VERSE 1: I used to be light hearted and my love was free from pain I used to be light hearted and my love was free from pain but now I`m livin` to regret it the first time I heard your name VERSE 2: how could you be so foolish to let him work his charms on you how could you be so foolish to let him work his charms on you when you know as well as I do he`s gonna quit you when he`s through BREAK VERSE 3: lately I`ve been learnin` to do the crossword everyday lately I`ve been learnin` to do the crossword everyday its just one of those things I`m gonna need to while my lonley hours awayTop of Page
Jim Beam Blues
(Rob Tognoni) recording of 1997, from Headstrong
VERSE 1:I`m comin` home and I`m drunk again been on the old jim beam feels kinda good as the night gets on all I wanna do is sing I pick up the old guitar and strum and I play it again and when the mornin` comes around this is what I`m gonna say CHORUS: jim beam jim beam I got the jim beam blues (2) VERSE 2: I said ashes to ashes and dust to dust thats the way I feel give me a drink and I`ll be all right just keep your distance from me I never felt so bad in all my life my head it`s in pain todays the mornin` after last and this is what I`m gonna say CHORUS BREAK CHORUS (2)Top of Page
Bad Girl
(Rob Tognoni) recording of 1995, from Stones and Colours
VERSE 1: I like my whiskey I like my rum c`mon lil` bad girl lets have some fun you know I rock I know you roll let your hair down give me your soul BRIDGE: you drive me crazy you drive me mad dont tell your mother your the best I`ve had CHORUS: c`mon lil` bad girl (4) VERSE 2: dont stop me now I`m on a roll no need to tease me oughtta control dont need no reason dont need no rhyme c`mon lil` bad girl dont waste my time BRIDGE CHORUS BREAK bad girl (3) ah c`mon lil` bad girlTop of Page
Lil` Melody
(Rob Tognoni) recording of 1995, from Stones and Colours
VERSE 1: I see you in the evening just around supper time I see you in the evening I`ll bring my bottle of wine TAG: for my sweet lil` melody VERSE 2: I may come around some unexpected time I hope your gonna be ready I hope it will be fine TAG: for my sweet lil` melody VERSE 3: I hope your daddy like me I hope he don`t get mean I hope your daddy like me `cause he`s seein` a lot of me TAG: with his sweet lil` melody VERSE: I wonder if you`ll remember all the the little things I done I wonder if you will think of me when my time is done TAG: remember please lil` melody (2)Top of Page
Times Change
(Rob Tognoni) recording of 1997, from Headstrong
VERSE 1: you tell me its all right the simple games we play feel my body drink my wine CHORUS: times change they never stay the same (2) times change VERSE 2: touch my lips fill your mind these are the seeds that we sow redeem yourself my poor boy thats what you've been told CHORUS BREAK VERSE 3: day time sleeps night time falls the pleasure of sin defiles us all save yourself stop foolin` around CHORUSTop of Page
Black Is White
(Rob Tognoni)
excuse me if your colour blind but you make me turn a shade of red excuse me if your colour blind but you make me turn a shade of red theres got to be a dark shadow where I can hide and hang my head when I see you I turn yellow believe me this aint no suntan when I see you I turn yellow believe me this aint no suntan then I turn from that to green when I see you talkin' to your man when I can't see you theres a grey cloud and no blue sky anywhere in sight when I can't see you theres a grey cloud and no blue sky anywhere in sight If I had just one hour with you babe you'd have me believin' that black is white now wait a minute, somethin' aint quite right you got me believin' that black is whiteTop of Page
Dark Angel
(Rob Tognoni)
the clock is runnin' backward the rain is fallin' dry the ice is freezin' up the window the wind is howlin' thru' my mind sixteen lonely hours since you told me you would call your friends have poor excuses I must have heard them all I've been sleepin' in a bottle while you cover me with sin oh dark angel tell me where you been nothin' cookin' in the kitchen nothin' warmin' up my bed telephone aint ringin' just the voices in my head has your heart been disconnected by the promise of a good time or did you always have an evil I could never recognize you got everybody's kisses baby tattooed on your skin oh dark angel tell me where you been tears that you've been laughin' are the only tears you cry every sympathetic shoulder gets to hear another lie if I could just forget you I surely would be free oh dark angel you gotta hold on meTop of Page
Diamonds In The Air
(Rob Tognoni)
all the things that we promised each other all the magic moments we shared I would have spilled my blood for no other to prove that I really care as we grow old together and look into our eyes and if our clothes are in rags tomorrow remember our treasured hours as we counted diamonds from the air and saved them as we lay and whispered that we'd love each other through our aging days all the tears that we cried together some dreams just didn't come true we could not expect from one another the gold and silver picture we drew and all our smiles that were shone everyday we always thought that we could see our future roads of destiny but not how hard it could beTop of Page
Dirty Occupation
(Rob Tognoni)
I don't need formal education I don't need mental stimulation I can't help what I want from you so press yourself against the window yeah oh it feels so right oh I can't help myself this is my dirty occupation when I look in your mirror I see you there at the right place at the right time every time you move every little step you take well you can hate me and you can persecute me well I can't help whats goin' on inside of me yeah oh it seems so right oh I can't help myself it's a dirty occupation I just want some inclination just to look at your reflection I don't need what most men need so lets not touch with explanation yeah oh it feels so right oh I can't help myself this is my dirty occupationTop of Page
Don't Be Too Hard On Me
(Rob Tognoni)
I know I've done you wrong I could have been a better man I've been down and out so long tryin' to help this situation that we're in you can call my my name everytime you need a helpin' hand yeah baby I aint rich but I'm gonna do what I can so darlin' don't be too hard on me they say that love can last well I wanna prove that theory right my body tremble bad I got to have you day and night you can stay the same baby I'll do all the changin' if your heart will give you what it takes baby to face me we're livin' in a jungle where the lions turn the're clawin' at my feelin's I think I'm gonna bleed to death so help me to my feet my knees have just about worn thin just get me to a doctor and maybe he can give me somethin'Top of Page
Don't Wake Me
(Rob Tognoni)
I'd cry you a river but I wont give you that much fuss I'd swim you an ocean for your sweet touch if I were a king you would be my queen we'd spend our days in harmony and the walls came down when you shake your hip yeah the walls came down look at everything you got dont wake me I'm just dreamin' this is such a strange dream I feel I've walked through all the alleys of love count on one hand the friends that I can rely on I've cried you a river swam you an ocean made you my queen this is such a strange dreamTop of Page
Drink Jack Boogie
(Rob Tognoni)
welcome to a shot of a Tennessee receipe life in a bottle was never good to me start me up at the break of day and finish me at three forget almost everything that was supposed to be I got up, I fell down and my head was spinnin' around drink jack boogie leave all the thinkin' save it for a rainy day I got no time for talkin' I got nothin' much to say the honeymoon is over and the clouds are setting low fill this up and throw it down it ain't rained for so damn long I hate things in the mornin' when I don't feel so fine my head feels like a jackhammer poundin' this skull of mine don't you bring it up that this is not good for me so get out of my face let me enjoy my companyTop of Page
Everlasting Lovin' Boy
(Rob Tognoni)
I can be your everlastin' lovin' boy 'til the end of time I can be your everlastin' lovin' boy 'til the end of time but you just treat me so damn bad and lord I still hang around if only I had money girl believe me you'd be mine if only I had money girl believe me you'd be mine what's a poor boy supposed to do with me you've got no time - no time I see you walkin' down the street always seem to look so fine I can only live and hope that baby you'll be mine I can be your everlastin' lovin' boy 'til the end of time but you just treat me so damn bad and lord I still hang around I can be your everlastin' lovin' boy 'til the end of time one day I'm gonna have money girl and baby you`ll be mineTop of Page
Got Yourself To Blame
(Rob Tognoni)
how come the truth is startin' to hurt you when you're always seem to think that way its not to say I dont believe you its just always been the same when people talk behind your back I'm always there to have your say but sometimes I think you've got yourself to blame I've often wondered whats behind those eyes and whats really in your heart it all can be such a mystery at times it tears me apart when people try to put you down I'll try and lift you up again I always thought you'd live in hollywood its not to say that you never will so stop playin' all your silly games and takin' everyone for a foolTop of Page
I Like To Dress Like Batman
(Rob Tognoni)
I just want to dress like batman jump from my closet to the floor just want to dress like batman jump from my closet to the floor, yeah my wife she think I'm crazy when she come walkin' through the door, yeah and here she come I like to wear my raincoat even on a sunny day I like to wear my raincoat even on a sunny day you never know when its gonna be rainin' here I prepare myself this way I like to take my fishin' pole and walk down the main street I like to take my fishin' pole, yes I do and walk down the main street well I'd walk into this restaurant, peoples but my fishin' pole cant eat, oh lord have mercyTop of Page
In The Scheme Of Things
(Rob Tognoni)
must be an angel shinin' down on you has to be a reason for all the things you say and do you fly by your instinct well I wish I could soar with you in the scheme of things you never had a hard time gettin' any where you always had a sure way to talk your way out of anything situations always change you adapt to it easily I can see you want your heaven in your life time and I can feel it's all possible you don't even have to try you fly by your instincts well I wish I could soar with youTop of Page
Inside Your Window
(Rob Tognoni)
words just dont seem to flow I've tried my best with you dont you know that its only worthwhile if you look before dont take second best and I'm lookin' inside your window I can see all is not well when I look inside your window I can see what went wrong plans aren't made to fall and shatter on concrete floors mind your heart you dont get cut cause the wounds dont easily heal all dried up like a well in the middle of a desert somewhere I can hear your sweet voice call carried on a soft gentle windTop of Page
Itty Bitty Mama
(Rob Tognoni)
itty bitty mama with your mouth wide open please dont'cha give me the stare with your hands in your pockets and all your golden locks man you make me shiver cold and bare you got the kinda' shakin' gets me all a quakin' from my feet right thru' to my head lord knows I gotta woman in the makin' gonna hold on right to the end with all your hustlin' movin' with all your body groovin' yeah you hit me like your a truck well theres one more thing that I need from you mama and let me tell you baby it aint luck it's the kinda' shakin' gets me all a quakin' from my feet right thru' to my head lord knows I gotta woman in the makin' gonna hold on right to the end itty bitty mama won't leave you for another never in a thousand years I gotta hold on forever itty bitty mama with all your hustlin' movin' with all your body groovin' yeah you hit me like your a truck well theres one more thing that I need from you mama and let me tell you baby it aint luck it's the kinda' shakin' gets me all a quakin' from my feet right thru' to my head if you take rock'n'roll serious well man your just a fool! itty bitty mama itty bitty mama itty bitty mama itty bitty mama itty bitty mama itty bitty mama itty bitty itty bitty mama itty bitty mama won't leave you for another never in a thousand years I gotta hold on forever itty bitty mama hold on forever itty bitty mama hold on forever itty bitty mamaTop of Page
Keep Your Head Above Water
(Rob Tognoni)
I saw the paper this morning and the headlines read tough times ahead social crack down is necessary I cant dig that I'm on the breadline as it is it seems when your down so low the tougher it gets I dont wanna drown things aint what they oughta I think I'm headed for a mental disorder tried so hard wont let go gotta keep my head above water when the fat man calls dont you answer the phone dont sign your life away on some stupid form public opinion says that the government sucks they never ask me that stuff but I dont give a f*** I dont wanna drownTop of Page
My Acid Is Kickin' In
(Rob Tognoni)
ever since it began I never realized what I had my family and my friends they tried to reconcile to no ammends nights that they cried and all the time that I lied all the pain that I give when all they want me to do is live I aint comin' down so will you notify my kin 'cause my acid is kickin' in my brain is about to fry I feel like I might die its impossible to ignore this face I have no more the colour of my skin yeah the mess that I'm in I wanna come down so will you notify my kin 'cause my acid is kickin' in my brain is about to fry I feel like I might die its impossible to ignore this face I have no more so will you notify my kin 'cause my acid is kickin' inTop of Page
Not My Guitar
(Rob Tognoni)
darlin' oh darlin' don't be afraid I love you love you more than I can explain we always seem to stop fighting before it's too late but now there's somethin' baby somethin' we have to get straight I'd give up anything for you but not my guitar it's a feelin' I get when I first plug in it keeps me addicted I'm a junky for my strings but I've always had time to spend like we do and I never ever will start mistreatin' you some men just love football some men like cars some just like drinkin' in late nite bars but not me baby yeah all I want to do is treat you fine treat you fine but it's in my blood it's a habit of mine, of mineTop of Page
Product Of A Southern Land (1 More Hit)
(Rob Tognoni)
he had an in-bred smile had a cold steel grip never wanted to cry never wanted to slip his eyes would undress any woman he met like a hungry junkie needin' just one more hit and tack, just wasn't his trait been workin' too long givin' all it takes to make a livin' out of diggin' but he never complained nobody listened and nothin' was gained just a product of a southern land she was a hard sell woman she tried to look her best she put up with fools if she thought she could get a little bit ahead just payin' the rent or taken out to dinner with flowers and respect and lyin', was her biggest defeat remember all the stories that she had to repeat but it really didn't matter if it didn't sync up there are plenty of suckers just wanna help out just a product of a southern land just one more hit he had an in-bred smile had a cold steel grip never wanted to cry never wanted to slip she was a hard sell woman she tried to look her best like a hungry junkie needin' just one more hit just a product of a southern land just one more hitTop of Page
Revenge Of The Monkeygrinder
(Rob Tognoni)
he's always thinkin' when the handle's turnin' he's Tarzan without no Jane scratch the monkey while he's countin' his days but keep that thing on that chain you're hip with a gun hand grip I hope this serves as a strong reminder you can't even help yourself with the revenge of the monkeygrinder livn' in a tin can never had the upper hand and Dylan to him is just a name lived seven countries now he's gettin' funky this M-16 ain't no game now the time has come he's sick of playin' dumb his mind is twisted and derranged arms open wide the monkey's on his side and Cheetah's got a bad case of mangeTop of Page
Stones And Colours
(Rob Tognoni)
you say that life has wilted you never had a rose in your bed and so mixed up like a sad child I've held your pain in my hands with all the keys of happiness its so hard to unlock the dreams it never has to be so much that you have to hide the world has stones and colours just believe in yourself cause your the one that has to fly stones and colours just believe in yourself your the one that has to fly under a dark cloud that sprinkles tears theres a heavy rainbow all shades of grey and tomorrow wont be yesterday when the sun starts to shine again you say that life has just wilted you never had a rose in your bed the world has stones and colours got to believe in yourself cause your the one that has to fly stones and colours with belief in yourself you can you can fly stones and colours I believe in myself you you you can flyTop of Page
Sugar Coat
(Rob Tognoni)
get out of that bed in your attic room clean all the dust off your mirage hopin' that someone gonna find you soon aint gonna help one bit at all you don't look as good as you could yeah it aint like it should but it would you just gotta put it on put on that sugar coat and let's dance the blues oh-oh you sweet thing seems like so long ago you'd never lose that sugar coat means everything now baby, listen to what I say stop dreamin' those rainbows on your wall remember your glory box? the ring that you once wore? babe it didn't come easy you had to work for what your lookin' for it could be easy, better than what you think you've killed before with your smile ah come on baby draw the shades on the attic room and don't forget to put your sugar coat onTop of Page
Sunburn
(Rob Tognoni)
I wear cheap sunglasses in the sun its forty in the shade the road is stickin' to my shoes I feel like I'm in pain the sweat is drippin' from my back its such a sticky day and all I'll do is itch all night 'til my sunburn fades away the colour of a fire truck is the colour of my skin look into my face and see the misery that I'm in and I got sunburn, yeah I got sunburn I wear cheap sunglasses in the sun its forty in the shade the road is stickin' to my shoes I feel like I'm in pain the sweat is drippin' from my back its such a sticky day and all I'll do is itch all night 'til my sunburn fades awayTop of Page
Take Me Away
(Rob Tognoni)
take me away from here I dont like whats goin' down all the things I love have all turned around oh dont you feel the heat on your back where the knife is so deep things used to be different why dont you all just let a sleepin' dog just sleep lookin' out my window oh its never gonna stop just take me away from here let me live in peace lets all live in harmony cause all that I love has turned to stone and everyone has there own say theres no difference between who's right or wrong starin' out my back door oh its never gonna stop all that I had has now all gone and I'm never gonna get it back everything was groovy yeah so easy it all changed I`m still spinnin' around lookin' out my window oh its never gonna stopTop of Page
The Good Die Young
(Rob Tognoni)
I remember those days so clear to me it seemed like yesterday we walked and talked father and son I didnt realize every moment was tickin' away oh I miss yeah I cry those days somebody listen the good die young crawl along find your way a thousand times those days have lived again try not to hide hide your tears even when it never seems to end painting pictures in my mind wastin' so much time now it looks as though it's too late dreams are all that I can share that's where we talk again I feel your presence touchin' me and once in a while I almost see you thereTop of Page
The Harder I Will Fall
(Rob Tognoni)
I never knew that I would fall this hard girl I never knew what was waiting in the end and now I know and I've learnt from my experience before I reach I'll make sure nothing makes me bend too many days have just slipped through my fingers too many nights of un-named dreams in my head I wish that I could forget this pain tomorrow I wish that I could forget most everything and I hope your doin' better yeah I hope your doin' fine you could be in for nasty weather the closer to the top with you the harder I will fall freedom comes but with a price it's called conviction do really know the meaning of that word? we've had our ups we've had our downs I've missed a life time but I still miss you when these no one else around do you really think that I've been such a fool now by lovin' you without even counting lies? too many days have just slipped through my fingers too many nights of unnamed dreams in my head I wish that I could forget this pain tomorrow I wish that I could forget most everything and I hope your doin' better yeah I hope your doin' fine you could be in for nasty weather the closer to the top with you the harder I will fallTop of Page
The Riverside
(Rob Tognoni)
as the sun starts to set in a southern sky you hold your breath like your dyin' for everything your heart desires and as you see the twilight sinkin' thinkin' like your all alone catch your tears and wash your feelings tomorrow will always come dont go down to the river down to the riverside I hope that your situation starts to turn out right dont go down to the river down to the riverside all the lonely are swimmin' there troubles tonight the wide open spaces of your mind have all but gone the days of simple existence refresh your soul you've got to think that your needed for who and what you are so keep watchin' that southern sky cause every night is broken at dawn and every reason that seems to mystify you you can always make believe and every wish or dream that comes to your mind dont drown it by the riverside dont go down to the river way down to the riversideTop of Page
The Sinner
(Rob Tognoni)
lord I am a sinner won't you please forgive me I said lord I am a sinner won't you please forgive me I was led into temptation by this woman I wanna be free don't tell me that I'm evil she's got a hold on me don't tell me that I'm evil she's got a hold on me it's got me so mixed up I just want to be free I said lord I am a sinner won't you please forgive me I said lord I am a sinner won't you please forgive me I was led into temptation by this woman led into temptation by this woman led into temptation by this woman I wanna be freeTop of Page
This Is Love
(Rob Tognoni)
been so long since I left home walked out the door no regrets drank a lot of whiskey drank a lot of wine made a fool of myself some times I had no remorse is this love that I feel I turned my back on you seasons have rolled and I'm gettin' cold I'm tied of make believe I dont have any choice my mind has tied and my heart it aches I long to see your beautiful face I tear myself apart is this love that I feel I walked out on you yes is this love thatI feel I adore you yes I do I dont know how to handle this I always seem to hesitate we had a life back then and then I went and did somethin' so damn stupid that I regret yes this is love that I feel I turned my back on you yes this is love that I feel I adore you yes I doTop of Page
Wanna Be With You
(Rob Tognoni)
I'll give up my drinkin' and my smokin' believe me babe I'm not jokin' oh darlin' just wanna be with you all the thinkin' and all the walkin' baby I aint just talkin' well I dont like it when we fight I lay awake in bed every night I need to tell you that I'll stay with you lil' darlin' till my dyin' day I'll keep on workin' you stop you're flirtin' I know one thing thats for certain I need to tell you in every way I'll stay with you baby till my dyin' day I lay awake in bed every night I dont like it when we fight I'll go on ringin' and keep on singin' until you understand my position oh darlin' I just wanna be with youTop of Page
Weapon Called Love
(Rob Tognoni)
I can't sleep at night I can't sleep at night ache for the day I can't sleep at night lord I can't have it both ways I needed something I needed somewhere I've been a victim of this weapon called love I can't wait for the day I can't wait for the day I can't wait I just want you back I just need you back I just want you backTop of Page
What Do You Believe?
(Rob Tognoni)
well you can tell me 'bout your feelings and how hard your time has been and every detail of your childhood amoungst other things I can see it all so clearly the innocence has been and gone the troubles of your mind aint easy obscure you from everyone do you believe in Jesus Christ? or do you believe in your own device? what do you believe? and everyday we cry and laugh and treat it all so well we negotiate, we discriminate we take care of our own world you tire of mediocrity treat it all as your stepping stone but when will you be happy again?Top of Page
When I'm Alone
(Rob Tognoni)
I always seem to think when I'm alone all the memories come floodin' back to me I always try to forget the past about you when I'm alone there it is again bangin' at my door I gotta tell you I dont need no more these times belong to yesterday there it is again bangin' at my door I gotta tell you I dont need no more when I'm alone here is the truth can only be a crime of love what you did to me I cant forgetTop of Page