LATE BLOOM
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CHRISTIAN SAULPAUGH
LATE BLOOM
BEAUTIFUL
FAR FROM BROKEN
GIRL OF THE YEAR
HOLD ME
SOMETHING, ANYTHING
MY NEW HOME
SONJOLE
LATE BLOOMER
HONEYCOMB
TARZAN
A GOODBYE SONG
MISSION MAN
MR. DECEMBER
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LYRICS BY CHRISTAIN SAULPAUGH
BEAUTIFUL
You caught me red-handed
In a stare so locked and loaded to be candid
There’s something so striking
That I cannot disengage from what I’m liking
And Beautiful, if you’re the one
Can you guide my dark forever straight into your sun
You woke me from a coma
To a hungry, jaded soul you’re Theobroma
Now I’m falling so quickly
That my homeostasis is measuring sickly
And Beautiful, if you’re the one
Can you guide my dark forever straight into your sun
And Beautiful, I’m fading fast
Throw a rope with hope and pull me from this dire forecast
A thousand candles could not light
My darkened days that seemed like nights
And yet your smile cut right through
Eternity, I’ve been renewed
It’s all because you’re so, so--- Beautiful
Beautiful, yes, you’re the one
Who can guide my dark forever back into the sun
And Beautiful, I’m locked in tight
As your gravity is pulling me into your bright, white light
You caught me red-handed
FAR FROM BROKEN
100 years or more could never wipe away these feelings
From underhanded dealings that have turned our heat to raw cold
A shell game with your heart had me convinced you weren’t pretending
But Mercury descending brought an early frost,
Our love was lost, despite all efforts you may find me
Breaking, your love’s a token
Yeah you’ve got me breaking, but I am far from broken
A love steeped in corruption, I had questions, they were loaded
Had my heart been railroaded to appease your appetency
Like a death row prisoner I’d await the call to pardon
But your heart remained hardened as my plea through tears
Fell on deaf ears, despite all efforts you may find me
Breaking, to learn your love’s a token
Yeah, you’ve got me breaking, but I am far from broken
I used to know a girl who seemed so strong in faith, so rich in dreams
Somewhere down that road to glory she became a tragic story
But I know she’s still there inside, sometimes I see it in her eyes
So I hold on for this girl to return
Another gin-soaked Sunday, the hair of a dog that bit me
My elixir for the litany of injustices you’ve served up
And though they say what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger
I wonder how much longer my heart can endure without a cure
Despite all efforts you may find me
Breaking, a hard truth spoken
Yeah, you’ve got me breaking, but I’m so far from broken
SONJOLE´
It was an ordinary Monday like every other
Finished my morning coffee, straightened my duvet cover
Ran out the door with briefcase toward the corner bus stop
As I approached I noticed her walking by the dress shop
She sat down on the bench and opened up a paperback
I took a seat behind her on the bus to Hackensack
Sonjole´, Heaven send a favor help me find a way
For my heart cannot take another day--all alone
I wonder where she came from and where she might be going
I had so many questions, surely my intrigue’s showing
She must have countless prospects,
My hopes are less than zero
With such unlikely odds I surrender to my fear, oh
I only learned her name when someone called her on the street
One mystery solved now she has me on the edge of my seat
Sonjole´, Heaven send a favor help me find a way
For my heart cannot take another day--all alone
Throughout the day the thought of her consumes me
I fear my heart is conquered
But in her presence reticence just dooms me
I’m silent though I want her so---- Sonjole´
So now in desperation I’m forced to write a letter
Investing all my trust in my pen to do much better
As if by Cupid’s signal the words pour out like water
And by tomorrow evening I pray that I’ll have caught her
But as I seal the envelope and start to write her name
The thought of not knowing might play out better for my game, oh
Sonjole´, Heaven send a favor help me find a way
For my heart cannot take another
Sonjole´, Heaven send a favor help me find a way
For my heart cannot take another day
MR. DECEMBER
I can’t remember what day I had met her
But I remember her to the letter
A French Twist up-do, low cut blouse
To show her goods for the good of the house
She had an army of promising suitors
Serving them pints, Jello shots, and shooters
I was a singer in the band du jour
Living the dream on a one town tour
As the difference between her and I became stark
I was wishing the house lights would dim down to dark
But I came to my senses when I finally remembered
That she was Miss May and I was so Mr. December
I took a breather and hit up her station
Ordered a draft with little contemplation
I tried to slip a subtle innuendo
That went in one ear and right back out the window
Feeling the night getting hotter and longer
I switched up my drink needing something stronger
She’s a 5 alarm with a 4 point 0
And if I didn’t try how would I ever know
Now I have to confess something happened to me
Falling faster and much further than I should be
But I came to my senses when I finally remembered
That she was Miss May and I was still Mr. December
Father time is a heartless crook
What he gives in wisdom he takes in looks
But a ton of charm and an ounce of wit
Go a long, long way in the thick of it
Watching the clock getting closer to last call
Rethinking my game may require the long haul
I call a torch song to get her attention
But a lad at the bar began his intervention
So I concede my defeated advances
In hopes that the future renders further chances
She’s a five alarm with a 4 point 0
And if I don’t try again how will I ever know
Yeah, I have to confess something happened to me
Falling faster and much further than I should be
Couldn’t come to my senses even if I remembered
That she was Miss May and I was still Mr. December
HONEYCOMB
Down along Texaco Road,
Turn right when you’re at the sign for Dallas
See those lights reflecting off the skyline
No, no, that’s not Aurora Borealis,
That’s none other than the Honeycomb
Beau coup of the feminine gender
Man, you’re ‘bout to get your little mind blown
But be prepared to part with any and all your
Legal and illegal tender
If you were lonely you’ll be lonely no more
It’s a Honeycomb, oh it’s a Honeycomb, where you will be
Reborn again if you can get through the door
It’s a Honeycomb, yeah it’s a Honeycomb, take it from me
Hope you got your walkin shoes on
We’re about to park it out in Timbuk 3
Breeze’ll prolly’ sober us both up nice
Get us back in shape for round 2 and then 3
I got my eye on little Rita
Damn, she’s good to go in that wrap around thing
Only girl on Earth can make Stevie sing sweeter
Now look at me, begging like a doggie at the table
For just anything
If you were lonely you’ll be lonely no more
It’s a Honeycomb, oh it’s a Honeycomb, where you will be
Reborn again if you can get through the door
It’s a Honeycomb, yeah it’s a Honeycomb, take it from me
Some people call it the House of the Rising Sun,
Yes, it’s all that
I lost my wife to the word, I was all but done
We had a house but not a home
Went searching for that comfort zone
And I found it here at the Honeycomb
The line up at the door’s as long as War and Peace,
The moon is full and all the wolves are ready to pounce
Band inside is layin’ down some serious pocket
Got them people crazy dancin’ sick with the bounce
Down along Texaco Road
When you hit the miracle mile
See these lights reflecting in the sky---
Yonder lies the house that’s gonna reacquaint you
With your long-forgotten smile
If you were lonely you’ll be lonely no more
It’s a Honeycomb, oh it’s a Honeycomb, where you will be
Reborn again if you can get through the door
It’s a Honeycomb, yeah it’s a Honeycomb
SOMETHING, ANYTHING
I’m a patient man, but it’s heading to the point of no return
You run so hot & cold, are you betting that the tables can’t be turned
So I lit a flair for this affair but you’re so blind or just don’t care and
Your apathy is so effective our fractured love can’t be corrected
You’ve called my bluff, I’ve had enough of the watching and waiting
So come on, come on, come on, come on
Just give me something, anything, I can hold on to, ‘cause I’ve got to warn you
If I don’t get something, anything I can believe in, I’m set for leavin’
So just give me something
The years become a blur if you can’t say that you tried to make them count
For anything worthwhile, having pleasure can be just as paramount
The life you live inside the lines will overshadow precious times and
I’m tryin’ to get the word across, we can’t get back the years we’ve lost
Don’t call my bluff, I’ve had enough of the watching and waiting
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Just give me something, anything, I can hold on to, ‘cause I’ve got to warn you
If I don’t get something, anything, I can believe in, I’m set for leavin’
So just give me something
HOLD ME
Everything’s as it should be,
Twisted & topsy-turvy
That’s when I finally say enough is enough
‘Cause here in the concrete jungle
I roll with the rough and tumble
But all that I want is you to
Hold me baby, baby, just a little bit closer
Hold me baby, you know I love to love you over & over
Hold me baby, baby, return the love to sender
Hold me baby, put the white flags out and just surrender
How can I concentrate when
All that I do is wait and
Stare at a clock that seems to tick in slow time
‘Cause here in the land of plenty
Without you I come up empty
And all that I want is you to
Hold me baby, baby, just a little bit closer
Hold me baby, you know I love to love you over & over
Hold me baby, baby, return the love to sender
Hold me baby, put the white flags out and just surrender
All week I can’t sleep, I toss and turn
Thinking of you every night
But when the weekend’s here it’s so clear
With you in my arms everything’s right
LATE BLOOMER
18th class reunion,
Charlatans astrut, spreading scuttlebut
Everyone's a winner, yeah
Everyone but me, nothing here to see
Never cared to follow the map
Good fortune never fell in my lap
Benz and Beamers fill the lot
Polished to the nines, screaming dollar $igns
Over in the corner spot
A hoopty sits alone, that's the one I own
Though you'd feel ashamed in my place
You won't see worry lines on my face
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I may have stopped to smell the flowers
Dance with girls in April showers
And if I took the longer way 'round
Then got lost, well, now I've been found
Do not believe that vicious rumor
I'm no failure, I'm just a late bloomer
The Prom Queen's getting rowdy now
Had another glass, fallin' on her ass
Football hero's getting fat
Buttons pulling tight, isn't that a sight
How the mighty fall from so high
And end up in a little white lie
Cliques are stepping into line
Stoners over here, preppies over there
Goths and Hippies didn't show
But it's no surprise, maybe they got wise
Evolution seems to have stalled
And Darwin's had a laugh on us all
I may have stopped to smell the flowers
Dance with girls in April showers
And if I took the longer way 'round
Then got lost, well, now I've been found
Do not believe that vicious rumor
I'm no failure, I'm just a late bloomer
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Casanova Kiss and Tell is movin' in on shy girl Mel
The football team is out in back doin' up lines and talkin smack
The "IT" girl throws a hissy fit 'cause no one seems to give a shit
And all the while I'm at the bar just laughing.....
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I may have stopped to smell the flowers
Dance with girls in April showers
And if I took the longer way 'round
Then got lost, well, now I've been found
Do not believe that vicious rumor
I'm no failure, I'm just a late bloomer
ONE MORE DAY
One more day without a word from her
Should I wait for tomorrow or is our time over-borrowed
One more day my heart is losing faith
Love’s been knocked to the canvas
How much more can I stand this
I’m long-forgotten, left to the lonely
My one and only seems to have wandered onward
Calls unanswered, reasons unspoken
Contact’s been broken and so I pine for one more day
Her picture sits upon my headboard shelf
That I kiss when I turn in but it won’t stop this yearnin’
A Valentine card she had sent to me
Was left open from reading now my hearts near conceding
I’m torn and tattered, confidence shaken
Somebody’s taken all that I could have, should have
Been more doting, when she was asking
Now there’s no masking how much I long for one more day
Oh, was it something she was needing that I overlooked and
Oh, was there someone whose competing
Finally overtook her heart
One more day without a word from her
I’m a week beyond fretful, destination regretful
One more day my heart is losing faith
Hope is down for the counting, not a chance for rebounding
I’m long-forgotten, left to the lonely
My one and only seems to have wandered onward
Calls unanswered, reasons unspoken
Contact’s been broken oh how I long for one more day
House is silent in the morning
Every night it’s tea for one
If indeed there was a warning
I still don’t know what I’ve done
Is it someone else whose big cash flow
Has won her over head to toe
Can he make her laugh, can he make her cry
As he sings his April lullabye
When the sun goes down and the cold winds blow
Does he know the little things I know she knows I know…
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GIRL OF THE YEAR
Clip clop, boots talk, and everybody turns to
See as you walk and flip your hair to show that
You're so carefree and full of confidence that
You don't need me or any other
Weight to hold you down
The tally's in now you're the toast of town
Hashtag "BIG SHOT" the shutterbugs all want what
You know you've got, but don't you know that you're a
Dime a dozen, and when they're done you're just a
Kissing cousin, they leave you looking
Desparate and dirt-cheap
But life filled with real love's a life to keep
And I was there at the start, you were my girl of the day
I handed over my heart to help my girl on her way
But as the days turned to weeks that turned to months
It was clear that I was long forgotten by
THE GIRL OF THE YEAR
No missed A list, if "IT'S" a thing you've gotta
Be where "IT" is, but "IT" is nothing more than
Smoke and mirrors, eventually you've gotta
Face your fears, you can't avoid your
Destiny with fate
Even "IT" has an expiration date
Hashtag "TRAGIC", the Paparazzi's gonna
Work their magic and catch you with your Donnatella
Skirt up, yeah they work harder to
Expose a fuck up, oh how it's gonna
Bring them so much joy
Returning you back to the Hoipoloi
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And I was there at the start, you were my girl of the day
I handed over my heart to help my girl on her way
But as the days turned to weeks that turned to months
It was clear that I was long forgotten by
THE GIRL OF THE YEAR
Down the rabit hole you fell
The spotlight hit and you went head to toe
Under its spell
But there it's hard to breath
The more they want the less the chance
That you can ever leave, until...
Girl slip-sliding all the way down 'til she's a
Girl in hiding, where no news is good news and
Phones stop ringing, your tweets are muted from the
Praise they're singing about the latest
Offering of fresh meat
Be thankful someone's sitting in your seat
And I was there at the start, you were my girl of the day
I handed over my heart to help my girl on her way
But as the days turned to weeks that turned to months
It was clear that I was long forgotten by
THE GIRL OF THE YEAR
MISSION MAN
In a little shanty by the shore, they consummated love on a cold, wet floor
A romance bloomed from ambiguity, in the ravage of war
Reluctant soldier on a weekend leave, a waitress with a drink and a smile
That he needed, as she did, a spark of hope that was born from the wreckage
Promise unspoken, but when he left her a bond remained unbroken
She’s carrying a torch for the Mission Man
Waiting on the porch with a wish and plan
She wrote a loving letter every day, recounting every heartbeat he’d been away
And he’d write back whenever time allowed, but time rarely did
Three weeks late she noticed something strange
A morning sickness brought on a change for the
Bigger, not better, a branded girl with a scarlet letter
Watching, pretending, ‘til proof would show the inevitable ending
She’s carrying a torch for the Mission Man
Waiting on the porch with a wish and plan
A child is born, a woman is scorned
In half a home, she’ll raise him alone
She’s carrying a torch for the Mission Man
Waiting on the porch with a wish and plan
Raise another glass to the Mission Man
Who said he’s coming back just a soon as he can
TARZAN
Hey boy you’re stuck in limbo, time to deep six that bimbo
Oh yeah, she’s young and pretty, but pretty goes south and…
Word spread like wildfire I was the talk of town,
(The year my love exploded)
The smile that lived on my face just turned upside down,
(The year my love exploded)
Her gumshoe did such good work, big money pays for big hurt
My PD said no fearoes, just keep adding zeroes
Their lynch mob formed quite a line clear around the block
(The year my love exploded)
That judge just cornered the market on hatred stock
(The year my love exploded)
He said "you made your own bed, it’s ready for you to lay down"
But those foolish vows that we said
Weren’t able to keep me tied down in…the year my love exploded
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That grass was greener than green in my little girl's yard
(the year my love exploded)
So I bet the house on a whim and a wild card
(the year my love exploded) (the year my love exploded)
Na, na, na, na, na, an, na--------
A GOODBYE SONG
Faith was your virtue but that tide’s been turning
Since you chose to jump from the bridge we were burning
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Show some conviction in what you believe
When you hide love like it’s wrong
What starts with a promise will end in a goodbye song
So much speculation, so hard not to listen
That you’d seek attention you seem to be missing
If I stand clear from the fray
And leave you with your own devices at play
This love will end before long
As you spin your alibi, I’ll spin my goodbye song
All trust is broken, your gun’s still smokin’
And we can’t get back what’s gone
Somewhere down the road, should you reconsider
How can I forget this tasting so bitter
Chance will sink like a stone
I’m once bitten twice shy, you’re best left alone
So if you’re set to move on
I hope you’ll remember these words, ‘cause you should
Know the words to my goodbye song
MY NEW HOME
10 years of tolerance, I've set a record here
It would have been much easier on everyone
If I just could face my fear
All of our friends were wondering
How the end arrived so late
And if indeed I would recover from my newly altered state
I'm covering up my ears
But I can't stop the voices in my head
So I'm hiding beneath our empty bed
She hands me her new number just in case I need to find her
I took it to the landfill and buried it
Along with all the ugly reminders
Who'll get the Bently, who'll get the Chateau at Briere
Who'll get the left over bills, oh, I don't even care
I'm dancing, I'm naked, I'm drunk
I'm flying into the great unknown
It's starting to feel like my new home
Our priceless collectibles are just collecting dust
My John Lennon lithographs are laughing at her
Broken Beethoven bust
The telephone's been drinking Martinis
The sofa is speaking in French
This morning I glued all my tools together
To use as my new workbench
And I'm dancing, I'm naked, I'm drunk
I'm flying into the great unknown
It's starting to feel like my new home
It's bold, it's daring, it's new
It's everything strange but nothing like you
And when it's finished, please do come and see
The wonder of my new home, so perfect, so me
La la la la la la
La la la la la la dio
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
I'm covering up my ears
But I can't stop the voices in my head
So I'm hiding beneath our empty bed
I'm dancing, I'm naked, I'm drunk
I'm flying into the great unknown
It's starting to feel like my new
It's starting to feel like my new
Yes, it's starting to feel like my new home-------