Song Lyrics

In a Heartbeat

© Amy, Nancy Hemmings, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

I will be there for you…

In a heartbeat, I will be there for you
All you have to do is call
In a heartbeat, I’ll be there to hold your hand
Just in case you stumble and fall

In a heartbeat, I’ll be standing by your side
I’ll be your rock for you to lean on
In a heartbeat, when times bring you down
I’ll be your strength when yours is gone

Bridge
Oh, I’ll be there when you need me
You’re the closest to my heart
I’ll be there like the sand is for the sea
You can count on me
In a heartbeat…

In a heartbeat, I’ll open up my life to you
You’re a growing part of me
In a heartbeat, I’ll spend my days loving you
And that’s the way I want it to be

Bridge
Oh, I’ll be there for you forever
Call my name, oh don’t you fear
I’ll be there like the sand is for the sea
You can count on me

In a heartbeat, I will be there for you
All you have to do is call
In a heartbeat, I’ll be there to hold your hand
Just in case you stumble and fall
In a heartbeat, I will be there for you
All you gotta do is call

Vocalessence

© Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

Floating

© Amy, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

The roses are red
The violets are blue
And every time I think of you
I see beauty all around

So much splendor
Flutters on the breeze
So captivating you set my mind free
my feet barely touch the ground

Chorus
Floating High
High above the clouds
Looking out
I can see the world now
Feeling free
Take hold of my hand
Floating High
You open my eyes

Sunrise and sunset
The colors intense
Moves me more than I can express
Looking gently through your eyes

The taste of pure rain
on top of a kiss
Ooh, the brilliance in which I live
It will only grow with time

Chorus

Tag
High–High above the clouds
Floating high–See the world now
Floating high–Feeling so free
Floating high–Floating

I’m Puttin’ My Foot Down

© Amy, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

Working 9 to 5, I got the plain ol’ Mary Janes to keep it cool
But after work, it’s time to play in my Go Go boots
There’s so much space, between a woman’s heel and the floor (that one can use)
That’s why you see, me walkin’ ’round in my stiletto shoes

My clothes, my hair, anything I wear
When it comes to shoes, they don’t compare

Chorus
I’m puttin’ my foot down
(it’s a very hip sound)
I’m puttin’ my foot down
(watch me get around)

I’m puttin’ my foot down
(see me walkin’ uptown)
I’m puttin’ my foot down
and I hope you like it

Platform sandals, such a scandal, I’m obsessed with my wedge-heeled mules
Suede or leather, top ’em off with a feather, strappy snakeskins, and zebra too
Whether it’s plastic, rubber, or wooden soles, I’ve got a pair to make you stare
Fantasize, accesorize, they make or break whatever you wear

My purse, pink nails, nothing can compare
When they see the shoes they stop and stare

Chorus

Bridge
Chinese Laundry, Kenneth Cole
Charles David, Manolo
BCBG, Cathy Jean
Farragamo and Esprit
Prado, Nine West, Jimmy Choo
David Aaron and Miu Miu
Aldo, Enzo, Skechers, Guess
Puma, Nike, Converse, Keds

But what about my Doc Martens?

Solo

My clothes, my hair, anything I wear
When it comes to shoes, they don’t compare

Chorus (2X)
(Last time – and I know you like it!)

Child

© Amy, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

She sits upstairs, locked in her room
Hour after hour just staring out the window
This childhood room, so familiar so full
Time and again there’s that feeling within
It’s so hard to leave must she follow this plan
Oh, follow this plan

Chorus
She will fly and explore
But a piece of her won’t let go
It’s confusing I know
But she just can’t let go of that child within
(Must she begin)

A beautiful girl, she stares in the glass
Deep in her eyes floods of memories return
But no going there, it’s time to prepare
So much ahead, some good and some bad
Pray she’ll learn, pray she’ll follow this plan
Oh follow this plan

Chorus

Bridge
Then opening her eyes
She sees what a life that she can live
(maybe change the world)
Looking deep within
She knows she can fly
(it’s time to begin)

Chorus
She will fly and explore
But a piece of her won’t let go
It’s confusing I know
As she holds on so tight to that child within
(She’s ready to begin)

I Can’t Wait

© Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

I can’t wait forever
For you to show me what you feel
And I can’t make it better
If you won’t tell me what to heal

Now I’ve got lots of patience
But I’ve been waiting far too long
For you to show the way since
The day I saw you but I was wrong

Chorus
Cause I Can’t Wait, and you’re too late
and in my book that makes you second rate
I got no time to waste on you
and I Can’t Wait

Life is like the weather
Sometimes it’s sunny, sometimes rain
But when we get together
why do you always bring me pain

You should find another
Who doesn’t wonder where you’re at
And I’ll go home to mother
Where I can curl up with my cat

Chorus

I can’t wait for you to turn around in a minute
I can’t wait for you to get me out when I’m in it

No I can’t wait–no, no-o

I can’t wait forever, no oh o-o-o

Day After Day

© Amy, Nancy Hemmings, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

When I first saw your face
I knew it was right from the start
Your love captured me and now
Oh now, you hold the key to me heart, yeah
You hold the key to my heart

Chorus
Day After Day you take my breath away
I find myself lost in your love
Year after year you grow more beautiful this way
I thank the Lord, for your love

When I look into your eyes
I see clearly just how much you care
Our love has grown in time
So many memories and blessing we share

Chorus

Bridge
If time could stand still
I’d frame this moment here with you, oh yeah
Our love will last through eternity
how blessed I am that God chose you just for me

Day After Day you take my breath away
I find myself lost in your love
Year after year you grow more beautiful this way
I thank the Lord, I thank the Lord, for your love

When I look into your eyes
Day After Day you take my breath away…

That’s Amore

© Jack Brooks, Harry Warren
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

When the moon hits your eye
like a big pizza pie, That’s Amore
When the world seems to shine
like you’ve had too much wine, That’s Amore

Bells will ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling ting-a-ling-a-ling
and you’ll sing vita bella
Hearts will play, tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay
like a gay tarantella (lucky fella)

When the stars make you drool
Just like a pasta fazul, That’s Amore
When you dance down the street
with a cloud at your feet you’re in love

When you walk in a dream
but you know you’re not dreaming signore
Scuzza me but you see back in old Italy
That’s Amore!

(Second time around, everybody sing along-a!)

When the moon hits your eye
like a big pizza pie, That’s Amore
When the world seems to shine
like you’ve had too much wine, That’s Amore

Bells will ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling ting-a-ling-a-ling
and you’ll sing vita bella
Hearts will play, tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay
like a gay tarantella (lucky fella)

When the stars make you drool
Just like a pasta fazul, That’s Amore
When you dance down the street
with a cloud at your feet you’re in love

When you walk in a dream
but you know you’re not dreaming signore
Scuzza me but you see back in old Italy
That’s Amore!

Kinda Cool

© Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

Kinda Cool
How you crept into my life just like a song
And the melody keeps playin’ on and on
You know I think that’s Kinda Cool

Kinda Cool
How you took me by surprise with just a look
And the story in your eyes read like a book
You know I think that’s Kinda Cool

Bridge
What a scene
Am I giving in so easily again
Or is this my chance to go out on a limb
In a place where trees are getting kinda thin

Kinda Cool
That I feel it even though you’re miles away
How you’re with me every minute of the day
Yeah, I think that’s Kinda Cool
You know that’s really Kinda Cool

Solo

Bridge
What a scene
Am I giving in so easily again
Or is this my chance to go out on a limb
In a place where trees are getting kinda thin

Kinda Cool
That I feel it even though you’re miles away
How you’re with me every minute of the day
Yeah, I think that’s Kinda Cool
You know that’s really Kinda Cool

Just Look Up

© Amy, Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

You say you’re lost and you just can’t find your way
And yet you keep on searchin’ day after day
Where will you go if you keep on running so fast
How will you know if you end up stuck to your past

Well you can run and you can hide
But you can’t stop what you keep inside

Chorus
a-Just Look Up – right now
a-scream and shout – out loud
a-Just Look Up – and you’ll see
A future bright – so free

What do you care what the newsman says on the screen
You know he’s there just to keep you out of your dreams
And you’re afraid if you say what’s on your mind
You think “the man” gonna grab you from behind

Well you can start by walkin’ outside
And see the real world that’s open wide

Chorus
and Just Look Up – today
It all works out – hooray
a-Just Look Up – it’s alright
And like a bird – take flight

Solo

Well you can see if you open your eyes
Beyond the trees there’s a big surprise

Chorus
a-Just Look Up – right now
a-scream and shout – out loud
a-Just Look Up – and you’ll see
A future bright – so free

a-Just Look Up – today
It all works out – hooray
a-Just Look Up – it’s alright
And like a bird – take flight

We Need More

© Randall Michael Tobin
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

We don’t need lies, we don’t need pain
I think we’re all little tired of those games
We don’t need hate and we don’t need war
‘Cause there’s a lot of things we sure could use more

Chorus
We need more truth in what we see
We need more care for you and me
We need more love for fellow man
We need more peace throughout the land
We need more trust in what we say
We need it every single day
And when we give what givin’s for
We won’t need more

We don’t need drugs, we don’t need crime
They wouldn’t be here if we just took the time
We don’t need help from far away
Just let us deal with our world our own way

Chorus

Bridge
And if every voice just joined in this song
We could grow from one to ten million strong, sing along

Chorus

And when we give what givin’s for we won’t need more
No-o-o more
No-o more

In My Life

© John Lennon, Paul McCartney
from the album, Vocalessence by Amy

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments
With Lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In My Life, I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In My Life, I love you more