ONE STEP FORWARD
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
They say learn to take it easy
Guess I don’t know what that is
One hundred miles an hour all the time
I keep on getting no where
Vicious circle that I’m in
Right back where I started one more time
I can’t afford the luxury
Of a moment that may pass
I keep grabbing every minute that I can
I’m not getting any younger
I’m not changing anything
I’m not learning from a thing about my past
One step forward
Two steps back
Seems my life keeps on moving so fast
One step forward
Two steps back
Will it ever change
Will I ever get off this track
I’ll slow down when I’m ready
Get some sleep when I’m gone
But for now I’ll keep on doing what I’ve done
Not learning from mistakes I’ve made
Keep messing up my plans
I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t done…
I COULD NEVER FALL
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
Guided by your light
Has brought me through it all
I guess there’s just
No way I could ever fall
And when I thought I was sinking
I couldn’t breathe at all
You gave back life to me
I could never fall
And even through those times
When you weren’t there at all
Still felt your arms around me
I could never fall
It’s the power of your passion
That makes me see it all
With you in my life
I could never fall
And when those doubts are deceiving
All I do is call
I hear your voice again
I could never fall
And when my strengths start to weaken
Seem to carry on
You take the weight off me
I could never fall
And even through those times
When you weren’t there at all
Still felt your arms around me
I could never fall
It’s the power of your passion
That makes me see it all
With you in my life
I could never fall
And even through those times
When you weren’t there at all
Still felt your arms around me
I could never fall
It’s the power of your passion
That makes me see it all
With you in my life
I could never fall
Guided by your light
Has brought me through it all
I guess there’s just
No way I could ever fall
And when I thought I was sinking
I couldn’t breathe at all
You gave back life to me
I could never fall
And even through those times
When you weren’t there at all
Still felt your arms around me
I could never fall
It’s the power of your passion
That makes me see it all
With you in my life
Whoa, with you in my life
Whoa, with you in my life
I could never fall
With you in my life
Whoa, with you in my life
Whoa, with you in my life
I could never fall
I could never fall
I could never, never, never, never
I could never fall
I could never fall
I ASK (AMANDA)
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
I ask
Just how
Did you grow up on me
So fast
Amanda, seems like only yesterday
Daddy’s little girl
In your careless days
This is all I ask
I ask
Though you
Now have your own life to live
Don’t pass
Little moments just to call and say
I love you Daddy
And that you’re okay
This is all I ask
Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Amanda could you still
Find time for me
This is all I ask
I ask
A little time to mend
Those broken dreams
You’ve had
Amanda, no words
I could ever say
Convincing you
This time I’ll stay
But this is all I ask
I ask
On that special day
You’ll call and say
Please Dad
Take my hand and walk
With me this day
Give your little girl
Away and say
I’m honored that you asked
Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Amanda could you still
Find time for me
This is all I ask
Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Amanda could you still
Find time for me
Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Amanda could you still
Find time for me
Amanda, could you still find time for me
Amanda, could you still find time for me
This is all I ask
This is all I ask
This is all I ask
IT’S JUST LIFE
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
Once now and then
You get knocked down again
But you get right back up
And go on
Determined you may
To go your own way
Can elude you
But brings you back strong
There’s something inside
That’s stronger than the eye
Of a hurricane
Raging right along
It’s the answer my friend
Is stirring in the wind
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
Seems everyday
Something new comes your way
You can run
You can face it head on
Choosing your fate
Lies before you each day
Take a chance
Make a choice
Then move on
There’s something inside
That’s stronger than the eye
Of a hurricane
Raging right along
It’s the answer my friend
Is stirring in the wind
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
There’ll be those times
When you feel
All alone
Can’t go on
Suddenly just in time
There’s a voice
Deep inside
Says carry on
Finally realizing
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
Once now and then
You get knocked down again
But you get right back up
And go on
Determined you may
To go your own way
Can elude you
But brings you back strong
There’s something inside
That’s stronger than the eye
Of a hurricane
Raging right along
It’s the answer my friend
Is stirring in the wind
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
It’s just life going on
SOUTHERN SUMMER NIGHTS
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
Windy warm summer evening
On the porch we’d sit and talk
Gathered once again
Families and friends
Telling stories
Evening storm clouds upon us
Watch them roll in from miles around
Winding down her days
With evening summer rays
And their glories
I’m wishing I could go back in time
To those old southern summer nights
They leave a feeling inside you
You can’t explain
Even though I’ve been everywhere
Those southern nights still call my name
I’m lost in those old southern summer nights
Whoa
Southern summer nights
Now Alabama to Georgia
Carolina to Tennessee
Set aside their days
Sunset that displays
All their beauty
There’s a peace found within them
There’s such a calm you must feel to believe
No two are quite the same
A mystery still remains
Untold stories
I’m wishing I could go back in time
To those old southern summer nights
They leave a feeling inside you
You can’t explain
Even though I’ve been everywhere
Those southern nights still call my name
I’m lost in those old southern summer nights
Whoa
Southern summer nights
I’m wishing I could go back in time
To those old southern summer nights
They leave a feeling inside you
You can’t explain
Even though I’ve been everywhere
Those southern nights still call my name
Come along and I know you’ll find
No two nights are ever the same
We’re lost in those old southern summer nights
Whoa
Southern summer nights
Lost in those old
Southern Nights
Lost in those old
Southern Nights
STILL LOVING ME
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
Seeing that time flies
And those seasons will change
But our love only ages like wine
It gets better each day
Watching those storm clouds grow
Feeling that winter cold
With you by my side you’re the warmth
That embraces and stays
A little piece broke off heaven
That fell down to me
And captured my soul
That fine day
A shooting star misdirected
Who landed on earth
Whose light still burns
Brighter each day
A little treasure
So precious and priceless
Still loving me
Still loving me
I’ve loved you through years past
Like sands in the hour glass
Still continue to weather with us
As we grow old
We’ve taken our sweet years
Conquered those daily fears
We gave what we could to each other
And took nothing more
A little piece broke off heaven
That fell down to me
And captured my soul
That fine day
A shooting star misdirected
Who landed on earth
Whose light still burns
Brighter each day
A little treasure
So precious and priceless
Still loving me
Still loving me
And you’re still loving me
Still loving me
Still loving me
MY SOMEDAY
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz
I suffer with pain from an unsorted past
Waiting for the healing to end
I struggle in time to leave the past behind
But my patience is wearing thin
I’ve traveled a road that has led me nowhere
Seems I’ve lost myself again
I wonder if there’s a tomorrow
Even in my mind
Have I been away too long?
Have I lost it all?
Or have I finally found the place that I begin?
Have I finally let tomorrow in
Without the doubts of yesteryears?
Tell me, when will my someday begin?
There’s a part of me that’s been frozen in time
Anxious that the choices be made
I’ve been living with doubts that it may not work out
Must I always feel this way?
Give me more time and I know I will find
All the reasons that I must change
Help me open my eyes from a life I’ve disguised
Left me crying in the rain
Have I been away too long?
Have I lost it all?
Or have I finally found the place that I begin?
Have I finally let tomorrow in
Without the doubts of yesteryears?
Tell me, when will my someday begin?
Have I been away too long?
Have I lost it all?
Or have I finally found the place that I begin?
Have I finally let tomorrow in
Without the doubts of yesteryears?
Tell me, when will my someday begin?
Won’t you tell me when my someday began?
Won’t you tell me when my someday began?
TIME OF OUR LIVES
Lyrics and Music by Richard Frankz
Storybook memories
From old childhood days
Times that we played in the sun
Scraped a knee now and then
Just to get up again
Get right back in the game going on
Collecting Coke bottles
Cashing them in
In those days that’s the way it was done
Penny candy was in
Matinees with my friends
Holding hands with the girl that we loved
Girl that we loved
Oh, how I miss my old friends
Love to see them again
Reminisce of old times
About the days that we were
Having the time of our life
Together back then
Having the time of our life
Autographed yearbooks
From our highschool days
Takes me back when we were young
Hanging out having fun
Dreams of what we’d become
Not a care in the world going on
Now life moves so quickly
And time slips away
We don’t stay in touch like before
We’ve gone separate ways
All have families to raise
Sad to think that old friends have moved on
Old friends have moved on
Oh, how I miss my old friends
Love to see them again
Reminisce of old times
About the days that we were
Having the time of our life
Together back then
Having the time of our life
