1. |
Play
04:27
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Way too much pressure
Always losing
Feeling like a fool
People trying to test ya
No not today
No not today
All I hear’s
Be all you can be
Be a man
And face your fears
No not today
No not today
All them empty words are
Getting in my way
I can’t stay
No I can’t stay
Got to go out and
Play
Got to go out and play
Got to go out and play
Got to go out and play
Same old streets
Such a bore
Going nowhere
Dragging my feet
No not today
No not today
I mean where’s the fun
When it’s all work
What’s the purpose of
Serving everyone
No not today
Please not today
Man this life it’s
Getting in my way
I can’t stay
No I can’t stay
Got to go out and
Play
Got to go out and play
Got to go out and play
Got to go out and play
Got to go out and play
Like I did as a kid
All day long
Kicking ‘round this old town
Me and my friends
Now those days are long gone
Can’t help but reminisce
I remember a poor boy wishing he was rich
If only he had known
He was back then
I was back then
Can’t let the past get in my way
Not a good place to stay
Not a good place to stay
I can’t stay
No I can’t stay
Got to go out
Got to go out
Got to go out
Got to go out and
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2. |
True Beauty
04:56
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Been staring at this photograph for a while
Couldn’t help but notice
The hurt behind your lovely smile
Now I know those eyelids
Hide away all the sorrow
How to make it through tomorrow
Never learned how to live your life
Taught yourself how to
How to survive
But mama now you’ve earned your stripes
It’s okay to lie back now
If you only knew how
Everything will be just fine
It’s all in the eyes of the beholder
If you could only see you through mine
You saved us mama
You’ve been so brave mama
The love you gave me
Made me see mama
True beauty never fades mama
Always been your pride and joy
Built your world around
Your little girl and boy
Raised us on no more than love
You’ve been done wrong for so long
It made you so strong
I love seeing you shine
It’s all in the eyes of the beholder
If you could only see you through mine
You saved us mama
You’ve been so brave mama
The love you gave me
Made me see mama
True beauty never fades mama
The thought of you suffering l cannot bare
Wish I could’ve taken you away from there
I’ll always take your part
So mama don’t be scared
I carry you in my heart
You’re forever safe in there
You’re safe
You’re safe
You’re safe
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3. |
Put Your Smile On
03:20
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How come people don’t come with people skills
We don’t treat each other all that well
Running ‘round like it’s kill or be killed
Living under some sort of spell
I see people go mad
People so sad
Trying to fit in
Putting on a show
I don’t know
Who are we kidding
I say
Put your smile on
Why the long face
All this arguing
About what’s true
Baby let’s call a truce
Put your smile on
We’re all in the same race
Don’t you see
You and me
We’re just playing this game for a while
Just can’t watch the news, no it’s nothing new
So yes I choose to look the other away
What good does it bring if it only upsets you
Always having something to say
All the time we spend
Trying to pretend
That we know
Putting each other down
We’re all so proud
Oh no
I say
Put your smile on
Why the long face
All this arguing
About what’s true
Baby let’s call a truce
Put your smile on
We’re all in the same race
Don’t you see
You and me
We’re just playing this game for a while
I see people go mad
People so sad
Trying to fit in
Putting on a show
I don’t know
Who are we kidding
I say
Put your smile on
Why the long face
All this arguing
About what’s true
Baby let’s call a truce
Put your smile on
We’re all in the same race
Don’t you see
You and me
We’re just playing this game for a while
Don’t you see
We’re just playing this game for a while
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4. |
Deep Down
04:39
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Hold me once more
Before you walk out that door
Baby there’s a good chance
Yeah maybe
I won’t see you again
I won’t see you again
I’ve been on edge
As far as your arms can stretch
You reach
For my hand
Reach out for you
I don’t know if I can
How come I don’t know if can
Man I am
Facing the abyss
And all
All I’m gonna miss
Feel myself slipping away
Not much left
To do or say
I understand
If you need a stronger man
One who has it all figured out
There’s someone
Who can hold your heart without a doubt
There’s someone without a doubt
It ain’t me can’t you see
I'm facing the abyss
And all
All I’m gonna miss
Feel myself slipping away
Not much left
To do or say
You once told me
If I choose you
I choose all of you
I cannot stop my mind
From finding fault with you
Finding fault with you
Facing the truth
Maybe these doubts
Are unmistaken proof
Deep down I know
I’ll have
Have to let go
Facing the truth
Maybe these doubts
Are unmistaken proof
Deep down I know
I'll have to let go of you
Hanging by a thread
Not giving up just yet
It cuts
Me to the bone
It cuts
Me to the bone
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5. |
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So scattered
Torn apart
The lost
And lonely
With only their thoughts
Rambling through the park
No one’s concern
Nothing but time to spend
Nowhere to turn
My heart
It breaks
‘Bout a thousand times a day
So profound
There are no mistakes
Must be true love
I guess
When you hover over this whole worldly mess
See straight through
There’s gold inside each and every chest
So weary
Desire and fear
In the old eyes
Of the lady
No longer playing a part
In the world out here
Feel a tear in my eye
It must come to an end
I never wanna die
My heart
It breaks
‘Bout a thousand times a day
So profound
There are no mistakes
Must be true love
I guess
When you hover over this whole worldly mess
See straight through
There’s gold inside each and every chest
I treasure these moments
I don’t own them
I never will
Something sacred
Just can’t explain it
So don’t get me wrong when I say
This world doesn’t need all the changing
It doesn’t need all the changing
It never will
As long as
My heart
It breaks
‘Bout a thousand times a day
So profound
There are no mistakes
Must be true love
I guess
When you hover over this whole worldly mess
See straight through
There’s gold inside each and every chest
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6. |
When I Close My Eyes
02:49
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When I close my eyes
I see
A beautiful house
Trees
You and me
Our own little place
Free
We’re on the road
We drive
coffee to go
Baby just drive
Go anytime
Anyplace
Alive
Alive
Instead I’m stuck
In this dreadful place
The people are loud
There’s way too little space
Thinking of you
Takes me away from here
When I close my eyes
I disappear
When I close my eyes
I see
England
Out in the country
Us three
Me getting down
On one knee
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7. |
So Long, You
04:29
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It seems only yesterday
We were like brothers
So close
I suppose
Now today
We’re strangers to each other
Out of sight
Out of mind
What made it so hard
To let down your guard
Recall the love we’ve known
And pick up the phone
Pick up the phone
I can still see you wave
You knew it was the last time
The way you looked
Over your shoulder
Ever since that day
You made up your mind
All you want
Is to move on
Getting ahead of yourself may
Mean standing in your own way
You see there’s a difference
Between forgetting and forgiving
Forgetting and forgiving
It seems only yesterday
We were like brothers
So close
I suppose
Just the other day
You saw me I saw ya
Too much has changed
Don’t even bother
I will have to let you go
And hold on to a memory
I can only hold on to
For so long
I can only hold on to
For so long
For so long
So long, you
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8. |
If Only I Had
04:12
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Is there someone
Somewhere out there
In that sky
Someone I can rely on
Keeping an eye on me
‘Cause lately it seems
It ain’t me
In control
Having trouble sleeping
Staring at the ceiling
Every night
So tired of fighting
Nothing turned out right
Am I falling behind
Wasted so much time
Waiting for some sign
Getting old
If only I had
Turned you down when I went along
And the other way around
Then I might ‘a hitched a ride out of this town
Turned down when I went along
And the other way around
Then I might ‘a hitched a ride out of this town
I’m still hanging around
Hate swallowing my pride
‘Cause I gotta provide
Grinding my teeth
Couldn’t find relief
By setting aside my beliefs
Every time I tried
Died a little more inside
Letting myself down
Possessed by fear
Looking back on the years
It destroyed
Any sense of joy
A helpless boy
Feeling unsafe in his own skin
With faith growing thin
The walls closing in
I just couldn’t get out
If only I had
Stayed in touch when I turned away
Said my goodbyes when I stayed
I would’ve made it by now if I’d been less afraid
Stayed in touch when I turned away
Said goodbye when I stayed
I would’ve made it by now if I’d been less afraid
What a mess I made
Yesterday
Yesterday
Hands of time at my throat
My heart heavy with regret
Love you so much more than I’ve shown
Anyone in their right mind would’ve left
I guess your crazy for me
I should’ve seen
My lady
My lady
My lady
My lady
My lady
If only I had
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9. |
Keep On Keeping On
06:23
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I’ll keep dreaming
Like they tell me to
Keep on dreaming
Seems like the only right thing to do
Nothing seems real
Nothing seems real
With so much going on inside
Couldn’t tell you all I feel
But I don’t feel alive
Couldn’t tell you all I feel
But I don’t feel alive
I’ll keep dreaming
Like they tell me to
Keep on dreaming
Seems like the only right thing to do
I wanna hide away
I wanna hide away
Please just leave me be
Maybe tomorrow’s day
I will feel free
Maybe tomorrow’s day
I will feel free
Just keep dreaming
Like they tell me to
Keep on dreaming
Seems like the only right thing to do
I try to be strong
And keep on keeping on
I try to keep calm
And keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
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All the lying, crying and dying
No, I can’t
Be a part of it all I’m just
Waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
Only waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
The hatred, hurt and all the mistrust
Got me waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
All the praying and saying grace
Ain’t gon’ save a soul
None at all we’re just
Waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
Only waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
No such thing as fate merely words of solace but
Still, I’m just waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
All the fighting
For peace, it’s so meaningless
We’re at war with ourselves
Yes each and every one of us
Waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
Only waiting
For the curtain to fall on us
We’re not that great
Certainly the walls they must
Seem so solid just
You wait
Sooner or later
They will fall and crush
All of us
All of us
All of us
All of us
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Guy Rooks Amsterdam, Netherlands
Folk, Blues, Soul, Pop… it’s all in there. “I find it hard to define my music and categorize it. To be honest, I don’t find
it quite necessary.” Guy’s main source of inspiration? This thing we call life. “I’m trying to make sense of it all, and I happen to use my voice and a guitar to do so.“ But that didn’t come easy. The road to music was long and winding.
Read more: guyrooks-music.com/story
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