The City
Words and music by:
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
V1
They're burning bridges all around my head
Don't know if I'm alive or dead
I scream to the starry sky
No one cares if I live or die
Chorus
Can't catch my breath
I never rest
Can't catch my breath
I'm scared to death
V2
There's murder in the city tonight
I don't know if I'm wrong or right
Here I stand before you now
Watch me bleed from my thorny crown
Chorus
Can't catch my breath
I never rest
Can't catch my breath
I'm scared to death
Welcome to my world
Won't you little girl
I said welcome, welcome to my world
Welcome to my world
Intrumental
Chorus
Can't catch my breath
I never rest
Can't catch my breath
I'm scared to death
V3
Walk with me in the city serene
With your eyes so placid and olive green
Lay before me all your wishes
I'll seal them all with my crazy kisses
Chorus
Can't catch my breath
I never rest
Can't catch my breath
I'm scared to death
Welcome to my world
Won't you little girl
I said welcome, welcome to my world
Welcome to my world
Oh won't you little girl
Middle of the Night
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
Verse 1
I know it's wrong to love you
the way that I do
I won't excuse myself
when my feelings are true
Chorus:
And in the Middle of the night
I hear your voice that calls to bring me
back to you
Verse 2:
I'd walk a million miles
in the rain and the snow
just to be with you
you know I can't let go
Chorus:
And in the Middle of the night
I hear your voice that calls to bring me
back to you
Though I pretend I want to fight
I know there's really nothing left
for me to do, except to love you
Bridge:
This feeling that I've done something wrong
Is all inside my head
Between love and beauty, lies the answers to why
I feel so out of control
Instrumental
Verse 3:
I know it's wrong to love you
the way that I do
I won't excuse myself
when my feelings are true
Chorus:
And in the Middle of the night
I hear your voice that calls to bring me
back to you
Though I pretend I want to fight
I know there's really nothing left
for me to do
to do
to do
Late Night Melodrama
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
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Verse 1:
I switch off the light
turn the sound down
on another lonely evening
Well I try as I might
to turn this around
I just can't lose this feeling
I'm drawing my blinds
I still see their face
I can still hear them talking
I try to unwind
away from the race
with every new door I’m locking
They can't blame me
No they can't blame me
Chorus:
Cause I've sold my soul
to late night melodrama
deep in my hole
switch on my tv
I owe my soul
to late night melodrama
Seems so real to me
now Im facing my reality
Verse 2:
I drop to the floor
losing my grip
listen to the howling silence
if they come through my door
I'll shoot from the hip
trust in my self reliance
They can't blame me no no no
They can’t blame me.
Cause I've sold my soul
to late night melodrama
deep in my hole
switch on my tv
I owe my soul
to late night melodrama
Seems so real to me
no no no
they can't blame me
Chorus:
Cause I've sold my soul
to late night melodrama
deep in my hole
switch on my tv
I owe my sold
to late night melodrama
Seems so real to me
now I’m facing my reality
Verse 1 repeat:
Seems so real to me
no no no
they can't blame me
Chorus:
Cause I've sold my soul
to late night melodrama
deep in my hole
switch on my tv
I owe my soul
to late night melodrama
yeah yeah
SHE
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
Copyright 2021
She
Held me captive...in a room with no light, no sound.
And, I said I'd stay here for awhile, if she promised me I'd never-
Drown!
Chorus
But, She lied. And, I cried. When our worlds did collide
In her arms last night.
Surprised, I became so tongue-tied, when I found love was just a lie...
In her arms last night.
Verse II
Me, I was taken by the way, she tossed her hair and threw me her smile.
And you asked, did I miss her ill-intent?
Oh brother I missed it by a country
Mile!
Chorus Repeat
Instrumental
Bridge
Lost in this lonely room, with no way out.
Won't somebody help me find the door?!
Chorus/Outro
She lied and I cried, when our worlds did collide, in her arms last night.
Surprised, I became tongue-tied, when I found love was just a lie.
In her arms last night....In her arms last night...In her arms last night.
Oh She, held me captive...
Oh She...She!
Private School
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
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Verse 1:
From the first day I arrived she said
You could be the very best
She taught with such special care
She said I was different from the rest
And with her specialized instruction
Oh my lessons I did learn
But she drew me in so I could never leave her
That smile told me, she knew just what she had done
what she had done
Chorus:
Welcome to my Private School
She said
I'll teach you all my golden rules
She said
Welcome to my Private School
My Private School
Verse 2:
She taught me oh so well to be the
victim of her desire
She planted seeds so deep in me
she said, I was what she required
And now the summersaults of thought in me
Caused me to seek secrets you possess
so while others dance around your circle
I hope you won't forget
I was once your very best
your very best
Chorus:
Welcome to my Private School
She said
I'll teach you all my golden rules
She said
Welcome to my Private School
my Private School
Bridge
She'll expose all your needs
Then console you
She'll pretend that she cares
Now she controls you
Chorus:
Welcome to my Private School
She said
I'll teach you all my golden rules
She said
Welcome to my Private School
my Private School
Verse 3:
From the first day I arrived she said
You could be the very best
She taught with such special care
She said I was different from the rest
And with her specialized instruction
Oh my lessons I did learn
But she drew me in so I could never leave her
That smile told me, she knew just what she had done
what she had done
Chorus:
Welcome to my Private School
She said
I'll teach you all my golden rules
She said
Welcome to my Private School
my Private School
my Private School
my Private School
Be the One
Michael Aldrich and Robert Benson
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Verse 1:
The seed is growing
New life blooms underground
I'm like that seedling
You don't know that I’m around
I sit and watch your dreams flower
I'd love to help them grow
Chorus:
I could be the one
Who makes your life complete
I could be the one
helping love grow
I could be the one
who really understands
everything about you
Yeah I'll be the one
Yeah I'll be the one
Verse2:
The wind is blowing
Your sweet scent steals the air
The sand is shifting
a new world waits for us to share
I sit and watch your dreams flower
I'd love to help them grow
Chorus:
I could be the one
Who makes your life complete
I could be the one
helping love grow
I could be the one
who really understands
everything about you
Yeah I'll be the one
Who makes your life complete
I could be the one
helping love grow
Yeah I'll be the one
Yeah I'll be the one
Instrumental:
Chorus:
I could be the one
Who makes your life complete
I could be the one
helping love grow
I could be the one
who really understands
everything about you
Yeah I'll be the one
Yeah I'll be the one
Verse 3:
I feel in these moments
My love will find you anywhere
The sirens are calling you
Come dance
in the midnight air
I sit and watch your dreams flower
I'd love to help them grow
Chorus:
I could be the one
Who makes your life complete
I could be the one
helping love grow
I could be the one
who really understands
everything about you
Yeah I'll be the one
I can be the one
I can bring you love
I can be the one