San Francisco

There’s a moon shining above San Francisco tonight
And it’s bathing the city in a beautiful white light
There’s a fog rolling up over these hills
And a wind blowing in the bay that’ll give you chills

Oh San Francisco
Why did you move me so much and
San Francisco
You made me softer to the touch
San Francisco

You know the man I tried my best to be
I’m leaving in the waves of Ocean Beach

I never will forget those memories
Waiting for taxis stranded in North Beach
We were burning cheap cigars, making out in cable cars
Yeah you taught me how to love and how to drink

Oh San Francisco
Why did you move me so much and
San Francisco
You made me softer to the touch
San Francisco
You know the man I was on yesterday
I’m leaving in the shadow of the Golden Gate

That’s where I bought my first record
That’s where I first fell in love
That’s where my dream took flight over the crooked streets
And I never once came down from up above

There’s a plane flying above San Francisco tonight
And I’m looking down at the beautiful white lights
I was a boy running scared the first time I came out here
But this city made me the man I’ve become

Oh San Francisco
Why did you move me so much and
San Francisco
You made me softer to the touch
San Francisco
You know the man I finally have become
I’m flying into the promise of the setting sun

Heartbeat

Soothing lips are moving, fingers searching in the dark
Tempting hands are trembling, bodies shaking, I lit the spark

I’ve been waiting
For this night to come
For this moment
Here with you

I can tell by the way you kiss me, and the look in your eyes
It’s love
I can feel in the way you hold me, I’m never giving up
On this love

My heart beats with your heartbeat, wrapped in bed sheets come the dawn
Burning, I’m on fire, this desire comes on strong

I’ve been waiting
All my life for someone
To love me
Like you do

I can tell by the way you kiss me, and the look in your eyes
It’s love
I can feel in the way you hold me, I’m never giving up
On this love
No one ever said the words you told me, nothing ever came close
To this love
I can tell by the way you hold me, I’m never giving up
On this love

Punching Bag

All my life all I ever want
Was to be let go of what haunts me
Soon as I’m on the right track
Something deep inside pulls me right back

But someday girl when I’m much older I’ll knock my fears right off my shoulder
I’ll finally find the strength not to make the same mistakes
They feel just like the hands of a boxer that knocks me down over and over
Whenever my fears get bad I’m their punching bag
They come up and say hello

All my life all I ever want
Was a woman like you to make this aching stop
I’ll be your lover and your best friend
Says the angel on my shoulder while the devil plans our ending

But someday girl when I’m much older I’ll knock my fears right off my shoulder
I’ll finally find the strength not to make the same mistakes
Cause they feel just like the hands of a boxer that knocks me down over and over
Whenever my fears get bad I’m their punching bag
They come up and say

Hello
Oh (They come up and say hello)
Oh

Someday girl when I’m much older I’ll knock my fears right off my shoulder
I’ll finally find the strength not to make the same mistakes
Cause they beat me like the hands of a boxer that knocks me down over and over
Whenever my fears get bad I’m their punching bag
I’m their punching bag
They come up and say hello

Free

When the world gets the best of me
I swim down in a deep dark ocean
And let the water and waves rush over me
I stay down till I can’t breathe
Cause here my troubles they can’t catch me
Cause they don’t go where there is no gravity

And for a while I feel I’m in control
It doesn’t matter what you say to me
Deep down in my body and my soul
Honey you know right now that I’m

Free
Yes I’m free
You know I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be
Free
Yes I’m free
You know I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be

All my life I spent struggling
To balance what’s expected of me
And follow where the voice inside me leads
I’ve grown tired of that disharmony
I’m giving up the tightrope walking
And caring about what other people think

The big shots and your fair weather friends
Say stay in the box they put you in
Oh buddy but I don’t give a damn
What they say about me

Cause I’m free
Yes I’m free
Yes I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be
Free
Yes I’m free
You know I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be

When the world gets the best of me
I swim down in a deep dark ocean

Where I’m free
Yes I’m free
Yeah I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be
Free
Yes I’m free
You know I’m free
To be anybody who I wanna be

I Wanna Be In Love

I prayed the lord hallelujah
I prayed to save me but I heard no response
I know that there are others who need help more
But now I need to know just what I have in store
I’ve been up I’ve been down
And I’ll never make it out alone

I prayed the lord hallelujah
I prayed inside in silence each and every night
And every time I never heard an answer
To questions I was sending to the stars above
I looked up, I looked down
Found my way across town
And I’m still searching for something real
I wanna feel
Your kiss on my lips
And when I reach out for your touch
I wanna believe in it
I wanna trust when I fall on my knees
You’re gonna lift me up
I wanna be in love

I slammed the door on hallelujah
Cause I nearly drowned in silence each and every night
I know not everybody gets a fair shot
And some are so afraid to take the chance they got
I’ve been up, I’ve been down
Had my face to the ground
Now I wanna trade my faith in for something real

I wanna feel
Your kiss on my lips
And when I reach out for your touch
I wanna believe in it
I wanna trust when I fall on my knees
You’re gonna lift me up

And the harder we push
And the higher we climb
Do we get closer to the one thing
We want most in our lives
I want a soul your heart won’t deny
I wanna be in love
I wanna be in love

Right On Time

2 a.m., bartender rings the last call bell
It’s the usual crowd as far as I can tell
I’m stuck here waiting, I wait for you every night
Till I walk on home, I’m alone in bed tonight
But I’m keeping my hope alive

Because someday soon I can feel in the air
My solitude, it better beware
Cause you, you’ll be right on time
It’s been a long time coming but I’m feeling okay cause
Sooner or later you’ll be coming my way
Yeah you, you’ll be right on time

You’ll take my future, take my heart into your hands
You’ll take all of my best laid plans
You’ll give me purpose, bring meaning to my life
So I’ll walk this bar if it’s where you are tonight
Cause I know love is on the horizon

Oh she stood still with the driest of eyes
Oh when my last love said goodbye
Oh I thought she was the best I could find
And it’s harder now but I’m giving love a second try
Yeah I’m giving it one more try tonight

Because someday soon I can feel in the air
My solitude, it better beware
Cause you, you’ll be right on time
On time
You’ll be right on time

Believe What You Want

Well you’re combing back your hair and putting makeup on your eyes
And your grabbing the first lipstick that baby you can find
And the heels of your shoes, they’re getting faded across the tile
And you’ve worn out that dress that you’re wearing out tonight

I’ve got something to tell you
I’ve got something to say
The truth is only an obstacle
It’s demanding and it’s standing in our way

So go ahead and believe what you want baby
Go ahead and believe what you want girl
Go ahead and believe what you want baby
But please don’t ask me to hold you closer little girl

Well you take off all your clothes, I take off mine after that
You make a promise that you’ll leave, I make a promise I will come back
And a part of me wants what a part of me gets
But the rest of me stops before I get upset

Still I’ve got something to tell you
I’ve got something to say
Your heart can have me whenever you want
But you had better be prepared for it to break

So go ahead and believe what you want baby
Go ahead and believe what you want girl
Go ahead and believe what you want baby
But please don’t ask me to hold you closer little girl

No please don’t ask me to hold you closer little girl
Please don’t ask me to hold you closer little girl

When The Rain Came Down

Danny works nights down at the Dairy Queen
Then he’s up at 7:30 for the day shift at the General Motors factory
When he was younger he was gonna be a rock and roll star
But he was busy bussing tables at his daddy’s Cuban restaurant

You push and pull for what you got to have
You take the money and you get what you can grab
And everyday you find a reason to believe
In the dreams that they promised you
And then you find out when they don’t come true that

When the rain came down
No one said it’d be this bad
No one said you’d be drenched down to the bone
You get a million scars
For every day you work so hard and never got what you was after
When our dreams they slowly turn to dust
Tell me what happens to the rest of us

Shelly was born with a silver spoon in her hand
She dreamed of singing under the bright lights, she wouldn’t stop till she got what she planned
With her daddy’s connections and a little luck
She signed a record company contract, but it wasn’t quite what she was dreaming of

She sang what they wanted she had no choice
She lacked the freedom of an artist with her own voice
She was merely a vessel for a moneymaking machine
When you want so badly to reach the stars
You lose touch with who you really are

When the rain came down
No one said it’d be this bad
No one said you’d be drenched down to the bone
You get a million scars
For everyday you work so hard and never got what you was after
When our dreams they slowly turn to dust
Somebody tell me what happens to the rest of us

And then one day you look in the mirror and see
You’re so much older than you were
And on that day you find all the mistakes you made
You swore you, you never would
What do we do with that
With the knowledge of the life we could’ve had
Do we just stay the course
And carry on
Or stay strong

When the rain came down
No one said it’d be this bad
No one said you’d be drenched down to the bone
You get a million scars
For everyday you work so hard and never got what you was after
When our dreams they slowly turn to dust
Tell me what happens, tell me what happens to the rest of us

Once

Isn’t it amazing, how fast time can fly
Isn’t it amazing, the blink of an eye

I once was a dreamer, a singer of songs
I lived for the future, it was where I belonged

I saw it pass by me, I stood silent and still
Like a bird shot in flight, I just watched it be killed

Then night after night
In the darkness I’d wait for the light to come
And it did
And I lost
And I ran
And I never looked back because

Once I was filled with desire
Once I was filled with despair
Once inside burned a raging fire
And now nothing is there
Once I was filled with such passion
And once I had dreams to spare
Once I paid the price of wanting
What never came true and I said it would only be once

Call me a liar, call me a fool
Say what you will and I’ll say this to you

Stand in my shoes
For just one moment you’ll know how it feels to
Watch your dreams
Just get dragged
In the dust
While you’re scrambling to save them and

Once I was filled with desire
Once I was filled with despair
Once inside burned a raging fire
And now nothing is there
Once I could climb every mountain
And once I would’ve killed to see
Once just one dream I had come true
But now I am finally free

Of all the disappointment, all the pain I knew
Would come from a dream that would never come true
A lifetime of wanting
A lifetime of wasting
Sometimes you get burned so bad you say only

Once I was filled with desire
And once I was filled with despair
Once inside burned a raging fire
Now nothing is there

Once I could see in the mirror
Once the man I wanted to be
Once I was cursed to see clearer
That man I’d never be
And it brought me down to my knees
And I said this would happen to me
Only once

Gonna Believe Again

I was a young man making a move
Coming alive, coming to you
I had young blood with nothing to lose
So much to gain, so much to prove

And I’m all grown up and ready now
But can I survive
I’ll get so torn up and unsteady now
I paid my dues and I waited in line
I’m gonna get what’s coming to me tonight

But can I climb like hell like everybody else is doing
Can I walk that rope and hope I don’t fall on my face
I couldn’t stand up straight and I lost my faith in the balance
But something tells me I’m gonna believe again
Yeah something tells me I’m gonna believe again

I met a young girl out on her own
Grew up a child, never could sleep alone
She’s got a good heart and a good attitude
She doesn’t know what this world can do

And she’s all grown up and ready now
But can she survive
She’ll get so torn up and unsteady now
When you’re wounded with tears in your eyes
Honey don’t you let them see you cry

You gotta climb like hell like everybody else is doing
You gotta walk that rope and hope you don’t fall on your face
I couldn’t stand up straight and I lost my faith in the balance
But something tells me I’m gonna believe again
Yeah something tells me I’m gonna believe again
Again
Again

Dream On

I was scared the man that I’d become
Would never meet my childhood expectations
All the fear welled up inside of me
Until I couldn’t find my own melody to sing

But then I found a love
One that I could dream of
She told me don’t you fret and don’t you wait
She said

Dream on
Dream of all the things you wanna be
If you believe you will become
Dream on
Keep going rise on up and face your fears
Pretty soon you’ll hear them knocking at the door

Late at night I rest my weary head
Let all the thoughts that wear me down vanish with every breath
I try to close my eyes and drift away
But stubborn thoughts of self-doubt in my head keep me awake

But then I wake to find
She’s right there by my side
And I find I’ve got the strength to carry on
I can be strong and

Dream on
Dream of all the things you wanna be
If you believe you will become
Dream on
Keep going rise on up and face your fears
Pretty soon you’ll hear them knocking at the door

When you’re down
She’s by your side, she’ll be there for you
When you’re down
She’ll lift you up and carry you home

Dream on
Dream of all the things you wanna be
If you believe you will become
Dream on
Keep going rise on up and face your fears
Pretty soon you’ll hear them knocking
Rise on up and face your fears
Pretty soon you’ll hear them knocking
Rise on up and face your fears
Pretty soon you’ll hear them knocking at the door

Thank You

I could sit there sulking honey by myself
For what would seem like days at a time
Just worrying about tomorrow, drowning in my sorrow
It was all just a waste of precious time

Cause now I’m sitting pretty riding in my car
With my girl’s feet up on the dash
She’s a strong independent woman, a genius in the kitchen
And her loving makes me feel real good real fast

I wanna thank you for making my darkness disappear
I wanna thank you for making my sunlight so clear
I wanna thank you for making my dreams come true
Thank you for just being you

Ain’t no emotion faked or truth well hid
When I’m with you I’m as true as can be
You’re the answer to my wishes, and you even do the dishes
And you know I don’t mind doing your dirty laundry

Cause I wanna thank you for all those things that you do
I wanna thank you for making my world brand new
I wanna thank you for making my dreams come true
Thank you for just being you, thank you for just being you

Hold me in your arms
Never let me go
You’re my one true love don’t you know
I’ll be beside you
Cause it’s right where I belong
Ain’t nothing stopping this love so strong

I wanna thank you for making my darkness disappear
I wanna thank you for making my sunlight so clear
I wanna thank you for making my dreams come true
Thank you for just being, thank you for just being you

Starting Now

I’ll give you anything you want
I’ll give you anything you need
And I will try and do my best
When baby you won’t

You’re everything I always waited for
You’re everything I always asked for and more
And I wouldn’t change a thing
About you at all

You can call me up
For any little thing you want love
And I will be right there
Just call me up
For any little thing you’re scared of
And I will sort it out
I’m everything I ever want to be
Starting now

I’ll give you all the love that I got inside
I’ll give you all the love for all of my life
And I won’t ask for a thing
Just let me love you the most

You can call me up
For any little thing you want love
And I will be right there
Just call me up
For any little thing you’re scared of
And I will sort it out
I’m everything I ever want to be
If you spend your life standing next to me

Starting now
Starting now
Starting now
Starting now

All songs written by David Baron