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These are just a sampling of my completed song lyrics ...
all are copyrighted © by William Wheeler

A binding of the heart

©  2008 William Wheeler

VERSE

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME, I SAW YOUR FACE

IT FELT LIKE TIME STOOD STILL, AND MY HEART WOULD BREAK

YOU WERE EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED IN MY LIFE

AND FROM THAT MOMENT IN TIME, I KNEW YOU WOULD BE MINE

CHORUS

YOU RAISE ME UP, AND MAKE ME STRONGER

YOU GIVE ME HOPE, YOU MAKE THINGS BRIGHTER

AND I THANK GOD EVERY SINGLE DAY

THAT HE TOOK EXTRA TIME, TO MAKE YOU THIS WAY

VERSE

I GIVE MY LOVE TO YOU, FREELY

MY HEART IS IN YOUR HANDS, SINCERELY

OUR LIVES ARE NOW AS ONE, COMPLETELY

AS WE START OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER, FOREVER

CHORUS

YOU RAISE ME UP, AND MAKE ME STRONGER

YOU GIVE ME HOPE, YOU MAKE THINGS BRIGHTER

AND I THANK GOD EVERY SINGLE DAY

THAT HE TOOK EXTRA TIME, TO MAKE YOU THIS WAY

VERSE

I NEVER KNEW THAT THERE COULD BE, SOMEONE LIKE YOU

WHO COULD MAKE ME FEEL, THE WAY I DO

AND THAT I WOULD EVER HAVE THE CHANCE

TO BE JOINED TOGETHER WITH YOU, IN GODS GREATER GRACE

CHORUS


YOU RAISE ME UP, AND MAKE ME STRONGER

YOU GIVE ME HOPE, YOU MAKE THINGS BRIGHTER

AND I THANK GOD EVERY SINGLE DAY

THAT HE TOOK EXTRA TIME, TO MAKE YOU THIS WAY

WILLIAM WHEELER @2008

love is only fool's gold

C. 2011 William Wheeler

Verse


Why do we look at each other that way

Knowing when we’re together, magic’s in the air

  like the eye of a storm, waiting to explode

love comes so slowly, buried by fool’s gold

Chorus

Sometime I feel, like a lost child in the night

Hoping somehow I can find the light

When I turn towards the dream

There’s only the gleam, of fools gold

Verse

We try to deny, what’s really going on

Hide that passion, buried deep inside my soul

I can see it in your eyes; I feel it in your stare

Oh baby you know, it’s more than I can bare

Chorus

Sometimes I feel, like a lost child in the night

Hoping somehow, I can find the light

When I turn towards the dream

There’s only the gleam, of fools gold

Verse

Would it be so bad, if we told the truth

How our hunger drives us, to break the rules

To come together, like grownups often do

like a twinkle in the night, buried by fool’s gold

Chorus

Sometimes I feel, like a lost child in the night

Hoping somehow, to find the light

When I turn towards the dream

There’s only the gleam, of fools gold

CAJUN HEARTBEAT

©  2008 William Wheeler

VERSE

WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE ONE

MY PAWRAN HE SAID TO ME

GAZE UPON DAT BIG BRANCH

IN DAT OLD RED CYPRESS TREE

CHORUS

OH YEA I KNOW I’M HOME WHEN

A FRIEND SHOUTS OUT, 

WHERE YA AT?

AND I TELL THEM, I’M WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE

AND THEY SAY, YEA YOU RIGHT

VERSE

THE PELICAN SHE IS PERCHED HIGH UP IN THE TREE

THE GUARDIAN WATCHIN FOR THOSE IN NEED

AND THERE’S NO PLACE THAT I WANT TO BE

AND LAFOURCHE BAYOU IS THAT CHOICE FOR ME

CHORUS


OH YEA I KNOW I’M HOME WHEN

A FRIEND SHOUTS OUT, WHERE YA AT

AND I TELL THEM, I’M WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE

AND THEY SAY, YEA YOU RIGHT

VERSE

CAN YOU HEAR DAT BIG SLAPPIN' SOUND

AS THE GATORS TAIL COMES CRASHING DOWN

AND THE DRUM ROLL ECHO’S ALL AROUND

TO DAT SPECIAL CAJUN BEAT

CHORUS


OH YEA I KNOW I’M HOME WHEN

A FRIEND SHOUTS OUT, WHERE YA AT

AND I TELL THEM, I’M WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE

AND THEY SAY, YEA YOU RIGHT

VERSE

DAT SHOTGUN HOUSE IS STILL STANDING

IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME

AS IT LEAVES IT’S DOORS WIDE OPEN

TO GREET A BRIGHT NEW DAY

CHORUS


OH YEA I KNOW I’M HOME, WHEN A

FRIEND SHOUTS OUT, WHERE YA AT AND

I TELL THEM I’M WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE

AND THEY SAY, YEA YOU RIGHT.

                                                                                                                                        

agony and ecstacy

©   2010 William Wheeler

Verse

I knew when I saw you walk in that door

 life as it had been would be changed

You take me to those places, deep within my soul

Time stands still, when I’m with you

Chorus

Like agony and ecstasy, each time we meet.

A clash of passion, shakes the world beneath my feet.

I’m on a rocket ride, you drive me out of my mind.

Verse

Ooh-ooh love is fleeting, a feather in the wind

Blowing in the breeze, it comes crashing to the ground

Like a heart beat that is pounding

an echo sounding, all around me

Chorus

Like agony and ecstasy, each time we meet.

A clash of passion, shakes the world beneath my feet.

I’m on a rocket ride, you drive me out of my mind.

Verse


If I could talk to you, and let you know

just the way you are, is fine with me

I don’t really mind, what’s been said or done

Cause when you’re away, my heart won’t mend

Chorus

Like agony and ecstasy, each time we meet.

A clash of passion, shakes the world beneath my feet.

I’m on a rocket ride, you drive me out of my mind.

Ooh baby, I can’t let you go

                           

a mending of the heart

© 2010 William Wheeler

VERSE


WHY DOES THE WORLD SEEM SO CONFUSING

ALL I EVER WANTED, WAS TO BE AMUSING

 MY HOPES AND DREAMS OF A BETTER DAY

HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY, SINCE YOU LEFT ME

CHORUS

OOH-OOH LOVE IS SO FLEETING, LIKE A FEATHER IN THE WIND

BLOWING IN THE BREEZE, IT COMES CRASHING TO THE GROUND

A HEART BEAT THAT IS POUNDING

LIKE AN ECHO SOUNDING, ALL AROUND ME

VERSE

HERE I AM JUST AN AVERAGE MAN

TRYING TO MAKE IT THE BEST I CAN

I THINK OF WHAT WAS, AND HOW IT COULD BE

IF I HAD SWALLOWED MY PRIDE AND SAID, I’M SORRY

CHORUS

OOH-OOH LOVE IS SO FLEETING, LIKE A FEATHER IN THE WIND

BLOWING IN THE BREEZE, IT COMES CRASHING DOWN

A HEART BEAT THAT IS POUNDING

LIKE AN ECHO SOUNDING, ALL AROUND ME

VERSE

IF I COULD TALK TO YOU, AND LET YOU KNOW

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, IS FINE WITH ME

I DON’T REALLY MIND, WHAT YOU’VE SAID OR DONE

CAUSE WHEN YOUR AWAY, MY HEART WON’T MEND

CHORUS

OOH-OOH LOVE IS SO FLEETING, LIKE A FEATHER IN THE WIND

BLOWING IN THE BREEZE, IT COMES CRASHING TO THE GROUND

A HEART BEAT THAT IS POUNDING

LIKE AN ECHO SOUNDING ALL AROUND ME

Even Heaven Ain’t Bullet Proof

©  2011 WILLIAM WHEELER

Verse


Here we are again, saying the same things

Both knowing how it will end

Can’t stop myself, from trying a little longer

Hoping somehow, we’ll find a way to mend

Chorus

Hey baby, even heaven ain’t bullet proof

You’re like a morning star, you shine so bright

And make me believe, I’m in paradise

You rock my world, down to my soul

Verse


When we come together, takes me to another place

 spending all of our passion, in a lovers embrace    


like time stands still, when I’m with you

Chorus


Hey baby, even heaven ain’t bullet proof

You’re like a morning star, you shine so bright

And make me believe, I’m in paradise

 You rock my world, down to my soul

Verse


I know it’s not enough for you, to have my heart and soul

You need those shiny cars, and a fancy new home

 the only thing that I can do, Is to let you go

Chorus


Hey baby, even heaven ain’t bullet proof

You’re like the morning star, you shine so bright

make me believe, I’m in paradise

you rock my world, down to my soul

do you want to be with me?

                                                                             © 1987 William Wheeler

Verse

Do you want to be with me

Is it something that you need

Don’t you play those games with me

Cause the heart breaks so easily

Chorus

Lonely days and night time too

My love for you breaks all the rules

Living in a fantasy, dreams come on like ecstasy

Verse

When I see you smile, it brightens up my world

And I don’t care about all those other girls

If you could tell me that you want my love

I’d give you everything girl, my body heart and soul

Chorus

Lonely days and night time too

My love for you breaks all the rules

Living in a fantasy, dreams come on like ecstasy

Verse

I hang out on your corner, hoping to steal a glance

I count the moments just to watch you pass

When you’re around me girl, it feels like time stands still

I hold my breath and pinch myself just to know it’s real

Chorus

Lonely days and night time too

My love for you breaks all the rules

Living in a fantasy, dreams come on like ecstasy



one more day

©  2008 wILLIAM wHEELER


VERSE

SOMETIMES WHEN I’M ALL ALONE

AND THOSE THOUGHTS FILL UP MY HOME

IT’S ALMOST MORE THAN I CAN BEAR

KNOWING THAT YOU’LL NEVER BE THERE

CHORUS

IF I COULD HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY

TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE NOT ALONE

TO SAY GOODBYE. OH OH MY.

THEN YOU HEART WOULD KNOW THAT I STILL LOVE YOU SO

VERSE

IT’S ALMOST FIVE YEARS TO THE DAY

THAT THE LORD TOOK YOU AWAY

I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE

AND NOW THOSE MEMORIES HAUNT MY HEART INSIDE

CHORUS

IF I COULD HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY

TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE NOT ALONE

TO SAY GOODBYE. OH OH MY.

THEN YOU HEART WOULD KNOW THAT I STILL LOVE YOU SO

VERSE 


THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE

JUST LIVING OUR LIVES IN THE SUN

HOLDING YOUR HAND WATCHING DAWN  TURN INTO DAY

FINDING A WAY TO LIVE EACH DAY

CHORUS

IF I COULD HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY

TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE NOT ALONE

TO SAY GOODBYE. OH OH MY.

THEN YOU HEART WOULD KNOW THAT I STILL LOVE YOU SO

VERSE

WHEN I LAY DOWN AT NIGHT AND TURN OUT THE LIGHT

HOLD THAT MOMENT OF TIME IN MY MIND

MEMORIES OF THOSE DAYS GONE BY

AND WISHING YOU WERE STILL WITH ME

CHORUS

IF I COULD HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY

TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE NOT ALONE

TO SAY GOODBYE. OH OH MY.

THEN YOU HEART WOULD KNOW THAT I STILL LOVE YOU SO

It’s a hard life baby


© 1984 William W, Wheeler
 
Verse

All those dreams, yea all those memories

Make me wonder what is really real

Yea I’m lonely momma and I feel so blue

If I aint got no money, then I aint got a chance

Verse

It’s a hard life baby, when you starting from scratch

Oh the road is rough, and there’s no looking back

My feet are aching baby, and my souls feeling sad

Help me find a way to put my memories in the past

Verse

Work for the man, to bring home the cash

Got to stretch that money baby, got to make it last

Oh my babies are hungry, and I’m down to my last dime

Take me out of my misery momma, show me the light

Verse

All those dreams yea all those memories

They’re like feathers in the wind

They leave you lonely momma, feeling like a bird in a cage

It’s a hard life baby, when you born with the blues

Verse

The streets can be mean, they can be cruel

People always trying, to make you out the fool

Then they play on you baby, like a fine worn out tool

Then they play on you baby, like a fine worn out tool

Verse

You can take all my money, friends long time past

Dip in my pocket baby, that’s a laugh

 They took everything I got, and left me flat

Oh it’s a hard life baby, when you born with the blues

Oh mamma, what’s a man to do, I’m so sad I feel like a fool

Can’t even feed my babies, what’s a man to do, when you born with the blues

                                          

grand Isle I remember you

© .June 11, 2010 WILLIAM WHEELER

VERSE

WHAT WE GONNA DO, WHERE WE GONNA GO

WHEN  ALL THAT OIL, DESTROYED OUR HOMES

ALL OF MY PEOPLE, THEY BE LOOKING OUT TO YOU

HOPING YOU’LL FIND A WAY, TO SAVE THIS SACRED PLACE

CHORUS

OH WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO CLEANSE THIS LAND

MAYBE YOUR HAND, AND GODS DIVINING GRACE

VERSE

GRAND ISLE, I REMEMBER YOU I DO

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I PLAYED IN THE SAND

WE FISHED AND CRABBED, AND CAMPED OUT ON YOUR LAND

WHERE DID IT ALL GO, I JUST DON'T KNOW.


CHORUS

OH WHAT WILL IT TAKE, TO CLEANSE THIS LAND

MAYBE YOUR HAND, AND GODS DIVINING GRACE

VERSE

THE HOUMA PEOPLE, AND THE CAJUN’S TOO

THERE ROOTS RUN DEEP, THERE TIED TO THE LAND

WHEN DAT THICK BLACK OIL, COME SPEWING ON OUT

OUR MOTHER SHE CRIED, CAUSE IT SOILED HER SOUL

CHORUS

OH WHAT WILL IT TAKE, TO CLEANSE THIS LAND

MAYBE YOUR HAND AND GODS DIVINING GRACE

VERSE

SOME PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND, THIS IS OUR SACRED LAND

OH LORD LORD LORD, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE

CAN’T THEY HEAR THOSE ANCIENTS CALLING OUT THERE NAMES

PLEASE HELP US I PRAY, CAUSE WERE SUCH A PITIFUL RACE
                                                                                           

AMERICA'S LIFELINE

© 1985 William Wheeler

Verse

Have you ever seen a bird in flight

The power of a lightning storm at night

Water rippling through a mountain stream

Or sunlight pouring through a gentle rain

Chorus


Is the world so blind that it can’t see

America’s lifeline is here for free

Open your heart, and let it flow

Bring the joy, into your soul

Verse

Floating down the river in an old inner tube

The current is your captain on your cruise

Leaves that follow the winds command

Sand washed away by the water’s edge

Chorus

Is the world so blind that it can’t see

America’s lifeline is here for free

Open your heart, and let it flow

Bring the joy, into your soul

Verse

Gazing at the flames, as a firefly flickers by

The sound of crickets, chirping in the night

A restful sleep in the crisp mountain air

The crow of the rooster to start a new day

Chorus

Is the world so blind that it can’t see

America’s lifeline is here for free

Open your hear, and let it flow

Bring the joy, into your soul
                                   

OLDS ONLY IN YOUR MIND

©  1987 William Wheeler

Verse

The days are longer, than they used to be

The lines around my eyes, are stretched and creased

My body don’t work, like it did when I was young

Oh, but my minds still willing, to face the rising sun

Chorus

Old's only in your mind, it’s just a matter of time

No more waiting in line, old's only in your mind

Verse

Everyone says, what’s wrong with you

You still go out and play the fool

When will you learn that you’re not eighteen

And only living a young boys dream

Chorus

Old's only in your mind, it’s just a matter of time

No more waiting in line, old's only in your mind

Verse

I never knew that having fun wasn’t cool

And doing your best was against the rules

Could it be that I have realized

It takes the child in us to survive

Chorus

Old's only in your mind, it’s just a matter of time

No more waiting in line, old's only in your mind

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