Lyrics, Live From My Living Room (A home made album coming soon)

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FAMILIAR STRANGERS (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

Here we are again
With so much to say
Sitting in silence
Words get in the way

We’ve been here before
It’s a tired old beat
We’ve come to a standstill
Another dead end street

Do you hear what I’m saying?
‘Cause I’m falling apart
Are the words that I’m saying
Just as loud as my heart?
We’re familiar strangers, drifting apart

Too busy looking
For something shiny and new
When all the while
I should’ve been looking at you

Do you hear what you’re saying?
‘Cause you’re falling apart
Are the words that you’re saying
Just as loud as your heart?
We’re familiar strangers, drifting apart

Baby, I can’t tell who we are anymore

Do you hear what we’re saying?
‘Cause we’re falling apart
Are the words that we’re saying
Just as loud as our hearts?

We’re familiar strangers, drifting apart
We’re familiar strangers, drifting apart

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LIVE IN YOUR LIGHT (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

Reaching out
Across the cold
Your soul shines bright
I wonder if I could be the one
To live in your light

Falling fast
Fading slow
Should I stay or go?
I’m standing at the steps to your door
Hoping it won’t be closed

Fate never favors me
So with faith is where I’ll be
My heart’s wandering wild and free
‘Cause you’re the best thing that’s happened to me

In your smile
I feel a glow
With a warmth that burns bright
I wonder if I could be the one
To live in your light

I hope you know the gifts you got are what I’ve been dreaming on a lot
I hope you know that what’s been said is how I really feel
Can we take it and make it real?

Fate never favors me
So with faith is where I’ll be
My heart’s wandering wild and free
‘Cause you’re the best thing to happen to me

As time ticks through
I’ll think of you
And on where I stand
Until Time can reveal his hand
I’ll leave my light bright for you
And I’ll wonder if I could be the one
To live in your light

I wonder if I could be the one to live in your light

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LEAN ON LOVE (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I’ve been listening to whispers from the corners of your mind
The thinking behind your breath speaks loudly through your eyes
Don’t be afraid of what your heart wants to hear
I’m the voice of reason and not the voice of fear

I won’t lie, I can’t say all the answers are right
But I trust in my heart and I’ll take its advice
My eyes are on open, my thoughts are on you
Cause you’re the only one that’s ever seen me like you do

So come on, come on
We’ll lean on love
Why don’t you come on, come on
We’ll lean on love
love, love
On love

Heartaches and heartbreaks we’ve bled from both sides
Battles not won were lost in our minds
The cold war now over our hearts are in bloom
As time shines on blindly to carry us through

So come on, come on
We’ll lean on love
Why don’t you come on, come on
We’ll lean on love
love, love
On love

And when you can’t speak and you don’t know what to say
I’ll be beside you to hear you always
I can be the steady for your life to lean on
Baby we can make it if we lean on love
On love

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STAND (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

When rising tides swell the sea
Where smiles drown and wounds run deep
Surface slowly and breathe
Clear your tears and float free

Where pain takes hold don’t go cold
As the current lets go regain control
Rest your fears at sea
Get on out
Get on your feet

Head up
Rise up
And stand

Stand up
Stand tall
Begin

Move on
Live on
My friend
My fallen friend

When the world rains down upon your home
When the flooding hits you’re not alone
Build on up and be seen
Rise on up from the debris

Head up, rise up and stand
Stand up, stand tall, begin
Move on, live on, my friend
My fallen friend.

Head up, rise up and stand
Stand up, stand tall, begin
Move on, live on, my friend
My fallen friend

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ONLY SHE (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I’ve got a woman. She’s good to me
I’ve got a woman now. She believes in me
I’ve got a woman, oh yeah, and there’s only she

She’s given me a home
She’s livin’ me up
She’s the break in the storm
She’s my shelter when the going gets rough

I’ve got a woman. She’s good to me
I’ve got a woman now. She believes in me
I’ve got a woman, oh yeah, and there’s only she

She’s the light in my life
She’s brightened me up
She’s the sun in my sky
She’s my blanket when I need warming up

I’ve got a woman. She’s good to me
I’ve got a woman now. She believes in me
I’ve got a woman, oh yeah, and there’s only she

She’s given me love
She’s lovin’ me up
She’s the gift that keeps on givin’
She’s the only one I’ll ever open up

I’ve got a woman. She’s good to me
I’ve got a woman now. She believes in me
I’ve got a woman, oh yeah, and there’s only she

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A GOOD RUN (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

You mind telling me what’s on your mind
Lying beneath all the lies?
Don’t hold it inside, Love
Just let it all fly, My Love
Because baby, we both know we’ve had a good run

You mind telling me what’s on your mind?
Pennies you steal from me are piling high
And your tab has gone dry, Love
So stop trying to buy my love
Because baby, we both know we’ve had a good run

We’ve been running round the cold, cold truth for so long
It’s time we cross the line to face what we’ve known all along
And hold our heads high
It was one hell of a try, My Love
Because baby, you and I both know we’ve had a good run

You mind telling me what’s on your mind?
I’ll sit on my hands and swallow my pride
And stay by your side, Love
Till you’re ready to fly, My Love
Because baby, you and I both know we’ve had a good run

You and I
You and I
You and I
You and I

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COMING AROUND (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I woke up this morning
With nothing to lose
Snagged the keys and some coffee
And I slipped on my shoes

It’s been a while since you’ve come around
My thoughts are on you
But it’s time to get a move on
It’s what I’ve got to do

I’m gettin’ over you
I’m gettin’ over you

The sun shines through the city
Casting shadows of you
So I keep on walkin’
Got a lotta walkin’ to do

It’s been a while since you’ve come around
My thoughts are on you
But it’s time to get a move on
It’s what I’ve got to do

I’m gettin’ over you
I’m gettin’ over you

I’ll find a place with new faces
Where I’ll slip off my shoes
As I untie my laces
I hope to find something new

It’s been a while since you’ve come around
My thoughts are on you
But it’s time to get a move on
It’s what I’ve got to do

One day I hope to see you around
From a new point of view
But it’s time to get a move on
It’s what I’ve got to do

Gettin’ over you

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IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

With all that’s happenin’ in the world today
I’m glad you’re here by my side to stay
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time, my friends

We’ve struggled on along in different ways
Bonds are bound, bringing a bright new day
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time, my friends

It’s swell to sit strong throwin’ down a few
We’ve done our time, we’ve paid our dues
With worries gone, we won’t stand to lose anymore

It feels so good to be in the game again
In it to win it, we’re here till the end
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time, my friends

Together adventures through the great unknown
Out and in we’ll find our way back home
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time, my friends

It’s swell to sit strong throwin’ down a few
We’ve done our time, we’ve paid our dues
With worries gone, we won’t stand to lose anymore

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ALRIGHT (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I wanna believe in the things I can see
In trying to find what’s right
But it’s still unclear on where I should be
I’m slowly losing my sight

Movin’ on, I will try
Cause without follow through
I’m gonna lose out on life

And I know it
That I’ve got it
To make it through the night

Doesn’t matter
How it ends up
Cause I know I’ll be alright

I’ve been led to believe in too many things
They say it’s all black and white
Unlearning the things that they’ve been trying to teach
Gonna reach with more than my sight

Movin’ on, I will try
Cause without follow through
I’m gonna lose out on life

And I know it
That I’ve got it
To make it through the night
Doesn’t matter
How it ends up
Cause I know I’ll be alright

Slipping keys from beneath my sleeves
Stepping outside the lines
Run in color and rethink belief
Livin’ life with an open mind

And I know it
That I’ve got it
To make it through the night
Don’t matter
How it ends up
Cause I know I’ll be alright

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FREE (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I’m too old to play young
Though I’m still new to gettin’ old
I’m just tryin’ to take a stand
Steppin’ over things that I’ve outgrown
I can’t be where I’ve been
I can’t be waiting on you
I’m tired of not gettin’ anywhere baby
With so much to do

I wanna be free

You like to stay out late
Hanging out with your crowd
While I waste away
As the clock keeps ticking down
I gotta work in the mornin’
I can’t be worrying about you
So go on and piss the rent away
And do the things that you wanna do

You wanna be free

You need to go out on your own and live the life
I need to go and find a home with someone right
I’ll go my way, I’ll have my days and you’ll have your nights
And best of all you won’t text or call and it’ll be alright

Cause we’ll be free
We’ll be free
Cause we’ll be free
We’ll be free

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BACK TO BEGIN (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I’ve been thinking on you and me
I’ve been thinking on how it outta be
Been trying to break free from the wrong weighing down on me
Buried beneath the blame where guilt and sorrow meet
There are things that I’ve said that I regret
There are things that I did that just don’t make any sense
Can we go back
I wanna go back
Let’s go back
Back to begin

I’ve been thinking on the thought of starting new
I know it’s not much, but this sorry is meant solely for you
There are things that I’ve said that I regret
There are things that I did that just don’t make any sense
Can we go back
I wanna go back
Let’s go back
Back to begin

Bound by the chains of my mess, I confess in broad daylight
I’m standing here in front of you, hoping you’ll pardon my crimes

There are things that I’ve said that I regret
There are things that I did that just don’t make any sense
Can we go back
I wanna go back
Let’s go back
Back to begin

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GOODBYE YOU (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

I gave you my all
You gave nothin’ back
Talkin’ to myself
Just trying to make it last
Alone with the thought of being with you

Well, I tried to call
And you didn’t call back
Numbers numb my mind
‘Cause I know the odds are stacked
Been counting the days since I’ve lost you

Guess I’ll see you around
With that pretty little face
Watching from afar
From some cold and lonely place
Remembering the days that I had with you

So this is goodbye
Goodbye You
Take it on easy
As I pass on through
I’m packin’ my pride
Goin’ goodbye
Goodbye You

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OVER YOU (Ryan V. Gonzalez)

Nothing but blue skies above
My pocket’s full of things I got a hold of
Looking on down round the bend
Wearin’ my wings, lifting off with the wind

Gone beyond the places I once knew
On and on you keep pullin’ me through
And I’m high, oh so high
I’m flying high over you

When it’s just me and my friends
I smile and I don’t need to pretend
When they ask, “Why so amused?”
I laugh and let em in on the truth

That I’m gone beyond the places I once knew
On and on you keep pullin’ me through
And I’m high, oh so high
I’m flying high over you

There will be times
When the sun won’t shine
And clouds will gray the view

Through the gray or blue
I’ll be here for you
And I can promise you
That things will be just fine

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