All songs written by Brian McGinty
Lyrics used by permission
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Like The Breeze
© 2002 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

Now and then she slips right in to my surprise
Comes and goes, she ebbs and flows in silent tides
And I shiver amazed as I stand in her wake
Drawing in from her now with each breath that I take
Going out of my mind with the fear that my heart’s gonna break

Like the breeze she rolls over my senses with ease
Showing signs of affection in cautious degrees
Then she leaves my defenseless down here on my knees
And she rolls right over me
Like the breeze

True to form a soul so warm can be so cold
Leads me on, but then she’s gone, too quick to hold
Do I reach out for something that’s not even there
Do I cry out in vain or pretend not to care
Do I dare to believe there could be something more in the air

Like the breeze she floats down from the tops of the trees
And she hovers above me ignoring my pleas
Then she blows me a kiss, but that’s only a tease
And she rolls right over me
Like the breeze

And I try to rise above, but I’m not up to the task
Wanna be the one you love, but I’m only fit to
Bask in the glory of all that you are
Like some hopeless fool wishing on some lucky star
Wondering what it might take to get close to a light that’s so far

Now and then she slips right in to where I live
Comes and goes, but never knows what I would give
To be more than somebody she’s just blowing past
To make more of these moments that don’t seem to last
To be more than an afterthought fading away too fast, way to fast

So I let her roll over my senses with ease
Showing cautious affection in larger degrees
Then she leaves me defenseless down here on my knees
With my head in the clouds as I shiver and freeze
Never knowing for certain if she even sees
When I reach out to her at the tops of the trees
And she hovers above as I beg and I plead
That her subtle advances are not just a tease
And she rolls right over me
Yes she rolls right over me
Yes she rolls right over me
Like the breeze

Now and then she slips right in
Comes and goes but never knows


Room For Me
© 2002 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

Long time, no see
Had you forgotten about me
Been traveling down this twisted road
Dragging ‘round my heavy load
The price for calling myself free
But my feet are tired and my back is sore
I could use a home and I hope it’s yours
‘Cause when things go wrong you can steer me right
Is there room for me in your bed tonight

I’ve always moved at my own pace
I’m never happy in one place
And when I try to settle down
Before my feet can touch the ground
I’m off again without a trace

But if just this once I choose not to roam
And I’m on your doorstep when you get home
Tell me would you find me a welcome sight
Is there room for me in your bed tonight

I guess it’s selfish and unfair
To just show up and think you’d care
I throw myself upon your mercy and I pray
That you can give me shelter now
That you can finally show me how
To open up my eyes and face another day

Long time, no see
Have you been wondering about me
I’d like to say that I’ll stay long
But we both know that I’d be wrong
That’s not the man I’ll ever be

So I won’t make promises I can’t keep
Or let my emotions run way to deep
But between the evening and morning light
I can keep you warm and I can hold you tight
You could comfort me, I could comfort you
And before this long lonely night is through
Maybe all that’s wrong, we can make it right
Is there room for me in your bed tonight


Useless Information
© 2001 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

The daily news floats through the air
A headline here, a headline there
I read enough to show I care
About issues of the day
Important causes, worldly ways
And from the comfort of my bed
The sound bites rattle through my head
Convincing me enough’s been said
For me to understand what’s true
For me to form a point of view

And I would tell you that I’m right
But I don’t know if I am
And I would love to join the fight
But I don’t know where I stand
I’m so preoccupied with useless information
Meaningful thoughts are more than I can bare today

The opera season’s just begun
I could buy tickets for each one
But sitcoms really are more fun
They make it so easy to maintain
This feeling of calm inside my brain
Infomercials, late night shows
1-900-make-more-dough
Scrambled porn and HBO
So many channels you can’t lose
But it can be so hard to choose

And I would like to be well read
But it just puts me to sleep
I like the junk food for my head
Because it never gets too deep
And I’m so keenly versed on useless information
Anything valuable would just be in my way

It’s so important to be well informed and rightly educated
Every neuron firing and every muscle stimulated
Every detail organized and every item collated
Knowledge is the new horizon my friend
It’s hard to get a moment’s rest with all there is to do and see
A thousand screaming points of light and I just want my MTV
I sit for hours basking in the glow of new technology
But where does it, where does it, where does it, where does it,
Where does it, where does it, where does it, where does it end

I would tell you that I’m right
But I don’t know if I am
And I would love to join the fight
But I don’t know where I stand
I’m so preoccupied with useless information
Meaningful thoughts are more than I can bare today
I would like to be well read
But it just puts me to sleep
I like the junk food for my head
Because it never gets too deep
And I’m so keenly versed on useless information
Anything valuable would just be in my way


The End of the Dance
© 1999 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

Tell me what I did, tell me what I said
To make you go away
I never meant to hurt, never meant to harm
It happened anyway
We all drift on decisions we make
Sometimes damage gets done in their wake

But I’m not gonna cry
I won’t say goodbye
I’m tired of trying to understand why
I believe I was wrong
Believe I was right
The difference is getting real blurry tonight
But I won’t walk away
This can’t be the end of the dance

I thought we used to laugh, thought we used to sing
Why’s it been so long
Did we lose the beat, did we lose the tune
Did we forget the song
Seems there’s things that we’re all scared to say
I wish I could get them out of our way

But I won’t make a sound
My voice has been bound
I guess there’s a lot of it going around
Cause we’ve all shed our tears
We’ve all had our fears
And right now the silence is crushing my ears
But I won’t walk away
This can’t be the end of the dance

Well I know things change
And I share the blame
But I just don’t want to adjust
Well now here’s to you
Well now here’s to me
Well what ever happened to us

Tell me what to do, tell me what to say
To bring you back to me
I can never change what’s already been
But tell me what’s to be
When familiar songs find me once more
Will you be with me out on the floor

Cause I’m not gonna cry
I won’t say goodbye
I’m tired of trying to understand why
I believe I was wrong
Believe I was right
The difference is getting real blurry tonight
And I won’t make a sound
My voice has been bound
I guess there’s a lot of it going around
Cause we’ve all shed our tears
We’ve all had our fears
And right now the silence is crushing my ears
But I won’t walk away
This can’t be the end of the dance
No I won’t walk away
This can’t be the end of the dance


Linda’s Eyes
© 1989 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

She’s living on a childhood fantasy
She says she’s gonna be a movie star
She’s taking every break that she can get
It takes a lot of work to get that far

And everything is under control she says
Don’t anybody worry about me
She never could receive my compliments
Refuses to accept my sympathy
And I could always walk away
Too dumb to think of more to say
But something always pulls me to her side
To watch the falling stars in Linda’s eyes

She’s learned to be aloof to everyone
So many have betrayed her trust before
She’ll do her fighting on her own behalf
Cause no one’s gonna use her anymore

And everything will be alright she says
Nobody has to worry about me
She’s looking for the door to all her dreams
And trying to maintain her dignity
And though she glows with strength and pride
She’s really cold and scared inside
And so I have to stay with her and try
To wipe away the tears from Linda’s eyes

And everything is under control she says
Don’t anybody worry about me
I’m better off to spend my time alone
And think about the way it used to be
And when I tell her I’ll be there
She doesn’t really seem to care
But something makes me struggle when she cries
To understand the pain in Linda’s eyes

Everything will be alright she says
Nobody has to worry about me
She’s lost the will to pay the price for love
Or deal with the responsibility
No matter what I try to do
She makes it harder to get through
But still it’s worth the sacrifice to try
To see the fire burn in Linda’s eyes


One More Minute
© 1991 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

Calling out your name from down in the street below
Watching you lean out the window sill
And something as simple as the way the wind
Will blow your hair around
Can make the world around me stand so still

If we had met in another place and another time
Maybe these moments wouldn’t cause me pain
Cause pondering the question of what might have been
Makes the shadows of regret and doubt remain

And I want to touch you, but it’s just for the minute
And I want to hold you, but I know I’ll regret it
Every time that I kiss you I feel this pounding in my heart
That begs me to cling to you with all my strength
Instead of pulling us apart
And I know that everything about us is so wrong
But when I leave the heartache is so strong
So I’ll make the moment last awhile if it won’t do any harm
And I’ll just stay for one more minute in your arms

And the thought of us as lovers is a fleeting fantasy
Just a pretty dream of something that I know could never be
But the practical persuasions don’t convince me when I find
Even when you’re half a world away you’re forever on my mind

And after everything that’s ever passed between us
I still don’t know just what these feelings mean to us
As our differences confine us to something less than I dream of
Beyond this empty word call “friendship” lies a deeper kind of love

And I want to touch you, but it’s just for the minute
And I want to hold you, but I know I’ll regret it
Every time that I kiss you I feel this pounding in my heart
That begs me to cling to you with all my strength
Instead of pulling us apart
And I know that everything about us is so wrong
But when I leave the heartache is so strong
So I’ll make the moment last awhile if it won’t do any harm
And I’ll just stay for one more minute in your arms
Can I stay for one more minute in your arms
Please let me stay for one more minute in your arms


Time Crawls
© 1996 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

Salesman rolls up in his brand new Cadillac
And he leaves the engine running as he saunters up the walk outside
Rings the doorbell shouting, “Here’s your lucky day.”
“Come out on this fine morning.  Let me take you for a ride.”

And time crawls
Waiting for the end to begin
The storm comes rolling through and leaves us twisting in the wind
And time takes
The most enormous of tolls
There’s a price on everything you own, beginning with your soul
People spend entire lifetimes deciding what to do while time crawls

Salesman takes a long drag off his cigarette
Blows the smoke towards my face
So that it curls around my mouth and eyes
“You’ve got to trust me son, I’ve seen it all before.”
“If you can show me greener cash boy I can show you bluer skies”

Well time crawls
And we wish on any bright star
But the dim light only helps reveal how desperate that we are
And time breaks
Even the strongest of wills
It’s not decisive action, but the slow resolve that kills
And the hunger for redemption just keeps growing every day
That time crawls

Some people say that times have been better
Some people say they’ll be better still
But we’re all just slaves to our paychecks now
So just get away with whatever the law will allow
Don’t worry ‘bout tomorrow when the bills are due today
Cause tomorrow’s never gonna be our problem anyway
Salesman takes a firm hold of my collar
And he rips the shirt right off me as I struggle to get out the door
“That’s my payment.  You can keep that mister.”
“I’m not buying one more God damned thing your selling anymore”

And time crawls
Waiting for the end to begin
The storm comes rolling through and leaves us twisting in the wind
And time takes
The most enormous of tolls
There’s a price on everything you own, beginning with your soul

And time crawls
When we wish on any bright star
But the dim light only helps reveal how desperate that we are
And time breaks
Even the strongest of wills
It’s not decisive action, but the slow resolve that kills
And the hunger for redemption just keeps growing every day
That time crawls


Pictures of New York
© 2001 Larpin Lane Publishing (BMI)

I travelled once through Arizona
Beheld the canyon with my eyes
I never thought to take a picture
A photograph would only lie
Cause how can I explain
With chemicals on film
That part of me remains
Inside that canyon still

Canyons made by time and water
And canyons made by hands of men
Were never meant to be imprisoned
Inside a camera’s tiny lens
Cause some things won’t be bound
Or captured anywhere
Like one hole in the ground
And one hole in the air

I raise my camera and take aim
But this won’t fit inside the frame
I click the shutter just the same
But in the end it just won’t work
So in the absence of a sky
With towers tall of mountains high
Some things are best left to the eye
Like taking pictures of New York

One time I drove through Colorado
I raced the river with my car
All I brought back were some memories
I’ll always know just where they are
Cause worthless souvenirs
I’ll never hold again
Could never be as dear
As knowing where I’ve been

I raise my camera and take aim
But this won’t fit inside the frame
I click the shutter just the same
But in the end it just won’t work
So in the absence of a sky
With towers tall of mountains high
Some things are best left to the eye
Like taking pictures of New York

The California Coast is never hard to find
Every inch of it is burned inside my mind
And like a hundred friends
I’ll never see again
They’re all a part of me
And will be till the end

I took a boat across the Hudson
Beheld the skyline with my eyes
I’d seen it all before in pictures
But every one one those were lies
Cause somewhere in between
What postcards don’t reveal
Are things that can’t be seen
And things you have to feel

I raise my camera and take aim
But this won’t fit inside the frame
I click the shutter just the same
But in the end it just won’t work
So in the absence of a sky
With towers tall of mountains high
Some things are best left to the eye
Like taking pictures of New York
Like taking pictures of New York
Like taking pictures of New York