UPCOMING GIGS

  • June 10'20 Nice Bistro Whitby, ON
  • Apr.15'20 Princess M Hospital Atrium
  • Apr.11'20 HIRUT 2050 Danforth Toronto
  • Dec.14 '19 HIRUT 2050 Danforth Toronto
  • July 26 2019 Gull River, Minden ON
  • June 19, 2019 The Nice Bistro, Whitby
  • Sun.May5, 2019 Hugh's Room, Toronto
  • Sat.April 6, 2019 The Old Mill, Toronto
  • 15 marzo 2019, el gallo restaurant, san pancho, mexico
  • Feb. 26, 2019 Relish Bar/Grill, Toronto
  • Jan.23,2019 Nice Bistro, Whitby
  • Sept.29,'18 12:30-3:30pm; Glass Eagle Studio, Haliburton
  • Sept.19, 2018 Private Function, Toronto
  • July 27&28, Haliburton Arts&Crafts2-4pm
  • June 6, 2018 The Nice Bistro, Whitby, ON
  • Feb.23,2018 San Pancho Music Festival, Mexico
  • Jan.20,2018 The Old Mill Toronto, Home Smith Bar
  • Sept.30,2017 All That Jazz & More, at the Minden Legion
  • Aug. 5, 2017 Private Party, Carnarvon, ON
  • Aug. 4, 2017 Music by the Gull, Minden, ON
  • Aug. 2, 2017 The Nice Bistro, Whitby ON
  • May 17, 2017 The Nice Bistro, Whitby, ON
  • April 29, 2017 Minden Cultural Centre, Minden, ON
  • March 24,2017 The Old Mill Toronto, Home Smith Bar
  • Feb.26,2017 San Pancho Music Fest. Mexico
  • Nov.5, 2016 Radio Hall, CanoeFM, Haliburton, ON
  • Nov. 2, 2016 le Nice Bistro, Whitby, ON
  • Sept. 4, 2016 The Red Umbrella Inn, Minden, ON
  • July 26, 2016, Head Lake Park, Haliburton, ON
  • Jan. 29, 2016, The Home Smith Bar at the Old Mill, Toronto
  • Oct.23, 2015 Gate 403
  • Sept. 9 The Nice Bistro, Whitby, ON
  • August 22, Gate 403, Toronto
  • August 14, Music by the Gull, Minden, ON
  • July 29 Hugh's Room, Toronto
  • June 13, Gate 403,Toronto

Saturday, July 11, 2020

ZOE CHILCO - ALL CDS WILL BE ON YOUTUBE

YES!!  EVENTUALLY, AND HOPEFULLY BEFORE I DIE!  ON YOUTUBE.

CONTENTS OF ALL TEN CDS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.  STAY TUNED.


ZOE CHILCO - CD LYRICS

OK, I give.  No pictures anymore. But.....

Here are the lyrics to all my CDs,.


SONG POEMS - CDs by Zoe Chilco

Bruce Iglauer, President, Alligator Records, commenting on Zoe's songs | letter to Zoe Chilco dated July 7, 2012

Baby Keep Me On The Line (from the CD 'One Woman Blues) - “enjoyable and low key acoustic song. Your vocal pitches are good and you tell the story well. Your voice has an enjoyably gritty edge.”

One Woman Blues (CD One Woman Blues) - “....a little on the Brecht side of things. You do it well, and again you have a lot of variety in your singing and dynamics.”

Wholly Blue (One Woman Blues) - “I enjoyed this one more than any previous. You sing it very well.”

Where's the Cool? (One Woman Blues) - “I am still impressed by your range and your pallet of approaches to various songs.”

Mr. Wrong (CD Feme Sole) - “...an effective performance that worked for me. Tasteful sax and guitar solos.”

My Man Is Special (Up the Highway; Blues Boulevard) - “Kind of your Billie Holiday approach. This kind of lounge-y blues works well with your voice. ....you're good at it.”

Blind Lemon Grass (CD Mbodeo) - “fun little shuffle with good personality.”

Lost Blues (Between the House and The Barn) - “pretty convincingly melancholy”.


Baby Keep Me On The Line (from the CD 'One Woman Blues)"Enjoyable and low key acoustic song.
Between the House and the Barn 1998
Woods Walkin'
Lost Blues
The Kiss
Tell Me That You Love Me
Waves of Love
Ferzootin'
Circle of Love
Stay Darlin' Stay
Save My Soul Blues
Not Writin' Songs



WOODS WALKIN' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9EUhKpKWio (of many tunes)

I was walkin' in the woods one day
And I was thinkin' I'm a long long way
From my daddy and my momma too,
And I don't know yet if I can count on you.
I'm tryin' to do right with my basket of good;
So don't you hurt me man, I'm just Red Riding Hood.

Now I have heard some that there are plenty bad,
And there are some folks are gonna make you sad;
With their evil and their cruel ways,
It's hard to know then what my own heart says.
I've gotta follow my path the way I see,
So don't you hurt me man, don't you jump on me.

Ooo, ooo, walkin' along; ooo, ooo, I sing a lonely song;
Ooo, ooo, I gotta get there soon; ooo, ooo, I'm howlin' at the moon;
Ooo, ooo, I need some company; ooo, ooo, are you the one for me?

Are you the wolf-man? Or Mr. Protect-Me?
Some in-between guy? Oh lord, I cannot see.
Too many faces; too many crazy lies;
Too many times I find it's just a big disguise.
I'll love you, baby, if you only could
Be my true-lovin' daddy, I'll be your red riding hood.

BREAK - Repeat ooo, ooo.

Come be my wolf-man; I ain't no foolish child;
Sometimes, you know, hon, it really drives me wild;
It's such a nice world, there's not a lot to fear;
Stop readin' stories, we gotta get in gear.
What I want, babe, I hope it's well understood:
Is just to be home safe in this big dark wood.

Oh babe, I know we could;
Out in the deep dark wood.
Come be my big wolf-man; I'll be your wolf-woman.
A-ooo hooo, a-ooo hooo; ooooooooooooooooooooo.


I don't want to tell you, about the way I really feel
Cause it's bad bad bad bad baby.
I'm feelin' no good, and everything I do
Is goin' wrong wrong wrong wrong, baby.
Can't seem to get it just right; I'm startin' to lose my fight,
I'm goin' down down down down, baby.

Seems like somethin's draggin'; I hear a voice keep naggin',
Saying don't don't don't don't do it.
Why don't you quit foolin' around? You know you're in too deep.
Why don't you stop stop stop stop your dreamin'?
Well can't somebody help me? Bring some lovin' back into my soul?
Cause I have lost lost lost lost that feelin'.

Can't stop the hurtin'; I'm losin' control,And it's sad sad sad sad, baby.
There's nowhere I can run to; all my hope is gone,
And I'm lost lost lost lost, baby.
Now my tears are fallin'; I just wanna go home
And lay me down down down down, baby. words, Nov.1994; music, Dec.1994

THE KISS

Well kiss kiss kiss, yes he kissed me; kiss kiss kissed me so nice;
Before we knew what had happened; it took us both by surprise.
I was in shock at the feelin', but when I looked in his eyes,
I knew it was true, he was feeling it too; that kiss had us both feelin' nice.

I went on home feeling warm then; tucked myself into my bed;
But I couldn't sleep for my heartbeat, and silly ideas in my head.
Maybe I could be mistaken; after all, he never said;
But after that look, I thought "this guy's a book, that maybe I ought to have read".

He's such a shy guy; I hope he's my guy; maybe we'll have a romance;
For one moment, one crazy moment, I thought the world was made
Just so that we both could dance.

I wanna dance dance dance, dance dance dance, dance with him;
Swirlin' around on the floor like some wild crazy thing.
Maybe some day I will get up my nerve and I'll ask him;
See if that kiss could be more than just one moment's fling.

BREAK

Ahhh, kiss kiss kiss, yes, he kissed me; kiss kiss kissed me so nice;
Before we knew what had happened; it took us both by surprise.
Just like a great big pinata; happiness fell from the sky;
And so for today, I am shouting "Ole!!" Kissing is making me high.

Ay yi yi yi yi yi yi yi; ay yi yi yi yi, etc. to end. c.zoechilco,1994







TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9EUhKpKWio

Tell me that you love me,
That's the thing I want to hear.
Show me that you need me
With a message that is clear.
Give me something I can take to
Build a promise I can make you
Let me know that you can see I'm here.
Tell me that you love me
Let me know you want me near.

Well, since I met you baby,
I've been tryin to be true.
But I'm thinking maybe,
That it's not the same for you.
When I feel you wander from me,
I'm as lonesome as I can be,
You're the only one that can decide;
Are you really loving?
Or has love already died?

All the reassuring that you do
Just doesn't seem to jive,
With the feeling that I get from you
Or the fears that come alive.
Oh baby, won't you let yourself
Be honest with me now,
And tell me, tell me, tell me
What you want to do.
If you must be leavin',
I will go on my own way.
Although I will be grievin'
I will find another day
When I won't be thinkin' of you;
Torn in two by love that won't do
What I know it can do when it's
true.
Oh tell me that you love me
And I'll tell you I love you.

WAVES OF LOVE

When I'm lying close beside you
I am wondering how did I ever find
All the treasures that we have now
And it seems like I've gone beyond my mind.

You bring me back the joys that I had thought were lost;
You bring me back along the bridges that were crossed.
And light the past again And let me see back when
I still believed in everything; You bring me round and round again.

To myself; only this time
You are with me, and I can really feel
That the love that's deep within me
Is securely bound to a world that's real.

When did the magic come to colour up my world?
When were the skies lit up, and all the flags unfurled?
I want to laugh aloud, my heart is like a crowded
Garden filled with many flowers;
And as we while away the hours
They are waving, intoxicating,
Lifting me on waves of love.
Waving waving, intoxicating;
Never thought that I could be back in love. c.zoechilco,1995



Thinkin' 'bout you, baby, and how much I'm really missin'
All your big love, your wonderful big love.
You've got a way that is crazy – Mr. Slidin', Smooth, and Lazy,
With your big love, your wonderful big love.

Your music's jumpin', and my heart is pumpin',
Cause you're whippin' up a frenzy full of fire.
Your tune is callin', and my heart is fallin',
'Cause there's no one in this world that's got
Your big love, your wonderful big love.

Take me where you're goin', baby,
I need you.
When your heart is showin', baby,
What you do.

You have got a way about you;
Baby, I can't live without you.
Somethin' 'bout your sweet smile,
And the way you keep me hummin'
When you're movin',
Yeah, you're groovin',
And provin',
Music that's flowin', and gettin' me goin';
Oh baby, I'm knowin' there's nobody here Who's like you. 1976 music; 1997 words.
CIRCLE OF LOVE

Well your hair is hangin' down now
And the night has slipped away;
And our spirit souls are dancin'
Changing morning's light into day.

In the quiet we're together
And our tangled lives are still;
While the gentle waves of loving
Wash around our lives and will.

Singin' ahhhhh - this is the sweetest time of all
When the secrets of heaven start to fall,
And sping me, yes they spin me
In a circle of love around you.

We we wake and start all over
With this promise we both knew,
Well, I want to walk beside you,
Yes, I want to be with you.

Till the skies bring down the darkness of the night,
And the stars rise up and swirl around us bright,
And spin me, yes, they'll spin me,
They're gonna spin me in a circle of love around you.
A circle of love around you.
A circle of love around you. c.zoechilco,1993.


STAY, DARLIN' STAY

Your eyes fill me with sighs; sweet sighs for sad goodbyes;
One day, I'm gonna say, 'stay, oh darlin' stay.'

I stand by your side and the world opens wide
When I look and I see in your face,
A vision so clear, with a promise so dear,
I know that there will be a place,
Where a melody flows, and a sweet softness grows,
Like a flower that perfumes the air;
Bringing love that will heal; a kaleidoscope wheel,
That will spin us away if we dare.

But time is still prevailing, and we have chosen other roles,
That leave our poor selves trailing
Those boldly leaping souls


And so, we both must go; not know that wondrous glow;
Until that happy day when I whisper to you oh so softly
To say, darlin' stay.

BREAK

One day, when I can hold on
And so become a part of you
The magic dancing till the day is gone,
A buried treasure we renew.

Those eyes, speaking your sighs; sweet sighs of wonderful highs;
To lay our cares by the way
And rejoice in your murmuring voice saying 'stay, darlin' stay.'

Knowing I'm till the ending of time saying stay, darlin' stay. c.zoechilco,1996



I’m cryin’,
I’m cryin’, baby, ‘cause I don’t know what to do.
I need your sweet, sweet lovin’
Before I break in two.

Don’t leave me.
Don’t leave me, baby, like you say you’re goin’ to do.
Can’t you see I’m beggin’
Can’t you see that I need you.

Well, I know I’ve been crazy.
I know I should have loved you more.
But honey, don’t be angry,
We can make it like before.

Because I love you.
I love you, baby, right down into my soul.
Just give a little bit of lovin’
You know you’re gonna make me whole.

(last verse tags):

I need your sweet, sweet lovin, c’mon and save my soul.

Oh honey, don’t be angry – c’mon and make some rock and roll.

c.zoechilco,1996


NOT WRITIN' SONGS

I'm not writin' songs anymore;
I'm not writing songs until there is more
Loving and kindness, and no blood and gore;
I'm not writin' songs anymore.

I'm not gonna cast any votes
Until this whole system just backs up and floats
The garbage, corruption, and blinded old goats.
I'm not gonna cast any votes.

Is it too complicated? Will we always be baited
To long for "la vie enchantee"?
We are rich beyond knowing; we'd better start sowing
Our true hearts, or it might slip away.

I won't do my personal best
Until living this life stops being a test
Of power and privilege over the rest;
I won't do my personal best.

BREAK

I don't know what's the matta; why the input of data
Just doesn't compute with my soul.
How can they let a man rape, then say he's in no shape
To answer - for lack of control?

I'm not taking TV's dull stance.
The bad news and sitcoms - there's no difference.
And meanwhile, we're all missing out on the dance;
I'm sorry, I feel like I've got to advance,
So I'm gonna just take a chance -
I'm quittin'! c.zoechilco,1994

Mbodeo 2000
Bloomin' Blues
Ain't Gonna Worry
Christmas Blues
Driftin'
Petit Mal
Hoodoo
Love Solo
Let Your Underwear Show
Sugar Sonnet
Common Cold
Wild, Wi
Blind Lemon Grass
Blue is the colour of the big wide sky;
Earth blooms and I’m singin’ cause I feel so high.
Flowers are turning their faces up
To the warming sun;
People are picking their paces up
Like they want to run.
The whole world’s buzzin’;
I hear at least a dozen birds in song.

Green is the grass that’s pushin’ through the ground;
Spring air makes me dizzy, like I’m spun around.
Now I remember how much I love this place;
Feelin’ that magical touch, I forget the race.
The breeze’s soft voice tells me ‘just rejoice’
Before it’s gone.

Cause it’s not going to last, if we don’t take some care;
We’ve been crazy in the past, like kids on a dare.
We’ve got to tend, we’ve got to mend
This garden that we’ve wronged.

Gold light all around me at the end of day;
Pink streaks in the sunset: they make me want to pray.
Nothing is ever for free in this busy world;
But here is a gift we can see, like grace unfurled.
This good old earth can bring peace and rebirth to everyone.
We’ll end the danger if we all can change
Before too long.

AIN'T GONNA WORRY

Ain't gonna worry anymore; ain't gonna be knockin' on your door;

You put me through just one time too many;
I gave you my love; now there ain't any.


When I call you on the telephone, You're out socializin' and I'm all alone;
Until the time when you've got nothin' better to do,
Well, listen up, sugar, 'cause I'm tellin' you.

You had a good thing goin' for way too long;
Thinking you were so cool, but honey, you're wrong.
My kind of lovin' you'll never understand;
You've got a heart like the shiftin' sand.


When you realize what you have done, and you finally see that I have gone,
You'll be wishin' you could find a friend,*
I'm sorry baby, but my heart won't mend.
SOLOS then vocals back on bridge and last verse until *, then (spoken):
And I hate to be the one to tell you babe, 'cause you know, I really liked you,
But I waited, and I waited, and I waited, and I waited,
And now, I've got nothin' (stop!) at all to say to you, but:
This is the end. c.zoechilco,1998


Christmas is a blue time; thinkin' about you time,
Wishin' you were here by my side.
Everybody's rushin', but loneliness is crushin' me,
Since you left, oh lord how I cried.
Merry Christmas, baby, I'm so unsatisfied.


Now the snow is fallin'; I'm thinkin' about callin';
What a Christmas joy it would be,
If your dreams were like mine, Oh honey, let the sun shine;
Make my heart sing merrily with glee.
Hallelujah, baby! Come and be the star on my tree.


BREAK, THEN WITH STOPS:
Well, I want! you baby by my side, don't care! what time of year...
C'mon! and ring my jingle bells, and whis! per in my ear.
You know you got the kind of lovin' makes the ice all melt;
You stuffin' and your sugar plums...Honey they're the best I've felt.
Come slidin' down my chimney....let me loosen up that belt.


Think about it honey; make my winter sunny;
Every day is Christmas with you.
Never mind the wrappin'; let's just let it happen,
I know you believe in it too.
Well, falalala baby! Deck the halls! (ad lib on stop)
All night through. c.zoechilco,1993

DRIFTIN’

How can I be a thousand miles from you?
How can the worst be true?
How did we both get to
This place of driftin’ on our own,
Where we never even noticed that it’s over?
Nothing is left of our love.

There was a time when we would race to be
Where both of us could see
The look of love that we
Discovered in each other’s eyes;
And it never even mattered if we never
Saw another living soul again.

But as time went on, - who knew?
Love was gone.
We grew apart.

And now it seems that though we spend the time
It’s hard to make the climb,
And I’ve discovered I’m
Surprised to find you in my dreams.
And you’re sceptical to think that we might share a heart’s desire;
We’ve got our own important things to do.

And I’m not so sure – baby
Anymore –
We see each other.

But if you want to come away with me
Then I can maybe see
That there’s a chance we’ll be
Together like we were back then;
When we both believed that love could take us somewhere;
Somewhere where we’d never been before.

Cause you never know – without
Trying to go
All out in love.

We’ve got to make another try.
We’ve got to find a way to fly. c. Zoe Chilco, 2004



PETIT MAL
I want to smash myself against you like the waves against a rock
Or flutter like a foetal heart; a silent bird...to talk.
To wake you in the dead of night with moonlight's pulsing thought
To penetrate and touch your core with music loud and fraught.


Under the planets' careful turn, dance in the cool, wet flowers;
Spinning your fearful soul to learn the wisdom of eons' hours.


I want to wrap myself around you like the ocean's velvet moss;
And dance with every rolling surge, with every leaping toss.
Or settle in a curling frond in stillness dark and deep,
To sway with every sighing breath you murmur in your sleep.


Under the planets', etc.


Flying through the heavens; orbiting in time;
Glancing eyes hypnotize, altering direction.
What we do...painting the same fiction.
Nothing new...only the rising sun.


I want to stand inside the mute space of synaptic me and you
And see our landscape's unknown face when lightning flashes through.
In spite of dangers from the storm, I'll foolishly remain
To dance in yielding blindness and to follow love again.


Under the planets'....etc. c.zoechilco,1998




HOODOO
I think it's spooky the way you appear
From out of nowhere - it really is queer.
It seems like voodoo, that maybe you do,
You say you're leavin', but you're always so near.


You told me one time you needed a sign;
But then you keep on acting purposely blind.
The gods arrange it; you act endangered;
You run for your life, but you're always in mine.


You do your magic under cover;
Yah, you're a sneaky, spooky kind of lover.


You keep pretending you don't play a part;
You are a master at killing a heart.
And what it's come to, is that you gumshoe,
And then you spin another spell before you dart.
You do your magic,.....etc.


Why don't you leave me for once and for all?
I'm too willing to be in your thrall.
I wanna make it with you, but I can't take it with you,
Stop making voodoo the way that you call.


You gotta leave or take me under cover,
You know, I like a spooky kind of lover. c.zoechilco,1999


LOVE SOLO
How I wish that I could see you now.
How I wish that I could love you, I could love you.
I want to always have you here beside me
I want to always have your face delight me here, love,
In the endless moment of the sweet and perfect wine;
Yes, the dark and perfect wine of love; of love.


When I first saw how my heart could sing,
Nothing stopped me; I knew I could make the world ring.
Your look could kindle fires of burning passion;
Your touch could make dream with wild imagination
And crazy excitation; you let me fly,
Then led me slowly back to love; to love.


And now I wonder where you are;
What has happened to take you far away
Was I in love with just a dream? Or was it just a way....


To light my own travel into space;
Flying solo, trying hard to find my own place;
Listening, to hear the music that will take me,
Notes recreating how you used to make me feel, love.
Will I ever hear your gentle, lilting voice again?
Will I make it on my own, oh love; oh love. c.zoechilco,1995


Let your underwear show, let your underwear show;
When you’re looking for something,
And you want to let go.
Give up some of your skin, let the good feelings in,
Till you’re starting to glow, Let your underwear show.

You know that there are times
When you have got too many layers on;
All the rules of living,
But there’s something gone wrong.
You’ve got to shake off all the habits
Of the face you have become,
Bring it back to basics
Till the job is done.

Just living underneath the way you think
That you’re supposed to be
Can’t be good for your soul;
No, it’s not a practical goal.
You’ve got to let the natural loving out
For all the world to see;
Bring yourself on home
Where you want to be.


Hey sweet sugar, don't you know, that you've been puttin' me down,
You've been twistin' the show.
Well I've got something to say about your acting that way,
Because my love ain't blind; I'm leaving you behind.


You might say that you don't really care;
That you've been waiting for me to just get out of your hair;
But when the tables are turned, I know your heart's gonna yearn,
And I know you will cry when I have said goodbye.


You're such a big big lover; I thought your heart was true;
But I'm beginnin' to see, that you can love only you, only you.


Well, I'm bettin' honey, though you wanna be cruel (cool),
Someday you'll regret it, you'll remember and you'll
Be wantin' my love again, just like the days way back when,
But I'll be long long gone, out singin' my new song.
BREAK return for "such a big big lover..." and last verse, with tag on last line c.zoechilco1995


COMMON COLD
Walkin' in the streets at night
Tryin' to stay outta sight;
Gotta find a place to stay,
Oh God, I need to find a way;
Bad time blues are fallin' down on me.
Someone get me outta here;
I am walkin' into fear;
I don't like this cold dark place;
I have turned into a case;
All my hopes are crashin' around me.

Tryin' to survive the cold
You know, this is no way to get old;
I don't know how I got so lost
Or who's to blame for this high cost.
I've got no easy money warmin' me.

Shadows slippin' down the lane;
I see faces that are filled with pain
All the people that I see
Are scramblin' so they will not be
Losin' hold and fallin' down like me.

Well, we've got government that doesn't care;
The rich get richer; that ain't fair.
Corporate rules of 'common sense';
And folks that need have no defence
People, you got to shout out loud,
I said, people, you got to shout out loud;
Yes, people you got to shout out loud to be. c.zoechilco,1997.


Ocean gonna come in your body
Ocean gonna come in your soul
Ocean gonna whirl up your mind, yeah
Ocean comin' over you whole.
Wash through your fingers, down to your toes,
Ocean gonna come a mighty roll.

Fallin' down, down to the ground
Feel the spirit movin' like the water swirlin' 'round
Ain't no lovin' mystery!
It's the music of the wild wild sea.

People try to tell you you're wrong
People try to say you're no good
People not rememberin' all their story
People never knowin' their own blood.
Twistin' and turnin', freezin' and burnin'
Fallin' from the place where they stood!

Painin' times; gotta let 'em go!
Feel the spirit fill you, feel the spirit grow.
When your body sees the light
Well, you're gonna be alright.

BREAK

Lightnin' gonna fly from your eyeballs
Thunder gonna roar from your throat!
Power gonna come over wailin'
Power gonna sound a new note.
Now come a rumblin' like you never knew-
Power gonna rock this here boat!

Ain't no way in this whole livin' place
People gonna damn your life, make a dis-grace
When you know the mystery,
And you're singin' like the wild wild sea.


BLIND LEMON GRASS
Oh, one summer evening, I could smell that sweet lemon grass,
So I went out to a barroom, just to see if I could get a piece of sass.
But I couldn't find nobody; no, nobody even made a pass.


So, the next morning, I was worryin' that I was still alone,
So I went out to a party, just to see if I could take somebody home.
But I couldn't find nobody; no, nobody even threw a bone.
BREAK
Well, the next weekend, I was thinkin' I was surely gonna die,
So I went out (bought myself a new dress), went to the dance hall,
Thinkin' maybe I could catch somebody's eye.
But I couldn't find nobody; I had to lay right down and cry.
BREAK
(spoken):
Well, after that a long time went by; I couldn't figure out what I was doin' that was so wrong.
I thought maybe I won't go out anymore; just stay home, make some music;
I always like to sing a little song.
I thought, I'm not lookin' for nobody; no, there're lots of people like to sing along.
(OR): I'm just gonna sing all night long. c.zoechilco,1997
Feme Sole 2002
1. Mercedes
2. The Blues is Callin'
3. Heart and Haley
4. Big Blues
5. Remedy
6. Moods
7. Blue Jade
8. Bar Blues
9. I Wanna Hold You
10. The Pick-up
11. The Game of Love
12. Back to You
13. Willya
14. Mr. Wrong
15. Saecula Saeculorum
16. Havelock Street


In the air over Argentina, let me be alone with you;
Blazing an arc through space together, and our selves, still.
In the black, black and streaming star scape,
Murmuring a moan with you;
From the chaos of things, from the mad, endless race,
In the order of kings, let me slip into place;
In the cool silvery air alone with you.

In the air over Argentina, let me fill the skies with you;
Streaking a light with just our bodies, and our souls, true.
In the deep stillness that surrounds us,
Let me dance a song that's new;
Where the sweetness of love and its mercies abound;
Where I soar high above to a heavenly sound,
In the cool silvery air along with you. c.zoechilco,2001


When I hear the blues playin'; when I hear the blues sayin' what they say,
Nothin' gonna keep me stayin' home; I jsut want to party all night and day.
When the blues is talkin', you're gonna se me walkin;
Hey, hey the blues is callin' me.

Blues can get me feelin' higher; blues can get me wheelin' away from my pain;
Even when the song is cryin', blues can make me feel alright again.
Oh I love that sound; I gotta have it all around;
Hey, hey, the blues is callin' me.

Well, I don't know, but I just gotta be there;
When I hear those blues go rollin' by;
Laugh or cry....my my my.... the blues is callin' me.

I really can't explain it; how the blues can make me feel so fine.
But when I hear that blue note howlin'; there's something in the music that I know is mine.
Happy or sadder, it really doesn't matter;
Hey, hey, the blues is callin' me.


HEART AND HALEY

I love you, I love you, I love you every day,
And my heart can't know; it can only say:
I love you, I love you, I love you even more,
It's a happy happy day.
And when I want to see you, I look around;
You are in the sky, you are on the ground.
I see a shiny pebble, and a leaf in flight;
And I see my love, my life.

Chorus

Nobody has to tell me to understand;
When I feel your love, I will give my hand,
To share our joy and laughter when I can;
And I see my love, my life.

BIG BLUES

I've got the big blues, baby; Yah your leavin' has put me
In a bad, bad bad way.
I don't know what's the matter, but baby I know: I want you to stay.
Got the big blues, baby; Yah, your lovin' is sweeter
Than words can ever say.
I was wrong not to tell you, but now I know: I want you to stay.

Oh baby, there's nothin' quite the same
As the way your lovin' sets me free.
Oh baby, every night I call your nam
Tryin' to bring you closer to me.....

Just the big blues, baby; I can't even smile;
Not since you went away.
I pray just to see you, 'cause now I know: I want you to stay. c.zoechilco,2001.


Well, I'll try to love you, but you know, it won't be easy;
You were not the truest lover that I ever had.
And though I want to hate you, I know it's 'cause deep down inside
You broke my heart, sweet darlin', by treating me so bad.

Well, time is passin', but I still find those moments,
When I see your face coming back to haunt my mind.
And I feel temptation to just curse your life forever,
But there's a part of me, baby, that doesn't want to be unkind.

Why did you leave me? I'll never see it clear.
Why didn't you just talk to me?
Love is a troublin'; it can take us to our fear,
But it's still the only way to set us free.

Sometimes I can't help wonderin' how our life would be together,
But then I realize you don't ever think of me;
There's nothin' I can do; I just got keep the sweet from goin' bitter.
So I'll try to love you, and turn my back on misery. c.zoechilco,2001


Schwoop dee doodee do wah....etc (scat verse)

I feel fine; sometimes I feel so fine, yah, I feel fine.
Feel, I feel a wonderful feelin'; I feel this feelin' all over my body.
I feel so good; sometimes I feel so good that I'm flyin';
I am flyin', way up in the sky.
Wheelin' and singin'; feelin' is bringin' a rushin' and tinglin'
All over my body, and fillin' my heart with its joy.

But there are days when I feel so down; Yah, I feel down.
Feel, I feel a terrible feeling, I feel this feelin' all over my body.
I feel so blue; I feel blue, and I'm cryin',
No relief from this pain.
Lost in a spiral, how is it I will be able to get back?
Why does it hurt so, and when will I ever be home?

But today I feel strong, yes! I feel strong.
Feel, I feel a powerful feeling; I feel this feeling all over my body.
I feel so big!, I feel big, and I'm "hi-'n'! everybody I see.
Why should I keep it such a dark secret, ignoring my own way?
You know, I know, that this is the road to be free.
To be free....to be free....to be free.

sha da 'n' da da....etc (more scat)
Freeeeeeeeeeeeeee! c.zoechilco,1977



BLUE JADE

And if you go, I hope you know
That I have always loved you.
You always were the one who made my world
And gave it sense (now you're leavin).
What can make this moment live inside us?
Now that we will be in separate worlds?

Time will erase the pain I feel
To see you walk away.
But nothing will replace the wonder
That I learned with (no, you will always stay),
In my heart where I will hold you,
Kept apart where you are gold to me. c.zoechilco,2001

Saw you that night when I walked into the bar;
You looked across the room and smiled at me;
If I had any sense at all, I'd have turned and walked away,
But there are some things I just don't see;
You said, “It's been along time; boy, you sure look good
What have you been doing? Where have you been?
Why don't we catch up with each other, let's have a little drink.”
I decided I was in.

You told me all the stories of all the things you'd done
You raised a toast and said “I hope you'll stay.”
The crowd around was laughing; it seemed like so much fun
And such a harmless game that we would play.
I heard the music playing as you put your hand on mine
You said “You know, I've always wanted you so much”.
That drink went down real easy; I felt a reckless thrill;
So I gave in to your touch.
You said you wanted love; you said you needed love;
But it wasn't true. You close your heart;
There is nothing new; and your soul that's scarred
Keeps you runnin'.....

I don't really mind that you had to go away
I just never understand a person lyin'
It's not the time you spend that makes love good or bad;
It's all the things someone's denyin'.
I guess the many reasons that you hide yourself from me
Are greater than the love you say you want to feel;
Well, I'll know next time, you only live in fantasy,
I'll save my heart for someone who is real.
Yes, I'll save my heart for someone who is real. c.zoechilco,2001.

I wanna dance with you; I wanna kiss you too;
I wanna hold you, baby.
You came along one day, and made my whole world sway;
I need to hold you baby.
I wanna love you all life long; I wanna make my love a song;
You mean so much to me; I wanna always be
Where I can hold you, baby.

Until you came my way, I thought I'd never say
I wanna hold you, baby.
I know I'm not so cool, but still I hope that you'll
Let me come hold you, baby.
Some people think that I am wrong; they say I'm weak and should be strong;
But I would beg each day if there was any way
That I could hold you, baby.

Sometimes, I need some more romance.
I'm gonna jump right in, when love gives me a chance.

I'm gonna dance with you; I'm gonna kiss you too;
I'm gonna hold you, baby.
There's nothing I can see to trip up you and me
If I can hold you, baby.
So if you think that you can be a lover - holder, and holdee -
Then I will jump for you, and I will shout, "Oh, boy!"
I'm gonna hold you, baby. c.zoechilco,2001


Well, you went away and left me; and I tried with all my might;
But I couldn't stand feelin' so lonely, so I went out one night.
I went down to the local bar, down there where Tony blows his horn;
And it was there that I decided that's when the pickup was born.

Now you know I loved you baby; you were the only man for me;
And I swear it never would have happened, if I'da thought that we could be
Back together like we used to be, but it was over; I was so forlorn;
So I said to myself, I gotta keep on movin', and that's when the pickup was born.

Well you know I want you baby,
I miss your sweet lovin'; I miss it oh so bad;
But if you won't come back, if I can't have those kisses,
Well, I guess I have to replace what I had.
So until you're back in my lovin' arms, it's the same old pain; my poor heart is torn.
So I'll be out there every night, tryin' to find somebody else,
Out where the pickup was born.

4-line instrumental
Come on back, baby please come back to me.
But if you don't want to, darlin, then don't you scorn;
When I'm out there every night, tryin' to forget you,
Out where the pickup was born. c.zoechilco,1990

THE GAME OF LOVE

Intro:
I wanna tell you something....but I just can't find the words..
To fell you how I really feel...and where I wanna go.
We've known each other so, so long...maybe I've lost my nerve...
I don't seem to be the carefree girl you used to know.
***
'Cause now Ineed you in a big, big way, but my laissez-faire ain't quite the same;
Do you remember how we used to play? It was a crazy game.
I never thought that there would come a day when I couldn't tell you what I had to say,
But now I'm slippin' and I've lost my way, and I'm thinkin' that it must be love.

When all of life was just a silly joke, we carried on all night and day;
When we were witty every time we spoke, there was nothing standin' in our way.
But something happened to my point of view; I started seein' that my world was you.
We'd rock and roll, but then I lost control; I started fallin', and I fell in love.

If I could only let you know the way I feel'
If you could hear my heart, and answer its appeal....

Then we could have our fun for all our lives, the way we always used to do;
A roller coaster, with its dips and dives; We'd be screamin' out, and laughing too!
'Cause you know, hon, there ain't a single ride, when I won't want to have you by my side;
So tell me, baby, are you occupied/ Do you wanna play the game of love?
Oh, c'mon and take a chance on love. yah...we'll be winners...in the game of love.
c.zoechilco,2000
BACK TO YOU

Saw you last night; boy, that was something;
After so long, you still here.
And I went through the years that had passed; and I went through our different worlds;
And I went through the separate lives we'd led;
Back to you; and the memory took me back, back to you.

Walkin' around, through our favourite old haunts;
Reminiscing, playing like fools.
And I went through the years that had passed; and I went through our different worlds;
And I went through the separate lives we'd led;
Back to you; and the laughter took me back, back to you.

Then in that moment, I bent so near to you;
I could feel my own hot breath, hot breath, coming back at me.
And I went through the passing years; through our differences; through the separate lives we'd led;
Back to you; and the heat wave took me back; ooooooo, back to you.

BREAK

Thought you'd left me; thought that I no longer cared;
But the heat wave took me back, back to you;
Rollin' over me like the ocean; hot winds swirlin' around;
Oh, takin' me back; I'm fallin' back; back to you.
Hot skin, hot waves, takin' me; I'm falling back to you, rolling back....
I'm fallin' fallin' fallin' back to you. I'm faaaaaaaaaliiiiiiin' baaaaaaack. c.zoechilco,1986

WILLYA

Willya love, willya give me some time; willya kiss me, willya really be mine?
Willya open up your heart to me; willya be the way I want you to be?
Willya say the things I like you to say; willya love me every single day/

Willya give me all the joy in your soul; willya play the star, carry the role?
Willya call me when you feel like a dance; willya always need a little romance?
Willya be there when the bad days come; willya love me till my body is numb?

Don't want to drive you crazy, but you gotta understand.
I've got some questions on my mind if you're gonna be my man.

Willya see the magic in the sky; willya hold me when I wanna cry?
Willya tell me how your day has been; willya need me, willya let me come in?
Willya go out just to run in the rain; Willya love me, and then do it again? c.zoechilco,2001

MR. WRONG

When I'm feelin' lonely; When time has got too long;
When the whole world is busy, But no one's singin' me a song;
Whooooo, hoooo, That's when I get to thinkin'
Yes, I'm thinkin' about Mr. Wrong.
When we said goodbye, I thought my world was gonna end;
Even though he made me so unhappy, Still, our leavin' drove me 'round the bend.
Now it's been such a long, long time and I still need to mend;
I think I need a little lovin' from Mr. Wrong.

Everybody said he was wrong for me;
and I've been workin' so hard just to set myself free.
But when the night is cold and I'm feelin' all alone,
His face is the only one I see.

I don't care about the past
I just want him, like before;
I don't care about all the troubles;
I just wanna see him at my door.
Cause you know, Mr. Right ain't knockin'
So I've gotta see my Mr. Wrong.

BREAK – REPEAT TOP AND BRIDGE

Oh, I've been waiting for too long;
I'm gonna give in to sorrow;
Because the feelin' is too strong,
I guess I'm gonna have to start again tomorrow.
But right now, right now
I know that it is right;
I'm gonna love my Mr. Wrong.


Fading in a gentle hover; going on to other lives.
Once around, and now it's over; summer ends and fall arrives.
Moving in ordained transitions; tomorrow waits, today to meet;
Dragonflies on final missions, darting in the ailing heat.
I have taken all that's offered; I've been denied at other times.
I have seen the whims of nature played out in the storied rhymes;
Served up as divine instruction; wisdom made of foolish robes and lies.

BREAK
And what is it, do you wonder, can a body do that's real?
What do you do when you wonder, if you still know how to feel?
There is nothing to remember; only that the soul must be
Free to burn itself to ember in the vision it can see.
Seasons end and planets will roll through the gods and rules we build;
Nothing can deter a sure soul; it is fire that won't be killed.
As the cool moon lets the sun fall, fragile light is dawning in our eyes. c.zoechilco,200l


In the springtime, when all is light and sweet,
I think of you, and how you came to me
When roses were blooming.

So unexpected, but I knew I’d found my heart;
A gentle storm that swept along,
A music man, who moved with song.

Springtime brings you back to me; BRIDGE
Sweet promises of love.
How I wish that you were here,
Your melody so warm and clear.

I would tell you, as I couldn’t do back then,
How you meant all the world to me,
A love beyond what I could be.

And if you let me, I’d sing you back into this world,
Remembering how you sang to me,
And woke my heart so it could see.

Repeat BRIDGE

But it was springtime, when blossoms were on the air;
You said goodbye and slipped away,
And left the world – a mournful day.

With just your music, to tell me all the things you are
And make it springtime every day,
With promises of sweet new love and you. c. Zoe Chilco, 2002




Up the Highway Jazz Junction 2005
Up the Highway
There You Were
Crazy Dreams
Sweet Summer Morning
Llife on a Tightrope
Just One Day
True Blue
My Man is Special (1)
You Jerk Me Around, Baby
Speakfreak
Cycling
Ferzootin'
Unsung Song
Examination of Conscience

UP THE HIGHWAY


Oh that man, what a guy!
He loves me, and I don’t know why,
But he follows me, up the highway.

Even though it’s been so long
Since we heard our favourite song,
Still, he follows me, up the highway.

I look back and see his headlights
In the rear-view mirror;
He is stickin’ close to me,
This is very clear:

That he likes how I drive,
And I’m feelin’ so alive,
When he follows me, up the highway.

BREAK

Sometimes we will stop and have a kiss
Or maybe two
We can’t wait till we arrive
Where we’re goin’ to.

Oh that man, what a guy!
I love him, when I spy
Him follow me, up the highway.

BREAK

On the rocky road of life
We all need someone
And we better share the view
That it should be fun!

Oh that man, what a guy!
I’ll love him until I die
Cause he follows me, up the highway. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

THERE YOU WERE


In the bar, you were a star,
Up playing on the stage.
I was alone, I was unknown,
It was a difficult age.

I never dreamed that in between the sets
You’d come and talk to me,
But there you were, there you were,
I didn’t know what was to be.

You said your name; I did the same,
And then we talked a little more.
Before too long, you said ‘c’mon’
I followed you out a door.

And then you led me to different room
To see a friend or two;
I thought, ‘alright, tonight’s the night’
I will remember meeting you.’

You played again, and at the end,
You said, ‘I’m going home with you’.
I had my doubt, but I found out
You weren’t the kind who wasn’t true.

I didn’t know just what was happening,
I only knew you were for me.
cause something grooved; my heart was moved,
it was a night where I would see.

We can explode all we encode
And the confusion of the years;
A simple turn, and we can learn
To live with joy instead of fears.

Because you came to me the way you did
And now I’m very sure;
I’ll always know, which way to go, 'cause
There you were, there you were, there you were. c. Zoe Chilco, 2004

CRAZY DREAMS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khfIA0AJG3M

Crazy dreams all night through;
The future’s murky, but the past is too;
I’m not quite sure where I am going to,
I think I need you.

Every time I try to see,
Or try to change my history,
Those crazy dreams return to me
To say I need you.

I seem to hear an answer whisper in the night,
Some lonely secret that is hidden from my sight.

Bringing the promise of a kiss,
And jumbled tales that make me reminisce;
In the confusion, feeling that I miss
And I need you.

Crazy dreams, what are you telling me?
You float around like ghosts I cannot see.
You’re such a danger to my sanity;
Why do I need you? c. zoe chilco, 2003.

SWEET SUMMER MORNING

Sweet summer morning with your lovin’
Sweet summer risin’ all in bloom;
(I have such) sweet feelings as I wrap myself around you;
There are sweet memories bein’ born in this room.

Outside the sunshine warms the cool grass;
Rose petals drip with all the dew;
(I hear the) twitter of the bird songs that echo in the garden,
and lose myself in kisses shared with you.

My heart is singing like the ringing of a bell’s chime,
The world is changed with everything we do
It’s a day that only happens once a lifetime;
The day after the night when I met you.

Sweet lover, you are my salvation;
My body laughs under your hands.
And you will always be my sweet intoxication,
The cooling drink on my life’s desert sands.

And in the years stretched out before me,
The world will never be the same.
Sweet summer blooms inside my heart now,
Whenever I call out your name. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

LIFE ON A TIGHTROPE

Concentration is essential; there’s no room for any mental
Deviation as you walk up there;
The corridor is very narrow; every cell within your marrow
Dedicates itself or falls through air.

Flicker into thought and all is lost;
Thinking of success will bring a cost.

Every muscle in your frame; every part that has a name
Living only as a moving whole;
Letting kinesthetics fuel each adjustment miniscule;
Emptied of all purpose is the goal.

Flicker into thought, etc.

Purposefully letting go of security you know,
Stillness moving on a line that’s taut;
Your own sensors let you feel; censoring what isn’t real;
Balancing what is, and what is not.
Flicker into thought, etc. c. zoe chilco, 2003

JUST ONE DAY


You were just one day in my life;
Like the time I walked by the lovely, lapping lake;
Or the crimson that flamed in the sky as
The sun went down.
You were just one day in my life;
Like the feathered cloud vanishing into the blue,
Or the laughter of children I heard over streets
Of the town.
Moments of sweetness there and then gone
Flying with fleetness still, they live on.

You were just one day in my life;
Like the shimmering brilliance that woke me one spring,
Or the wintertime icicles over my head
Like a knife.

REPEAT BRIDGE

If I never see you again,
Then the time we spent will still live in my heart
One more note in the song made of days that I loved
In my life. c. Zoe Chilco, 2001


There were times when I was young – some might say a little dumb;
I felt like I was caged up in a zoo.
I'd want the world and more; there was so much to explore,
And such a wild array of points of view.

I was told don't be bold; just do what you are told,
Sometimes it seemed a stupid thing to do.
It took a while to learn, that way would only earn
Regrets because I wasn’t being true.

Then one day I finally met you; escaped the confines of my mind;
You made me open my eyes to admitting I’d never been blind.

There was something in your smile; in your comfortable style,
That opened up a confidence that grew.
Through every hard-won mile, though it took a little while,
My fears took second place to knowing you.

BREAK TO 2nd BRIDGE

I’m so glad I finally met you, your gentle and elegant ways,
Glad for the fire that you had to burn yourself into my days.

Now the years have flown on by; there are days sometimes that I
Still want the foolish things I used to do.
But I see you and I know, which way I’m gonna go –
I find my way ‘cause your love made me true. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

MY MAN IS SPECIAL

My man is special, he’s somethin’ you gotta see (bis)
You might think he’s a plain old mister, but
Oh – he’s special to me.

He’s got long long legs, say that man is really tall (bis)
He’s one long string of body,
And every day he comes to call

He’s got good lovin’, he’s got lovin’ all up and down (bis)
From his head down to his feet
He’s the lovin’est man in town.

He’s soft in his talkin’ but he’s hard when he’s hot
He’s cool in his walkin’ oh I love him a lot!
He’s sweet and gentle, but he rocks it with the best;
He rocks me in the night time, so I never get my rest.

I don’t care what he looks like, he takes good care of me (bis)
When I’m lookin’ in his sweet eyes, that’s all I want to see.

I don’t care if he’s poor folk, his lovin’ makes me high (bis)
I’ll always be a rich girl; there’s some things you just can’t buy.

My man is special, he’s got a trump card up his sleeve (bis)
And I love it when he trumps me; lord I hope he’ll never leave.

YOU JERK ME AROUND, BABY

You jerk me ‘round, baby; you do it so much;
You jerk me ‘round, baby; you’ve got a nice touch.
You’re up and down, baby, whenever you’re near,
But that’s the way you like to play,
It makes you so dear.

It’s hard for me, baby, to follow your moves;
You say one thing, baby, but your action proves
You’re incapable of ever knowing just what your heart’s about
So if it’s all the same to you, let’s just
Stop going out.

Oh how I long for a love that is true, -
Simple and honestly met;
Why is it always so twisted, with turnings and detours
That don’t ever get………you anywhere.

You jerk me ‘round, baby, it’s been a fun ride;
I’ll see you around, baby, god knows that I tried
To keep myself steady, and always be ready,
But I guess it’s like they say, that all good things must
Come to an end. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

Speakfreak

My mind is racin’ but I gotta speak it,
This world is crazy and I must critique it;
Too many people want it all today,
Feel like I gotta get out.

I turn the TV on and find more killin’,
It’s hard to see a place where folks are willin’
To just enjoy the things that we have today
I think I gotta get out.

Don’t tell me it’s all been done before,
It’s all over once we’re through that door.

It’s not the quiet people who get famous,
Cause money talks and all the powers tame us;
But there are mathematics simple and clear;
You know it doesn’t add up.

You got your big important folks on one side;
What matters to them is their clothes, not who died;
It is an illness that we all gotta cure,
We’re goin’ down, not up.

Don’t tell, etc.

I’d like to finish on a happy note here;
Create a vision of a world with no fear;
And it can happen if we all will decide;
There’s nothin’ we can’t do.

The corporations say it’s too simplistic;
Our economics won’t support a mystic;
But that’s the problem with the world today:
We don’t know what we can do.

Don’t tell, etc.

My mind is racin’ but I gotta speak it
There are just too many things that always freak it;
A lot of madness in the world today Oh yah, I gotta get out.

CYCLING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AunrGet-9k&t=42s

Why didn’t I see it? Howcum I never knew?
Why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you?
Your heart sang a song then; it was tellin’ me;
You would be my lover, now it’s plain to see.

But I was young and foolish;
I never dreamed it true,
That you would need me in the least;
I didn’t know you.

I just let those moments wash away like rain
Never understanding that they don’t come again.
I should’ve learned by watching you,
Instead of feelin’ shy;
Cause love will only stop awhile
Before it moves on by. c. Zoe Chilco, 2004


Thinkin' 'bout you, baby, and how much I'm really missin'
All your big love, your wonderful big love.
You've got a way that is crazy – Mr. Slidin', Smooth, and Lazy,
With your big love, your wonderful big love.

Your music's jumpin', and my heart is pumpin',
Cause you're whippin' up a frenzy full of fire.
Your tune is callin', and my heart is fallin',
'Cause there's no one in this world that's got
Your big love, your wonderful big love.

Take me where you're goin', baby,
I need you.
When your heart is showin', baby,
What you do.

You have got a way about you;
Baby, I can't live without you.
Somethin' 'bout your sweet smile,
And the way you keep me hummin'
When you're movin',
Yeah, you're groovin',
And provin',
Music that's flowin', and gettin' me goin';
Oh baby, I'm knowin' there's nobody here Who's like you. 1976 music; 1997 words.
UNSUNG SONG

INTRO:
EVERY LIFE IS A SONG THAT MUST BE SUNG
EVERY HEART IS BURSTING
BUT THE PATHS AREN'T ALWAYS OPEN
AND THE TIME IS SHORT....

So long ago, when she was all alone
So full of hope, but no one would have known;
Behind her eyes there was a sadness that you see in pictures
When she was so young;
And she waited with her heart so silently let down.

All is calm; her look would seem to say
Although she longed, she never would betray
The lonely soul, and all the years that drifted past her
And the love she felt inside;
And she waited with her heart so silently let down.

Waited for a time, and another loving someone
Who was maybe waiting for someone like her;
Waited with acceptance, while her sadness carved a sculpture
Of the miracle that might occur.

Not asking why, but you can see it in her face
The questions lie, behind the silence and the grace;
Her chance will fly, along with innocence and beauty
That is only for the young;
And she waited with her heart so silently let down. c.zoechilco,2000

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJnVAkemeI0&t=8s


Did you fall in love today?
Were you searching for the one thing to set your heart to singing?
Did you look to find a way,
To fall in love today?

Did you take the time to play?
Did you let your mind go driftin’ to where it would be ringing?
Did you hear your own voice say,
Go and fall in love today’.

It’s easy to believe that love’s a rare thing;
That it can only come if you are two.
And though it is a gift-that-you-can-share thing,
It all depends on your own point of view.

Did you feel the month of May,
On the darkest day of winter with only cold winds stinging?
Did the palest golden ray
Let you fall in love today? c. zoe chilco, 2003



Up The Highway - Blues Boulevard 2005
My Man is Special (2)
Basement Blues
Cold
Red Shoes Blues
No Spring Chicken
I Want You
Huis Clos/No Exit
L'Etheramour
Rats and Welfare
Amanda
If You Lie to Me
Billy-Jo
Save My Soul Blues
My Dreaming Life

MY MAN IS SPECIAL


My man is special, he’s somethin’ you gotta see (bis)
You might think he’s a plain old mister, but
Oh – he’s special to me.

He’s got long long legs, say that man is really tall (bis)
He’s one long string of body,
And every day he comes to call

He’s got good lovin’, he’s got lovin’ all up and down (bis)
From his head down to his feet
He’s the lovin’est man in town.

He’s soft in his talkin’ but he’s hard when he’s hot
He’s cool in his walkin’ oh I love him a lot!
He’s sweet and gentle, but he rocks it with the best;
He rocks me in the night time, so I never get my rest.

I don’t care what he looks like, he takes good care of me (bis)
When I’m lookin’ in his sweet eyes, that’s all I want to see.

I don’t care if he’s poor folk, his lovin’ makes me high (bis)
I’ll always be a rich girl; there’s some things you just can’t buy.

My man is special, he’s got a trump card up his sleeve (bis)
And I love it when he trumps me; lord I hope he’ll never leave.

BASEMENT BLUES


You’re always runnin’ around; you never come down
To see me when I need to be seen
You’re playing your tunes; in all those different rooms,
Baby, you are makin’ the scene.
While I sit alone; your heart’s made of stone,
I’ve got the basement blues – I’m low.

You call me sometime; just to remind (me)
Of how much I’m caught in your snare.
Then your crazy life – like a murderous knife -
Starts puttin’ the lie to your care.
You’ve got too many jobs; and baby, you love the mobs;
I’ve got the basement blues – whoa, whoa, whoa.

Well, I’m not the kind, with a dreaming mind,
Living in castles in the air;
I don’t want a lot, but baby I thought
That at the very least you’d be there.

I’m on the bottom floor; I can’t get up no more,
Cause anytime I see you at all,
You’re just droppin’ in; and then you’re gone again,
And it’s so long before you will call.
Why do you do me so bad; why do you make me so mad?
I’ve got the basement blues – I’m cold.

Well, come on down; forget your fancy town,
And we can build a fire for two.
If you will come around, into my underground,
And pitch some subterranean woo,
You’ll find a world reversed, cause baby, I’ve rehearsed;
And honey, down is up, if you will fill my cup;
Yah, you are goin’ to see that goin’ down can be
A sublimating high – to (end those)
Basement blues. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

COLD

You are on my mind
You are on my mind
In my dreams, and in my head
Everywhere except my bed
You are on my mind.

I still miss you so
I still miss you so
Every step I try to take
Every plan I try to make
I still miss you so.

There’s not a day goes by
When my poor heart’s not beatin’
In hopes of seeing you every place I go;
I see your face in everyone I’m meetin’
It’s just not right that I should need you so.

Cold is what I feel
Cold is what I feel
There is no place I can be
Nothin’ that can comfort me
Cold is what I feel.

How long must I wait
How long must I wait
Please have mercy; please be kind
Give me hope to ease my mind
How long must I wait? c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

RED SHOES

I got the blues for Mr. Baltimore’s red shoes;
His turquoise rings, and those other things
A woman know about – that turn her inside out.
I got the low-down blues for those lace-up, fine red shoes.

I got a feelin’ about his sinful sound,
I got a sense that he is still around;
I’m seein’ flowers in the sky, and cats that shock the eye,
I got a feelin’, a Balt’more feelin’,
I got the bluuuues for that man’s fine red shoes.

Guess I’m to blame for how he got his name
I helped him see my de-leer’yus philosophy,
But (ya know) he’s still tellin me, still tellin’ me the news
Singin’ his own pink-sky, so-o-o celestial blues.

That’s why I gotta say, tho’ you’ve gone far away,
I still see those fine red feet, that I was so, so struck to meet;
And I hear your way of talkin’ – oh how you loved to play!
So Eddie keep on sendin’ what you are sendin’ this a-way.
Cause darlin’ I love your fancy red shoes and
Every single thing they have to say.
august, 2004; words by patricia ormsby - except 4 lines, last verse & music by zoe

NO SPRING CHICKEN

you’re no spring chicken’ – that’s the first thing that she said.
no spring chicken’ – it was a hard right to my head.
I wasn’t born just yesterday,
But I was shocked to hear her sayThose hurtin’ words – but now they’re in my song.

you’re no spring chicken,’ – that’s always nice to hear;
no spring chicken’ – that’s music to my ear.
But like all the things I cannot change,
I’ll find a way to rearrange,
I’ll take it – I’ll write another song.

I’ll take it – what else can I do?
I’ll take it – and force another point of view.

you’re no spring chicken’, - well what’s wrong with her eyes?!!
no spring chicken’, - I don’t try to disguise
all the years under my belt
still, I haven’t ever felt
that I’m too old to write a goddam song.

you’re no spring chicken’, - it’s plain she didn’t see
the real spring chicken that lives inside of me.
And though she threw me quite a curve
That I’m sure I don’t deserve,
I’ll take it – I know I've got my song. c.zoe chilco, 2003

I WANT YOU


Deep in my memory, the way you looked at me,
Is haunting my mind.
The way you talked and smiled, the laughing as we whiled
Away the time.
I feel you here with me; how is it we can be
In worlds so far apart, when you are in my heart?
I want you.
I want you.

What is it that can turn a heart, and make it burn
With no word?
What made me fall into this place of needing you
As it occurred?
What makes a soul conspire - to start a raging fire,
What is this force unknown, that causes me to moan:
I want you.
I want you.

Something between us – a similar dream;
Started a swirling – that’s pulling me – into a stream.

Sometimes you never know, how things are going to go –
You’re unaware.
I’d seen it all and more; I wasn’t looking for
Someone to care.
But there’s a part inside, that will no longer hide;
It is a mystery, but it is paining me.
I want you.
I want you. c. Zoe Chilco, 2004



BLUES HUIS CLOS


Dans la nuit longue, on n’a rien que les pensees noires,
N’y a aucune chose qu’on peut faire;
Profondeur grave, la peur de perdre tout ce qu’on a;
N’y a aucune chose qu’on peut faire.

Seulement le temps vide comme compagnon,
En se moquant de toi en ton prison;
Chaque question n’a que la reponse: ‘non’;
N’ y a aucune chose qu’on peut faire.

BREAK

Rien qui bouge, rien qui vient pour te transporter,
N’ y a aucune chose qu’on peut faire;
Si on aurait une echappe de ce desespoir,…
Mais, aucune chose qu’on peut faire.

On crie pour la couleur que l’on n’a plus;
On crie pour l’amitie qu’on avait eu;
On crie d’avoir perdu l’esprit de Dieu;
Il n’y a aucune chose qu’on peut faire.

In the night time, when your thoughts are surrounding you,
And there’s nothing you can do.
Deep inside you’re….. losin’ all that you ever had,
And there’s nothing you can do.

Time is a crime that you are paying for,
Mocking and locking you up more and more,
You’re in a room that hasn’t got a door,
And there’s nothing you can do.

Nothing calls you, nothing takes you away from there,
And there’s nothing you can do.
In your darkness, you can call out for mercy, but
There is nothing you can do.

Call out for colour, but the room is bare,
Call out for laughter, but no one can share,
Call out for spirit, there is none that’s there;
There is nothing you can do. c. Zoe Chilco, 2003

L'ETHERAMOUR
A smile inside, the hope you hide;
The fragile heart can’t speak.
But flies in thought, to wait atop
A quiet, hidden peak.
Where dancing dreams, and searching seems
To bring a vision of
The fleeting ghost, unknown to most:
The living etherlove.

There is a wall around us all
Marking our time so slow;
But in the air, something so rare,
From time to time we know;
In heartspace sweet, when true souls meet,
And friendships soar above;
To find the source, to choose the course,
That leads to etherlove.



Rats and welfare; that’s your new share
No, it’s not fair,
But it’s the all-new reality show.

You must pay more, gut your poor core;
There’s no exit door
On the all-new reality show.

Car insurance makes a profit like you’ve never seen;
Likewise banks – they’re doin’ fine. Don’t it make you green?
They don’t care about your problems, long as profits rise;
This is how the system works. Open up your eyes.

Rats and welfare; big shots don’t care.
That’s how they dare
On the all-new reality show.

So you can’t drive; stop with your jive.
Let the strong thrive;
It’s an all-new reality show.

CEO’s get payouts that could feed us all for years;
Gas goes up, our health goes down; why not save your tears?
All the big guns love things just exactly as they are;
You’ll be dead soon anyway, while they are going far.

Rats and welfare; cupboards all bare.
Sit and just stare;
Here’s the all-new reality show.

Boy, does this stink; that’s what I think.
And we’ll soon sink
On this all-new reality show. c. zoe chilco, 2004

AMANDA


I keep tryin’, but I end up cryin’ -
You keep yourself so far from me;
You’re beside me, but a voice inside me
Tells me you’re not all that you claim to be.
Why do your words just make
Me suspicious that you fake
The answers to all my questions.

Am I spiteful that you’re so insightful;
I think your gentleness a clever cover.
Is my hopin’ that you will be open,
My own blindness to a perfect lover?
Why do I feel that I
Never know if you lie,
Even though you say that you love me.

You dream of me….you say we will be
Together……all of our lives (I don’t believe you).
You kiss me sweet….you say I will complete
Forever ….our souls’ deepest drives (I don’t believe you).

Is it true, can I believe in you?
When you tell me where you might be goin’?
Words are easy, but my stomach’s queasy,
I can’t figure why my fears keep growin’.
Everyone says you’re great
Why do I hesitate?
I can’t feel….your loving.
I remain….Amanda. (I don’t believe you.) c.zoechilco,2003


IF YOU LIE TO ME
If you lie to me, - listen darlin’, - Am G F E
If you lie to me, you’re a fool; “
I won’t stick around for that kind of trashin’ “
If you lie to me, you’ll find life can be cruel. Dm E

If you make up reasons why you can’t see me;
If you think you’re cool and that I don’t catch on’
If you tell me stories to deceive me,
Then you better know that I’m as good as gone.

Maybe you’ve had other women who haven’t been around; F C
Maybe you think cause I love you like I do, F C
That I’ll be some kinda slave that you can put down G Am
I’ll be a slave for love, but never to you. B E

If you have to have another woman,
And you think it’s easy and fun to cheat;
You can have your lovers and your freedom,
I will never stop you walkin’ down that street.

I’m not the kind of woman who stands by the wrong man;
I’m not the kind who loves no matter what;
Time is way too short, and I need a strong man
So if you think your life is in some kinda rut,

Just go on baby, go on, be free, have it all;
If you lie, it’s over, I won’t regret;
Lyin’ love is nothin’ but a bad wind blowin’
I’ll forgive, and even faster, I’ll forget. c. Zoe Chilco, 2005

BILLY-JO


Billy-jo was a southern girl; she lived in a delta town;
She grew up feelin’ all alone – her momma and daddy not around.
The boys all liked to take her out, but she never found
That they could heal her wounded heart
That fluttered to the ground.

Fluttered to the ground, fluttered to the ground;
Moving with each shifting breeze,
It fluttered to the ground.

Sometimes she was lonely, sometimes she was blue;
Sometimes she pretended, but inside she knew;
If someone was gettin’ hurt, it was always true
It would be her damaged heart
That fluttered to the ground.

Fluttered, etc. (dancing)

More than once they said to her:
you deserve much more than that”.
They were always talking
About some other cat.

Men would always love her, and they took her places;
Some were free and some were not, but none left any traces.
And she could be anything; she had many faces;
They never saw her painin’ heart
That fluttered to the ground.

Fluttered, etc. (floating)

Through the years they came around, lovers old and new;
Needing to relive again, old dreams seeming true.
They could love, but still, no matter what she tried to do,
She would feel her fragile heart
That fluttered to the ground.

Fluttered, etc. (flying)

Drifting, tender and set free,
It fluttered to the ground. c. zoe chilco, 2004

SAVE MY SOUL as in Between the House and the Barn
MY DREAMING LIFE as in DecaDance (I Hear a Song) - same words.


Warm in a Cool Place 2007
On My Way
Hijack Heart Attack
Mr. Alone
Gypsy Blood
My Honeyman
Warm in a Cool Place
Brand New Lover
Hi F-Eye
The Pink Room
On the Beach at Sunset
Flower Lover
Waitin' For Your Smile


Today I say my life is gonna be
Sweeter than before;
All the days to come will be the ones that shine -
I feel it in my bones, yah,
Goodbye to the blues.

On my way; I haven't got the time;
Can't you see I hear a melody.
All the songs to come will be the ones that swing;
I feel it in my bones;
Goodbye to the blues.

On my way, I'm on my way,
I haven't got the time.
Can't you hear me when I say -
Don't you know that I'm
Listenin' to a brand new tune,
It's hotter than the month of June.....

(not on CD, but another verse):

Every morning I can see the sun
All the clouds don't matter anymore.
Dark and stormy days are something from the past;
I feel it in my bones, ya, goodbye to the blues.

Don't know why this luck has come my way
I feel like I've won the lottery;
All the days to come will bring me even more;
I feel it in my bones - goodbye to the blues.

Yesterday is gone away; now I'm feelin' fine.
Can't you hear me when I say every day will shine;
I am through with being sad; from now on there'll be no bad;
I am going to whoop it up until the very end!

HIJACK HEART ATTACK

Out of the blue....thinking of you....
Haunting me all through my day.
Here and there, and everywhere,
You're never too far away.

It's an attack that's altering my heart rate;
You've taken over my mind.
Since I met you, I don't understand my fate;
This sort of love has me blind.

All through the day and no matter who I see,
I'm always thinking of you.
My life has changed and I know I can't be free;
There's not a thing I can do.

You are always there; pulling me closer to you.
I don't think it's fair. How can I do things that I've gotta do?

I don't know how you got to me like you did,
But now my life's about you.
It's an attack that has changed the course of my blood;
You are my heart through and through.


MR. ALONE

When I can hold you again, and see the smile in your eyes,
The pain will go, my heart will glow,
And all the stars will fill the skies.

One day when we can live the joy that once was our own,
We'll go back to the place we knew,
And I won't have to be Mr. Alone.

Who knows why we drifted oh so far apart;
The love we knew was deep inside my heart.
But we were pulled into the lives we had to live.
After you, this life had nothing more to give.

When we can find a way to overcome
The time and space, the words unsaid, the happiness unknown,
I'll come from underneath this cloud, and I won't be alone,
I nevermore will be Mr. Alone.

We'll go back....we'll find our joy....
I'll see your smile, and I won't be Mr. Alone....


GYPSY BLOOD

When the moon rides the sky; when the black night is clear;
Silver enters my eye; magic sighs in my ear.
Swirling into my brain, whirling me into dance.
Come, oh come” the refrain; 'come while love gives a chance'.

How the night winds can rush; how it captures your soul.
How the stars become lush, how the music can roll.
'Come, oh come and be free'; I give in to the night.
Seeking where I will be cast in silvery light.

Dance, dance, dance. Dance the whole night long.
Fly, fly with romance. Fly on its beautiful song.

When you hear the whisperings that steal into your heart and won't go 'way.
Nothing can erase the madness; fly into the moon glow till the day.

Lover, wild in the night; take my body I pray.
Sing your song of delight; I am lost in your sway.


MY HONEYMAN

My honeyman is the best; he's sweeter than all the rest.
He tells me I'm his queen.
He's out pickin' flowers, just like a good bee;
He spends all those hours on little old me.

Some bees are a dime a dozen; their dronin' and all their buzzin'
Is nothing but empty jive.
But my honeyman is sweeter,
My honeyman fills my hive.

My honeyman makes me sigh, each time that he flies by;
My honeyman fills my hive.

WARM IN A COOL PLACE

I'm warm in a cool place; I'm feeling so free.
I'm walking at my pace, with some time to be me.
I never could figure what things were about.
When I finally got what was in, it was on its way out.

I've been tired and weary, and frequently teary,
Just looking for some kind of prize.
But now I'm packin' it; no more hackin' it;
I've opened my eyes.

I'm warm in a cool place; you can't shake my cool.
I'm leaving this rat race, 'cause baby, I'm no fool.
I know there are lots of people who love this race and thrive;
But not me, I wanna get out of all this jumble and jive.
I'm warm in a cool place; I'm feelin' so free.
I'm walking at my pace with some time to be me.
I'm sittin' on grassy hillsides, just waving at trains;
I've got my own sunshine insides for days when it rains.

From the time I was christened and nobody listened,
Well, I was conditioned to cry.
But now I don't give a hoot; and all that worldly loot
Is just pie in the sky.

I'm warm in a cool place, I'm happy in my place
I'm singing in my place; come over some time.
I'm warm in a cool place; come on over to my place.
It's swingin' in my place; it's warm, but it's cool.

BRAND NEW LOVER

I've got a brand new lover; he made signs to me.
And when he looked my way, I felt that he could see
The winding twists and turns that make the road within my heart
And he would travel in there.

He took me on his shoulders; I felt the world go spinning.
I felt myself leap forward, I felt the power winning.
And all the doubts and fears just disappeared from view
Like raindrops on a river.

Swept away in love's new bind; sweet confusion of the mind;
And pictures from the past float down like falling leaves of gold,
A road we can walk on.

And all the broken promises, and all the pain I thought was mine
Become a fading picture show, another story out of time.
And I can taste the joy of music in my soul,
A lover's song as time goes on.

I've got a brand new lover, I'm walking on new ground,
Spinning round and round
I love you, babe.

HI F-EYE

This is a time for looking; this is a time to see
Just what is really cooking, and to say how the world's looking to me.
I” is used for the first person talking; “aye” means yes when we all can agree;
And there's an eye that can see the big picture:
An eye with an eye to make real history.


Where are the stories we don't hear?
That the world never allowed.
For these are the stories that make clear
What should be shouted out loud.

The big guys like their talkin' – fee ef fi fo fi fum -
But it's a talk that lockin' truth out of reach – power's only for some!

Life isn't easy for everyone down here; life is harder when you can't speak.
But if there's a story and it can be told, there's no such thing as a person who's weak.

Where are the stories, etc.

Let's have a new perspective; speculatin' personally;
A viewpoint that just may give eyes to the world so we really can see.
Eyes to the world, eyes to the world, get your eyes to the world so we really can see!

THE PINK ROOM

In the pink room with its window on winter,
I play the piano and watch the smoke rise.
This room held children and laughter and teardrops,
It saw all our secrets as if it had eyes.

And now the bird out the back window flies,
And the chimney smoke drifts, and like memory, dies.

Who is left now to remember the children
That played in the pink room and drifted to sleep?
Only bare walls that can speak of the stories;
The good times and bad times are all buried deep.

And now the bird, etc.

So much excitement when it was the new house:
We'd watch from the pink room as trains would roll by,
Promising new life, and people, and places -
Who knew where the future of our dreams would lie?

And now the bird, etc.

All the young children have gone to their own lives;
The pink room is empty except for this tune.
And the 'for sale' sign sits out on the front lawn;
The songs of the family will all be gone soon.

And the winter bird's gone now, I think;
And the smoke in the sunset is pink.

ON THE BEACH AT SUNSET

On the beach at sunset, there's something goin' on;
Susie jumps into the bushes, and right behind her is Tom.
There's a quiet little spot there, where the trees have grown around;
Everybody's been there once or twice, rollin' on a blanket on the ground.

The lovers kiss, so sweet on the shore,
Stealing moments like so many others before.

On the beach at sunset, in the lovely summer heat;
You can go there if you want a thrill, if you've got somebody you can meet.

On the beach at sunset, where nobody can see through -
Young lovers at that old old game, and older lovers feeling new.
Underneath the sunset, and the flaming, fiery sky,
If you want to have a crazy fling, far away from everybody's eye.
Well you can kiss, so sweet on the shore,
Stealing moments like so many others before.

On the beach at sunset, it happens all the time.
If you don't believe me, come along, take a look,
It's a TV show – 'the nature of things'.

There's another couple right now, makin' sure nobody knows:
Tony ducks into the bushes, and right behind him is Rose.
Yes, right behind him, where nobody can find 'em,
Right behind him is Rose!.

FLOWER LOVER
Life blooms, petals open; my heart booms, full of hopin',
The world is so much better with flowers.
It's love that the earth displays, so sweet as it simply says:
Come sit in the shade of my bowers.

Take time to enjoy the rose; see how that old cedar grows,
Eat fruit that grows wild in the meadows.
It's love that the earth displays, so sweet as it simply says:
Don't fret – watch the leaves as the wind blows.

Returning every year to bloom around you,
Joyful in its colour and perfume.
The glory of the garden like a lover,
Bringing gifts for your heart to consume.

It's there, as it always is; so rare, like a gentle kiss,
Sweet blooms on roads and on fences.
It's love that the earth displays, so sweet as it simply says:
Enjoy while I dazzle your senses.


I've got nothin' left to do, so I'll just sit and wait for you
To come around again and smile at me.
Just your glance that says so much, and the chance that we might touch
Will keep me spinning till the day you're free.

I know I'm lazy; I should really have a better plan.
It's sort of crazy to think that you would be my man.
There are a million, and maybe more things I could do;
A million, trillion, but I just want to be with you.

I don't need to have the fame; conquer worlds, or make a name;
I'll just wait for you to smile at me. c. zoechilco, 2007















Baby Keep Me on the Line
Bad Men and Whiskey
One Woman Blues
Shakin'
Blueschmooze
Wholly Blue
Blah Blah Blues
Where's the Cool?
On The Road
Mamarocks
Cuz I'm Blue
Tell Me That You Love Me
Fields of Clay
I'm Tired

BABY KEEP ME ON THE LINE


Baby, keep me on the line (2x)
Babe, I’m beggin’ that you do,
Cause I want to talk to you;
Baby, keep me on the line.
Baby, please don’t leave me now (2X)
Baby please don’t ever say
That you’re gonna go away;
Baby, please don’t leave me now.

I’m gonna be there when you need me;
I’m gonna love you every way;
Baby, say you want to see me,
Cause I need you every day.

Baby, listen to me now (2x)
There is not a love so true
Like I’m gonna give to you;
Baby, listen to me now.

Baby, keep me on the line (2x)
Hear what I am asking you
Baby, say you love me too;
Baby keep me on the line. c.zchilco, 2007

BAD MEN & WHISKEY

Bad men & whiskey (3x)
Gonna carry me to my grave.

I see those smilin’ eyes;
I hear those little lies;
Then come my foolish sighs;
There’s nothin’ that can save (me from those)
Bad men & whiskey, etc.
Take me to my grave.

One time my mama said:
listen, girl, and use your head.
There’s only trouble if you go to bed,
With those bad men and their booze. (but I love those)
Bad men & whiskey, etc.
Gonna carry me to my grave.

Well, I can go to fancy schools;
I can memorize the rules;
But there’s nothin’ changes fools
From the way they are inside.
If a body’s got a bent,
Nothin’s gonna make a dent;
Only thing that’s pertinent
Is bein’ fortified (by those)

Bad men & whiskey, etc. Just open up that grave.
Well I try, try, and try again,
But nothing has ever been
Sweeter than my givin’ in
To those bad men and their lies
Bad men & whiskey, etc.
I’m goin’ to my grave.

So I will play until I die;
In spite of all the tears I cry;
Just holdin' on to my
Whiskey and my men.

Bad men & whiskey (3x)
Till I’m ready for my grave. c.zoechilco, 2006

ONE WOMAN BLUES

If ya got no cash, but you like all those blues
One woman's singin'; yeah she's payin' her dues.
Just like the old times, in a bar with no band;
Where you can groove on down, with a drink in your hand.

Everything's fancy, that's the way it is now;
Big glossy package, but there's no tellin' how
You can be sure that you've got the real thing;
Blues ain't a prize pack; they're just somethin' you sing.

Gimme the poor folk, in the seats that don't cost.
Gimme blues that is real, cause it's just about lost.
Feelin' is feelin'; it's not something you sell.
But they're sellin' out seats; they'll sell souls out as well.

I've got just one voice, not a star-studded show;
Just a few stories, and some blues that get low.
If you've got time, and a dollar or two,
Come out and listen, and I'll sing songs for you.
Yes, I'll sing songs for you – for a dollar or two.

SHAKIN'

Shakin’, baby, I’m shakin’, and I like what you say;
Shakin’, baby, cause you’re makin’,
All my self-possession slip away;
Shakin’, baby, cause you’re takin’,
All I’ve got, but that’s OK.

Dreamin’, baby, I’m dreamin’,
This fever’s makin’ me insane;
Burnin’, baby, oh, I’m burnin’,
It's a power that I can’t explain;
Spinnin’, baby, and I’m winnin’,
When you love me once again.

You’re the one, you’re the one,
You’re the one for me.
You're the one, you're the one,
Oh baby, can't you see?

That I am jumpin, ya, I’m jumpin’,
Cause you’ve got me wound up like a top;
Crazy, baby, it’s so crazy, baby, but I’m hopin’
That you never stop
Lovin’, baby, all your lovin’, baby,
Cause I’m bubblin’ like a can of pop.

BREAK You’re the one, etc.

Shakin, baby, ya I’m shakin’, and I know
It’s not a cold or flu;
Tremblin’, baby, I am tremblin’, every time I think of you.
Laughin’, baby, like a fool, sweet baby, cause I’m
Crazy over you. c.zoechilco,2006

BLUESCHMOOZE


Schmoozin’ in the bar room; Schmoozin’ in the far room;
Schmoozin’ everybody that I happen to see –
Schmoozin’ everybody that looks interestin' to me.
Schmoozin’ everybody and I’m hopin’ that they don’t just pass me by.

Is that person famous?
Or is it someone aimless?
There are so many people and
It's so hard to tell
Who is going to help you out
Or make your life hell;
Who will really see you
And who will just pretend that you're not there.

Blueschmooze……blueschmooze……
Schmooze those blues away.
Blueschmooze, blueschmooze….
Every single day.

Gotta make it work now;
I can't look like a jerk now.
Even though I'm scared of doing everything wrong.
Gotta keep my focus and remember the song.
Gotta keep remembering that everybody else is just like me.


BREAK – vox back with bridge, then

Schmoozin’ in the lounge now;
It’s a boozy, schmoozy scrounge now;
Everybody’s hopin’ that they pick up a deal;
Everybody’s hopin’ that the talkin’ is real –
Everybody’s hopin’ that the bluesy schmooze will bring luck their way.

Schmoozin’ in the bar room; Schmoozin’ in the far room;
Schmoozin’ everybody that I happen to see –
Schmoozin’ everybody – hey! Have you heard about me?
Schmoozin’ everybody and I’m hopin’ that they don’t just pass me by.

WHOLLY BLUE


It’s no good, you’re no good; there’s nothing that’s good,
But I’m still seein’ your face.
Why go there? Why go where.. I never could dare,
When you’ll just leave with no trace.

We had a moment, when we could have easily
Started up something so fine;
But more than a moment is needed for pleasin’ me
Cause I just want you for mine.

No wonder I’m under, and I constantly blunder;
You see, I’m… so petrified.
I’m achin’, you’re taken, and I know
I’ll never be wakin’ up with
You by my side.

BREAK

There is no way for us to just fool around
Cause I would end up in tears;
So I will say no, and keep my feet on the ground
But I’ll be hurtin' for years.

No future; no love cure; no way on earth you’re
Free, for…you'll be home soon.
It’s no good, you’re no good, there nothing and no way
There’ll ever be any good; I’m just dreamin’ the moon.

BLAH BLAH BLUES


Talk talk talk, talk talk talk all day (2x)
Everybody’s talkin’, but they ain’t got nuthin’ to say.

Sometimes I wonder just what the news is for (2x)
There ain’t nuthin’ that’s new – it’s all been done before.

All the people and the TV shows,
All the internet;
All the papers and the radios –
Listen, and what do you get?

Just talk talk talk, talk talk talk all day (2x)
Everybody’s talkin’, but they ain’t got nuthin’ to say.

BREAK

Reprise bridge

Well, I don’t want to talk, I just wanna have some fun (2x)
And just boogie all night, till all the blues is done.


WHERE'S THE COOL?

Where's the cool, feelin' alone every day and night?
Where's the cool, thinkin' that nothing you do is right?
Cool wouldn't be so unhappy; cool would not be blue;
Cool wouldn't always be hurtin' like you do.

Where's the cool, tryin' to be like all the TV ads?
Where's the cool, followin' all of those empty fads?
All of the time being worried, you'll be on the shelf;
And in the end, you're still all by yourself.

Well, wouldn't it be wonderful just to be able to fly?
Free as the birds in the sky.

Where's the cool, feelin' your life is a heavy load?
Where's the cool, thinkin' that you're on an empty road?
Wishin' that you could be somewhere; somewhere that you're not.
Cool's an illusion that let you down a lot.



ON THE ROAD

I'm on the road again tomorrow;
I'm on the road and goin' away;
I wonder when the road will bring me to my home.

Out on the road I see them running;
Some out in front, while others fall;
It's getting harder every day away from home.

It's a road without direction,
But it's crowded every day;
I'm always swimmin' against the current,
And it's such a lonely way.

Out on the road I'm thinkin' of you;
On the road and all alone;
I wonder if you'll still be there when I get home.

BREAK

It's a road with no direction;
People rush and then return.
I'm always swimmin' against the current,
I wonder what I'm meant to learn.

Out on the road it's getting tougher,
'Cause the road is still so long;
I'm praying that the road will lead me home.

I'm on the road again tomorrow;
I'm on the road and goin' away;
I wonder when the road will bring me to my home.

MAMAROCKS

Mama gonna rock you (2x)
Mama gonna rock you now
Because the world needs a lotta what a mama can give
so mama gonna rock you now.

Baby's goin' with her (2x)
Baby's goin' with her too
because baby's happy when mama feels fine
so baby's goin' with her too.

Mama's singin'; mama's playin'
mama hallelujah i love her so.
Mama's dancin', and fancy prancin'
mama's gonna do it so that you gonna know.

Mama's gonna swing it; she gonna wing it!
mama's gonna swing it hard;
because it don't mean a thing....
If your mama don't swing.

mama's rockin'; mama's rollin'
mama's cookin' up a lotta good stuff;
mama's teasin' and mama's squeezin'
mama's gonna do it just a little bit rough

Mama's gonna tell it; she gonna yell it!
Mama's gonna tell it all.
and you better listen when you hear your mama talk
cause mama's gonna tell it all. 2006

CUZ I’M BLUE


I gotta lose these blues that I’ve got

Blues is gettin me down quite a lot
I don’t like this life that I’m leadin
Feel like there’s maybe somethin’ I’m needin’
This is the end; I’m startin’ again
Cause I’m blue, cause I’m blue, cause I’m blue

Blues is somethin’ follows me ‘round
All my life they been getting’ me down
I get up and I try and I try
But sometimes, baby, I just wanna cry
This is the end; I’m startin’ again
Cause etcl

I’m tired of havin these blues every day
I’m tryin to pick up my life;
But seems like it’s always the same –
One day good – the next full of strife.

Well, I gotta lose these blues really fast
I gotta put these blues in my past;
I gotta get real tough every day
Cause blues is stoppin’ me gavin’ my say
This is the end; I’m startin’ again
Cause I’m blue, cause I’m blue, cause I’m blue c.zoe chilco, 2006


TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME

Tell me that you love me,
That's the thing I want to hear.
Show me that you need me
With a message that is clear.
Give me something I can take to
Build a promise I can make you
Let me know that you can see I'm here.
Tell me that you love me
Let me know you want me near.

Well, since I met you baby,
I've been tryin to be true.
But I'm thinking maybe,
That it's not the same for you.
When I feel you wander from me,
I'm as lonesome as I can be,
You're the only one that can decide;
Are you really loving?
Or has love already died?

All the reassuring that you do
Just doesn't seem to jive,
With the feeling that I get from you
Or the fears that come alive.
Oh baby, won't you let yourself
Be honest with me now,
And tell me, tell me, tell me
What you want to do.
If you must be leavin',
I will go on my own way.
Although I will be grievin'
I will find another day
When I won't be thinkin' of you;
Torn in two by love that won't do
What I know it can do when it's true.
Oh tell me that you love me
And I'll tell you I love you.

FIELDS OF CLAY

The days are gone when we would play
Out in the old back field.
Runnin' the bases in the clay
That dusty place would yield.
We'd work it out until the sun
Had given 'way to stars;
The cheers would rise into the skies
And all of life was ours.
The cheers would rise into the skies
And all of life was ours.

And then it seemed we all were gone,
It was another time;
We had to see the world beyond,
We had to earn our dime;
And there was nothing left to hear
But echoes of past sounds
Inside the breeze, behind the trees,
Of our old playing grounds.
Inside the breeze, behind the trees,
of our old playing grounds.

Oh, when I start to think about
The times that we would share;
The freedom that we had to shout,
To go for any dare.
I wanna leave it all right now
And go and live again
Those lovely days
When time would never end.
Those lovely days
When time would never end.

We're out there runnin' round and round,
Just like a twistin' stream;
To find our level on the ground,
To maybe live our dream.
The years will take us far away,
Only to finally learn:
Our fancy names are circle games
To let ourselves return.
Our fancy names are circle games
To let ourselves return.

REPEAT "Oh, when I think about", etc.

I'M TIRED

I'm tired of waitin' for things to go my way; i'm tired.
I'm tired of hearing what experts say; I'm tired.
I'm tired of waitin' for ships to come in;
Tired of being outside lookin' in;
And I'm tired of people who tell me what's in;
I'm tired; I'm tired; I'm tired (2x).

I'm tired of watchin' the no-talent shows
I'm tired of knockin' on doors that just close;
I'm tired of havin' no money for fun;
Tired of hearin' what somebody won;
Tired of races that I've gotta run;
I'm tired, etc (2x)

Well, time goes so slow when you're just hangin' around;
But then it flies right by when you start havin' fun;
They say time's money, so I'm spendin' some;
Times are changin' and I think my time has begun.

I'm tired of hearin' about all the doom and the gloom;
I'm tired of just the few who take all the room;
I'm tired of some people havin' it all;
Tired of bein' tied up in a stall;
Tired of bangin' my head on a wall; I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired;Yes, I'm tired.


Zootcase 2010 There You Were; Brand New Lover; Hijack Heart Attack; Heart and Haley; Havelock St.; True Blue; Cycling; Love Solo; Mr. Alone;
Sweet Summer Morning; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AunrGet-9k (opening of video) Ferzootin'; all previously released: Up the Hwy., and Warm in a Cool Place)
New:
See You Again
Appearing Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AunrGet-9k (Bit only)

Sun is shining, traffic whining;
It's a busy afternoon.
Buses stopping and people shopping;
Voices filter to my room.
But I wish I could see you again, again.

Flying shadows, each passing car throws
Sunlight frisbees through the air.
Photos jump out, and let their past shout,
And the life that was is there.
Still, I wish I could see you again, again.

Cause time seems to stop here
With no place to go;
Just stands in my doorway, and shuffles so slow;
Whispering softly like a trickling brook,
With memories tumbling each place I look.

Couples dining; pigeons lining
All the window sills outside.
Lots of chatter; coos that matter,
And I wonder why I hide.
But I wish I could see you;
I wish I could see you, I wish I could see you again. c.zoechilco, 2009

SEE YOU AGAIN

One day I woke up and I thought: I've just gotta see you again,
Because you are the magic to me; you are the one i must
See...........
All the things I remember and ways I adore;
The moments so tender; they make me want
More.....

Today is a day when I promise that i will see you again,
Because you are essential to me; you show me how I must
Be......
The way that you're warm and alive to the brim;
Your funny and tough side, and sadness with-
In......

Bridge 1
Day after day i am struggling along
And suddenly you're on my mind;
Everything changes when I hear your song
I leave my problems behind.

BREAK

Bridge 2
Though it is simple, I seem to forget
How you can brighten my life.
Down in the dumps til the day that we met
You cut through that like a knife.

Living today is a breeze 'cause I know I'll see you again,
You make it happen for me; you hold a powerful
Key.....
You hold the key and you give it to me;
Your love and play make me want to say I'll
See you again.


In that first moment when I saw you standing in the room;
My heart exploding – boomedy, boomedy, boom!
Knowing by your smile, that we'd always be side by side;
Your lovely love, and happiness I can't hide.

All of the years when you were gone, and I was so alone,
Just washing away, like the waters of a river over stone.
I'm different now, 'cause I've learned a thing or two;
So next time if you go, babe, I'll be goin' with you.


Hook Line & Singer 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxOZhS2v6zM samples
Gotta Move on 2:29
My Sunny Valentine 2:59
    Lovin' 3:26
    Purple Shorts 3:09
    Hook Line and Singer 3:09
    The Lovely Lovely Sound 3:15
    No More Stuff 4:48
    The Banff Song 3:32
    Alone 4:11
    Trying to Come Down 5:0
    Lettin' the LIght In 2:59
    Daddy's War 4:09
    Sing That Song 3:38
    In the Valley 2:54
    The Lovely Lovely Sound 2 3:53 All songs: SOCAN; c.zoechilco,2012

GOTTA MOVE ON as above and also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYg_pW-GRYc

Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on now;
Gotta roll on, get your soul on, gotta move on now.
Thing's are changin'; re-arrangin'
Gotta move on now.
You've gotta move when the timin' is hot;
You've gotta give it whatever you've got.
You've got to look down the load, lighten the load,
And slip out before you get caught.
You gotta give up the race, get to your place
Before you find what you're thinkin' is not.

Oh, shake it baby, shake it baby, shake it baby, now.
Wake it, baby; take it baby;
Before you forget how.
Time's a-wastin'; life's for tastin';
Shake it baby, now.

BREAK

You've gotta move when the timin' is right;
You've gotta strike out and fly in the night.
You gotta go with the flow; go where you go,
And fight, fight, fight.
You gotta give up the race, get to your place,
And keep where you're goin' in sight.

Oh, shake it baby, shake it baby, shake it baby, now.
Take it, baby; wake it baby;
Before you forget how.
Time's a-wastin'; life's for tastin';
Shake it baby, now.

Gotta move on. Gotta move on now.
Gotta roll on; Gotta move on now.
Thing's are changin', re-arrangin',
Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on now. c.zoechilco,2012

MY SUNNY VALENTINE

Oh it is cold today, so very cold today; /2m/5/
I need a way to keep me warm. /1maj7/4/
A certain smile today would go a long, long way /2m/5/
To weather any storm; /3m/6/
To help my heart revive, and really feel alive /2m/5/
Again. /1/

I hate the low degrees; I need a balmy breeze
To whisper in my ear.
You know just how to chart the systems in my heart
So that the forecast is 'all clear'.
It's like the warm sunshine when you are mine, all mine
Again

The wind is chillin', and the temperature's low; /6/6/
I want some real hot sand instead of the snow. /2/2/
Although it's pretty when the world is all white, /5/5/
I can't recover from the cold of the night. /2m/ V7/

Why should we just accept the chilling that has crept
Into our outlook on the world?
You can be reassured that science has matured,
And now our powers are unfurled;
If we just meditate into a warmer state
Again.

The wind is freezin' and there's ice on the lake;
A mug of real hot lovin' is what I need to take.
Though cold is bracing and can sharpen the mind,
It's rising body heat that I want to find.

I need more than a friend to bring a warming trend,
And really start to turn the tide.
It's rare that I demand, but honey, take my hand,
Let's build a virtual fireside.
It's simple as can be when it's just you and me
Again. c.zoechilco, 2009

LOVIN'

you are the one;
you are the one that is takin' the time to be
walkin' and talkin' and - lovin'.

Time passes by;
all of the days seem to fly to the summer's end;
another year we've been -- lovin'.

I can't remember what my days were like before you;
and i don't need any other present but you.

This is so fine;
i always hoped i'd find somebody just like you;
i hope we'll always be - lovin'.

BREAK - through whole form

all of our days; you are the one
that is spendin' them all with me,
takin' the time to be lovin'

what's it about?
what is the meaning of life but to love someone?
nothin' to do now but lovin'.

return to bridge "I can't remember," etc.

You are the one;
you are the one that is spendin' each day with me -
nothin' to do now but lovin'.
i hope we'll always be lovin'.
you are the one; you are the one.... c.zoechilco,2009

PURPLE SHORTS

Purple shorts – who would have thought
That when a young man courts
It is the one thing that I can’t resist
Although I will insist --- it isn’t so
How could it be so easy?

Big blue eyes – may be attractive on a lot of guys,
But if you want to get this girl to go,
Then, boy, you’d better know
Just what she likes – and it ain’t conversation.

They say that souls communicate
In symbols they arrange;
A detail may reveal your fate
In something very strange.

Mauve culottes – they were the trigger for the raging hots,
Oh yes, it happened in that kind of way,
Although I’d never say
They were the cause – how could it be so simple?

I’m complex – I need much more than just a lot of sex;
I mean, of course I do;
But I can’t seem to wake up from this dream,
Why can’t I see – beyond this lilac longing?

Oh universal consciousness,
Enable me to find
The verity in violet dress
That occupies my mind.

Pants of plum – showing the curve of his so perfect bum,
I was the victim; it was very clear –
They said ‘come over here’
And so I did. Who knows the why’s and wherefore’s?

Purple shorts – I look for reasons and my mind aborts.
There is no reason, and I know next time
The colour could be lime - because rainbows decree
How love will come again to me. c.ZoeChilco,2000


HOOK LINE AND SINGER

I've got a hook, a song for your head;
I've got a line to knock you real dead;
It's my bait, I'm castin' into the blue,
I'm anglin' hook, line and singer for you.

My hook is straight, cause right from the start,
My line is simple: baby, you have my heart.
If I could lure you, I wouldn't be blue,
I'm waitin' hook, line and singer for you.

Well, I ain't just fishin',
No, I'm on a mission,
And I am wishin'
That you would swim my way.

I wanna hook up, baby, with you;
I want a line, connectin' us two;
I want a little nibble or two;
I'm reelin' hook, line and singer for you.

Now, you know I ain't just fishin',
Oh no, baby, I'm on a mission,
And I am soooo wishin'
That you would swim my way – Jump in the river!!

I wanna hook up, baby, with you;
I want a line that's connectin' us two;
And I want a little nibble or two;
I'm reelin' hook, line and singer for you.

Ohhh, I' m not just fishin'
But my condition
Needs to have your permission;
C'mon! make waves with me – Feel the current!!

I wanna hook up, baby, with you;
I want a line that's connectin' us two;
And please, won't you give me just a nibble or two;
I'm reelin' hook, line and singer for you.

I'm really reelin', with what I'm feelin'.
I'm anglin' and baitin'; please end my waitin'.
You caught me, baby, hook line and singer – it's you! c.zoechilco, 2012

THE LOVELY LOVELY SOUND

Sweet notes of music; the magic is happening
It floats through the air, and it captures my soul.
And the problems all seem to be disappearing under its spell
The lovely lovely sound is going round and round.

All of my life it has spoken so much to me;
Bringing me back to a place that I know.
And no matter how much I am wandering lost, it hearkens me home
When the lovely lovely sound is going round and round.

I close my eyes and I hear music dancing around my head.
Calling me, teasing me; healing me, easing me.
I am alive and I am led….. BREAK, and repeat bridge “when I am led..”

By the lovely lovely sound; it always is magic.
And I will be following all of my life
Cause there isn’t a darkness that won’t be changing into the light
When the lovely lovely sound is going round and round (tag 2x)
c.zoechilco,2012
NO MORE STUFF
Progress can't seem to bring
all the good times it will sing:
from what I see
this world ain't free
we're all tied up in bling.

We're told to buy, buy, buy;
just spend until you die;
it's endless need;
it's fruitless greed;
it's garbage piled on high.

More stuff and more stuff and then we buy more;
it's getting so tough and hard to ignore;
what makes your heart free; what is your own?
What do your eyes see when you're alone?
You cannot buy your hope;
But there's a way to cope
just walk away
from what 'they' say,
it's just a hanging rope. .

If you want to get along;
make life a simple song;
just make the deal;
to go for real;
and try to right the wrong. More stuff, etc.

More things won't cure your ills;
they just increase your bills;
they tie you down,
they spin you 'round,
and you end up on pills.

If you want to have it all
brothers & sisters, get on the ball.
leave stuff behind
and try to find
a way to stop the fall. More stuff, etc c.zchilco,2007

be your own fiduciary minister; write your own consumer report; create your own economic forecast, cover your own bottom line. Good blesses the children that limit what they own; their soul's their own.

THE BANFF SONG

Cryin' and dyin' with happiness; cryin' and dyin' with joy;
Wonderin' how did I get all this? I wanna shout “oh oh oh oh boy!”.
Top of the world, almost touchin' the stars; sun & snow mountains that glow;
Creation in unlimited hours; I know that I will not want to go.

Shaping life as it flows all around; dreaming the visions that fly...
These are the changes that open up heavens,
Swingin' around on some cool major sevens;
Music is springin', and muses are singin' in Banff.


Ready for anything, whatever comes; living each moment alive.
In the explosion of all of the sums; holy & fanciful jive.
Feeling the current of life all around; trusting you know what you know;
Letting that magic electric that's found, make you jump in and let go.

In the quiet of still solitude; touching the common divine....
This is a song of the way that I feel;
Somebody pinch me – remind me it's real.
Living so high in the rarified sky of Banff. Hot springin', beautiful Banff. c.zoechilco, 2008

ALONE

Alone after midnight – I'm cryin' for you
Alone in the darkness – alone and so blue
alone and just cryin'; I feel like dyin';
I'm cryin' for you.

Alone in the moonlight and all through the day;
I'm walkin' the streets now and down by the bay.
I'm hopin' and prayin' you'll hear what I'm sayin'
I'm hopin' for you.

I count all the pebbles, then I talk to a star;
I ask every roadway where you are;
The trees are my friends now; they wave all their leaves;
They say to the flowers, “oh lord, how she grieves!”

The winds try to blow all my troubles away;
The rains try to wash me to start a new day;
But each day's the same: I just call your name.
I'm callin' for you. c.zchilco,2009

TRYING TO COME DOWN

I am flying over rooftops///and i am screeching over town; (4)
and i can feel my body burning/// don't know how i will come down. (4)
But when i'm soaring on the air waves/// and i can feel you in my // brain, (4)
then i am bursting; i am // seeking you a- // gain. // (4)

I can feel electric currents//// and I can see for miles around;
the night air makes me shiver; /// i begin to swoop to ground.
And you are ripping through my body/// I can't tell my tears from // rain,
now i am bursting; i am /// seeking you a- // gain.

Why does my flying/// feel just like dying? (4)
Oh, i am trying /// to get to you. (4)

All of the sights that slide /// beneath me;
all of the lights that flash as i pass /// by.
All of the craving that's driving /// me in- // sane;
i am bursting; i am /// seeking you a- // gain.

(over 'neighbour' riff, (Bbm) but: /1m/1m/5/5/ /1m/1m/5/5/ /4m/4m/1m/4m/ /1m/5/1m/1m/
bridge: /m7/m7/ /m3/m3/ /7/7/ /4m/5/ c.zchilco,2009


LETTIN' THE LIGHT IN

Lettin' the light in; lettin' the light in'
Dark shades up! Fill that cup!
Time for a new deal; time for a light feel;
Let the sunshine in! Because we've been

Too long in the dark;
With things we endure;
Too long in the dark;
it's better when we're

Lettin' the light in; lettin' the light in'
Get that broom! Sweep that room!
Gotta get movin'; it is behoovin'
That we clean, because we;ve been

Too long in the dark;
With things we endure;
Too long in the dark;
Let new life occur.

BREAK

Lettin' the light in; lettin' the light in;
This feels good! Glad we could
Open a window; look at a rainbow;
Dark's passe, and it's been 'way
Too long! c.zoe chilco, 2010


DADDY'S WAR

Goin' to the bar, goin' /out tonight; gonna /have a good time, if i /don't get in a fight, yeah....
Gonna have a little dance, and /maybe a drink, lord i hope i don't end /up in the clink, yeah...
cause my daddy was fighter, and he taught me to hit,
but he never ever taught me 'bout lovin' one bit;
he was the guy that everybody knew, but he was all alone when the fightin' was through.

Now i'm havin' trouble/ tryin' to stay cool, /'specially when i'm thinkin' someone's /callin' me a fool, yeah....;
and all the girls that loved me, and there's /been quite a few – /they just end up sayin' that i /don't have a clue, yeah....;
one thing that I know is nothin's workin' out right, and why when i'm in trouble, daddy's nowhere in sight;
and i remember mama all alone the same way, sayin' daddy's fightin' made us all have to pay.

Well I ain't gonna fight in daddy's/ war no more; no, i /ain't gonna fight in daddy's /war no more, no, no.....
ya know i ain't gonna fight in daddy's war no more; ain't gonna fight in daddy's war no more, noooo....
i think it's time for changin' the way i operate; gotta find a system that doesn't make me hate;
throw away the fightin'; get some brand new sights;
throw away the hurts and turn wrongs to right.

BREAK
i ain't gonna fight, etc.....
I know all my fightin' never really wins; I just end up payin' for all my daddy's sins.
All the generations beat up and smacked down;
Comes a time we gotta stop the bad things goin' 'round.

Well, I ain't gonna fight in daddy's war no more; ain't gonna fight in daddy's war no more, no, no.....
no war, no more; no war, no more. c.zoe chilco, 2009

SING THAT SONG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCQKsGCv2Qg

I've got some words to bringing
To this here song I sing
You may not think they're much
You might think I'm talking trash and such
I only know what I have learned here in my days.


One lifetime just flies by;
Some laughs, and then you cry.
You wonder what it's for;
You wonder: is there more?
I say don't worry, just get out and sing your song.


Yes, sing. Sing your song
Sing it all day long.
Your troubles and your joys
Keep on making your own noise.
Just take your whole life and turn it into song.
bridge:
Well, some days can get you down;
Just stop! And look around.
Release your mind and let it go,
And feel the glory.


You gotta feed your soul;
Let music make you whole
Don't let those bad-time blues
Bring you down or make you lose.
It's time to fill your life with joy instead of strife.
BREAK and repeat bridge above
Don't pay no never mind
To all the hurtin' kind;
You know - the ones who try to bring
Darkness to everything.
Just look up to the sky and let the light shine in your eye.


Sing. Sing your song....etc. c.zoechilco,2008

IN THE VALLEY (listen at www.listentotrack.ca/songs - find me under "Z"

Well, the fish need water and the birds need air;
They’re reminding us of how it should be there
In the valley, the old Don Valley.
Hawks and foxes like to call it home,
And the deer and partridge used to like to roam
In the far reaches of the old Don Valley.

People never realize
Cause nature’s been cut to size,
And the automobile’s taken all the space.
But there were years and years when the waters ran,
And the wildlife flourished in the healthy land,
In the sprawling watershed of the valley.

BREAK
Bring it back; bring it back,
Oh give me a home.

Well, we can do it if we really try;
With a little interest ‘stead of driving by;
We can make things live again in the valley.
We can bring it back and have a place to be
Where we can celebrate life’s diversity
In the wild, majestic lands of the valley.

BREAK Bring it back; bring it back,
Oh give me a home.

REPEAT LAST VERSE AND ADD:
Yes, the wild majestic lands of the old Don Valley.

DecaDance 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8hzsIQmLdA samples of all tunes

Let's Go to New Orleans, Baby 
Walkin' My Blues 
Heart to Heart 
One-Night Stand 
The Coal Room of Briar Hill Ave
Hit and Run 
The Muddy River 
Women!
Love's New Door 
I Hear a Song 
Why Can't I Sleep? 
What Can I Do? 
Summer Sunday Afternoon 


LET'S GO TO NEW ORLEANS, BABY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCgk7ZoeTrI

Let's go to New Orleans, baby; let's go hear some tunes;
Let's go out and party in the street.
Ya, let's get all our hands up wavin'; let's get all our back fields shakin';
Let's get some good dancin' in our feet.

You know, New Orleans got the music,
They've got the second line;
And they've got all the people
That like to sing in the sunshine.

They've got so much history, and folks that rise above;
You know, New Orleans is the city of love.

BREAK - piano, trumpet, saxophone

Let's go to New Orleans, baby; let's get down some more.
Dancin' while the rhythms come alive.
Zydeco or rhumba, baby; mambo or cool jazz;
And some of that good old rock and roll and jive.

Hey hey hey! New Orleans got the music
They got the second line;
They got all the people that like to sing in the sunshine.

Never mind your big boss, baby, never mind your bills;
New Orleans gonna shake down all your ills.

There's a moment so still as I go down the street,
All the cars have passed by, and the bird song's complete;
And the rose rays of sunset make everything sweet;
I'm walkin' my blues into gold.

In that one silent moment when every thing's still,
There is finally an end to the voices so shrill;
And the future just waits while the past bends my will;
I'm walkin' my blues till I'm sold.

There's a wild purple streak in the sky now;
Like the streak that is wild inside me.
It is doubling its hues, in the lake's blended blues,
And the calm, soothing balm, sets me free.

With the one thing I loved from the child in my past,
I am life's refugee, but the good things do last.
And if being alone is the die that I've cast,
I'm walkin' my blues till they're old. c. z chilco, 2010

HEART TO HEART

He said I should go; he said I would like it there.
He said that the lifestyle was crazy a lot.
He said 'and you know, there is such a freedom there'.
I said I was happy with what I have got.
Because you know, I've got my own way, mister, in my head.
Well, if that's so, then it must be a good way, sister, he said.

He said, come with me, he said 'let's have fun today'.
And I got away from my place on the shelf.
He said, meet my friends; he said hear the songs I play;
He said why do you always hide yourself?
I said, mister, I've been living this way, for so long.
He said, sister, don't you know it's a new day; you've got to find your song.

I told him, I said, you've given so much to me
And I haven't got one thing to give back to you.
Your body, he said, you give it so lovingly;
And that is your gift to me, I thought you knew.
Well, when he said that, - that lovely mister - on that day,
He really changed this crazy sister, for alway.

But then came a day, he said, "now I gotta go";
He said from now on you will be on your own.
I said not a word; my heart started falling low,
I wanted the love and the life we had known:
But then I remembered that mister he was my heart - I said it right from the start.
And mister/sister, his heart/my heart, - we'd be together, even when we're apart.

He said I should go;
He said I would like it there.
And I do....I like where he led me to.
Heart to heart....heart to heart...one heart from the start.



It was a one-night stand; why can’t you get that through your head?
It must have been the band, and all the drinks that I was fed.
And just because we repeated that night about 700 times,
That’s no reason for you to think that I love you.

It was a one-night stand; what is the part that you can’t get?
You came and took my hand, and just because of that, I let
You come into my night and we repeated that night about 700 times
That’s no reason for you to think that I love you.

Well, we were dancin’ in each others’ arms;
And then romancin’-feeling all of love’s charms
We were steppin’ out, and playin’ all over the place
And so the years went by; they just flew away
Until the sad goodby, and now every day,
I just wish that I could see you face
one more time! One more time! Just one more time.

It was a one-night stand; you didn’t care about your wife;
My head was in the sand; I always led a reckless life.
We were fools in love, and we fooled ourselves I don’t know how many times, but
That’s no reason for you to think that I love you.
And there’s no reason why you should know that I am blue.
It was a one-night stand; I can’t stand one more night without you. 2013

THE COAL ROOM OF BRIAR HILL AVENUE (listen at www.listentotrack.ca/songs - find me under "Z"

Be gentle, sweet baby, seeking the light.
Take care, jelly baby, when it is night.
Down in the coal room, shadows flit by;
down in the coal room, say your good-bye.

The shadows and mirrors, they're twisting your view;
The voices and whispers, hissing your cue;
Down in the coal room, where it began;
Down in the coal room, change what you can.

Far outside the coal room, there's light beyond;
Let your body feel the real connecting bond.

Be kind to your senses, keep watch at the door.
Respect all your fences, and what they stand for.
Get out in the garden, with all the blooms,
But inside your own heart, keep guarding the rooms.

BREAK

Out past the coal room, past tangles and briars;
You'll see much more than the world of deniers.

Be watchful; go softly; but open your heart;
Don't fear when you find that you're standing apart.
You're far from the coal room, and tears you have cried;
Keep dancing, keep dancing, 'til your fears have died.

Keep dancing, keep dancing, keep dancing. c.zchilco,2010



Crude oil comin' down the line
Past the town that's yours and mine;
It's not safe, but they'll never say;
Because profits trump at the end of day.
It's all about money – that's right, honey
They'll blow us all to hell.

Drinking water goes on fire;
'Cause industry has got to find its buyer.
They don't care that all the wildlife dies;
They just keep tellin' their big, fat lies.
Oh, they like money – they sure do, honey
They'll poison us as well.

BREAK instrumental solo

Mining companies will murder you for gold
They have rights; - so we've been told.
And the corporations want to rule all our needs -
They want to own all the water, medicine, energy and seeds.
They want all the money – and they get it, honey
'Cause first they steal (resources), and then they sell.

Now the fish are dying; bees are too;
There's nothing safeguards me and you.
We can't even make our own laws;
Not if it breaks a trading clause.
The power of money – it's huge, honey
I think it's time to shout and yell.

BREAK instrumental solo

Yell it long and yell it loud;
Protest all that's been allowed.
If you don't start to make some noise,
They'll just keep doing it, cause – boys will be boys.
Damn their money! And their sugar-coatin' honey!
Damn their greed! And their profit creed!
Underneath, - you know! You know! You know
It's a lethal smell.

THE MUDDY RIVER

I walk beside the muddy river;
I start thinking about you;
I feel the cold, and I shiver;
I don't know what to do.

I think of all the times I loved you;
I think of all the times I cried;
I think of magic I believed in
And all the hopes I had that died.

Muddy river take me down;
Muddy darkness all around;
Muddy river gonna take all the light
And all the good things from my sight.

The muddy waters of the river
They don't give me any chance to see;
Are you a taker? are you a giver?
I'm walkin' blind as I can be.
There are no answers I can see.
The muddy river is like me.

Women! Enough’s enough to suffer
Women! Time to get tough and tougher
Women! Giving each other a hand (when they can)
Women! Not going to take it longer!
Women! We’re going to get much stronger!
Women won’t ever be silent again (no, no, no)

Men have always thought that they
Have all the rights & all the say:
Knowledge, jobs, and votes and land –
All for them, their upper hand. (but)

Women!, etc. (when they can)

Rules for sex were always clear;
what he wants’ , and ‘live in fear’.
Women’s sex did not exist;
she’s witch!’, they would insist. (but)

Women!, etc. (when they can)

She was less; made to accept
His position, while she crept.
Women learned their proper place;
Men learned that they could abase.

INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS

WHADDUP?!!
JUST LOOK IT UP, BABY
Miss, miss, miss, miss, misogyny
Dump all that woman-hating stuff away (forever)
Shove it – just shove it all away;
Above it – that’s where we want to stay;
We’d love it – it men could help bring a new day. (but in the meantime…)

KEY CHANGE:
Women!, Women!, I said, Women!!
Giving each other a hand (when they can)
Women! Women! (and men too!)
Oh, Women!
Don’t ever be silent again.
Don’t ever be silent again.
Let's help out whenever we can.
The world will be better for it when
We learn how to FIGHT! (STOP!)
And make it end; Make it end.



LOVE'S NEW DOOR

When love comes around, and you hear the call;
It will spin you fast, and you start to fall;
With a tender heart, and your head won't know;
But the ache is sweet, and you want to go.

Love is the open passes; where there was dark before;
Light in the deep crevasses; love is your heart's new door.

Love will whisper softly of joys unknown;
You will dance away, dreaming love's your own;
Love's a current swift that you can't ignore;
Rushing out to sea, rushing, rushing on to more.

Love is, etc.

On and on you go, on and on you dream;
On and on until all the love will seem
Like a wave of light that you keep inside
All your life. c.zoechilco,2008 (revised 2014)

I HEAR A SONG/ MY DREAMING LIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nKBgCC8g5c

All the children never born;
All the lovers – hearts still torn;
All the magic getting worn,
But still, I hear a song.

Trumpeting majestic sights;
Mellowing the lonely nights;
Calling me to distant heights
And leading me along.

Great emotions never spent;
Countless hopes and wishes rent;
All the good intentions meant
To write a worthy song.

If I die before I wake;
I pray my soul will somehow make
The flame of light I need to take
My dreaming life back home.

Like a wind that chills the bone,
I will see this life alone,
Following the endless moan
And fashioning the wails
Of the sounds of peoples’ cries;
Saving grace and damning lies;
Blowing as the waters rise,
And billowing the sails.

Singing every note I hear;
Hoping people will draw near;
Trying to abate the fear,
Lessening the cold.

Making melodies that fly;
Calm the heart and dry the eye;
Swinging low and soaring high,
And strengthening the hold.

All the children never born; all the lovers' hearts still torn;
All the magic getting worn; but still I hear a song.
Still I hear a song.......still I hear a song. c.zoechilco.1997


WHY CAN'T I SLEEP?

I don't know why I can't sleep, but the problems are deep
In my head....as I lie in...my bed.
The worries go round and round and there's only the sound
Of the rain..and I....feel...a pain.

I can't find my dreams....and it just seems
That I......am lost.,

BREAK

I'm spinning my memories, but what came with such ease
Is now gone...and I can't...go on.
When I think I can see...love returning to me
I start to feel doubt...and all the light ...all the light....goes out.

The winds come and lift....the page that was our gift
And I watch...it fly....away. 2014


WHAT CAN I DO?

What can I do; now without you;
How can I sing, when everything will remind me?
Hurt from my head to my foot; can't find a way I can put
The fact we've elected to be disconnected behind me.
Every song is your melody; every place now speaks of you to me;
Every minute the emptiness gnaws; never stopping, because....

Through all the years; through all our fears;
We found a place, filled it with grace; now it's inside me.
Making romance; sharing the dance;
What was it for? Now it's no more; how you have tied me.

Every song, etc.

Everything's gone. They say move on.
They say everything ends; try to be friends, but we both know
Hurting is deep; if we can't keep
What we've known for so long, we'll end the song, and we'll both go.

Every song, etc. c.zchilco,2013


SUMMER SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Down by the water, it's a hot summer day;
The weekend's ending, it's the last chance to play.
Kids laugh and call out; their folks lounge or read;
It's easy livin' that we all need.
The waves lap to shore; the birds all soar.
It's a summer Sunday afternoon.

The clouds are lazy; they drift on by.
The sun keeps shining in that big blue sky.
I pick up my guitar and make up a song;
I don't plan on moving the whole day long.
It's a beautiful light; everything's right.
It's a summer Sunday afternoon.

The boats float by; the folks wave 'hi'.
I don't ask why; I just.... lie here.

BREAK

Then folks start packin' to head back to town;
But I'm gonna stay here till that red sun goes down.
That easy livin', down by the shore
Is too soon over, and summer's no more;
When it feels this good, everyone should
Have a summer Sunday afternoon.

A lazy summer Sunday afternoon; down by the water; in the hot sun 2006


samples of all 16 songs

1. Giannina's Blue Dress 3:26
2. Bonne Anne 3:46
3. Cute Girl 3:27
4. Empty of Love 3:41
5. All Day 3:48
6. Downtown 2:40
7. The Changes I Made 2:59
8. Chop Chop 2:40
9. I Just Had to Sing 3:04
10. My Momma Danced 3:15
11. 9:30 Special 2:28
12. Soul Pain 4:21
13. The Rolling Ocean 2:47
14. A Feelin' About Love 3:27
15. It Ain't Funny No More 2:04
16. Through The Wall 2:23


SHE WEARS A BLUE DRESS;
SHE'S SWINGIN' SWEET AND COOL;
SHE'S TAKIN' CHANCES, ...BUT SHE'S NOBODY'S FOOL.
SHE'S GOT A RHYTHM, YA,
SHE'S GOT AN EASY KIND OF STYLE.
GIANNINA IN HER BLUE DRESS IS MAKIN' PEOPLE SMILE.

SHE'S BEEN AROUND SOME;
SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT WILL GO;
SHE LOOKS SO INNOCENT, ...BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
SHE STOPS!! THAT RHYTHM, TO LET YOU FILL IT IN;
GIANNINA IN HER BLUE DRESS IS GOING TO LET YOU WIN.

LIKE A BIRD OVER WAVES, SHE CAN SWOOP SO HIGH,
AND THEN SHE'LL DIVE.
SHE SWINGS THAT RHYTHM;
SHE LOVES TO JIVE!

SHE MOVES THAT BLUE DRESS WHEN SHE STARTS TO WALK;
SHE MOVES OUR MINDS, WHEN SHE MAKES IT TALK.
RHYTHM, RHYTHM, RHYTHM;
SHE'S NEVER GONNA STOP;
GIANNINA IN HER BLUE DRESS** IS GOING TO THE TOP.

BONNE ANNE

There’s a picture on my wall
That I look at every night;
Lovely bird that trills its call,
Head of red and tail of white.

Sitting on a single bough, as line one, same as v.1
Singing notes that pierce my heart; as line two “
Bringing back that day so sad as line three “
When I knew that we would part.

In a tree with blossoms white,
So alive it seems I hear;
In the darkness of the night
Songs of sadness soft and clear.

Little bird upon my wall; as v.2 as v.2
Notes of sweet melancholy;
Every night make me recall
The farewell note you sent to me.

BREAK
Time goes by, and life goes on; And the sweetness of our past
Fades until it's almost gone; Never dreamed it wouldn't last.

All the moments that we knew; Laughter wrapped in joy so free;
Till an angry moment flew; Separating you from me.

In the mist of days gone by; Memories that gave me heart
Bring a smile and then a sigh; Knowing we remain apart.

Little bird upon my wall; Notes of sweet melancholy;
Every night make me recall; What is gone away from me.

CUTE GIRL

Let me tell you about a story:
I was walking in a mall;
Minding nothing but my business,
When I heard a young man call:
Cute girl!”
There was no one walkin' near me;
No one else that I could see;
When he called out, it was very clear that
All his words were meant for me –
Cute girl!”

Was it the tight pants? Was it the bright socks?
Was it the long hair blowing free?
Who knows what does it, what says "Hey, that rocks",
Who knows what guys can sometimes see?…

I guess he saw Something young inside;
It's just a flaw That I cannot hide…
You never know another person's point of view;
You never know how someone else looks at you.
He was lookin' straight at me; He said what he could see:
"Cute girl!"

BREAK

I’ll admit to feeling girlish
When the planets line up right;
Counting years is simply churlish;
And it can’t account for light.

Light that blinds for just a moment;
Or the light that shines from deep inside.
Must’ve been a good light on me,
When that young man passed my side.
A magic light, a powerful light,
That showed the young girl in me.
She makes my hips sway, my eyes shine,
She makes me walk so confidently.
She makes my legs really long,
She makes my lips full as can be.
And I am never giving up the vision of that pup;
Just walkin' in a mall; he called out down the hall;
For all the people who can't see, he was lookin' straight at me
"Cute girl!' - and by the way, this happened in the 60's, - and I'm not talkin' about the 1960's, I'm talkin' about when I was in my 60's!! c.zoechilco, 2006

EMPTY OF LOVE 

A.
I'm empty of love, empty of all of the wishes for love
That I used to have;
I have no more desire, for that sweetness that I used to crave -no, no more;
I have nothing inside; I couldn't love if I tried;
All the longing has been washed away.
There is no more at stake; and no kiss could awake
All the dreams that I had every day.

B.
I'm empty of love; happier now to be free of the torment I used to know;
I have let it all go; it's a freedom that I never knew before;
I've new waters to wade; it's a pretty good trade;
And I'm feeling quite fine on my own;
I'm empty of love; empty right down to the bone.

BREAK

B.
I'm empty of love; you wouldn't know me;
You'd probably pass me right by.
But if memories stir, and you think 'hey, that's her',
Please don't stop. Shut the door.
Please don't smile at me sweet, or drop flowers at my feet,
And I'd rather you don't write or phone;
I'm empty of love, so love, won't you leave me alone.

ALL DAY Eb (start on Bb7 with F on top)

ALL DAY...I SING THE SONG THAT WILL SAY Bb+7, Eb, Bb+7, Eb,
WHAT I'M DREAMING, WHEN I'M DREAMING, Ab+7, F7,
THINKING OF YOU. Bbm/Db, Eb7.

I TRY....TO SPEAK THE WORDS LOCKED IN MY same as v.1
HEART THAT'S YEARNING, 'CAUSE I'M LEARNING
THAT I NEED ONLY YOU.

IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE TO TELL YOU, Fm, Db,
BUT I CAN'T DARE. C, Fm
I WANT A MIRACLE FROM YOU; Ab, Cm
TELL ME THAT YOU CARE. Bbm, Eb7

TELL ME, TELL ME I HAVE A CHANCE Bb+7, Eb, Bb+7, Eb
TO BE WITH, LIKE I'M WITH YOU, Ab+7, Fm,
ALWAYS WITH YOU, Bbm/Db, Eb7
IN MY DREAMS. Fm/Ab.

DOWNTOWN Dm


WALKIN' DOWNTOWN, ALL AROUND WITH MY BABY,
THINKIN' ALL OF THE WORLD WAS RIGHT.
FEELIN' LOVE THAT I HAD FROM MY BABY,
LOVE THAT GIVES ANY BLIND GIRL SIGHT.
I LOVED MY BABY; THOUGHT NOTHING COULD GO WRONG;
ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH MY BABY
WALKIN' ALONG.


I STARTED KISSIN' AND HUGGIN' MY BABY
BUT HE WAS LOOKIN' SO FAR AWAY.
I LOOKED 'WAY DOWN THE STREET PAST MY BABY
I SAW A YOUNG GIRL SWAY.
SHE KNEW MY BABY; I COULD SEE IT IN HER EYE;
AND THE LOOK THAT SHE GAVE TO MY BABY
MADE ME CRY.


IT WAS WRONG, WHAT I DID TO MY BABY,
IT WAS WRONG AND I REALLY FELL;
BUT JUST THINK' OF LIFE WITHOUT BABY,
WAS A PAIN THAT WAS WORSE THAN HELL.
I LOST MY BABY, AND NOW, I CAN'T GO ON,
'CAUSE IT'S OVER.....AND MY BABY.....IS GONE.

THE CHANGES I MADE

I don't know why
You should matter to me;
You told me one time
You didn't want to see
My face at your door
You didn't want me any more;
But now you're sorry,
At least that's your story.

Well you gotta know
I spent a lot of long days;
I cried a lot of sad tears
Before I found some new ways.
I learned all alone
That pain was my friend,
Now you want to come back again

Darlin' I'm sorry, I really am;
But I've lost the magic
Don't want to play again, Sam.

The changes I made,
The ones you put me through,
Have taught me this much:
To say 'no' to you.
The changes I made,
Baby, you'll never know,
But they changed me,
And now I say 'no!' c. zoechilco,2011


CHOP CHOP 5/4 in C, start on Am - 12 bars intro

YOU CHOPPED ME OUTTA YOUR HEART, Am, G6
YOU DID IT MEAN AND LOW Am, G6
YOU STOPPED YOUR CARDS AND CALLS F, E7
YOU NEVER LET ME KNOW. F, G7
YOU CHOPPED ME OFF WITHOUT A WORD Am, G6
AND NEVER SAID A SINGLE THING Am, G6
SO I CHOPPED YOUR FACE RIGHT OUT OF OUR PICTURES C, Am
AND TRIED TO FIND A SONG TO SING. F, C.

YOU CHOPPED ME OUTTA YOUR HEART, same as 1st verse
IT WAS A NASTY BLOW
YOU ACTED LIKE I WASN'T THERE
YOU DID A NO-SEE-DOH
YOU CHOPPED ME OFF LIKE I WAS NOTHIN'
YOUR LOVE WAS JUST A LIE
SO I CHOPPED YOUR FACE OUT OF OUR PICTURES
AND THOUGHT ABOUT A WAY TO --Waltz, 3/4 time- FLY 2,3 ....I

CHOPPED YOUR FACE IN LITTLE PIECES - Waltz, 3/4- 2 bars ea. Em, Am
FINISHED UP WITH OUR OLD GAME; Em, Am
THEN I TOOK THE PICTURE OF MYSELF G7, C7
AND PUT IT IN A BRAND NEW FRAME. -2,3,4,5 (back to 5/4) G7, E7 (5/4)
------SOLOS - vox back @

YOU CHOPPED ME OUTTA YOUR HEART, same as 2st verse
YOU ACTED OH SO COLD
THE HEAT OF PASSION YOU DREAMED
WAS NEVER GOING TO UNFOLD.
YOU CHOPPED ME OFF AND THREW AWAY
THE PICTURE THAT YOU SAID WOULD BE;
SO I CHOPPED YOUR FACE OUT OF OUR PICTURES
AND PICTURED UP A BRAND-NEW ME.
-----SOLOS - then vox back:

YOU CHOPPED ME OUT OF YOUR HEART same as 1st verse
DIDN'T LOOK AT WHAT YOU'D DONE;
CARRIED ON IN YOUR OWN WAYS
YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.
YOU CHOPPED ME OFF AND TRIED TO HURT
BUT I WAS MADE OF STRONGER STUFF.
YOU CHOPPED YOURSELF OUT OF THE PICTURE,
'CAUSE BABY, I'VE HAD ENOUGH. Chop! ending c.zoechilco,2017





I JUST HAD TO SING Eb

WHEN YOU CAME TO ME,
AND I COULD REALLY SEE
THE PROMISE THAT WOULD BE
FOR ALL ETERNITY,

THAT'S WHEN MY SOUL COULD FEEL
THAT LOVE WAS FINALLY REAL
AND SO WE MADE THE DEAL:
WE KISSED AND SET THE SEAL,

AND THEN MY HEART WENT 'BING'
AND BELLS BEGAN TO RING;
AND I JUST HAD TO SING,
'CAUSE I HAD EVERYTHING.

BREAK

YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A RAY
OF SUN; YOU MAKE EACH DAY
A JOY ALONG THE WAY
AND I CAN ONLY SAY:

I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE,
YOU THRILL MY VERY CORE;
YOU OPEN UP THE DOOR
TO DREAMS THAT MAKE ME SOAR

AWAY UP IN THE SKY,
WE'RE FLYING SO VERY HIGH,
TOGETHER, YOU AND I,
UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE. c.zoechilco,2017

MY MOMMA DANCED

my momma she danced last night
my momma she stomped
my momma she heard that rhythm
and she really romped.

my momma she twirled around
some good-lookin' beau (guy)
my momma had all the moves
up high and down low. (reverse order)

she jumped to the beat......
she kicked up her feet and sashayed around
she leapt in the air
like she'd never come down.

my momma she looked so fine
my momma was hot
my momma she showed the world
just what she has got.


9:30 SPECIAL

Until the day when you come back to me
I’ll be here, waiting still, for the time when I’ll be
Back in your arms again, and I never will let you go.

You went away, and I thought I would never
Be whole as before, you were my world and more.
How can I ever live without you? How I long for your smile.

I was not intending to be lovers when we met;
But you opened up my heart, and now I can’t forget.

Even though time passes by, marking years,
I can still see your face, through my sadness and tears.
And I never will stop loving you; I am yours evermore. c.zoechilco, 2018

SOUL PAIN

I'VE GOT AN ACHIN' DEEP INSIDE,
THAT'S BEEN BURIED FOR SO SO LONG;
NOW IT'S ROLLIN' THROUGH MY SOUL
I THINK IT'S GONNA ROLL....OVER ME.

I'VE GOT A FEELIN, OH YEAH
I'VE GOT A FEELIN' THAT YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE ME;
GOT A FEELIN' THAT YOU'LL GO,
AND YOU'LL LEAVE ME SAD AND LOW --- AS CAN BE.

MY LIFE IS CHANGIN', AND SO I'M REARRANGIN',
SO I CAN LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
I'M GONNA CHANGE MY OUTLOOK,
AND WRITE MYSELF A NEW BOOK
ONE THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL SO BLUE.

I'VE GOTTA GO; GOTTA GO ON;
JUST GO MY WAY AND KEEP BELIEVIN'
KEEP BELIEVIN' THAT IT'S TRUE
I DON'T NEED TO BE WITH YOU ANYMORE.

BREAK, REPEAT BRIDGE "MY LIFE"...ETC.
DEEP IN MY HEART, DEEP IN MY HEART
I KNOW WHAT REAL LOVE CAN DO;
AND MY HEART WILL KEEP ME TRUE
I'LL BE FINE WHEN I GO THROUGH THAT DOOR.
YAH, I WON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE
I'LL BE GOIN' THROUGH THAT DOOR. c.zoechilco, 2016



THE ROLLING OCEAN
Rolling rolling rolling is the ocean
mighty push and sway
rushing rushing rushing into froth
that slips away.

We were born in ocean
Swelling waves our song
Rhythms that still
Carry us carry us carry us along.

We are one with the ocean;
We’ll be one evermore;
Rolling and rolling and rolling
To get to our shore.

BREAK

Rolling rolling rolling is the ocean
In its endless power;
Crashing crashing crashing onto shore
Hour after hour.

Ocean ocean ocean take me back now
Take me home to stay;
Wash my soul, and let it roll, and roll and away.

A FEELIN' ABOUT LOVE Feb. 14, 2018

Got a feelin' about love; Think it's gonna come my way;
Got a feelin' about love, love, love; - Gonna be a happy day.


Got a feelin’ about love
Now it’s runnin’ through my brain;
Got a feelin’ about love, love, love,
Maybe I’m gonna fall again.

I can tell when all the signs are right; I know when the time is here;
I can close my eyes and feel the light Of a romance drawing near.
Got a feelin' about love -
I think I'm gonna pop a vein; Got a feelin' about love, love,
I think i'm gonna fall again.

BREAK, then da capo

Someone's comin' really soon;
And he's gonna be my guy.
Ya, my heart is like a big full moon, -
Shinin' way up in the sky.

Love is comin', I can tell; --
I can feel it on my skin;
I can't help it if I yell ---
Loverman, just come on in.

Got a feelin' about love ---
Love is speedin' like a train;
Got a feelin' about love, love, love;
Ya, I’m gonna fall again. -
Esta vez esta l’amor
Feliz en mi corazon
Esta vez esta nuevo amor
Siempre en mi corazon

Otra vez esta l’amor
Loco en mi corazon
Otra vez esta feliz amor
Siempre en mi corazon

Esta vez sara mejor
yo conosco lo que vien'
cuando veo mi amor
me siento muy bien.

Yes, I'm gonna fall again; you know, i'm gonna fall again -
Love is speedin' like a train; oh, I'm gonna fall again. (to fade.)

IT AIN'T FUNNY NO MORE
Thinkin' 'bout the way the world is goin' lately; it ain't lookin' so good.
We've got guns and bombs and people killin' in every neighbourhood.
We gotta do some fixin', or we'll all be lost - that's understood,
that's understood, that's understood.

Wake up in the mornin' and I hear the news; it just makes me cry.
Everything's so hopeless; there's so much evil, and there are innocents who die.
There are answers out there; we all just need to find - the will to try
the will to try, the will to try.
C'mon everybody, it's a time for action; get up and get out the door.
Never mind the TV and the crazy sit-coms; it ain't funny no more.

Get the money to the people who are workin' if you can't afford the time;
Every little effort makes us so much stronger; every little nickel and dime.
We need to stand together and use our power to stop this senseless crime,
this senseless crime, this senseless crime. c.zchilco, 2018.
THROUGH THE WALL

We didn’t talk too much in our house;
But feelings travelled through the wall.
It was the way we were connected;
We never spoke our thoughts at all.

And we would wonder why we couldn’t stray
From this strange silence; we would never say
What we were feeling, as we were feeling
Emotions travelling through the wall.

It was a lonely place to live in;
Each one of us alone;
Alone with just our feelings;
Inside our hearts like stone.

We grew up never ever knowing
How pain can quickly disappear;
How just a simple conversation
Can take away the fear.

We went away to live life separately,
And it took years to finally stall
The hold of silence; and to give a voice
To feelings travelling through the wall. c.zoechilco,2016


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ALL SONGS SOCAN; COPYRIGHT ZOE CHILCO.