changes always
keep you guessin’,
Some peace comes when
you learn some lessons
When doubt and fear
want your attention…
To move in the right direction…
You have to open up, open up yeah
open up , open up…
to embrace love.
Let it flow!
You have chosen your way
I chose mine
We can’t change
what’s been done
When doubt and fear
begin to show
I embrace love
There will be some pain.
It’s still love
Things won’t be the same,
and that’s ok
Peace is yours when you embrace love and change
It’s what you need.
-©2010 G. Davis
Expose Your Self
Now, I’m talkin’ ‘bout
a hard thing
Never said I feel like
I’ve been hiding…
‘til now
Why hold on to the secret
that is burning inside you?
You turned away
from your heart
and broke your own rules,
You sold yourself
Paralyzed by your desire
to seek approval from others
In this truth you’ve been mired,
compromised your need
and the power to love your self
Expose Your Self
Each day just blows on by
and each moment
should count for something.
No one can stop time,
and time owes you nothing
You owe your self
Expose your self.
(You know it’s time,
let’s get real!)
Through this naive decision,
self-belief was kept hidden
and damaged
Holding on to the baggage
is so defeating.
This should be enough reason
to seek change and healing.
Time to share your secret
You can’t move on
livin’ with your regrets
So shine your own light
and for the rest of your life
Expose your self
And love your self
You know your self!
And love your self
Forgive your self
Forgive your self
Forgive your self
Love your self
Show your self!
Be all your self!
You know your self!
Expose your self!
©2010 G.Davis
Happy June
…‘round the corner
it’s coming ‘round
and ‘round again….
Through the steamy days of summer,
Autumn’s winds and colors
I muscled-up through the winter
Here come the longer days
and shorter nights
That tick tock of the clock
moves on and so must I.
Like Bob Marley and my father,
I believe everything is gonna
be all right.
Happy June, Happy June
I can’t believe that you
are back here so soon
It’s been a year and
I am better
not bitter. Better.
The 31st of May I got out
as I was asked to.
I wish I could have
cut my heart out, left it behind,
gift-wrapped and addressed to you.
(Turns out I’m glad I kept it! YEAH!)
June I sprouted wings
explored something new
By January I broke away
from my own cage
Time always has a way of
healing wounds.
Happy June, Happy June
I can’t believe that you
are back here so soon!
Hope every year from here
gets better
and better. Better and better…
©2009 Garrick Davis
Walking In To Heaven
It’s in your eyes you can’t hide
I toss your hair to one side
Anticipation, desire, connection
When I touch your skin
I feel that strong urge once again.
Pointing in your direction
This love we make
bliss from a risk
we had to take
I feel like I’m
Walking into heaven
When I’m with you
I feel like
I’m in heaven
Alive! So alive!
I kiss your lips then I rise.
You inspire me again and again
Ummm….how we move!
I’m the needle, you’re the groove
We spin ‘round and ‘round
around and around
This music we make is our way to celebrate
what love creates!
Makes me feel so high from swimming
up in to your heaven!
I rise to be in your Heaven
When I’m with you
I feel like I’m in heaven
This original sin is quenching
what I’m cravin’
I wasn’t looking For love
Just some no-strings-attached fun
After the first time I couldn’t get enough
Our bodies fit like a glove
Every day brings a new chance
to show you what I’m made of
I give you my best, I may need to rest
But once is not enough
to be rising to your heaven!
Swimmin’ in your heaven!
Walking in to your heaven!
You are like rain
turned my parched heart
green again
I’m flooded
My fears are drained away
No holding back
No disguise
don’t need a mask
You are my
companion, angel
I'm walking in to your love
I'm walking
Don't you know I feel like I'm in heaven
This original sin is quenchin'
what I'm cravin'
When I'm with you I feel like I'm in heaven
I need you now, right now...
©2010 G. Davis