Carolyn Hannan's Lyric's

Lyrics For
"I Believe In Me"
STUCK IN OVERDRIVE
Words and Music by Carolyn Hannan

Went for a ride out in my car
I drove around for hours didn’t get very far
‘Cause you were there running circles deep in my mind
Signs said no turns and the shoulder was blind

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I’m stuck in a no passing zone
Horns beeping, hands waving, but I just can't find my way home
Should have read the map you gave me
Paid attention to the signs
Oh pull me over, slow me down
I'm stuck in overdrive

Don’t know how I got here wasn’t looking up ahead
It started out as a pleasure trip but I landed here instead
Sometimes on a sunny day it’s easy to forget
That when the storm lets loose it’s slippery when wet.

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I’ve driven down this road before and always found my way back home
Now the roads all lead to your door and I wanna go home… I wanna go home.

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Why did I yield when I had the right of way?
Why did I pay the tolls to go the wrong way?
I’m looking for an exit to get off this one-way drive
I hope I recognize the sign and not just pass it by.

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Mirror Image
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

You can see in my eyes all of the things that I feel
And I see the same in your eyes
Is this real - this uncanny way you make me feel?
You’re in my mind

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Do you know secrets deep inside of me
Is nothing hidden from your view
Be careful that you don't shatter me
You are the mirror image of me

Dangerous, what chance have I when you know all that I am
That I’d give my heart to you?
There is no choice
We say the same words in a different voice
I am in you.

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How could I let myself go pretending I didn’t know
That I’d be caught in your spell?
Deep in your powers I fell.

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Surrender to a fate I know I cannot deny
There’s no place for me to hide
You’re with me now
A reflection of myself
Somehow you’re part of me

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THE WAIL OF THE BANSHEE
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

Oh the night it is old with the years I have seen
And the moon in its rising seems less than a dream
I have worked and I’ve loved in these hills of the green
And I’ve given much more than I’ve taken it seems
For the wail at my door of the banshee it’s been
Toor a loor a loo aye doo toor a loor a ly ee
And the wail at my door of the banshee it’s been.

In my youth ‘twas my father my hero so bold
And I’d hear ‘round the turf fire his plans did unfold
Oh so proud I did watch as he marched off that day
For to end all the wrongs all the sin all the pain
But the wail in the wind was the banshee on high.
Toor a loor a loo aye doo toor a loor a ly ee
And the wail in the wind was the banshee on high.

With my mother to raise me I learned by her side
That a love of one’s country can leave you but pride
It can drink of your blood and steal your last breath
And leave you with nothing but memories and death
And the wail of the banshee to croon of her wealth
Toor a loor a loo aye doo toor a loor a ly ee
And the wail of the banshee to croon of her wealth.

I did marry a farmer my destiny done
‘Twas my pride and my joy I did bear us a son
And so fine and so bright he did shadow the sun
And for love of his country he carried a gun
And he marched to the beat of the banshee’s lone drum
Toor a loor a loo aye do toor a loor a lye ee
And he marched to the beat of the banshee’s lone drum.

Oh the ash as I gaze at the fire sifts to ground
And the moon in its rising does utter no sound
I do hear the sweet sighs of my grandchild’s fine dream
And am glad for the knowing I’ll die ‘fore the sound
Of the wail of the banshee come calling for him
Toor a loor a loo aye do toor a loor a lye ee
Oh I’ll die ‘fore the banshee comes calling for him.

MOM
Words by Carolyn Hannan and Jacqui Canter Music by Carolyn Hannan

She is there on the boardwalk
drifting from store to store
Things never seem to change much back at our Jersey shore
Coffee down by the beach
watching waves bring home memories.

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Where you end and we begin is a line drawn in the sand
The sands of those beaches we walked hand in hand

Bradley beach was her Broadway
Summertime was the show
Spring Lake was her sand castle
Chicken coup down below
“Beth, please turn out the lights.
Magic knees take us far tonight.”

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And the waves roll out and the waves roll in and they always will
Now we’re there on the boardwalk
Arm in arm so much more
We never seem to change much back at our Jersey shore
Mom and Dad at the beach
Making our children’s memories

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And the waves roll out and the waves roll in and they always will.

I WANT A MOVIE MAN
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

I want a man with eyes so blue I can look right in and know his heart is true
His chiseled features and manly build will keep my desired filled
He’ll always get what I’m talking about
And think it’s cute when I cry and pout
He’ll like my jokes and think I’m really smart
He’ll like to dance and shop and discuss art…. I want a movie man

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So peel of that celluloid
Come ober here and fill my void
If you want the part I'll open up my heart
To a movie man

A team of writers (probably women) write his dialogue
He’s poignant, and witty oh he’s no frog
He comes with a musical score
So I can tell what’s gonna happen before he walks through the door
He’s romantic when appropriate and turns it off when it drives me nuts
His breath is sweet when he first wakes up
He even likes sleeping with my pup…I want a movie man

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We’ll fast forward the bad parts
We’ll pause on the good
Rewind to the great scenes
And mute when we should

His mother’s sweet, she thinks I’m really great
His father lives somewhere near Kuwait
He’s got no kids and no ex-wife
No psychopathic girlfriends from his past life
He talks with a really cool accent
He’s attentive when I need to vent
Compliments me, says I don’t look fat
You gotta love a man who can do that…I want a movie man.

So peel off that celluloid
Come over here and fill my void
If you want the part I’ll open up my heart
The paparazzi will all enjoy the splash we make in the next tabloid
So if you want the part I’ll open up my heart….to a movie man.

THE SEA
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

Remember me I am the sea
I’ve beckoned you many a mile
You’ve seen the moon and you’ve seen the wind
You’ll never see my smile….you’ll never see my smile.

Come follow me for I am free
Come sail my hurling waves
You’ve heard the call and you know the words
Now try and find the way…now try and find the way.

Remember me I am the sea
I’ve taunted you many a mile
You’ve felt the sand and you’ve touched my hand
You’ll never see my smile…you’ll never see my smile.

Now breathe my breath for I am death
You’ve plunged the traveling deep
You’ve heard the tune and you’ve found the chord
The song of dreamless sleep…the song of dreamless sleep.

Remember me I am the sea
I’ve taunted you many a mile
You’ve felt the sand and you’ve touched my hand
And now you’ve seen my smile.

THE PARTY’S OVER
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

The party’s over
The ticking of the clock will drive you mad
Aren’t you glad you left without me?
‘cause here we’d sit as seconds tick
I’d tell you nothing’s meant by it
That all we had was nothing more than time
I’ve got no more time for words that cut like knives
Leading me with lies of how you’d be my life…

I see through you
You’re only what I wanted you to be
Can’t you see my insanity?
I thought you’d fill reality with promises of fantasy
Indulge me in my vanity that I could really take you as my prize
The master of the game
Hell…I’d let you take my name if I could claim your soul as mine.

If you could fill the hole in me
Take the place of memories of all I’d hoped would never be my destiny
Destroying me

Don’t look at me
Your eyes reflect the emptiness inside of me
Reminding me what you are to me
Just masquerades and love’s charades of midnight walks and mindless talks
And wasted days and endless plays at making love that’s making fun of me
And what I can’t ignore
Is that its all gone on before
Like some senseless, nagging chore
No more….the party’s over.

MAYBE TODAY
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

You asked me for something to get you through the week
Words of kind sustenance to keep the feelings real
But, my words fell short and I let you down
Now I’ve got to know is it too late to find the right words now?

It’s hard to make you understand the things I feel for you
It’s not that I don’t want to say it’s just that I’m confused
But I know it’s true that I care for you
You’re a chance to take, a dream to make and I believe in you.

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Maybes and somedays are tomorrow's dream
Maybe today is someday we need

The feelings that should never die are the ones we put to sleep
And too long forgotten is the thrill that love can be
The flame still burns inside… I won’t let it die
What I’m trying to say is that I’ll stay I want you by my side

I can see it in you eyes the way I make you feel
When you take me in your arms I know the magic’s real

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So here are the thoughts you asked me for still cloudy and confused
But I feel good when I’m with you and that’s a chance I’ve got to choose
Oh you believe in me and that sets my free
So hold me tight it will be all right cause life’s too short for dreams.

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THE WAY HE LOOKS AT ME
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

The way he looks at me
Makes me want to be
All the things he sees in me
I can’t let him down

The way he thinks of me
Makes me who I want to be
In his eyes I’m someone who
Can’t let him down

It’s all that I’d hoped it would be
I’m scared that I’m dreaming
When I wake will he like what he sees?
Will he still feel the same?

The way he touches me
Is all part of a fantasy
He can feel the beauty in me
I can’t let him down.

I feel like I’m falling
Tumbling down
From this place that he keeps me
Way up in the clouds

The way he loves me
Loves all that he sees in me
Makes it so clear to me
I can’t let him down.

It’s all that I’d hoped it would be
I’m scared that I’m dreaming
When I wake will he like what he sees?
Will it still feel the same?
I can’t let him down.

FINAL RHYME
Words by Jacqui Canter Music by Carolyn Hannan

It’s hard to believe what you do to me now
‘Cause I once had a dream or a vision of sorts
Remember the days we would own on the lawn
Or the nights we would borrow from time

What a pity I followed my heart, not my head
When I loved you long after our time
How silly a romance can be when it’s dead
Like you said, love is blind.

Oh hopeless romantic I don’t think you lied
But you must find a way in your heart to forgive me
For claiming my sanity now it is mine
You have no alibi you were there

What a pity I followed my heart not my head
When I loved you long after our time
How silly a romance can be when it’s dead
Like you said, love is blind.

Just wanted to say that I’ve taken the time
To grow up I suppose and start living again
To say goodbye is to die a little
And a realize in my thoughts of you
How hard I tried to stay alive
One last time
Final rhyme
Sweet adieu.

WELCOME HOME AGAIN
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

Used to be you stayed my fears and filled my sleep with sweet dreams
Now the tears are morning fears and sweet dreams nightmare’s theme

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Now the dream you left me holding
Burns me in it's hot exploding
All the ashes all the pain
Welcome home again

Where does love go when it gets old?
Where do dreams lie stale and cold?
There’s a place deep in my heart
Remembers well the spot.

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Love’s a dream we fall into when realities are sleeping
Love will blind your eyes with what your heart and soul are seeking
But time will come to waken you and show you where you’ve been sleeping
That’s the time you’ll glare through me and ask me where I’ve lost me.

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In night’s warm breath you dreamed of me
But morning breaks the ties
What will I be until I’m dreamed again in love’s disguise?

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BACK IN TIME
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

Can’t help this feeling
My head’s spinning and reeling
My heart’s beating wild
Syncopated jazzy swing time

A new moon is in view
A full swoon I’m into
Must be it’s our turn
To be Tracey and Kate Hepburn

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Love is the reason that I'm feeling this way
You take me back in time and I'm ready to stay

It had to be you
You put me in the mood
To see the moonglow
Somewhere over every rainbow

I though Bogie and Bacall
Looked like they had it all
But, they never did see
The sunny side of our street.

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So put on your zoot suit
Gas up the old coup
Come on now let’s cut loose
Do do that voo doo!

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I’m swinging on a star
You’ve taken me so far
I’m soaring higher
Than Amelia in her flyer

A slow boat to China
Never sounded finer
You’ve made it all new
My sweet embraceable you

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TURN IT AROUND
Words and music by Carolyn Hannan

My basement flooded today
The sump pump died in such a tragic way
My stuff was floating in a brackish brine
My handy man was taking his sweet time

I opened up the door to let him in
My dogs got out and wouldn’t come back in
They roamed around and round the neighborhood
I gotta say things weren’t looking very good.

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I'm gonna turn it around
I've got a date with destiny
I don't believe that this was meant to be
I believe in me

I called up my insurance man
He told me I didn’t have the plan
“It’s the curse of owning a home
Maybe you should get an equity loan.”

I hung up the phone and thought for a while
Made some coffee and started to smile
I always wanted to live by the sea
Now the sea was coming to me!

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Now all my friends are jealous of me
An indoor pool is such a fantasy
And as I’m lounging in my big floating chair
I thank my sump pump for its disrepair

I'm gonna turn it around
I've got a date with destiny
I don't believe that this was meant to be
I believe in me

Come on baby, float with me…
Can you rub some sunscreen on my back?