Music

Give It Away (2011)

• Continuing to advance his superstar status, the first public performance of the title track "Give It Away" was for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Prime Minister of Canada. His 10th album, "Give It Away" came at the same time as the "Now" Box Set, and the CMT Television series "Build It Forward" (for which "Give It Away is the theme song), and the launch of Paul's "Priceless Gift of Hope Foundation" (priceles$.). After a 4 year hiatus to write and start a family, this album finds Paul picking up where he left off, using his music to entertain, enlighten and inspire.

Give It Away

• Ready or not Take your best shot
  cause here life comes You use what you got
  and you’ve got it all when you’ve got love
  But we had it and we store it up
  and there never seems to be enough
  
  This world is spinning so fast
  Ain’t no slowing it down now
  And there ain’t a lot that lasts
  But I think I’ve found a way to make love stay
  You’ve got to give it away
  Give it away
  
  Talk about time And it’s flown away before your done
  And money is fine but one day it’s here the next day gone
  So love is looking like a sure bet
  Cause the more you give the more you get
  This world is spinning so fast
  Ain’t no slowing it down now
  And there ain’t a lot that lasts
  But I think I’ve found a way to make love stay
  
  Oh and someday everybody dies
  But not everybody really lives
  And when it’s my turn to say goodbye
  I don’t want nothing left to give
  This world is spinning so fast
  Ain’t no slowing it down now
  And there ain’t a lot that lasts
  But I think I’ve found it
  
  This world is spinning so fast
  Ain’t no slowing it down now
  And there ain’t a lot that lasts
  But I think I’ve found a way to make love stay
  You’ve got to give it away
  You’ve got to give it away
  You’ve got to give it away
  You’ve got to give it away
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt
  © 2011 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

Now

• I used to try to hold the future in my hands
  Tried to make tomorrow turn out like I planned
  And there’s no use in thinkin’ about yesterday
  I can’t go back there anyway
  
  It’s a ‘What have you done for me lately?’ world
  We only have today
  Then it spins and turns And forever isn’t waiting
  and time keeps counting down To Now
  
  Gonna make a move like it’s my last stand
  Draw my line deep in the sand
  Gonna take my time, give my life to love
  You can keep the fame and money cause there’s never enough
  
  In this ‘What have you done for me lately?’ world
  We only have today
  Then it spins and turns And all that’s gonna matter
  when it comes back around is To Now
  
  Oh, how we spend our moments is how we spend our lives
  It’s a ‘What have you done for me lately?’ world
  We only have today
  Then it spins and turns
  And all that’s gonna matter when it comes back around To Now
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN) / Fuzzy Pop Music

Together Again

• I’m just a man on this spinning globe
  Who am I What do I know
  But I’ve got a feeling that even when the music ends
  Goodbye doesn’t say it all
  
  There’s another play when the curtain falls
  Were all rehearsing for forever but until then
  
  Whoah...oh..oh
  I guess That’s just the way this old world works
  Moments of heaven mixed with moments of hurt
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  
  Every things falling apart right now
  But with all of the hope that my faith allows
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  
  The time we had was touched by God
  and I’m thankful but I had a thought
  I wondered why something so perfect ever has to end
  I fall and pray and screamed out loud
  But the silence never told me how
  How to keep on living til we are together again
  
  Whoah...oh..oh
  I guess That’s just the way this old world works
  Moments of heaven mixed with moments of hurt
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  
  Every things falling apart right now
  But with all of the hope that my faith allows
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  I’ll be waiting til we are together again
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt/Brad Rempel
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)
  /Centricity Music (ASCAP/SOCAN)

Worth

• When the night falls into the darkness
  when the moon turns it’s back on the sky
  I’ll be there on the east horizon
  I’ll be there in the nick of time
  
  I’m gonna rise I’m gonna fight keep believin’
  I’m gonna prove that you can count on me
  I’m running across this battle line and I ain’t leavin’
  I’d lay down my life cause that’s what you’re worth to me
  What your worth to me
  
  I will stand by the word I gave you
  til you see what a promise means
  I am your eleventh-hour rescue
  I am the one who’ll set you free
  
  I’m gonna rise I’m gonna fight keep believin’
  I’m gonna prove that you can count on me
  I’m running across this battle line and I ain’t leavin’
  I’d lay down my life cause that’s what you’re worth to me
  What your worth to me
  
  I’m gonna Rise I’m gonna Fight
  I’m gonna prove that I’m gonna prove
  that's what your worth to me
  I’m gonna Rise I’m gonna Fight I
  ’ll die for you
  Cause that’s what your worth to me
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN) / Fuzzy Pop Music

You

• There’s something bout the things you do
  The way you smile the way you move
  The way that you walk through a room
  Can’t get it off my mind
  
  In the day and in the night
  In the dark and in the light
  In the noise, and in the quiet
  It happens all the time
  
  And all I want
  All I ever think about
  All I ever dream about Is You
  
  At times when you’re not even there
  I still see you everywhere
  It’s as if you have become the air
  and every time I breathe
  
  And all I want
  All I ever thing about
  All I ever dream about
  And all I want
  All I ever think about
  All I ever dream about Is You
  
  And all I want
  All I ever think about
  All I ever dream about Is You
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

Start With Love

• Well your mom and me We think it’s pretty neat
  How our love turned out this way
  When we heard your heart
  Oh, right from the start
  Both of us were changed
  Watchin’ love grow a little more each day
  
  If I could show you everything I’ve ever learned
  I’d start with love
  Sum life’s meaning up into just one word
  I’d start with love
  
  Oh and this can be a complicated life
  But I’ve seen how everything will turn out right
  When you start with love
  
  It’sthe ABC’s and then 1 2 3
  and daddy play with me right now
  all these tiny things they add up pretty big
  and that’s got me thinkin’ about how life’s too short
  and how I wish time would slow down
  
  If I could show you everything I’ve ever learned
  I’d start with love
  Sum life’s meaning up into just one word
  I’d start with love
  
  Oh and this can be a complicated life
  But I’ve seen how everything will turn out right
  When you start with love
  and the storms may come and the winds may blow
  but if you’ll just remember this it’s all you’ll need to know
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

I Do - Revisited

• I've seen the storm clouds in your past
  But rest assured 'cause you are safe at home
  at last I rescued you, you rescued me
  And we're right where we should be
  when we're together
  
  I know the questions in your mind
  But go ahead and ask me one more time
  You'll find the answer's still the same
  It won't change from day to day for worse or better
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  I know the time will disappear
  But this love we're building on will always be here
  No way that this is sinking sand
  On this solid rock we'll stand forever
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have Oh,
  I will, I am, I can, I have
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

Last First Kiss

• The shadows fade
  I see the light as you walk through
  It’s like I’m blinded by the sun
  Today All I see is you And from this moment on
  
  I want you to be my one and only
  I wanna hold you like this
  I wanna lay down the sad and lonely
  And take a chance to live
  I want to you to see You’re all I need
  I want you to be My Last First Kiss
  
  So here we are On the edge
  of all our days tryin to stare tomorrow down
  Take this to heart that whatever this life brings
  I’m givin’ you my word right now
  
  I want you to be my one and only
  I wanna hold you like this
  I wanna lay down the sad and lonely
  And take a chance to live
  I want to you to see You’re all I need
  I want you to be My Last First Kiss
  
  I want you to be my one and only
  I wanna hold you like this
  I wanna lay down the sad and lonely
  And take this chance to live
  I want you to see You’re all I need
  I want you to be My Last First Kiss
  
  Lyrics and Music by Paul Brandt
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

My Heart Has A History - Revisited

• My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  The first time I looked into your eyes
  I knew this moment would arrive
  I got a feelin' you're the one
  But my heart keeps tryin' to turn and run
  The problem is this happens everytime (cause)
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  If we can take this one kiss at a time
  Then maybe we can tame this heart of mine
  I'm telling you the cold, hard truth
  I ain't ever been loved by the likes of you
  And I ain't ever had this much on the line, but
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  Yeah, my heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  Lyrics and Music by: Mark D. Sanders/Paul Brandt
  © 2010 Foothillbilly/Giant Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)
  ©1996 Starstruck Writers Group, Inc./Mark D. Sanders Music (ASCAP)/
  Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./ Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

The Highway Patrol

• I got a star on my car and one on my chest,
  A gun on my hip and the right to arrest
  I'm the guy who's the boss on this highway
  So watch out what you're doin'
  when you're drivin' my way
  
  If you break the law, you'll hear from me, I know
  I'm a-workin' for the state, I'm The Highway Patrol
  
  Well, you'll know me when you see me,
  'cause my door's painted white, With my siren a-screamin'
  and my flashin' red lights I work all day and I work all night
  Just a-keepin' law and order, tryin' to do what's right
  
  If I write you out a ticket, then you'd better drive slow
  I'm just a-doin' my job, I'm The Highway Patrol
  
  I'm the highway patrol, the highway patrol,
  My hours are long, and my pay is low
  But I'll do my best to keep you driving slow
  I'm just a-doin' my job, I'm The Highway Patrol
  
  If your drivin' to fast like you shouldn't do,
  You can bet your boots, I'm comin' after you
  If you wanna race then get on a race track,
  'Cause if you try and run away I'm gonna bring ya back
  
  I'm here to keep all the speeders driving slow
  I'm just a-doin' my job, I'm The Highway Patrol
  
  I'm the highway patrol, the highway patrol,
  My hours are long, and my pay is low
  But I'll do my best to keep you driving slow
  I'm just a-doin' my job, I'm The Highway Patrol
  I'm just a-doin' my job I'm The Highway Patrol
  
  Words and Music: Red Simpson, Dennis Payne, Ray Rush
  ©EMI Music Publishing (BMI)

RISK (2007)

• In the short span of a decade, his name has become synonymous with Alberta, independence, and quality, but these accolades haven’t come without a few twists and turns along the way. Ask him, and he’ll tell you they’ve been the product of years of give and take, faith, and grace, words from the first single, “Didn’t Even See The Dust”, off of the album “Risk”.

Didn't Even See the Dust

• Shotgun
  Everybody get in for the
  Long run
  don't know where we're goin but the
  outcome
  comes with a little bit of trust
  Let's go
  followin' whatever way the
  wind blows
  flying with our hands out of the
  window we
  Didn't even see the Dust
  
  see how far we'd get
  driving straight ahead
  Getting lost didn't seem to matter much
  All we had was time
  and a yellow line
  Looking back
  We Didn't even see the Dust
  
  (chorus)
  
  we had ups and downs
  we got spun around
  but we held on when the going got a little tough
  it took love and faith
  and some give and take
  and grace
  No, We Didn't even see the Dust
  
  (chorus)
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music/ FuzzyPOP Music
  SOCAN/BMI

Come On & Get Some

• I love the Country
  I ain't never gonna change
  Like to get my hands dirty
  Like to do it my own way
  But don't go lookin down on me
  Cause I like my chicken fried
  A my my.
  
  Come on and get some
  Is what I'd hear my mamma say
  After working out in the fields
  Hoein rows or bailin hay
  That's how it is out here
  Honest work for honest pay
  A Hey hey
  
  Cause I'm loud
  And I'm proud
  Like to get up in my pick-up and get down
  Flying round the back-roads is how I like to spend my time
  I can hang barbed-wire
  I love big tires
  And havin' fun when my chores are done
  But if you think 'cause I'm from the country that I'm dumb
  Come on and Get Some
  
  Ain't been to college yet
  I ain't got no PhD
  But I've got knowledge yeah
  Beyond what most folks see
  So if you need the job done right
  Well you know where I'll be
  A whoo eeeee
  
  (Chorus)
  
  Just me and
  Verline
  Neath the corn rows
  plantin' dreams
  Aw Shucks
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music/ FuzzyPOP Music
  SOCAN/BMI

Virtual Life

• I'm bored
  I need a new topic
  search the world for another subject
  and by the time I find it I've forgotten where I was
  iPod and a plasma TV
  on the latest reality series
  surf the web and I M a bit
  while I'm on my cell-phone
  
  I'm high def
  and I'm proud of it
  and tivo doesn't skip a bit
  if I fall asleep I know that I won't ever miss a thing
  rewind, record and slow mo
  satellite and digital cable
  wi-fi, I'm high speed
  got a Brooks & Dunn Ringtone
  
  But you can't upload love
  And you can't download time
  You can't google all life's answers
  But everything is gonna be alright
  Cause I love you honey
  and what we've got's the genuine
  real deal
  This ain't no
  Virtual Life
  
  I need a break
  from technology
  I think I owe you an apology
  I've analyzed our data to quantize the way I feel
  been thinking maybe I should
  hold you now that would feel real good
  a real female instead of e-mail sounds alright to me
  
  Old school
  Yeah, a little old fashioned
  still don't know how it happened
  but now we got 3 kids, a car, and a mortgage of our own
  I think I finally got the lowdown
  Sometimes we just need to slowdown
  take time to smell the roses, pet a dog
  and be in love
  
  Ain't nothin like the real thing
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Worth Fighting For

• We've been around in circles 'bout a thousand times
  babe it's been so long, and I just don't know why
  Does it really even matter who is wrong or right
  anymore?
  I can't believe I spoke to you that way
  And I'm trying to forget the words I heard you say
  how our two hearts are holding this much hate and blame
  I don't know
  
  I know I can't remember
  No I don't know the reason why
  we ever started fighting anymore
  If we could just loose the temper
  and find a way to be more tender
  Our love is just too strong to ignore
  And that's worth fighting for
  
  It's just foolish pride to hold these feelings back
  Cause I look into your eyes and I'm a helpless man
  I know you hate it when I try to make you laugh
  even so
  I want to hold you like I've never done
  say I'm sorry long before tomorrow morning comes
  show you how I know that I'm the lucky one
  Cause babe I know
  
  (Chorus)
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Risk Master

• I'd rather stand on the edge of a cliff
  hang my toes over a bit
  and then jump when they dare me
  even if it scares me
  and I get hurt
  I'd rather build my wings on the way down
  do my best not to fall to the ground
  and then laugh at my mistakes
  cause they're only lessons I'll learn
  
  I'd rather burn with desire
  deep in my soul
  and love like a fire that's
  out of control
  and laugh
  and dance
  and fall
  and chance
  and kiss
  I'd rather live my whole life
  with a sense of abandon
  squeeze every drop out
  no matter what happens
  and not wonder what I missed
  I'd rather
  Risk
  Oh I just can't resist the chance to
  Risk
  
  Well I guess I could just play it safe
  and forget about love hope and faith
  with my eye on the shoreline
  keeping my boat tied
  and stayin' home
  But I'll never discover new land
  by keeping my feet on the sand
  No I'd rather set sail
  And get carried away by the storm
  
  (Chorus)
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Country Girl

• She's been in 4-H since she was nine years old
  She wears overalls and has a heart of gold
  She likes ATV'S and trucks, and fishin holes
  But she's got a tender side
  
  She don't let nobody tell her what to do
  She thinks Jimmy Thompson's smile is kinda cute
  She loves her mom and dad and she love's Jesus too
  Well some things you just can't hide
  
  She's a wild rose
  Pretty as a picture and
  hard to hold
  off to chase the chickens
  She’s a little tom-boy
  but ain't she beautiful
  Look out world She
  Ain't afraid
  running round barefoot
  hair up in braids
  but man does she look good
  A little tom-boy
  but ain't she beautiful
  She's a Country Girl
  
  Her mom and them just shake their heads when she runs by
  she can't help but turn the head of every guy
  If daddy even thinks about that day he cries
  but whatcha gonna do?
  
  Then the day her daddy dreaded finally came
  the church, the gown, that boy, the rings. the weddin cake
  She might be all grown up, but nothin's really changed
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Hold On

• It will find you at the bottom of a bottle
  It will find you at the needle's end
  It will find you when you beg and steal and borrow
  It will follow you into a stranger's bed
  
  It will find you when they serve you with the papers
  It will find you when the locks have changed again
  It will find you when you've called in all your favors
  It will meet you at the bridge's highest ledge
  
  So baby don't look down- it's a long way
  The sun will come around to a new day
  
  So hold on
  Love will find you
  Hold on
  He's right behind you now
  Just turn around
  And love will find you
  
  It will find you when the doctor's head is shaking
  It will find you in a boardroom mostly dead
  It will crawl into the foxhole where you're praying
  It will curl up in your halfway empty bed
  
  So baby don't believe that it's over
  Maybe you can't see 'round the corner
  
  To hang between two thieves in the darkness
  Love must believe you are worth it
  You're worth it
  
  Nicole Nordeman
  © 2005 Birdwing Music (ASCAP) Birdboy Songs (ASCAP)
  (adm. by EMI CMG Publishing) All rights reserved. Used by permission

Learning How To Let It Go

• I've spent most my life
  holdin on with all my might
  I pull the reigns too tight
  till I kill the thing I got
  you'd think by now I'd
  have this figured out with everything that we've been through together
  Oh, this love can't really fly until I get the courage up to cut the string
  
  I'm Learnin How To Let It Go
  I'm learnin now that I was just a fool
  to ever think I had control
  You took me heart and soul
  Now I'm learnin how to let it
  I'm learnin how to let it go
  
  I've been wasting time
  so I hope somehow you'll find
  A way to walk the line
  you've had so much patience with me
  you're the only one I want
  you're all I need so here I am down on my knees
  Go on and take me everything I have and all I am I give to you
  
  This die-hard heart of mine always forgets
  You never have it all unless you let it go
  
  You took me heart and soul
  I'm learnin how to let it
  I'm learnin how to let it go
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Scars are Beautiful

• I've got this little scar that left it's mark down underneath my chin
  from when I fell off of my bike back when I was just a kid
  and oh, the pain, and how I cried, and I still remember how it bled
  I know I won't forget that time and what my daddy said
  
  Don't cry
  It'll get better
  In time
  You'll soon forget
  You'll be fine
  right now it hurts some
  but the healing hasn't happened yet
  The pain
  won't always be there
  and someday
  after the fall
  These scrapes and scratches will remind you
  of the hurt you left behind and you'll see that
  Scars are beautiful
  
  Each scar is living proof, ya they tell the truth 'bout places that you've been
  They’re all roadmaps to life's lessons made by sacrifice and sin
  And you can let 'em bring you down or you can hold your head up high
  Don't let the chance you took to fall keep you from the chance you take to try
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

A Friend Like This

• I know what you're going through
  there were times I've been there too
  we all need a shoulder to cry on
  all those worries and anxieties
  just let me put your mind at ease
  cause the night is always darkest before the dawn
  
  Yeah it's alright
  it's gonna be ok
  you don't have to worry anymore
  Yeah it's alright
  just let me light up the way
  you never had a friend like this before
  
  Sometimes it seems the road ahead
  is twists and turns and all dead ends
  it's hard to know which way to go
  But I will be your life long friend
  the one on whom you can depend
  even when it seems like you're alone
  
  Because it's alright
  yeah, it's gonna be ok
  you don't have to worry anymore
  Yeah it's alright
  It’s gonna be a brighter day
  you don't have to worry anymore
  you never had a friend like this before
  
  Because it's alright
  yeah, it's gonna be ok
  you don't have to worry anymore
  Yeah it's alright
  It’s gonna be a bright new day
  you don't have to worry anymore
  you never had a friend like this before
  never had a friend like this
  you've never had a friend like this before
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music/ FuzzyPOP Music
  SOCAN/BMI

The Little Space Between

• It's now or never
  Don't hesitate
  It ain't true that good things come
  to those who wait
  
  Before forever
  Takes all our time
  We just spend moments
  Till we spend our lives
  
  Get 'er done
  Get to it
  Cause there's only one time through it
  There's only one thing we're all heading for
  It goes 1972 dash then
  You leave your legacy
  In that little space between
  
  Have you forgiven
  Did you forget
  Is it worth keeping
  All those regrets
  And is there someone
  Who gave it all for you
  Don't that make you
  Want to give it your all to?
  
  You spend your money
  You take each breath
  You steal some kisses
  You give and get
  and then it goes
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

Out Here On My Own

• The high-wire act is done
  Safety net, don’t need one
  Once you fall, it’s freedom and a song
  I’m out here on my own
  
  Out here on my own
  With the Lord to guide me
  And your prayers behind me, I feel strong
  I’m out here on my own
  
  And as I dream of you beside me
  Love and faith still lead me through
  And every road I take reminds me
  I’m comin’ home to you
  
  Out here on my own
  If the spotlights dimmer
  And the crowds grow thinner
  And I’ll be home for
  Dinner
  With my songs
  Instead of out here on my own
  I’m out here on my own
  
  Words & Music by Paul Brandt
  ©2006 Giantfoothillbilly Music
  SOCAN

A Gift (2007)

• Sleigh bells ring, angels sing, and the Convoy rides again, Christmas Convoy, that is...
  
  The follow up to the Platinum selling studio album 'This Time Around' is Paul Brandt's second Christmas project, 'A Gift'. It is his first Christmas album on Brand-T Records, and is a stunning set of traditional, contemporary, and original music.

Let it Snow

• Oh the weather outside is frightful,
  But the fire is so delightful,
  And since we've no place to go,
  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  
  It doesn't show signs of stopping,
  And I've bought some corn for popping,
  The lights are turned way down low,
  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  
  When we finally kiss goodnight,
  How I'll hate going out in the storm!
  But if you'll really hold me tight,
  All the way home I'll be warm.
  
  The fire is slowly dying,
  And, my dear, we're still good-bying,
  But as long as you love me so,
  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  
  Written by Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne
  CAHN MUSIC COMPANY C/O WB MUSIC CORP- ASCAP

A Gift

• On the other side of the world
  there's a little boy or a girl
  who's never heard about A Gift
  or of Christmas or even what that is
  
  That must have been how it seemed
  back before that old manger scene
  back before the world even knew
  about Jesus and what he would do
  
  It must have been so dark and cold
  there must have been so little hope
  Sometimes I wonder where I'd be
  If no one had sent A Gift to me
  
  But wrapped in mercy, grace and love
  A Gift was sent from up above
  Unconditional and free
  That Little Gift changed everything
  
  On the other side of the world
  there's a little boy or a girl
  Who all because of A Gift
  Finally knows what Christmas is
  
  Written by Paul Brandt
  Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN) 2006

White Christmas

• I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
  Just like the ones I used to know
  Where the treetops glisten,
  And children listen
  To hear sleigh bells in the snow
  
  I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
  With every Christmas card I write
  May your days be merry and bright
  And may all your Christmases be white
  
  Written by Irving Berlin
  IRVING BERLIN MUSIC COMPANY ASCAP

Christmas Convoy

• Ah Breaker one nine, this here's the lead reindeer, you got a copy on me Frosty come on? Ah ya 10-4 there Frosty, fer sure fer sure, by golly sure hope we still have a holly jolly one come on? Yeah that's a big 10 4 there Frosty, yeah we definitely got our hands full tonight good buddy, mercy sakes alive we need a Christmas Convoy!
  
  It was the dark of the moon,
  and it was Christmas soon
  Only a day away
  D.O.T. was cracking down
  and the toys had been delayed
  we were stuck in a drift at the ol' North Pole
  with eight mighty anxious reindeer
  and if Santa didn't get some help
  Christmas wouldn't come this year
  
  We need a Christmas Convoy
  this ain't no silent night
  We need a Christmas Convoy
  jingle bells and Christmas lights
  Come on and join the Convoy
  and nothing's gonna get in our way
  Santa and his Christmas Convoy
  in his great big Peterbuilt sleigh
  Christmas Convoy
  
  Breaker Frosty this here's ol' red nose, yeah you wanna move it on over for Santa? Yeah 10-4, he's greasy side up but we're bout' to turn this salt-shaker out
  
  well we all pulled outta the 'ol North Pole
  ears on, eyes open wide
  we were shaking the bushes, lookin for bear
  in our triple digit ride
  That wiggle wagon had his bird dog on as it hovered 'bove the ground
  red green and white for chicken lights
  decked out and loud and proud
  
  Ah Frosty, yeah we're 10-33 and back door now, you're gonna hafta back off the hammer a bit cause we're double nickle and 'bout to hit the big road
  
  Well the big elf blew the doors off
  his eight reindeer powered ride
  and flew on past the bear's den
  in Georgia Overdrive
  when on the black ice up ahead
  there proved to be a pinch
  a barricading roadblock
  had been set up by the Grinch
  Well there were teddy bears and cars and trucks and toys of every size
  teetering out of the top of Santa's shiny ride
  but Santa couldn't back 'em up
  no matter what the cost
  cause if he let that 'ol Grinch stop us
  this year's Christmas would be lost
  
  Ah Rudolph to Santa's Better Half, ah ya Mrs. Clause you're gonna wear your bumper out if you don't back off a bit, we're coming up on antler alley, and we need all the help we can get
  
  The grinch and all his henchmen
  lined up on the road ahead
  And Santa rolled his window down
  and his nose and cheeks turned red
  He pulled his hat on low and tight
  and put the hammer down
  and with a ho ho ho, he was slingin snow
  singin Santa Claus is coming to town!
  
  Yeah 10-4 Frosty what's your twenty? Guitar Town! Well they oughta know
  what to do with them toys down there for sure, well mercy sakes good
  buddy we gonna back on outa here, so keep the Grinch off your back, and
  the toys in the sack, we'll catch you next Christmas, this here's ol red nose
  in the lead, we gone, bye bye!
  
  Written By Chip Davis, Bill Fries, new lyrics by Paul Brandt
  American Gramaphone SESAC/ Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN) 2006

Hands

• It is the greatest story ever told
  The Prince leaves his palace and his noble throne
  To fight a battle for his subject’s souls
  The fate of the world in his royal hands
  
  And it was an unlikely battleground
  With the cows and the sheep and the shepherds gathered round
  As Mary held him her heart began to pound
  The weight of the world in a baby’s hands
  
  Betrayed by the very hearts he came to save
  Father forgive them someone heard him say
  Then like a gift He gave his life away
  Held out to the world with His nail-pierced hands
  
  The Hands that put the stars in place, bound by hands He made
  
  When people ask what Christmas means to me
  I think of the Prince up on that Christmas tree
  I tell them about how His love set me free
  When He changed my life with a touch of His hands
  With His hands
  
  Written By Paul & Liz Brandt
  Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN) 2006

Got Tell It On The Mountains

• When I was a seeker
  I sought both night and day,
  I asked the Lord to help me,
  And he showed me the say.
  
  Go tell it on the mountain,
  Over the hills and everywhere,
  Go tell it on the mountain,
  Our Jesus Christ is born.
  
  He made me a watchman
  Upon that city wall,
  And if I am a Christian,
  I am the least of all. (Cause it was Him that told me to)
  
  Go tell it on the mountain,
  Over the hills and everywhere,
  Go tell it on the mountain,
  Our Jesus Christ is born.
  
  Public Domain
  Words and Music by John W Work, Jr.
  Arranged By Paul Brandt & Dave Pierce
  Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN) 2006/ Dave Pierce Music Music Corp. (SOCAN) 2006

I'll Be Home For Christmas

• I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love
  Even more than I usually do
  And although I know it's a long road back
  I promise you
  
  I'll be home for Christmas
  You can count on me
  Please have snow and mistletoe
  And presents by the tree
  
  Christmas eve will find you
  Where the love light gleams
  I'll be home for Christmas
  If only in my dreams
  
  I'll be home for Christmas
  You can count on me
  Please have some snow and mistletoe
  And presents by the tree
  
  Christmas eve will find me
  Where the love light gleams
  I'll be home for Christmas
  If only in my dreams
  If only in my dreams
  
  Words & Music by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram
  GANNON & KENT MUSIC COMPANY/PIEDMONT MUSIC COMPANY (ASCAP)

Winter Wonderland

• Sleigh bells ring
  are you listening?
  in the lane
  snow is glistening
  A beautiful sight
  we're happy tonight
  walking in a winter wonderland
  
  Gone away is the bluebird
  here to stay is a new bird
  He sings a love song
  as we go along
  walking in a winter wonderland
  
  In the meadow we can build a snowman
  Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
  He'll say: Are you married?
  we'll say: No man
  But you can do the job
  when you're in town
  
  Later on
  we'll conspire
  as we dream by the fire
  To face unafraid
  the plans that we've made
  walking in a winter wonderland
  
  (Ah, just look at this place, there’s snow men, and new birds, and you, and me, I think we should stay a while… isn’t it wonderful?)
  
  Written By Felix Bernard & Richard B Smith
  W B MUSIC CORP ASCAP

Mary Did You Know

• Mary did you know
  That your baby boy would one day walk on water?
  Mary, did you know that your baby boy
  Would save our sons and daughters?
  
  Did you know that your baby boy
  Has come to make you new;
  The child that you delivered
  Will soon deliver you?
  
  Mary, did you know that your baby boy
  Will give sight to a blind man?
  Mary, did you know that your baby boy
  Will calm the storm with His hand?
  
  Did you know that your baby boy
  Has walked where angels trod?
  When you kiss your little baby,
  You kiss the face of God!
  Oh Mary did you know?
  
  Oh Mary did you know?
  The blind will see, the deaf will hear
  The dead will live again.
  The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
  The praises of the Lamb.
  
  Mary, did you know that your baby boy
  is Lord of all creation?
  Mary, did you know that your baby boy
  Will one day rule the nations?
  
  Did you know that your baby boy
  Is Heaven's perfect Lamb?
  The sleeping child you're holding
  Is the great I Am!
  
  Written By Mark Lowry & Buddy Greene
  RUFUS MUSIC c/o Gaither Music/Word Music 1991, 2007 ASCAP

We Three Kings

• We three kings of Orient are;
  Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
  Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
  Following yonder star.
  
  O star of wonder, star of light
  Star with royal beauty bright,
  Westward leading, still proceeding,
  Guide us to thy perfect light.
  
  Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
  Gold I bring to crown Him again,
  King forever, ceasing never,
  Over us all to reign.
  
  Frankincense to offer have I;
  Incense owns a Deity nigh;
  Prayer and praising, voices raising,
  Worshipping God on high.
  
  Myrrh is mine,
  Its bitter perfume
  Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
  Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
  Sealed in the stone cold tomb.
  
  Glorious now behold Him arise;
  King and God and sacrifice;
  Alleluia, Alleluia,
  Sounds through the earth and skies.
  
  Public Domain
  Written in 1857
  Words and music by Reverend John H. Hopkinds, Jr., 1857.
  Arranged By Paul Brandt & Steve Rosen
  Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)/Fuzzy POP Music Group (BMI) 2006

This Time Around (2004)

• The 2004 CCMA Album of the Year, produced by Steve Rosen and Paul Brandt. With the smash hits 'Leavin'', featuring the guitar playing of Keith Urban, and the C.W. McCall trucking classic remake 'Convoy', this platinum album produced hit after hit. It was recorded The Orchard Studio near Nashville, TN. The anthem 'Alberta Bound' was also a product of this collection.

Convoy

• Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck. You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon? Ah, yeah, 10-4, Pig Pen, fer shure, fer shure. By golly, it's clean clear to Flag Town, c'mon. Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Pig Pen, yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy...
  
  Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
  In a Kenworth pullin' logs
  Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
  And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
  We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh
  'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town
  I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
  "And I'm about to put the hammer down."
  
  'Cause we got a little convoy
  Rockin' through the night.
  Yeah, we got a little convoy,
  Ain't she a beautiful sight?
  Come on and join our convoy
  Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
  We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
  'Cross the U-S-A.
  Convoy!
  
  Ah, breaker, Pig Pen, this here's the Duck. And, you wanna back off them hogs? Yeah, 10-4, 'bout five mile or so. Ten, roger. Them hogs is gettin' in-tense up here.
  
  By the time we got into Tulsa Town,
  We had eighty-five trucks in all.
  But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf,
  And them bears was wall-to-wall.
  Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
  They even had a bear in the air!
  I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck.
  "We about to go a-huntin' bear."
  
  'Cause we got a great big convoy
  Rockin' through the night.
  Yeah, we got a great big convoy,
  Ain't she a beautiful sight?
  Come on and join our convoy
  Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
  We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
  'Cross the U-S-A.
  Convoy!
  
  Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen; you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten.
  
  Well, we rolled up Interstate 44
  Like a rocket sled on rails.
  We tore up all of our swindle sheets,
  And left 'em settin' on the scales.
  By the time we hit that Chi-town,
  Them bears was a-gettin' smart:
  They'd brought up some reinforcements
  From the Illinoise National Guard.
  There's armored cars, and tanks, and jeeps,
  And rigs of ev'ry size.
  Yeah, them chicken coops was full'a bears
  And choppers filled the skies.
  Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
  With a thousand screamin' trucks
  An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus
  In a chartreuse micra-bus.
  
  Ah, Rubber Duck to Sodbuster, come over. Yeah, 10-4, Sodbuster? Lissen,
  you wanna put that micra-bus in behind that suicide jockey? Yeah, he's
  haulin' dynamite, and he needs all the help he can get.
  
  Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey shore
  And prepared to cross the line
  I could see the bridge was lined with bears
  But I didn't have a dog-goned dime.
  I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
  "We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll."
  So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight
  I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4."
  
  'Cause we got a mighty convoy
  Rockin' through the night.
  Yeah, we got a mighty convoy,
  Ain't she a beautiful sight?
  Come on and join our convoy
  Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
  We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
  'Cross the U-S-A.
  
  Convoy! Ah, 10-4, Pig Pen, what's your twenty?
  Convoy! OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer shure. Well, mercy
  Convoy! sakes, good buddy, we gonna back on outta here, so keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your...
  Convoy! tail. We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side.
  Convoy! We gone. 'Bye,'bye.
  
  Words & Music by: B.Fries, C.Davis
  ©American Gramaphone(SESAC) reprinted with permission

Leavin'

• C’mon hurry
  Ain’t no time for worrying
  Gotta go
  Move on
  Just leave the lights on
  Grab some clothes, set those sights on
  that 4 lane road
  I’m gone
  
  In a truck, in a train,, in a car, in a bus
  Change my luck, Can’t stay, Going far, In a rush
  Got that getaway feeling
  I’m Leaving
  
  Trust me
  Something better’s gotta be
  Right around
  This next turn
  Gonna be just fine
  Toss the map, don’t look behind
  Push that pedal down
  Burn
  
  Here I go
  
  (In a truck, in a train,, in a car, in a bus
  Change my luck, Can’t stay, Going far, In a rush
  White lines, Exit signs, Can’t fly
  Fast enough) (second)(solo)
  Black top , Rail way , Spinning wheels
  Don’t stop
  If you’re waiting on me
  You’re backing up
  Got that getaway feeling
  I’m Leaving
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Home

• Front porch light would be turned on
  And I was always gone too long
  Curfew was at 10pm
  And I’d sneak in trying not to wake him when I got
  Home
  Daddy always said I was half a bubble off plumb
  Head-strong and stubborn, and maybe I was
  Yeah, I couldn’t wait to leave
  Last place I in the world I wanted to be was
  Home
  
  Now I’m flying down that old dirt road
  But it seems these wheels are spinning slow
  I’d never left that way if I’d have only known
  He’s gone, so here I am
  Home
  
  I sat in my car and cried
  Wished to God he was still alive
  Inside, mama wiped my tears
  She said, He would have been so happy that you’re here at Home
  Then I thought about my life
  And about my kids and about my wife
  And about how time just flies no matter what you do
  And every soccer game I have missed
  And every time I fight when I could forgive
  And how I can’t let it come to this
  When I get home
  
  Now I’m flying down that old dirt road
  But it seems these wheels are spinning slow
  And it’s taken me a while but now I finally know
  Everything that matters most is at
  Home
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Alberta Bound

• Sign said 40 miles to Canada
  My truck tore across Montana
  Ian Tyson sang a lonesome lullaby
  
  And so I cranked up the radio
  Cause there’s just a little more to go
  For I’d cross the border at that Sweet Grass sign
  
  I’m Alberta Bound
  This piece of heaven that I’ve found
  Rocky Mountains and black fertile ground
  Everything I need beneath that big blue sky
  Doesn’t matter where I go
  This place will always be my home
  Yeah I’ve been Alberta Bound for all my life
  And I’ll be Alberta Bound until I die
  
  It’s a pride that’s been passed down to me
  Deep as coal mines, wide as farmer’s fields
  Yeah, I’ve got independence in my veins
  
  Maybe it’s my down-home redneck roots
  Or these dusty ‘ol Alberta boots
  But like a Chinook wind keeps coming back again
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Run to Me

• When you’re all alone in the dark
  And it’s hard not to be afraid
  When your candle’s losing it’s spark (when you’re losing hope in your heart)
  And it seems that you can’t find your way
  Look straight ahead, don’t cry and don’t look back
  Leave your regrets behind you in the past
  
  Run to me
  I will always be
  The hand you can hold when you’re lonely and cold
  I will warm you I adore you
  You’re always in my heart
  No matter where you are
  When it’s love you need (Come to me)
  Baby you can run to me
  
  Nothing you ever say
  And nothing you could ever do
  Is gonna change the way (Is gonna drive me away)
  That I’ll always be loving you
  I’ll be your sky, I’ll be a soft place to fall
  Baby this love is unconditional
  
  When it’s midnight on a winding road
  And you don’t know where you are or where to go
  Through the rain, call my name,
  And I will run to you.
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt/Derrick Ruttan
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN) /Sony ATV Music Publishing Canada

The King

• The other day
  I got in a fight
  In involved me and my foot in my mouth
  And my wife
  Then I got to thinking
  Wouldn’t it be grand
  If with every word I said
  My wish was the world’s command
  
  I’d be the king
  I’d be the top
  I’d give myself a raise
  Throw my own parade
  Number one, the chief, the boss
  I’d be the king
  
  No honey-do list
  I’d make all the rules (I’d rule)
  Whatever I say is the way that it goes
  That’d be cool
  And I’d go fishing
  Or maybe watch sports on TV
  And folks would carry me around
  And I’d get to wear a crown
  And I’d never spend a day on my feet
  Chorus-solo-rpt chorus
  
  I’d be living large
  I’d be in charge
  & the world would bow to me
  I’d be the king
  
  It happened again
  I got in a fight
  In involved me and my foot in my mouth
  And my wife
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Live Now

• I heard it from a newborn baby
  Loud and clear in that first breath of air
  I heard it when grandpa was dying
  It was faintly there
  
  Live now
  Live now
  
  I guess it really is quite simple
  Sometimes it’s easier said than done
  But all the cool rain does is fall down
  And all the river does is run
  (all we really have to do is)
  
  Live now
  Live now
  
  We’re not promised tomorrow
  Like vapor, this these days here are fading away
  Baby, this time I’m holding you is borrowed
  But every second by God’s grace, I’m gonna
  Live Now
  
  I’ve learned I can’t control the future
  I’ve learned I must forgive the past somehow
  Cause we are here only a moment
  And life’s too short not to live now
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Rich Man

• I look in the mirror
  Don’t see much
  Fashion sense a little out of touch
  The house is run down as the bills pile up
  But I’m rich man
  
  Breakfast table
  Morning rush
  Sometimes it seems we barely have enough
  But if it’s true that you need is love
  Then I’m a rich man
  
  When she smiles
  Or they call me daddy
  All the worries of the world just seem to fade away
  I’m alive
  And I know what matters
  If this is all I ever have (well that’s ok,) I’m proud to say
  I’m a rich man
  
  So every morning
  And brand new day
  With each and every single breath I take
  I’m blessed and I’m thankful, yeah I’ve got it made
  Oh, I’m so glad life turned out this way
  
  I’ve loved, I’ve been loved, show me someone else with as much as me
  
  Words & Music by: Brad Johner/Paul Brandt
  ©2003 L’il Bro-SOCAN/Foothillbilly/Giantfoothillbilly Music-BMI/SOCAN

I Still Do

• It’s in the way you move me
  The way you look right through me
  Still brings me down to my knees
  Every time you smile
  And after all this time love
  It’s still hard to get enough
  From the very first time I thought you were the one
  Who’d make all of my dreams come true
  
  I still do
  I’m still amazed every time that we kiss
  I still do
  I’m never gonna stop feeling like this
  Like the first time that I fell for you
  I still do
  
  They all might say we’re crazy
  Sometimes I think we may be
  When I think about the way we
  Live like life’s a dare
  I’d lay my life down for you
  I’d do anything to prove it’s true
  
  I’d lay my life down for you
  I’d do anything to prove it’s true
  
  Words & Music by: Steve Rosen/Blaine/Paul Brandt
  ©2003Fuzzy Pop Music Group (BMI)/Jaybird Music/Foothillbilly
  /Giantfoothillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

This Time Around

• This time around
  Is the only time you get
  Like an hourglass
  That cain’t never be turned again
  Once it’s done
  All you are is who you’ve been
  So I’m diving in
  Sink or swim
  This time around
  
  This time around
  Gonna love with all my heart
  Do my best
  Not to finish where I start
  No regrets
  Set my course among the stars
  No looking back
  No point in that
  This time around
  
  Each waking moment’s what you make it
  Don’t let a minute pass you by
  This is the only chance so take it
  All you have to do is spread your wings and fly
  This time around
  
  This time around
  All I ever want to do
  Is hold on loosely
  To everything but you
  And at the end
  After all that we’ve been through
  I’ll know in my soul
  That I had it all
  This time around
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

That's What I Love About Jesus

• I’ve had people say
  That I’m a self made man
  I’d like to set the record straight
  Because I never could have planned
  The way my life has gone
  And the blessings I’ve received
  It had nothing to do with me
  I love to sing and play
  And travel with these songs
  But I’ve got to give the praise
  Back to where it all belongs
  Before I was even born
  He knew what my job would be
  He made me who I am for all the world to see
  
  That’s what I love about Him
  That’s why I talk about Him
  And friend I’d be lost with out Him
  He makes this world make sense to me
  He let his life end
  Just so he could be my friend
  That’s what I love about Jesus
  
  Now it doesn’t make me perfect
  Or any better than you
  And yes He is a crutch
  And He’s my wheelchair too
  Cause I can’t do it on my own
  He gives me all my strength
  His power helps me make it through each day
  So if you hear this song
  You’ve got to make a choice
  To just keep rolling along
  Or listen to His voice
  Since I gave my heart to Him
  I have been set free
  And He’s made all the difference to me
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2003 Foothillbilly/Giantfoothiillbilly (BMI/SOCAN)

Small Towns and Big Dreams (2001)

• Produced by Rosen and Brandt, this 2002 CCMA Album of the Year is one of Paul's most unique albums. Recorded in the transition and turmoil of an industry in upheaval, this project was a turning point for Paul. Not long after leaving Warner/Reprise Records, Paul set out to record a live album of previously unrecorded songs, a shaky proposition at best. The fans and Canadian Radio, along with CMT Canada, all rallied behind this project to make it huge success and incredible land-mark for Paul's career and his label, Brand-T Records.

Small Towns & Big Dreams

• I grew up in a small town
  A wheat-fields-for-a-downtown kind of place
  There was really not much around
  You blink and you miss it
  I never knew what life would bring
  But I always had big dreams
  I’d love to play my guitar and sing
  And every night I’d wish that
  I’d get a shot on the Opry stage
  And have people come and see me play
  Blastin’ on the radio waves
  Enough to make my mama cry
  
  That’s where I come from
  That’s who I am
  Hard-workin’ and God-blessed
  Yes sir, and thank you ma’am
  The best things around that I have ever seen
  Came from small towns & big dreams
  
  That small town went and grew up
  But I never changed much by God’s grace
  Friends and family kept in touch
  When I moved to Tennessee
  I sing my songs and travel round
  I met a girl and we’re settling down
  We want to find a small town
  Where we can raise a family (cause)
  
  Been around the world don’t matter anywhere I go
  From small town stars to city lights I’ve found my kind of folks
  It’s about you and who you are, it’s all a state of mind
  And as I’m givin’ you my heart I hope you find that
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©Foothillbilly Music/BMI/ Giant Foothillbilly SOCAN (2001)

I'm Gonna Fly

• 7 years old in my radio flyer
  red cape tied around my neck
  top of Thompson’s hill, Billy said I was a liar
  and now I’m scared half to death
  Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn’t listen to him
  but I had something to prove
  ain’t nobody gonna call me a chicken
  gotta do what you gotta do
  
  I’m gonna fly
  Defying space and gravity
  I’m gonna fly
  Billy just you wait and see
  
  I was just a kid, barely 18 years
  And I couldn’t wait to graduate
  Confident and cocky, and man, it really got me
  When I heard my daddy say
  “you oughta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college,
  gotta make something of your life.”
  But I had to do it my way, so I headed for the highway
  And I followed those little white lines
  
  I’m gonna fly
  Defying space and gravity
  I’m gonna fly
  Making my own destiny
  
  I crashed and burned, but I don’t regret it
  You only fail when you don’t try
  Gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it
  I’m ain’t perfect yet but you can bet someday I’m gonna get my wings and fly
  
  I’m gonna fly
  Defying space and gravity
  I’m gonna fly
  You gotta believe
  I’m gonna fly
  Making my own destiny
  I’m gonna fly
  You gotta believe
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt/ Jon Vezner
  ©2000 Foothillbilly Music(BMI)Giant Foothillbilly SOCAN/
  Fuzzy Pop/Warner-Tamerlane BMI

Take It Off

• If you’ve got worry on your mind
  And pain that’s pilin’ up inside your heart
  Take it off
  If the peace that you’ve been tryin’ to find
  Is held down by a load of lies and scars
  Take it off
  Take it off
  
  There’s a place that we all try to hid
  Covered up with guilt and pride we walk
  Take it off
  Just leave your crooked past behind
  Look straight into my lovin’ eyes and let’s talk
  Take it off
  
  Now baby I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout sexuality
  Just close your eyes and lay your naked heart down next to me
  Let’s wrap ourselves in truth and honesty
  And Take it off
  (solo)
  
  Now baby I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout sexuality
  Just close your eyes and lay your naked heart down next to me
  Let’s wrap ourselves in truth and honesty
  
  If the pressure’s builin’ in on you
  I’ll be there to help you through, I’ll try
  To Take it off
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2001 Foothillbilly Music (BMI) Giant Foothillbilly (SOCAN)

Warm Sunny Beaches

• I’m fed up with my work
  And the boss is a jerk
  It feels like I’m wasting my time
  In a dead-end job
  I’m having to rob
  Peter to pay Paul a dime
  Why don’t we jump in my car
  Just to see how far
  This ol’ beat up rambler will drive
  And trade it all in for the
  Taste of tequila and lime (and)
  
  Warm sunny beaches
  Follow the wind where it blows
  Tall palm trees greet us
  Blue ocean waving hello
  You could be my senorita
  Oh and I’ll never let you go
  Drinkin’ cold marguerites
  On the warm sunny beaches
  In Mexico
  
  Every sunny day
  We could laugh at the way
  We used to live nine to five
  In a hammock-swing
  We’ll forget everything
  Nothing but love on our minds
  And after siesta
  We’ll have a fiesta
  And party until morning-time
  And when the sun comes up (stops)
  we’ll be singing out Ay ay ay ay! (on)
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2000 Foothillbilly Music (BMI)/Giant Foothillbilly (SOCAN)

Cry If You Want To

• Cry if you want to
  I won’t tell you not to
  I won’t try to cheer you up
  I’ll just be here if you want me
  
  There’s no use in keeping
  A stiff upper lip
  You can weep you can sleep
  You can loosen your grip
  You can frown, you can drown,
  and go down with the ship, you can
  Cry if you want to
  
  Don’t ever apologize venting your pain
  It’s something to me you don’t need to explain
  I don’t need to know why
  I don’t think it’s insane, you can
  Cry if you want to
  
  The windows are closed,
  The neighbors aren’t home
  If it’s better with me than to do it alone,
  I’ll draw all the curtains and unplug the phone, you can
  Cry if you want to
  
  You can stare at the ceiling and
  Tear at your hair
  Swallow your feelings and stagger and swear
  You can show things and throw things
  And I wouldn’t care, you can
  Cry if you want to
  
  No, I won’t make fun of you
  I won’t tell anyone
  I won’t analyze what you do or you should have done
  I won’t advise you to go and have fun, you can
  Cry if you want to
  
  Well it’s empty and ugly and terribly sad
  I can’t feel what you feel, but I know it feels bad
  I know that it’s real and it makes you so mad
  You could cry
  
  Cry if you want to
  I won’t tell you not to
  I won’t try to cheer you up
  I’ll just be here if you want me to be near you
  
  Words & Music by: Casey Scott
  ©2001 Signal Songs/Tainjo Thang Publishing (ASCAP)

If This Isn't Love

• If this isn’t love
  What else could it be
  What’s happened to you
  What’s happening to me
  If this isn’t love
  What else is so strong
  Or feels half as good
  Or last’s half as long
  
  Now I am not an expert
  On matters such as this
  Romance has always left me in the dark
  But with each brush of your sweet touch
  And every lingering kiss
  I think that Cupid’s finally found his mark
  
  Could it be a bug
  Or maybe the flu
  That’s going around
  You say that you’ve got it too
  
  If this isn’t love
  What else could it be
  If this isn’t love
  Then it’s alright with me
  
  If this isn’t love
  Then it’s alright with me
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt/Gene Pastilli
  ©2000 Foothillbilily Music (BMI)/High Falutin Music

When You Call My Name

• Give me a moment
  To try to explain it
  And how it has changed
  The man that I am
  Life has a way
  When you try to arrange it
  Of making a fool
  Of the best-laid plans
  Guess what I'm tryin to say, is that you took me by surprise
  One word is all that it takes, and forever's on my mind
  It happens every time
  
  I hear the sweetest sound
  My world stops turnin round
  Like I'm on holy ground
  When you call my name
  It sets the sky on fire
  Burnin with my desire
  Stronger, deeper, higher
  When you call my name
  
  The way that it moves me
  It's simply amazing
  Somehow it seems
  Much bigger than words
  When you call my name
  Angels start singing
  Most beautiful sound
  That I ever heard
  And it starts all over again, this feeling deep inside
  A blessed chain of events, a heaven sent design
  It happens every time
  
  When you call my name
  Ahhh…
  When you call my name
  Oooo…
  It happens every time
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©1999 Pollywog Music / Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (SOCAN/BMI)

It's All Good

• I get paid peanuts
  Ah, what a life
  I live for lottery tickets and Friday night
  And hoping that someday I’ll get it right
  But it’s all good
  
  In-laws, out-laws,
  Baby cries
  Three in the morning with bloodshot eyes
  It’s a lot more work than I realized
  But it’s all good
  
  Sometimes it’s hard to see the positive at all
  Little things pile up this they’re a lot
  Stress and pressure builds and gets uncomfortable
  Until you get your shorts tied in a knot
  But it’s all good
  
  It’s easy feeling like you’ve really lost control
  When things fall all apart and come unwound
  But you can stand all day just staring at the obstacles
  Or you can try to find a way to get around
  
  Now I love you, and you love me
  Ain’t got much money, but I feel like a king
  And even if I could I wouldn’t change a thing
  Cause it’s all good
  I look at this big beautiful world and I just have to think
  That it’s all good
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2001 Foothillbilly Music (BMI)/Giant Foothillbilly (SOCAN)

Virgil & The Holy Ghost

• Me and Virgil were best of friends
  Brothers til the very end
  Made a pact one sunny afternoon
  Down by Coalpepper Creek
  Fishing holes and skipping rocks
  Down the railroad tracks we’d talk
  ‘bout girls & cars & hopes & dreams
  the way our lives would be
  & we swore we’d never change
  we would always be the same
  
  Virgil met the Holy ghost
  A little younger than most
  At the Jeelapy Pentacostal tent-revival alter call
  Everyone from town was there that day
  When Virgil gave his soul away
  They were praisin’ as I waited
  Outside the Gospel hall
  Where we swore we’d never change
  But it would never be the same
  
  ‘cause it was later on that year
  the winter that our mama died
  when I told Virgil I don’t want to hear
  ‘bout love & peace inside
  ‘cause if this God you know is good
  how could he allow the pain
  life’s been hard enough, so why would I want to be born again?
  
  The other night, me & Virgil spoke
  He travels with the Holy Ghost
  Holding tent-revivals, he’s out to seek & save
  Virgil says he’s been set free
  By Jesus dying on a tree
  & I’m not sure what I believe, my questions still remain
  Virgil says that when he prays
  He asks the Lord that I’d be saved
  I guess some things never change
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©2000 Foothillbilly Music (BMI)/Giant Foothillbilly (SOCAN)/Fuzzy Pop Music (BMI)

The Longest Way

• I’d love to take my time
  I’d let myself unwind
  ‘cause sometimes it feels these wheels keep spinnin’
  at the speed of sound
  I’d take the scenic route
  Ain’t that what life’s about
  I would stop and smell each and every single
  Rose I found
  
  I’m so tired of sayin’ someday that we’ll do it
  Grab the keys get in the car and let’s get to it
  
  Let’s head north or east or west or south
  Just as long as we go now
  Let’s let these headlights slice the night away
  ‘Til the sun comes out
  If all the fun’s in getting there
  Then baby I have got a plan
  Let’s hit the road, c’mon let’s go
  Let’s take the longest way we can
  
  My heart’s restless, but it’s true
  When it comes to lovin’ you
  And that ain’t never gonna change no matter
  Where we are
  
  This old world keeps laughin’ like it’s got us
  Don’t know why we ever let it stop us
  
  Words & Music by: Paul Brandt
  ©2001 Foothillbilly Music (BMI)/Giant Foothillbilly (SOCAN)

Bonus Track: Canadian Man

• Canadian Man at your service
  From the land of the chill
  If I can’t warm you baby nobody will
  I’m a genuine Canadian Man
  
  Strong and free
  That’s the True North
  And baby, that’s me
  I’ll salute you as long as need be
  I’m a genuine Canadian Man
  
  Well it’s hush-hush, while I mush-mush
  My dog-sled made for two
  It’s cold outside, but ooo, what a ride
  To the warmth of my igloo
  
  Warm and dry, we’ll be sipping on cola and rye
  Then I’ll bake you an Eskimo pie
  Your genuine Canadian Man
  
  Well we’ll ride and glide over the Great Divide
  On my ’95 Ski-Doo
  Sweet honey-child it’s the call of the wild
  When I’m calling you oooo
  
  Canadian Man
  That’s me the ice-breaker supreme
  Forget your “American dream”
  And wake up to Canadian man
  
  Words & Music by: Steven Graham Pineo
  ©2000 Leftly Was Right Music/Jalipineo Music (SOCAN)

What I Want to be Remembered For (2000)

• Paul's first greatest hits collection, this album encompasses the Warner/Reprise years plus two new songs, 'What I Want To Be Remembered For', and 'There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do'.

My Heart Has A History

• My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  The first time I looked into your eyes
  I knew this moment would arrive
  I got a feelin' you're the one
  But my heart keeps tryin' to turn and run
  The problem is this happens everytime (cause)
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  If we can take this one kiss at a time
  Then maybe we can tame this heart of mine
  I'm telling you the cold, hard truth
  I ain't ever been loved by the likes of you
  And I ain't ever had this much on the line, but
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  Yeah, my heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  Mark D. Sanders/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Starstruck Writers Group, Inc./Mark D. Sanders Music (ASCAP)/ Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

It's A Beautiful Thing

• Looks like everybody's here
  Had to put some folding chairs in the vestibule
  Yeah, it's getting full
  Even old Aunt Ruby came
  Her first time on an aeroplain, it's her sister's girl
  She said she wouldn't miss it for the world
  
  And all them young'uns squirmin' in the pews
  Mr. Charlie in his lime green suit is a handsome man
  Remarks widow Callahan
  Uncle Joe and Uncle Jake
  Haven't spoken since '88
  Just said Hello
  It's a good day to let it go
  
  So let the angels gather, let the music play
  Let the preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limosine
  (Two people in) Love is a beautiful thing
  
  Daddy's waitin' with the bride
  As she helps him with his tie she sees a tear
  He says it's hot in here
  He hugs his little girl and asks
  How did you grow up so fast, God I wish
  Your momma could be here for this
  
  Everybody stands and smiles
  As she comes walking down the aisle in her momma's gown
  And Daddy breaks on down
  Gran and Gramps in the second row
  Stood right there fifty years ago and said their vows
  I guess it's workin' out
  
  So let the angels gather, let the music play
  Let the preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limosine
  (Two people in) Love is a beautiful thing
  
  A little table full of gifts
  Catering is coverdish and the wedding band
  Well that's on her hand
  Tommy's teasing Lorali
  Pushed her down and made her cry
  And neither one knows a day will come
  
  When the angels gather, and the music play
  The preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limosine
  Love, two people in Love
  It's a beautiful thing
  
  Love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, oh sweet Love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, oh love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, love, it's a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful thing
  
  Jefferey Steele/Craig Wiseman
  ©1999 Windswept Pacific Songs/Yellow Desert Music/My Life’s Work (all rights obo Yellow Desert Music and My Life’s Work Music adm. by Windswept Pacific Songs and Almo Music Corp.) (BMI)/Daddy Rabbit Music (ASCAP)

I Do

• I've seen the storm clouds in your past
  But rest assured 'cause you are safe at home at last
  I rescued you, you rescued me
  And we're right where we should be when we're together
  
  I know the questions in your mind
  But go ahead and ask me one more time
  You'll find the answer's still the same
  It won't change from day to day
  For worse or better
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  I know the time will disappear
  But this love we're building on will always be here
  No way that this is sinking sand
  On this solid rock we'll stand forever
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have
  Oh I will, I am, I can, I have
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

That's The Truth

• So tired of listenin' to the politicians
  You can't believe what you see in the news
  Lawyers try with motions and revisions
  To spin a tale and tip the scales of truth
  
  I work hard to make an honest livin'
  Do my best in everything I do
  Whether it's nine to five, football, cars or fishin'
  Or comin' home to hug and kiss on you
  
  No lies or alibies
  It's all so clear when I look in your eyes
  Like an arrow shot bull's eye
  Straight and true
  Like the Mississippi flows into the bayou
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  
  When i'm lost in the chaos and confusion
  You're the light that leads me to the shore
  I tell you girl in a world full of illusions
  You're the ray of truth that I've been lookin' for
  
  Now I'm late on the interstate
  Radio on at the end of the day
  Got the pedal to the metal
  Got the top rolled down
  I wanna scream and shout about the love we found
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  
  Like and arrow shot bull's eye
  Straight and true
  Like the Mississippi flows into the bayou
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  (That's the truth)
  
  Paul Brandt/Chris Farren
  ©1999 Foothillbilly Music (SOCAN/BMI)/
  Windswept Music/In the Fairway Music (all rights obs In the Fairway Music adm. by Windswept Music (ASCAP)

I Meant To Do That

• A rose in a box, wrapped up in dreams
  A card that explains how much your love means
  A table for two with soft candlelight
  The words "I love you," somewhere in the night
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Late in the night, nothing to say
  Maybe a call to talk anyway
  A letter or two with some words that rhyme
  To promise you love, for now and all time
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Hold onto the love you gave until the end of time
  And love you more every day, until you know that
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Lynn Gillespie Chater/Kerry Chater/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Peermusic Ltd.(ASCAP)/Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp./Pollywog Music(SOCAN/BMI)

Take It From Me

• If the river is high, I'll be your shore
  If it's love you need, I'll give you more
  You can count on me, baby, that's for sure
  I belong to you
  
  If you cross the line, I'll cross it too
  Anywhere you go, I'll be with you
  We'll cry some tears, but we'll make it through
  As long as we're together
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  I'll give you all that you can take
  I made a promise, it will never break
  You've got my heart, make no mistake
  Just take it from me
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Won't you take it from me, just take it from me
  
  Roy Hurd/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. (BMI)/
  Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

Yeah

• My heart's been beatin' faster
  Does it mean that I'm in love
  I just can't get enough of your smile
  I'm flyin' higher now
  Oh baby can't you see
  What you mean to me
  
  Do I want ya
  Do I love ya
  Do I think the whole world of ya
  Do I know that I'm a lucky man
  Do I go to hold ya
  Need to squeeze ya
  Feel my head reel when I see ya
  Wonder does this mean I got it bad
  Yeah, yeah
  
  You turn to walk my way
  And it sends shivers down my spine
  Happens every time
  Like a waterfall keeps flowing
  I'm over the top
  Babe I just can't stop
  
  Do I want ya
  Do I love ya
  Do I think the whole world of ya
  Do I know that I'm a lucky man
  Do I go to hold ya
  Need to squeeze ya
  Feel my head reel when I see ya
  Wonder does this mean I got it bad
  Yeah, yeah
  
  Yeah...yeah...yeah...
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/
  Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy Pop Music (BMI)

A Little In Love

• I'm really kinda bad at hedging my bets
  Straddling the fence just to get my feet wet
  It's sorta like me to jump on in
  To see if I sink or swim
  So maybe I'm a fool for taking this fall
  But it's all for you or nothing at all
  Too late for a little in love
  I'm all the way in
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  This is high wire walking
  I don't need a net
  Parachute jumping, ain't pulled the cored yet
  No turning back now, I'm goin' all the way down
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  I might learn the hard way
  That's the chance I take
  Knowing there's no such thing
  As a little heartache
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  No such thing as a little in love
  I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  Josh Leo/Rick Bowles
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Hellmaymen Music (all rights adm. byy Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)/Starstruck Angel Music
  Inc./Dead Solid Perfect Music (BMI)

The Sycamore Tree

• In the sticks down an old dirt road in a small Kentucky town
  When his daddy would come home
  Out past the old dirt road in a sycamore tree
  It is where little Zack would go
  And high above the guilt and pain
  The only place that he was safe
  Was high above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear a small voice in the wind sayin'
  " Please, don't let him do that to me "
  In the sycamore tree
  
  Time when on as it always does and his daddy's time had come
  How he felt was hard to say
  He often wondered how he'd even make it through
  But as he buried him that day
  He realized it's not my fault
  And as the leaves began to fall
  From high above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear forgiveness in the wind
  Singin' out " Find the truth and the truth will set you free"
  In the sycamore tree
  
  And like answer to his praying
  As he watched his child playin'
  High above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear a small voice in the wind
  Sayin', " Daddy won't you come and play with me"
  In the sycamore tree
  The sycamore tree
  Forgiveness with set you free
  Forgiveness, forgiveness,
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1999 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.(BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy POP Music Group (BMI)

Outside The Frame

• The shadows move slowly
  They climb up the walls
  Till the light hits the metal and glass
  It shines through the dust
  Revealing the love
  In an old black and white photograph
  That was before
  But it's not anymore
  
  'Cause outside the frame
  You're getting on with your life
  I wonder if I ever will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  The look in your eyes
  Your hand in mine
  And we're both holding on to a dream
  I'm still trapped in that moment
  Where the sun always shines
  And I don't ever want to be free
  No, I want to stay
  As the light fades away
  
  'Cause outside the frame
  You're getting on with your life
  I wonder if I ever will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  Outside the frame
  Where you're getting on with your life
  And I know that I never will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  I keep waiting for something to change
  But the picture inside stays the same
  And the fact of the matter remains
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.(BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy POP Music Group (BMI)

There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do

• I just can’t stand when we fight
  Tears us apart and nobody ever wins
  I know it just isn’t right
  and from my heart I am telling you
  
  I’m sorry for making you cry
  I’ll wipe the tears from your eyes
  Please let me try again
  To prove that my love is true
  
  There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
  (swim cross the deepest sea to show you what you mean to me
  give the love that you’ve been missin’ always take the time to listen)
  There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
  (crawl across the desert sands to feel the soft touch of your hands
  there’s no fire that I couldn’t walk through)
  to prove to you that my love is true
  There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
  
  You know you can lean on me
  Things aren’t so bad that we can’t work it out
  If there’s one thing I believe
  It’s that trust will lead us through
  
  Whatever it takes I’ll be there
  Lay down your worries and cares
  That’s what love’s about
  Me promising you
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©2000 Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)

What I Want To Be Remembered For

• If you could see deep into my heart, feel what I’m feelin
  It’s like I have become a part of history
  The greatest story ever told
  Your love has me believin’
  Lovin’ you will be my legacy
  And you can trust
  I’ll remain true
  And all because of you
  
  I want to live with my eyes open
  When I’m down never quit hopin’
  Keep the faith, keep the fire
  Raise the bar a little higher
  But most of all when all is said and done
  And I stand at heaven’s door
  Lovin’ you
  That’s what I want to be remembered for
  
  Every road we travel down, I promise I’ll stand right beside you
  I’ll do my best to be the man that you need me to be
  I don’t have to change the world or even feel the need to try to
  Lovin’ you, that’s enough for me
  With all I am for all my life
  For you it’s not a sacrifice
  
  Paul Brandt/Jon Vezner
  ©2000 Foothillbilly Music (BMI/SOCAN)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

That's The Truth (1999)

• Paul's only album produced by Chris Farren (Deana Carter), this is an upbeat, fun album. Notable songs on this project are 'The Sycamore Tree', 'Scrap Piece of Paper', and Brian Setzer's 'Let's Live it Up'.

That's The Truth

• So tired of listenin' to the politicians
  You can't believe what you see in the news
  Lawyers try with motions and revisions
  To spin a tale and tip the scales of truth
  
  I work hard to make an honest livin'
  Do my best in everything I do
  Whether it's nine to five, football, cars or fishin'
  Or comin' home to hug and kiss on you
  
  No lies or alibi’s
  It's all so clear when I look in your eyes
  Like an arrow shot bull's eye
  Straight and true
  Like the Mississippi flows into the bayou
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  
  When I'm lost in the chaos and confusion
  You're the light that leads me to the shore
  I tell you girl in a world full of illusions
  You're the ray of truth that I've been lookin' for
  
  Now I'm late on the interstate
  Radio on at the end of the day
  Got the pedal to the metal
  Got the top rolled down
  I wanna scream and shout about the love we found
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  
  Like and arrow shot bull's eye
  Straight and true
  Like the Mississippi flows into the bayou
  
  (That's the truth) I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  I'm comin' home to see you baby
  You're the one thing that I know for sure
  In a world that's goin' crazy
  You're a matter of survival
  My heart and soul revival
  Swear on a stack of bibles
  Cross my heart and I will be here for you
  And that's the truth
  (That's the truth)
  
  Paul Brandt/Chris Farren
  ©1999 Foothillbilly Music (SOCAN/BMI)/
  Windswept Music/In the Fairway Music (all rights obs In the Fairway Music adm. by Windswept Music (ASCAP)

It's A Beautiful Thing

• Looks like everybody's here
  Had to put some folding chairs in the vestibule
  Yeah, it's getting full
  Even old Aunt Ruby came
  Her first time on an aeroplain, it's her sister's girl
  She said she wouldn't miss it for the world
  
  And all them young'uns squirmin' in the pews
  Mr. Charlie in his lime green suit is a handsome man
  Remarks widow Callahan
  Uncle Joe and Uncle Jake
  Haven't spoken since '88
  Just said Hello
  It's a good day to let it go
  
  So let the angels gather, let the music play
  Let the preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limousine
  (Two people in) Love is a beautiful thing
  
  Daddy's waitin' with the bride
  As she helps him with his tie she sees a tear
  He says it's hot in here
  He hugs his little girl and asks
  How did you grow up so fast, God I wish
  Your momma could be here for this
  
  Everybody stands and smiles
  As she comes walking down the aisle in her momma's gown
  And Daddy breaks on down
  Gran and Gramps in the second row
  Stood right there fifty years ago and said their vows
  I guess it's workin' out
  
  So let the angels gather, let the music play
  Let the preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limousine
  (Two people in) Love is a beautiful thing
  
  A little table full of gifts
  Catering is coverdish and the wedding band
  Well that's on her hand
  Tommy's teasing Lorali
  Pushed her down and made her cry
  And neither one knows a day will come
  
  When the angels gather, and the music play
  The preacher get to preachin' all the do you takes
  Love is a beautiful thing
  Throw the rice in the air let the church bells ring
  Tie the cans to the back of that limousine
  Love, two people in Love
  It's a beautiful thing
  
  Love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, oh sweet Love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, oh love, it's a beautiful thing
  (Love, it's a beautiful thing)
  Love, love, it's a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful thing
  
  Jefferey Steele/Craig Wiseman
  ©1999 Windswept Pacific Songs/Yellow Desert Music/My Life’s Work (all rights obo Yellow Desert Music and My Life’s Work Music adm. by Windswept Pacific Songs and Almo Music Corp.) (BMI)/Daddy Rabbit Music (ASCAP)

That Hurts

• That hurts
  Your baby told you it was over
  And I'm just a friendly shoulder you can cry on
  While I ache to take you into my arms
  Of all the dreams in all the world
  There's nothing worse
  Than meant to be and you don't see
  
  That I wanted to be the one to make your knees weak
  Your hands shake
  I wanted to be the one that you woke up to
  Held on to
  But I never knew that touch
  And you'll never know how much
  That hurts
  
  It's not fair
  I have to be the great pretender
  As if I don't remember all those sad prayers
  That sounded good but got me nowhere
  Of all the jokes in all the world
  How sad is this
  To be so close and not let it show
  
  That I wanted to be the one to make your knees weak
  Your hands shake
  I wanted to be the one that you woke up to
  Held on to
  But I never knew that touch
  And you'll never know how much
  That hurts
  
  Oh I wanted to be the one to make your knees weak
  Your hands shake
  I wanted to be the one that you woke up to
  Held on to
  But I never knew that touch
  And I wanted you so
  But I have to let go
  And you'll never know how much that hurts
  
  Gary Burr/Gerry House
  ©1999 MCA Music Publishing, a Division of Universal Studios Inc./ Gary Burr Music, Inc. ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./House Notes Music
  (all rights adm. by Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) BMI

There's A World Out There

• When I was a boy
  I'd get so annoyed
  Whenever it was pouring rain
  Standin' at the glass door
  Starin' at the outside nose pressed against the pane
  I told my momma
  I don't wanna be stuck inside no more
  Give me thunder and lightnin', somethin' excitin'
  That's what I'm livin' for
  
  There's a world out there and I wanna be in it
  I got a life and I'm gonna live it
  Don't tell me the sky's the limit
  There's footprints on the moon
  I wanna do my walkin' down the road less traveled
  Sew my dreams where they won't unravel
  If you play it safe you won't get nowhere
  I can't stay in here when there's a world out there
  
  I remember back in school
  They thought I was a fool
  For askin' Lizzy Walker to the dance
  She was always with the captain of the football team
  Nobody thought I even have a chance
  But imagine my surprise
  When she looked me in the eyes
  And said I'll go with you instead
  I knew we'd be together for the rest of forever
  When Lizzy looked at me and said
  Hey baby
  
  There's a world out there and I wanna be in it
  I got a life and I'm gonna live it
  Don't tell me the sky's the limit
  There's footprints on the moon
  I wanna do my walkin' down the road less traveled
  Sew my dreams where they won't unravel
  If you play it safe you won't get nowhere
  I can't stay in here when there's a world out there
  
  I imagine when they land on a brand new planet
  In some far off galaxy
  Somebody in the rocket's gonna look out the window
  Feeling just like Lizzy and me
  
  There's a world out there and I wanna be in it
  I got a life and I'm gonna live it
  Don't tell me the sky's the limit
  There's footprints on the moon
  I wanna do my walkin' down the road less traveled
  Sew my dreams where they won't unravel
  If you play it safe you won't get nowhere
  I can't stay in here when there's a world out there
  
  If you play it safe you won't get nowhere
  You can't stay in here when there's a world out there
  
  (No, I just can't do it)
  There's a world out there
  (Don't even try and play it safe)
  No, no, no
  (You're not gonna get anywhere)
  No, no, no
  
  Kent Blazy/Skip Ewing
  ©1999 Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./A Hard Day’s Write Music/
  Acuff-Rose Music Inc. (BMI)

The Sycamore Tree

• In the sticks down an old dirt road in a small Kentucky town
  When his daddy would come home
  Out past the old dirt road in a sycamore tree
  It is where little Zack would go
  And high above the guilt and pain
  The only place that he was safe
  Was high above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear a small voice in the wind sayin'
  " Please, don't let him do that to me "
  In the sycamore tree
  
  Time when on as it always does and his daddy's time had come
  How he felt was hard to say
  He often wondered how he'd even make it through
  But as he buried him that day
  He realized it's not my fault
  And as the leaves began to fall
  From high above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear forgiveness in the wind
  Singin' out " Find the truth and the truth will set you free"
  In the sycamore tree
  
  And like answer to his praying
  As he watched his child playin'
  High above in the strong arms of the sycamore tree
  You could hear a small voice in the wind
  Sayin', " Daddy won't you come and play with me"
  In the sycamore tree
  The sycamore tree
  Forgiveness with set you free
  Forgiveness, forgiveness,
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1999 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.(BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy POP Music Group (BMI)

A Love That Strong

• If love was a river rushin' down to the sea
  I'd wanna jump right in to the middle of it
  Let it carry me
  And pullin' me under and takin' my breath away
  Rollin' with the flow wherever it goes
  Whatever it takes
  
  I want a love that strong
  I want a love that wild
  I want to dig that deep
  I want to reach that high
  One that'll last a whole life long
  I want a love that strong
  
  A man and a woman sittin' in a small cafe
  They met fifty years ago in those same two chairs
  On this very day
  He still brings her flowers just to hear that little laugh
  She still thinks he's a knight in shining amour
  And it's as simple as that
  
  I want a love that strong
  I want a love that wild
  I want to dig that deep
  I want to reach that high
  One that'll last a whole life long
  I want a love that strong
  
  I want a love that strong
  I want a love that wild
  I want to dig that deep
  I want to reach that high
  One that'll last a whole life long
  I want a love that strong
  I want a love that wild
  I want to dig that deep
  I want to reach that high
  One that'll last a whole life long
  I want a love that strong
  
  Reed Nielsen/Jeffrey Steele
  © 1999 Englishtown Music/Windswept Pacific Songs/Yellow Desert Music/My Life’s Work (BMI)

Add 'Em All Up

• If you took all the feelin's that everybody's feelin'
  In love tonight
  All the slow dances and lingerin' glances
  In the pale moonlight
  All the stolen kisses and sweet nothin' whispers
  Straight from the heart
  Put 'em end to end and then you'd have a pretty good start
  
  And add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  It's perfectly clear what you got there
  Wouldn't be near enough
  Add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  Just take the bottom line
  Multiply by five, it's larger than life
  That's how I'd describe our love
  
  Take every heart beatin' that's a reelin' from the feelin'
  Of a true love found
  Every angel singin', every church bell ringin'
  Out glory bound
  Every new beginnin', every happy endin'
  >From the silver screen
  Put 'em all together, it'll never match you and me
  
  And add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  It's perfectly clear what you got there
  Wouldn't be near enough
  Add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  Just take the bottom line
  Multiply by five, it's larger than life
  That's how I'd describe our love
  
  Add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  It's perfectly clear what you got there
  Wouldn't be near enough
  Add 'em all up
  Add 'em all up
  Just take the bottom line
  Multiply by five, it's larger than life
  Not to be denied on any given night
  That's how I'd describe our love
  Oh baby it's a fact this love we have
  Is off the map, bigger than that
  That's how I describe our love
  
  Paul Brandt/Rick Bowles/Chris Farren
  ©1999 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Starstruck Angel Music Inc., (BMI)/Windswept Music/In The Fairway Music(ASCAP)

Scrap Piece Of Paper

• Well, in a little bitty nitty gritty one horse town
  Right side up or upside down
  A tiny piece of paper got stuck to a boot
  And it stayed there stuck for about an hour or two
  'Til the man climbed in his truck and he kicked it loose
  Yeah and just like that it was back on the move
  
  It got run over thirty-seven times in the street
  'Til a bird picked it up 'cause it looked like something to eat
  But it was finally dropped on the courthouse steps
  The breeze started blowing and guess what was next
  It blew in a car window gave an old man a scare
  Caused a six-car pile up on the downtown square
  
  It was floatin' around
  High in the air
  Even if you looked you may not see it there
  It's just one of those things
  We rarely ever think about
  Yeah it could come from a hamburger bag or a bubble gum wrapper
  It's a day in the life of a little scrap piece of paper
  There it goes...here it comes
  
  Two people in the shadows where they couldn't be seen
  Both of them was wearin' someone else's ring
  She said here's my new number, you better write it down
  So he grabbed that piece of paper just a layin' on the ground
  He folded it up, and put it in his jeans
  'Til it was found by his wife at her washing machine
  
  Well, she threw it in the trash, yeah she took it out the door
  Well that's her job 'cause he don't live there no more
  She put it by the curb in a rubber maid bin
  'Til the neighbour's dog Spot knocked it over again
  It was set free when the cold wind blew
  Yeah and just like that it was back on the move
  
  A just a floatin' around
  High in the air
  Even if you looked you may not see it there
  It's just one of those things
  We rarely ever think about
  Yeah it could come from a hamburger bag or a bubble gum wrapper
  It's a day in the life of a little scrap piece of paper
  
  Just a floatin' around
  High in the air
  Even if you looked you may not see it there
  It's just one of those things
  We rarely ever think about
  Yeah it could come from a hamburger bag or a bubble gum wrapper
  It's a day in the life of a little scrap piece of paper
  
  Lona Heid/Ryan Reynolds
  ©1998 Harlan Howard Songs Inc. (BMI)/New Hayes Music (ASCAP)

Really and Truly

• If a fallin' heart could make a sound
  Then you would hear mine for miles around
  If what I feel became a light
  Then there would be no darkness in this night
  They say you know when it's real
  Baby I can tell you it's true
  
  'Cause really and truly
  I think we should be
  Together like this for as long as we both are
  Livin', breathin'
  I'll be everything you need and more
  I'll be really and truly yours
  
  If love's a gift to give away
  For you, I swear, it'd be Christmas every day
  If love could keep you free from harm
  The safest place for you is in my arms
  And if I reveal too much too soon
  Well, I'm just bein' honest with you
  
  Really and truly
  I think we should be
  Together like this for as long as we both are
  Livin', breathin'
  I'll be everything you need and more
  I'll be really and truly yours, oh
  
  Have me, hold me
  In that sweet moment
  It'll be for sure
  I'll be really and truly yours
  
  Kent M. Robbins/Will Robinson/Paul Brandt
  ©1999 Irving Music/Colter Bay Music/EMI Blackwood Music/Danger Will
  Music(BMI)/WB Music Corp/Hillabeans Music (ASCAP)

Let's Live It Up

• You only go around once on this big spinnin' planet of love
  So don't be wastin' my time
  Tell me what you're dreamin' of
  We'll take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
  I'll hang your coat and hat up on a shooting star
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  
  Hang up the cat put the dog out to dry, my my
  Roll up the bird and let the alligator wave bye-bye
  We'll take a slow gin to China
  A train to Peru
  In a rusty old steamer or a leaky canoe
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  
  Around the block in a hot balloon
  Sounds awfully good to me
  Or a seat on the wing of a jumbo jet
  Flyin' straight to Mercury
  What's the matter with me
  Baby I've been such a fool
  Let's hop on a raft and navigate around in the pool
  We'll take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
  I'll hang your coat and hat up on a shooting star
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  
  A swing around the block in a hot balloon
  Sounds awfully good to me
  Or a seat on the wing of a jumbo jet
  Flyin' straight to Mercury
  What's the matter with me
  Baby I've been such a fool (who do you think you're foolin')
  Let's hop on a raft and navigate around in the pool
  And take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
  I'll hang your coat and hat up on a shooting star
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  Don't you ever think about givin' it up
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  Let's live it up!
  
  Brian Setzer
  © 1998 Setzersongs (BMI)

PB Christmas: Shall I Play for You (1997)

• Paul's first Christmas album is a must have for any Paul Brandt fan, and is just fun to sing along to during the Holidays. From Christmas standards to new rockers to self-penned efforts, this project has a bit of something for everyone, no matter what Christmas means to you.

Little Drummer Boy

• Come they told me
  A newborn King to see
  Our finest gifts we bring
  To lay before the King
  So to honour Him
  When we come
  
  Baby Jesus
  I am a poor boy too
  I have no gift to bring
  that's fit to give a King
  Shall I play for you
  on my drum
  
  Mary nodded
  the ox and lamb kept time
  I played my drum for Him
  I played my best for Him
  Then He smiled at me
  Me and my drum
  
  (Public Domain)
  Arranged by Paul Brandt & Josh Leo
  ©1998 Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (Socan/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy

• Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  It's not the way I had him pictured
  Santa was much too thin
  Well he didn't come down the chimney
  So Mama must have let him in
  Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  
  Well they thought that I was fast a sleepin'
  They thought that I was tucked in bed
  They never thought that I'd come a peepin'
  Or that I'd hear what was said
  Santa put his arm around Momma
  And Momma put her arm around him
  So if Santa Claus ain't Daddy
  Then I'm gonna tell on them
  
  Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  It's not the way I had him pictured
  Santa was much too thin
  Well he didn't come down the chimney
  So Mama must have let him in
  Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  
  I never saw Dancer or Prancer
  I never heard the sleigh bells ring
  I never saw the red nosed reindeer
  Like they show him on the TV screen
  But he sure brought a lot of presents
  So Santa Claus he must have been
  
  Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  It's not the way I had him pictured
  Santa was much too thin
  Well he didn't come down the chimney
  So Mama must have let him in
  Santa looked a lot like Daddy
  Or Daddy looked a lot like him
  
  Buck Owens & Don Rich
  ©1965 (renewed 1993) Sony/ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Co. (BMI)
  (Administered by Sony/ATV Publishing Canada)

What Child Is This

• What child is this who laid to rest
  On Mary's lap is sleeping
  Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
  While shepherds watch are keeping
  
  This, this is Christ the King
  Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
  Haste, haste to bring Him laud
  The babe the Son of Mary
  
  Why lies He in such mean estate
  Where ox and ass are feeding
  Good Christian fear for sinners here
  The silent word is pleading
  
  So bring him incense gold and myrrh
  Come peasant king to own him
  The King of Kings salvation brings
  Let loving hearts enthrone Him
  
  (Public Domain)
  Arranged by Paul Brandt & Josh Leo
  ©1998 Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (Socan/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

Run Run Rudolph

• Out of all the reindeers
  You know you're the mastermind
  Run Run Rudolph
  Randolph ain't too far behind
  
  Run Run Rudolph
  Santa's got to make it to town
  Santa make him hurry
  Tell him he can take the freeway down
  Run Run Rudolph
  'Cause I'm reelin' like a merry go round
  
  Said Santa to a boy
  Child what have you been longing for?
  All I want for Christmas is a
  Rock and roll electric guitar
  And then away went Rudolph
  Whizzin' like a shootin' star
  
  Said Santa to a girl
  Child what would please you most to get?
  A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet
  And then away went Rudolph
  Whizzin' like a saber jet
  
  Run Run Rudolph
  Santa's got to make it to town
  Santa make him hurry
  Tell him he can take the freeway down
  Run run Rudolph
  'Cause I'm reelin' like a merry go round
  
  Run Run Rudolph
  I'm reelin' like a merry go round
  Come on run run Rudolph
  I'm reelin' like a merry go round
  
  Johnny Marks & Marvin Brodie
  © 1958 St. Nicholas Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

A Star Is Born

• Christmas time again
  the perfect end to a not-so-perfect year
  at last it's here
  Hustle-bustle to and fro
  from store to store to get one more
  of whatever is in style this year
  
  On the marquis sign at 5 and 9
  the latest movie shows, and it starts to snow
  Children look into the sky
  to see if reindeer really fly
  Who knows
  But when it comes down to this season
  Above it all there's still a reason
  To just look up
  
  A star is born tonight
  Come to make things right
  Angels singing, anthems ringing
  Glory to the King
  A star is born tonight
  
  Silent, holy night, heaven's sacred light
  shines all around
  and joy resounds
  In manger hay the baby Jesus came to seek
  and save the lost
  Until they're found
  Peace on earth a new beginning
  He's the gift that keeps on giving
  To all of us
  
  Glory hallelujah, glory to the King of Kings
  Merry Christmas to you all the joy the season brings
  
  Angels singing, anthems ringing
  Glory to the King
  A star is born tonight
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1998 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/
  Pollywog Music (Socan/BMI)

The Way In A Manger

• We were alone in the fields with our sheep
  A star in the sky glowing bright in the east
  When an angelic choir singing all glory be
  to God in the highest, bade us come see (they said)
  
  The way in a manger is a babe fast asleep
  He's never a stranger to wise men who seek
  The light and the hope for all of mankind
  He's the way in the manger
  And He's easy to find
  
  Mary and Joseph were there when we came
  and all that the angels had said was the same
  And when I saw the baby, I knew just what to do
  I bowed down to worship the light and the truth
  
  The light and the hope
  For all of mankind
  He's the way in a manger
  And He's easy to find
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/
  Pollywog Music (Socan/BMI)

Jingle Bells

• Dashing through the snow
  In a one horse open sleigh
  O'er the fields we go
  Laughing all the way
  Bells on bobtails ring
  Making spirits bright
  What fun it is to ride and sing
  A sleighing song tonight
  
  Oh, Jingle bells, jingle bells
  Jingle all the way
  Oh, what fun it is to ride
  In a one horse open sleigh
  Jingle bells, jingle bells
  Jingle all the way
  Oh, what fun it is to ride
  In a one-horse open sleigh
  
  A day or two ago
  I thought I'd take a ride
  And soon Miss Fanny Bright
  Was seated by my side
  The horse was lean and lank
  Misfortune seemed his lot
  We got into a drifted bank
  And then we got upsot
  
  (Public Domain)
  Arranged by Paul Brandt & Josh Leo
  ©1998 Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (Socan/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

Silent Night

• Silent night, Holy night
  All is calm, all is bright
  Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
  Holy Infant so tender and mild
  Sleep in Heavenly peace
  Sleep in Heavenly peace
  
  Silent night, Holy night
  Shepherds quake at the sight
  Glories stream from Heaven afar
  Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
  Christ, the Savior is born
  Christ, the Savior is born
  
  Silent night, Holy night
  Son of God, love’s pure light
  Radiant beams from thy Holy face
  With the dawn of redeeming grace
  Jesus, Lord, at thy birth
  Jesus, Lord, at thy birth
  
  (Public Domain)
  Arranged by Paul Brandt & Josh Leo
  ©1998 Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (Socan/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

Six Tons Of Toys

• At the old north pole
  Got my rig all loaded with toys
  Got a sack full of goodies
  For good little girls and boys
  Big dipper lookin' so bright
  Milky way traffic is light
  Got six tons of toys
  For the girls and boys tonight
  
  Got the same ol' sleigh
  And good ol' reindeer power
  Got no speed zones
  Yeah we're makin' the zero hour
  Everything's lookin' so white
  Housetop's comin' into sight
  Got six tons of toys
  For the girls and boys tonight
  
  Well it's been a whole year
  Since we've been down this way
  So on Christmas eve
  We overload the sleigh
  Everything will be alright
  No I.C.C. in sight
  Got six tons of toys
  For the girls and boys tonight
  
  Dave Dudley
  ©1970 Southern Arts Music (BMI)

O Holy Night

• O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
  It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
  Long lay the world in sin and error pining
  'Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
  
  A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices for wonder breaks
  A new and glorious morn
  Fall on your knees
  Oh hear the angel voices
  O night divine
  O night when Christ was born
  O night
  O night divine
  
  A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices for wonder breaks
  A new and glorious morn
  Fall on your knees
  Oh hear the angel voices
  O night divine
  O night when Christ was born
  O night
  O night divine
  
  (Public Domain)
  Arranged by Paul Brandt & Josh Leo
  ©1998 Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (Socan/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

Outside the Frame (1997)

• Possibly the most experimental of all of Paul's albums, 'Outside' spawned hits such as 'Yeah', 'Dry Eye', and 'A Little in Love'. Paul's second Reprise release, the beginnings of artistic growth and expression began to take shape on this project.

Chain Reaction

• My eyes saw you and sent a warning
  Straight to my brain
  My heart started pounding in my chest
  Like a runaway train
  I felt my hands start to sweat
  And my knees start to buckle
  A shiver down my spine
  And I knew I was in trouble
  Never dreamed forever could've ever
  Fell together like this
  
  All it took was one kiss one touch
  Like a long line of dominoes
  I'm fallin in love
  It's a physical, spiritual, chemical strong attraction
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  
  The way you smile at me
  It ignites an undeniable spark
  The way you walk through a room
  It's enough to make a fire start
  Like the lightning flashing
  Then the thunder rollin'
  I'll follow you wherever you're goin'
  Now I've got a reason for believin' in a feelin' like this
  
  All it took was one kiss one touch
  Like a long line of dominoes
  I'm fallin in love
  It's a physical, spiritual, chemical strong attraction
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  
  All it took was one kiss one touch
  Like a long line of dominoes
  I'm fallin in love
  It's a physical, spiritual, chemical strong attraction
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  Girl you've started an unstoppable chain reaction
  
  Paul Brandt/Josh Leo/Rick Bowles
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlaine Pub Corp (BMI)/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music/Starstruck Angel Music Inc/Dead Solid Perfect Music (BMI)

A Little In Love

• I'm really kinda bad at hedging my bets
  Straddling the fence just to get my feet wet
  It's sorta like me to jump on in
  To see if I sink or swim
  So maybe I'm a fool for taking this fall
  But it's all for you or nothing at all
  Too late for a little in love
  I'm all the way in
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  This is high wire walking
  I don't need a net
  Parachute jumping, ain't pulled the cored yet
  No turning back now, I'm goin' all the way down
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  I might learn the hard way
  That's the chance I take
  Knowing there's no such thing
  As a little heartache
  
  Ain't no kinda, sorta, maybe
  When I'm holding you baby
  Halfway ain't near enough
  Every waking minute
  Got my heart and soul in it
  No I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  No such thing as a little in love
  I can't be just a little in love
  No such thing as a little in love
  
  Josh Leo/Rick Bowles
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Hellmaymen Music (all rights adm. byy Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)/Starstruck Angel Music Inc./Dead Solid Perfect Music (BMI)

What's Come Over You

• Something's missing, something's wrong
  Something's not right where it belongs
  Why am I doubting what I thought I knew
  What's come over you
  
  Where's the laughter where's that touch
  That made me feel you were in love
  I pray it's just a phase you're going through
  What's come over you
  
  I can roll with the tide, come in from the rain
  Turn my back to the wind, stand my share of pain
  But if you don't love me there's nothing I can do
  What's come over you
  
  All these memories of all those times
  Make it so hard to say goodbye
  To all those dreams we shared that won't come true
  What's come over you
  
  I can roll with the tide, come in from the rain
  Turn my back to the wind, stand my share of pain
  But if you don't love me there's nothing I can do
  What's come over you
  
  Gene Nelson/Doug Swander
  ©1997 W.B.M. Music Corp/Miss Jennifer Music/SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp (BMI)

One

• Don't expect me to just stand back
  And let this one go by
  This kind of love comes along one forever at a time
  Girl, I'd be crazy not to try
  I've got one chance to make you mine
  
  Two hearts, two minds, almost out of countrol
  But it's like it was planned...and
  Two lives, two souls come together that way
  When you take my hand
  Hard to believe what has begun
  I never knew two could become...
  One
  
  I love the way it feels each time you look at me
  Can't imagine wanting more, you fill my every need
  I feel your heartbeat next to mine
  It's saying years from now we'll find
  
  Two hearts, two minds, almost out of countrol
  But it's like it was planned...and
  Two lives, two souls come together that way
  When you take my hand
  Hard to believe what has begun
  I never knew two could become...
  One
  
  Two hearts, two minds, almost out of countrol
  But it's like it was planned...and
  Two lives, two souls come together that way
  When you take my hand
  Hard to believe what has begun
  I never knew two could become...
  One
  
  I never knew, I guess it's true, two can become...
  One
  
  Paul Brandt/Kerry Chater/Lynn Gillespie Chater
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp (BMI)/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

I Believe You

• There's a dealer with a car
  He can sell you for a song
  There's a psychic on the air
  Got a hot line to your palm
  There's another politician who's makin' news
  With a brand new twist on his version of the truth
  They got powders they got pills with an x factor in it
  Supposed to make you look
  Ten years younger in a minute
  They try to sell you dreams, well I ain't buyin' what they sell
  But baby when you tell me there could be nobody else
  
  I believe you, I just look in your eyes
  I believe you, a true heart never lies
  It's more that just a feeling, it's a matter of faith
  When you tell me our forever won't fade away
  I believe you, I believe you
  Yes I do
  
  There are golden guarantees right above the dotted line
  Promises to keep, all you gotta do is sign
  That's just paper-thin trust, but I can tell you this
  When you tell me that you love me
  And then seal it with a kiss
  
  I believe you, I just look in your eyes
  I believe you, a true heart never lies
  It's more that just a feeling, it's a matter of faith
  When you tell me our forever won't fade away
  I believe you, I believe you
  Yes I do
  
  I believe you, I just look in your eyes
  I believe you, a true heart never lies
  It's more that just a feeling, it's a matter of faith
  When you tell me our forever won't fade away
  I believe you, I believe you
  Yes I do
  
  Bob DiPieno & Tom Shapiro
  ©1997 Little Big Town Music/American Made Music/Hamstein Cumberland Music/Tom Shapiro Music (BMI)

Yeah

• My heart's been beatin' faster
  Does it mean that I'm in love
  I just can't get enough of your smile
  I'm flyin' higher now
  Oh baby can't you see
  What you mean to me
  
  Do I want ya
  Do I love ya
  Do I think the whole world of ya
  Do I know that I'm a lucky man
  Do I go to hold ya
  Need to squeeze ya
  Feel my head reel when I see ya
  Wonder does this mean I got it bad
  Yeah, yeah
  
  You turn to walk my way
  And it sends shivers down my spine
  Happens every time
  Like a waterfall keeps flowing
  I'm over the top
  Babe I just can't stop
  
  Do I want ya
  Do I love ya
  Do I think the whole world of ya
  Do I know that I'm a lucky man
  Do I go to hold ya
  Need to squeeze ya
  Feel my head reel when I see ya
  Wonder does this mean I got it bad
  Yeah, yeah
  
  Yeah...yeah...yeah...
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/
  Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy Pop Music (BMI)

We Are The One

• Unaware angel falling into sleep
  I never quite believed that I'd get in this deep
  I don't have a doubt
  We are the one
  Oh I love to watch you as the day begins
  Sun comes through the window
  Starts to kiss your skin
  Chase the shadows out
  We are the one
  
  We're the story told since time began
  We're what heaven holds inside her hand
  We're the one thing I never knew I needed
  But you completed me and
  We are the one
  
  I want to be with you as the years go by
  I know I won't be perfect, but for you I'll try
  That's what love's about
  We are the one
  
  We're the story told since time began
  We're what heaven holds inside her hand
  We're the one thing I never knew I needed
  But you completed me and
  We are the one thing I never knew I needed
  But you completed me and
  We are the one
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

Start Forever Over Again

• They say diamonds are forever
  Their beauty will always remain
  But put the two of us together
  And those stones just roll away
  
  Time goes by and rivers run dry
  And mountains will crumble and fall
  On that final day, when the smoke clears away
  One thing will stand through it all
  And the way our love is goin'
  When this world comes to an end
  We'll just start forever over again
  
  When the colors all fade from the rainbow
  And the ocean has swallowed the sun
  Our two hearts heaven made will still love just the same
  When everything is said and done
  
  Time goes by and rivers run dry
  And mountains will crumble and fall
  On that final day, when the smoke clears away
  One thing will stand through it all
  And the way our love is goin'
  When this world comes to an end
  We'll just start forever over again
  
  Paul Brandt/Max D. Bames
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp (BMI)/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)/ Hardscratch Music (BMI)

Dry Eye

• Pulled down that cardboard box from the attic
  The one with the letters from you
  Put on those old records while I was at it
  The ones that we fell in love to
  Thought we were over what a crazy notion
  I should have realized
  I'd lose the fight against this flood of emotion
  Welling up from deep inside
  
  There's not a dry eye in the house tonight
  Just a raging river of heartache and pride
  There's not a memory that doesn't cut like a knife
  Of me letting you just walk out of my life
  Every teardrop is a visible sign
  Of me missing you coming out
  There's not a dry eye in the house
  Every picture of when we were together
  Tear stained and falling apart
  Chances I didn't take, regrets and mistakes
  I know them all by broken heart
  
  There's not a dry eye in the house tonight
  Just a raging river of heartache and pride
  There's not a memory that doesn't cut like a knife
  Of me letting you just walk out of my life
  Every teardrop is a visible sign
  Of me missing you coming out
  There's not a dry eye in the house
  Every picture of when we were together
  Tear stained and falling apart
  Chances I didn't take, regrets and mistakes
  I know them all by broken heart
  
  There's not a dry eye in the house tonight
  Just a raging river of heartache and pride
  There's not a memory that doesn't cut like a knife
  Of me letting you just walk out of my life
  Every teardrop is a visible sign
  Of me missing you coming out
  There's not a dry eye in the house
  Every picture of when we were together
  Tear stained and falling apart
  Chances I didn't take, regrets and mistakes
  I know them all by broken heart
  
  Paul Brandt/Josh Leo/Rick Bowles
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlaine Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Hellmaymen Music/Starstruck Angel Music Inc/Dead Solid Perfect Music (BMI)

Outside The Frame

• The shadows move slowly
  They climb up the walls
  Till the light hits the metal and glass
  It shines through the dust
  Revealing the love
  In an old black and white photograph
  That was before
  But it's not anymore
  
  'Cause outside the frame
  You're getting on with your life
  I wonder if I ever will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  The look in your eyes
  Your hand in mine
  And we're both holding on to a dream
  I'm still trapped in that moment
  Where the sun always shines
  And I don't ever want to be free
  No, I want to stay
  As the light fades away
  
  'Cause outside the frame
  You're getting on with your life
  I wonder if I ever will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  Outside the frame
  Where you're getting on with your life
  And I know that I never will
  'Cause inside my heart
  I picture us frozen in time
  Just you and I standing still
  Now everything's changed
  Outside the frame
  
  I keep waiting for something to change
  But the picture inside stays the same
  And the fact of the matter remains
  
  Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen
  ©1997 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.(BMI)/Pollywog Music
  (SOCAN/BMI)/Fuzzy POP Music Group (BMI)

Calm Before the Storm (1996)

• Calm Before the Storm (1996) The one that got it all started, with the quintessential Country wedding standard 'I Do', and the 'warning with a wink' rocker, 'My Heart Has A History', this CD was the world's introduction to Paul Brandt. After being discovered in a talent contest in Canada, Paul was signed to a development deal in Nashville, TN by Reprise Records, during which time he recorded the songs 'I Do', 'My Heart Has A History', and 'Take It From Me'. Upon seeing the promise of these recordings, he was signed to a full record deal, finished the project, hit the road, and made Country Music history with this multi-platinum recording.

My Heart Has A History

• My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  The first time I looked into your eyes
  I knew this moment would arrive
  I got a feelin' you're the one
  But my heart keeps tryin' to turn and run
  The problem is this happens everytime (cause)
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  If we can take this one kiss at a time
  Then maybe we can tame this heart of mine
  I'm telling you the cold, hard truth
  I ain't ever been loved by the likes of you
  And I ain't ever had this much on the line, but
  
  My heart has a history
  Of hurtin' those who mean the most to me
  Before you get too close to me
  I think you oughta know
  While other hearts are holdin' on
  While other loves are growin' strong
  My heart has a history of lettin' go
  Yeah, my heart has a history of lettin' go
  
  Mark D. Sanders/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Starstruck Writers Group, Inc./Mark D. Sanders Music (ASCAP)/ Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

Take It From Me

• If the river is high, I'll be your shore
  If it's love you need, I'll give you more
  You can count on me, baby, that's for sure
  I belong to you
  
  If you cross the line, I'll cross it too
  Anywhere you go, I'll be with you
  We'll cry some tears, but we'll make it through
  As long as we're together
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  I'll give you all that you can take
  I made a promise, it will never break
  You've got my heart, make no mistake
  Just take it from me
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Everything in my heart I'll give you
  Everything in my soul, it's yours
  Everything that I am and ever will be
  Take it from me, take it from me
  Take everything
  
  Won't you take it from me, just take it from me
  
  Roy Hurd/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Warner-Tamerlane Publsihing Corp. (BMI)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./
  Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

I Do

• I've seen the storm clouds in your past
  But rest assured 'cause you are safe at home at last
  I rescued you, you rescued me
  And we're right where we should be when we're together
  
  I know the questions in your mind
  But go ahead and ask me one more time
  You'll find the answer's still the same
  It won't change from day to day
  For worse or better
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  I know the time will disappear
  But this love we're building on will always be here
  No way that this is sinking sand
  On this solid rock we'll stand forever
  
  Will I promise to be your best friend
  And am I here until the end
  Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
  And did I say my love is true
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have
  Oh I will, I am, I can, I have
  Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

12 Step Recovery

• You walked out and my world caved in
  I couldn't get back on my feet again
  I tried self-help books, even meditation
  Searched the want-ads out of desperation
  
  The classified said, "Attention Broken Hearts
  Meet at Murphy's Lounge at 8:00 sharp"
  I got there early and the man at the door
  Said, "We've got the cure you've been searching for"
  He handed me a list and said, "Here's what you need
  The rules of the 12 step recover"
  
  1. Friday nights
  2. Neon lights
  3. Find a party crowd
  4. Jukebox
  5. Let it rock
  6. Let your hair down
  7. Howl at the moon
  8. Shoot a little pool
  9. Get out on the dance floor with somebody
  10. Let the tables turn
  11. Let the bridges burn
  12. Let go of the memory
  That's the mend a broken heart, make a new start,
  12 step recovery
  
  Well I gotta admit I had my doubts at first
  But I figured, what the heck, let's see if it works
  So, I followed each step down to the letter
  Almost right away I started feeling better
  Instead of missing you, now you'll find me
  Practicing the 12 step recovery
  
  1. Friday nights
  2. Neon lights
  3. Find a party crowd
  4. Jukebox
  5. Let it rock
  6. Let your hair down
  7. Howl at the moon
  8. Shoot a little pool
  9. Get out on the dance floor with somebody
  10. Let the tables turn
  11. Let the bridges burn
  12. Let go of the memory
  That's the mend a broken heart, make a new start,
  12 step recovery
  
  1. Friday nights
  2. Neon lights
  3. Find a party crowd
  4. Jukebox
  5. Let it rock
  6. Let your hair down
  7. Howl at the moon
  8. Shoot a little pool
  9. Get out on the dance floor with somebody
  10. Let the tables turn
  11. Let the bridges burn
  12. Let go of the memory
  That's the mend a broken heart, make a new start,
  12 step recovery
  
  That's the mend a broken heart, make a new start,
  12 step recovery
  
  Rick Bowles/Josh Leo
  ©1996 Maypop Music/Makin’ Chevys Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./
  Hellmaymen Music (BMI)

I Meant To Do That

• A rose in a box, wrapped up in dreams
  A card that explains how much your love means
  A table for two with soft candlelight
  The words "I love you," somewhere in the night
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Late in the night, nothing to say
  Maybe a call to talk anyway
  A letter or two with some words that rhyme
  To promise you love, for now and all time
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Hold onto the love you gave until the end of time
  And love you more every day, until you know that
  
  I meant to do that
  Does that mean a thing
  If you wanted songs
  Then I meant to sing
  I'd give you the world
  If you'd give mine back
  What I didn't do
  I meant to do that
  
  Lynn Gillespie Chater/Kerry Chater/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Peermusic Ltd.(ASCAP)/Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp./Pollywog Music(SOCAN/BMI)

One And Only One

• I thought love at first sight was a fate for someone else
  And you'd never catch me fallin' that fast myself
  But I didn't even need two seconds alone with you
  All it took was one and only one
  
  Now, I see me bein' faithful, me bein' true
  Holdin' on and never lettin' go of you
  Girl, look what you've done
  The only thing I want is you lovin' me
  And from now on the only thing I want to be
  Is your one and only one, one and only one
  
  You've got a heaven sent heart and an angel's touch
  Not to mention your kiss that I can't get enough of
  And when I see your smile this feelin' deep, down inside
  Tells me you're my one and only one
  
  Now, I see me bein' faithful, me bein' true
  Holdin' on and never lettin' go of you
  Girl, look what you've done
  The only thing I want is you lovin' me
  And from now on the only thing I want to be
  Is your one and only one, one and only one
  
  I didn't even need two seconds alone with you
  All it took was one and only one
  
  Now, I see me bein' faithful, me bein' true
  Holdin' on and never lettin' go of you
  Girl, look what you've done
  The only thing I want is you lovin' me
  And from now on the only thing I want to be
  Is your one and only one, one and only one
  
  Rick Bowles/Josh Leo/Paul Brandt
  ©1996 Maypop Music/Makin’ Chevys Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./
  Hellmaymen Music (BMI)/Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

All Over Me

• I can tell by the way that she's all over him
  She must be all over me
  And the tales I've been told I am finally believing
  I can't deny what I see
  This old barroom is full of suspected surprises
  Just like they said it would be
  And I can tell by the way that she's all over him
  She must be all over me
  
  I guess I should have known by the way she's been acting
  This is just how it would be
  All I ever wanted was her love everlasting
  Looks like she wants to be free
  And I can tell by the way that she's all over him
  She must be all over me
  
  I'm standing here and my heart goes to pieces
  Along with all of my dreams
  She's on the dance floor with her arms tied around him
  I wish they were wrapped around me
  
  I guess I should have known by the way she's been acting
  This is just how it would be
  All I ever wanted was her love everlasting
  Looks like she wants to be free
  And I can tell by the way that she's all over him
  She must be all over me
  
  She must be all over, it must be all over
  She must be all over me
  
  Tracy Parker/Jimmy Wooten
  ©1996 Sheddhouse Music (ASCAP)

Calm Before The Storm

• Your blue eyes looked so peaceful
  While the storm raged on in me
  The tears filled up my eyes and now I finally see
  I've been livin' high and mighty
  But now I'm at an all-time low
  Now I'm reaching out to hold you
  As you turn around to go
  
  I should've been more careful
  I should've seen the signs
  While all was calm, I guess
  I should've read between the lines
  So, now I'm standin' in the cold, hard rain
  Instead of with you safe and warm
  A fool who took your love for granted
  In the calm before the storm
  
  So, I'm standin' here alone
  I've never felt like this before
  Can't believe my heart's been broken
  Just like waves against the shore
  I could always love and leave them
  I was the first one out the door
  I can't get used to the idea
  Not being with you anymore
  
  I should've been more careful
  I should've seen the signs
  While all was calm, I guess
  I should've read between the lines
  So, now I'm standin' in the cold, hard rain
  Instead of with you safe and warm
  A fool who took your love for granted
  In the calm before the storm
  
  A fool who took your love for granted
  In the calm before the storm
  
  Paul Brandt
  ©1993 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Pollywog Music (SOCAN/BMI)

On The Inside

• I was watchin' the crowd as you walked
  through the door
  How easy you captured their eyes
  And it wasn't your dress and it wasn't my drink
  You lit up the room with your smile
  When you sat down beside me I felt like a king
  Completely taken by you
  And I was sorry for every man in this world
  Who doesn't know you like I do
  
  Oh, I love how you move and the way your hair flows
  But there's so much more I want you to know
  I love how it feels when I look in your eyes
  'Cause you're even more beautiful on the inside
  
  You've stayed by my side through some very hard times
  And you've always been faithful and true
  You're a picture of grace under pressure
  Honey, nobody cares like you do
  
  Oh, I love how you move and the way your hair flows
  But there's so much more I want you to know
  I love how it feels when I look in your eyes
  'Cause you're even more beautiful on the inside
  
  Brett Jones
  ©1994 Irving Music Inc/Kybarna Music (BMI)

Pass Me By

• Well, look at what walked down the street today
  She wanted me to be one more mistake to make
  Just a bridge to cross to get to someone new
  Hey, pass me by if you're only passing through
  
  No, I don't want to be no stepping stone
  Among the other hearts that you've walked on
  And I don't know what you think you've run into
  Hey, pass me by if you're only passing through
  
  Well, you sure look like the traveling kind to me
  Don't stop if this ain't where you want to be
  Lord, help me if I fall in love with you
  Hey, pass me by if you're only passing through
  
  Hillman Hall
  ©1972 Leahrae Music Company (BMI)