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Beyond the Blues

by Steve Stapley

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1.
The Writing on the Wall 03:40
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The Writing on the Wall I had no reason, no reason at all All those looks, all those books But I didn’t know I was going to fall I couldn’t see the writing on the wall I had no conscience, no conscience at all All that guilt must’ve spilt ‘cause I didn’t feel I was going to fall I couldn’t read the writing on the wall The writing on the wall Every night was a flight from my demons I would have liked to let it all go Maybe I just didn’t want to know The writing on the wall I had no purpose, no purpose at all Every day I slipped away I wasn’t there to heed the call I didn’t see the writing on the wall The writing on the wall
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Beyond the Blues 03:48
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Beyond the Blues Beyond the blues, that's where you left me Was there nothing else to say? Here at the bottom of the ocean The waves above have all gone grey Beyond the blues I can feel the tide is turning In my underwater home But my love is not for burning Though I’m cold and all alone Beyond the blues Beyond the blues And sometimes I dream that I’ll awaken And I’ll be on the surface where the waves are breaking' In the morning as the sun is rising It will all be different, when the light shines through So if I thought that you could help me I'd send you my S.O.S. From down here on the seabed Lord knows I’ve done my best Beyond the blues Beyond the blues Beyond the blues
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We'll be all Right 04:06
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We’ll be all Right As the lights go down on this little town I can almost hear it dreaming Sitting in the silence of another lazy night Though it’s not so cold in this big old room Outside the snow is falling I was waiting by the window and everything was white Now I’m drifting like the snow As the east winds blow but i know, I’ll be alright When time stands still in the emptiness I can almost feel you breathing Here among the shadows, I have to hold on tight Though it’s been so long and I might be wrong But I thought I saw you leaving Running from the darkness and reaching for the light Now you’re drifting like the snow As the east winds blow but I know, you’ll be all right, You’ll be all right, you’ll be all right Now I’m drifting like the snow as the east winds blow Maybe I will be frozen in flight Flying’s not easy and freezing is slow but I know I’ll be alright, Now I’m drifting like the snow as the east winds blow Maybe I will be frozen in flight Flying’s not easy and freezing is slow but i know I’ll be alright I’ll be all right, I’ll be all right You’ll be all right, you’ll be all right We’ll be all right, we’ll be all right We’ll be all right…
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Hollow in my Heart 03:37
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Hollow in my Heart There’s a hollow in my heart, where the wind won’t blow Where it’s always dark and nothing will grow. There’s a hollow in my heart. I believe it’s been that way Ever since that goddamn day There’s been a hollow in my heart I don’t like it but I can’t do a thing Since you left me, that’s the way it’s been I’ve got a hollow in my heart There’s a hollow in my heart, where the sun won’t shine It’s a place apart and it’s out of time. There’s a hollow in my heart. I believe it’s been that way Ever since that goddamn day There’s been a hollow in my heart I don’t like it but I can’t do a thing Since you left me, this is the way it’s been I’ve got a hollow in my heart I’ve got an empty feeling I believe it’s been that way Ever since that goddamn day There’s been a hollow in my heart I don’t like it but I can’t do a thing Since you left me, that’s the way it’s been I’ve got a hollow in my heart I’ve got a hollow in my heart
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Man is an Island 04:28
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Man is an island You can't stop me feeling the way I do I am me baby, I’m not you I live in a world of my own I'm never lonely but I’m alone You can't make me change the things i feel You're not me darling, let's be real You live in a world of your own Sometimes I visit you when you're not home Man is an island And if you've got a boat, you can cross the sea Baby it don't look that rough to me Man is an island But if you've got a boat you can always visit me I can't help you see the way I think All that water, not a drop to drink Of all the fishes in the ocean blue Not one swims baby just like you Man is an island And if you've got a boat, you can cross the sea Baby it don't look that rough to me Man is an island But if you've got a boat you can always visit me You can't stop me feeling the way i do I am me baby I’m not you I live in a world of my own I'm never lonely but I’m alone Man is an island And if you've got a boat, you can cross the sea Baby it don't look that rough to me Man is an island But if you've got a boat you can always visit me
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Jimmy and Me 03:56
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Jimmy and Me Jimmy and me, we used to go fishing all night long Down on the pier at the end of the city Jimmy and me, we were apt to go drinking all night long High in the hills and down in the valley In the great underbelly of the City of Angels Us dreamers were dreaming and getting nowhere But the lights were so pretty, we must have been crazy To look for Bukowski, ‘cause he wasn’t there Jimmy and me, we liked to be gambling, all night long Around the table, down in Hollywood Jimmy and me, we were apt to go drinking all night long High in the hills and down in the valley In the great underbelly of the City of Angels Us dreamers were dreaming and getting nowhere But the lights were so pretty, we must have been crazy To look for Bukowski, ‘cause he wasn’t there In the great underbelly of the City of Angels Us dreamers were dreaming and getting nowhere But the lights were so pretty, we must have been crazy To look for Bukowski, ‘cause he wasn’t there
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Bar Life 04:22
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Bar Life There's an old girl in the corner and she's drinking to me Raising her glass at a quarter past three Here in the dark of this moth-eaten bar I don't know if I’ve gone too far 'Cause I’m blurring at the edges and slurring all my words And acting like I’ve never heard The little voice inside me, that's been tryin' to ride me so hard In this bar life ain't no starlite lounge Just one long flight down And this bar life is wasting my time While my head goes round and round And the glass-eyed bartender is watching my beer He just can't wait to get me out of here He's seen ten thousand drunks like me He knows everyone that I can be In this bar life ain't no starlite lounge Just one long flight down And this bar life is wasting my time While my head goes round and round With a little entertainment and a plastic flower I am the king of happy hour In this red velvet, plush paradise I forget ‘cause you're all so nice Then I’m holding on to someone as they open the door And the light shines much brighter than before And there's that little voice inside me That's been trying to show me the floor In this bar life ain't no starlite lounge Just one long flight down And this bar life is wasting my time While my head goes round and round
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Time isn't something that you can steal 03:56
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Time isn’t something that you can steal Look at my face in the mirror I wonder where that person’s gone I hear the rain on the window Autumn has come and it’s not been so long Since springtime was playing its wonderful song I see the clouds rolling over I need the sky to be blue Something inside me is dying Winter is knocking outside on my door Now summer is far off, it’s not like before Time has slipped by and it fooled me Because I thought that nothing was real But this old world has been turning And I know, I’m learning Time isn’t something that you can steal Look at my face in the mirror I wonder where that person’s gone I hear the rain on the window Autumn has come and it’s not been so long Since springtime was playing its wonderful song I see the clouds rolling over I need the sky to be blue Something inside me is dying Winter is knocking outside on my door Now summer is far off, it’s not like before Time has slipped by and it fooled me Because I thought that nothing was real But this old world has been turning And I know, I’m learning Time isn’t something that you can steal
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Red, Red Rising Sun 04:09
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Red, Red Rising Sun The moon is looking down, there’s silver in the air And stars are far above, shining everywhere Must be the change of season I think I need the light, in my eyes Before the feeling dies I know the reason; I need the dawn to come I want to see the red, red rising sun On the horizon, I see it start to glow I can’t wait until the morning shows The darkness of my heart, is somehow always there And shadows fall apart, but I don’t stop and stare Must be the change of season I think I need the light, in my eyes Before the feeling dies I know the reason; I need the dawn to come I want to see the red, red rising sun On the horizon, I see it start to glow I can’t wait until the morning shows Must be the change of season I think I need the light, in my eyes Before the feeling dies I know the reason; I need the dawn to come I want to see the red, red rising sun I want to see the red, red rising sun
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Isolation Row 04:05
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Isolation Row I’m out of touch, thinking too much, closing my heart up Nothing to say, losing my way, wishing I could stop I’ve been down that road Walking in the rain Faceless in a crowd I won’t go back again To isolation row Nowhere to hide, I’m cold inside, sometimes I fade out I don’t feel a thing, I don’t want to sing, can’t hear a tear drop I’ve been down that road Walking in the rain Faceless in a crowd I won’t go back again To isolation row To isolation row, I’ve been there before I shut every open door I’m out of touch, thinking too much, closing my heart up Nothing to say, losing my way, wishing I could stop I’ve been down that road Walking in the rain Faceless in a crowd I won’t go back again To isolation row
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Talking to Strangers 03:38
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Talking to Strangers I used to sit back in my low leather chair With my head in the sky, because I didn’t care Watching the people walk back down the street I had seen them before, although we didn’t meet Except some of the girls would shout out And I’d say, I see you here everyday Talking to strangers that way Talking to strangers that way I loved to be in that little white room It was more like a cupboard, with books on the shelves But i didn’t read them, I wrote down some words On the paper, but they always turned out absurd And then some of the girls would shout out And they’d say, why don’t you come out and play You see us here every day Why don’t you come down and play Then someone would come and stop me in my tracks I’ll always remember, but I can’t go back It’s just like a tableau, frozen forever in time You thought it was rich, but I think it was nickels and dimes I used to sit back in my low leather chair With my head in the sky, because I didn’t care Watching the people walk back down the street I had seen them before, although we didn’t meet And then some of the girls would shout out And they’d say, why don’t you come out and play You see us here every day Why don’t you come down and play Except some of the girls would shout out And I’d say, I see you here everyday Talking to strangers that way Talking to strangers that way
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Wait until the Morning Light 03:46
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Wait until the Morning Light If you get lonely, take your time You’re not the only one in line There’s always another day Something’s coming but who can say? Tomorrow comes anyway There’s no point in crying tonight Let’s wait until the morning light If you’ve been losing everything And you don’t believe that you can win There’s always another plan Someone’s going to understand Yesterday was just a sham There’s no point in trying tonight Let’s wait until the morning light Let’s wait until the morning light Maybe we’ll wake up And see the sun shine bright Sun shine bright There’s no point in crying tonight There’s always another day Something’s coming but who can say? Tomorrow comes anyway There’s no point in crying tonight Let’s wait until the morning light Let’s wait until the morning light

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released September 7, 2018

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Steve Stapley London, UK

"Steve Stapley is a prolific and gifted singer songwriter. Emotive, intelligent lyrics and beautiful melodies are the hallmark of Steve’s work" (BMI) which includes the French number one single 'Casualty of Love'. He sang in the rock choir on Evita for the film and soundtrack album. He can be heard singing The Gambler for the BBC Series ‘Blackpool.’ Steve is married to American Singer Lynda Hayes. ... more

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