Ruby Amanfu Lyrics
I've missed out on a lot of things in life And I'm only eighteen years old I'm no one's granny but sometimes I feel like I am old I've said no when I meant yes And sent happiness right out my door If I expect to get anywhere Maybe I will love you once more or maybe... I'll cry and be a baby Maybe that's what I'll do Why do I get myself in messes like this Sometime I'll grow up And stop whinin' about where I went wrong But for now I'll be a baby and Don't try to come and save me cause I'm having fun and for now that's fine There are gals who think they're happy With rings and things that suck them in They believe that diamonds and delusions Are their true best friends And when they turn around Their men are straight out the door And love is gone So take his clothes And throw them all over the floor And cry and be a baby That's what you should do Why did you get yourself In a mess like this? Sometime you'll grow up And stop whinin' about Why you went wrong But for now just be a baby And I won't try to save you 'Cause you're having fun And for now that's fine So now the whole world knows You ain't perfect Who really cares Who is? Poor thing don't beat up on yourself Just sit back before you drain him For all he's worth and take A deep breath And cry and be a baby That's what you should do Why did you get yourself In a mess like this? Sometime you'll grow up And stop whinin' about Why you went wrong But for now just be a baby and I won't try to save you 'cause You're having fun And for now that's fine
We took a picture outside With pleasant smiles on our faces I had this look on my face Pretending I was your lover Don't think I'm like a child Crying in vain for toys she can't have There have been many things taken from me But I don't believe heaven on earth is bad I have no time for rhyme and reason Life is but a whim I won't ask if you love me There are other things I fear within I know what vanity is That big thing there beside my bed Don't make that face at me kid Don't try to guess what's in my head. Now is not the time to be alone I'm not saying you're the sleeper And I'm the gong Don't lose your focus 'cause you Like the tune of this song Just let me fan this baffling haze Until it is gone I'll never be that girl Who giggles at everything that you say You need me just because I love to put up with you everyday And I'll never come to you saying Give me some time to see what my future is There are some things I just won't say I've put up with pain greater than this If you say that you're confused I'll call you a liar and then kiss you You're not a baby anymore Time to listen to your heart It'll make you sure And still I want to be yours In spite of all you tell me no If I were hurt I would say so I start to hurt as soon as you go Now is not the time to be alone I'm not saying you're the sleeper And I'm the gong Don't lose your focus 'cause you Like the tune of this song Just let me fan this baffling haze Until it is gone You seem to think something Has got to be wrong For this to be right Believe me we're not The only people on earth Who discuss instead of fight If it'd make you happy I'll think of something serious To nag you about The other day I heard You cuss the referee out And now is not the time to be alone I'm not saying you're the sleeper And I'm the gong Don't lose your focus 'cause you Like the tune of this song Just let me fan this baffling haze Until it is gone
Oh, I feel like I could Hide inside of your eyes Away from all I fear inside Cause you do something good to me You take all the chains from me You can't go away from me You've got what I need So I can go wherever I have to go And if you feel And if you wonder If I still love you Just to know that You do something good to me You take all the chains from me You can't go away from me You've got what I need Find a way past today To see if love is truly real I can say how I feel And what I feel says "Yes, it's real." Drive away all the things That try to make you run away Come and stay under my leaves Sleep awhile, sleep awhile Sleep awhile, sleep awhile Oh, I feel like I could hide You do something good to me You take all the chains from me You can't go away from me You've got what I need
I wanna be with you tonight And I wanna take you out of sight And be there when you wake And love you through this day I wanna hold you in the park And I wanna run straight through the dark Into a light with you No more black and blue You made me believe that I could do anything anywhere with you Who's to say that We're not meant to be so true? I'm in love with you I wanna kiss you baby dear And say sweet nothings in your ear 'Till we forget our fear Only lovin' here I think we should take a day or two And change the jaded point of view of our society And they will see true love in you and me You made me believe that I could do anything anywhere with you Who's to say that We're not meant to be so true? I'm in love with you
Mr. Cunningham
Summer was quickly fading And innocence was a thing I'd soon forget Staring out of confusion I saw a man with a mystery in his ways Full of pictures and places He always had an important thing to say Someone said he was crazy Cause he never put actions to his rage Then someone called him Daddy I knew that he was like me And maybe he could be crazy He always had a story He could see right into me He's an amazing part of me Spent some time down in Africa And the sun was as mean as it could be Never see him complaining He just tips his hat and smiles at me "Why you wearing that hat?", I say He says "If I don't they'll come for me Don't you worry about it No one ever said it'd be easy." I never stop to question Why he sought perfection And where the wind blew he'd fly to He didn't stop to worry He wasn't meant to hurry And when he loved his life I knew Shakespeare on your lips Life is in your fingers I already know That you are my hero Teach me brilliant things Tell me who to believe Where's your wedding ring? Do you love what I can't see? With him I was always thinking He was so alive it affected me Eyes ablaze every morning As he spoke of Greek mythology Where'd he learn how to smile like that? Kind of sly, but always very sweet Now I wonder about him He's probably on his very own odyssey And someone called him fighter Said he was once a boxer And maybe he was like Ali I never heard him speak of The things he did not know of He never wore a mask for me Who knows of your life? Who can tell your story? Now I'd like to try To release this glory I don't claim to be Fully understanding You're a mystery Yet you're still a part of me
Okay So I missed out on whatever you thought Was the chance of a lifetime And I sat at home and counted my toes And felt good about free time Okay So I put away the things that you gave me To make me what you wanted But I'm sorry to say that's not the way And I'm still here undaunted You didn't tell me You were gonna be this way I never said I needed You to tell me where to go Stop right here Look at me Have you ever heard the word Unconditionally? Last chance You're driving on empty Don't say that I Think about myself all the time I see you've got clean laundry When I left home I told all the gang That you would protect me Riding around (Can't you see I'm walkin'?) Sun beating down (Would you know if it was melting?) Take off your shades (It's time to see the real me) Look at the gauge (Time's up, choose your pride or me) Or me Okay So I'm not the queen of Fashion t.v. Whoever said I would be Remember the way you used to love me? I'll give you a chance to come clean Riding around Sun beating down Take off your shades Look at the gauge Or me Or me Or me
Why do you wish For her cheek in your palm For her hand in your hand And your heart in her heart? Why do you wish For her eyes to meet yours And her smile to be because of you? Because of love Because of love Because of love Because of love Why do you care for her Why do you long For the time when she's near When her soul touches yours? And why does her gaze Send you soaring through stars And why do you smile when she is near? Because of love Because of love Because of love Because of love Love will take you so high Love will laugh and love will cry Love will smile when there's no clown Pick you up and turn you around Turn you around One day she'll be your star Make sure she's not too far From your embrace Let her rest in your arms Don't ever leave her And hope on forever Make her smile Because of you Because of love Because of love Because of love Because of love
Simplicity
Simplicity My heart and me Will you stay by my side? Can you say you'll love me? Love me Heart in hand and hand in mine Lover's sigh when I can't find you at all Don't be confused Simplicity is all I feel with you So don't you try to spend my time 'Cause it's okay when I'm by your side You make me and I make you Simplicity is all I feel with you Simplicity The stars I see They stay in my eyes Can you say you'll carry me? Carry me Heart in hand and hand in mine Lover's sigh when I can't find you at all Don't be confused Simplicity is all I feel with you So don't you try to spend my time 'Cause it's okay when I'm by your side You make me and I make you Simplicity is all I feel with you With you I feel the thunder Without the slightest rain With you I taste the laughter And dissolve the pain With you I cannot wander Too far from all my dreams With you I am at one With my simplicity Simplicity You and me I'll stay by your side I'll stay by your side I'll stay by your side
Release
(Amanfu)
I'm going away, far away And I don't care if you miss me You've had your days Your evil ways are all forgotten Now I'm carefree I want to be something great And beautiful one day Hating you won't get me there You can try But I won't cry anymore The score is two to one And I won My mother said, "Don't lose your head." Glad I listened Or you'd have beat me I'm getting tall Climbing your wall Knocking hate down That you built for me I want to be something great And beautiful one day Hating you won't get me there, no You can try But I won't cry anymore The score is two to one And I won Na, Nanny Boo Boo I'm not scared of you Fee, fi, foe, fum I'm now the bigger one Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah What's that you say You want me to play With your toys now But see I've got my own Could it be Now you see Where you went wrong Wish I wasn't gone I want to be something great And beautiful one day Hating you won't get me there, no You can try But I won't cry anymore The score is two to one And I won And I won And I won
True Love
Tick, tock, tick, tock Sun is falling, 6 o'clock And I'm still here with flowers in my hair Bells don't ring when lovers Forget how to feel And yet I'm not in too much pain at all And if you knew what I know You'd understand that I don't feel alone I have true love And if you felt what I feel Inside my heart There's one who has a home I have true love If I wrote a book About the times when I've been wrong I'd be too sad to carry on And if I sang a song For every day I've been abused You'd say I'd be happier on my own And if you knew what I know You'd understand that I don't feel alone I have true love And if you felt what I feel Inside my heart There's one who has a home I have true love And I don't want to seem Like everything just flies above my head There are times I think I want to die Yet if I were to end my life Can I be foolish 'cause he did the same So I could lay my fears down Knowing he is by my side I'm not what you call the perfect girl So don't think that I am speaking out of turn There are things That I would change about myself If I cared what handsome boys thought And if you knew what I know You'd understand that I don't feel alone I have true love And if you felt what I feel Inside my heart There's one who has a home I have true love I have true love I have true love
All songs copyright 1998 by Lost Frogs Records