A collection of various lyrics.
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my darling claire
it was the first day off to school for my daughter claire
she wore a yellow dress and matching ribbon in her hair
i held her tiny hand as we walked down the corridor
she gripped my hand much tighter as we got close to her class door
i got down on my knees and i kissed her on the head
she clutched me in my arms, she was crying as she said
daddy, please don’t leave me here — she begged me not to go
i looked her in her frightened eyes and told her she could know
i’ll never leave you, my darling claire
wherever life takes you i’ll always be there
but i knew the moment i let go of her hand
i’d never know this feeling again
i blinked and we were driving to her college freshman year
that drive with just the two of us i’ll always hold so dear
i moved her in her dorm room and i hugged her at her door
it was hard to let her go because i never loved her more
i sat out in the car with an emptiness inside
maybe because i knew deep down what i just left behind
a most precious chapter in my life had just come to an end
i’d miss her as a daughter and i’d miss her as a friend
and i thought
i’ll never leave you, my darling claire
wherever life takes you i’ll always be there
but i knew the moment i let go of her hand
i’d never know this feeling again
and before i knew it we were walking down another aisle
she sparkled in a white dress and glowed with a great smile
and i kissed on her forehead and i watched her turn away
i looked at her with so much pride and i heard her husband say
i’ll never leave you, my darling claire
wherever life takes you i’ll always be there
and i knew when he placed the ring on her hand
i‘d never know this feeling again
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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come home
it was just another bad fight
then she looked into my eyes
she said, “it’s time to face the two of us
are living in a lie
whatever love that we once had
has long been washed away”
the pain in her eyes told me
there was nothing left to say
i moved in an apartment
just outside of town
i’d stand in there and replay
my whole life and what went down
my son was nine—with no idea
what in life was next
he wouldn’t talk to me
then I got this text
come home
come home
you gotta find a way to work it through
come home, come home
more than ever
I need you
our problem wasn't love
it was all the other things
it was juggling it all
and the stress that money brings
in the middle of one night
and she was at my door
i listened—and i felt
as I never did before
she said…
come home
come home
we’ve gotta find a way to work it through
come home
come home
more than ever
i need you
i drove back in her car
i opened our front door
i looked inside our old house
i never loved it more
we walked into our son’s room
and he was fast asleep
i kissed him on the forehead
and he looked up at me
“you’re home”
i’m home
your mom and i are gonna work it through
we’re home, we’re home
more than ever
i need both of you
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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dream about tomorrow
when you’re down and feeling blue
just dream about tomorrow
imagine all that you can do
and dream about tomorrow
close your eyes and visualize
the very best of you
if you dream about tomorrow
tomorrow may come true
when it’s raining, step outside
and hold your head up high
taste the rain splash on your face
the dark clouds will pass by
do you know, no matter what
you can count on me
i know deep inside my soul
all that you can be
when you’re down and feeling blue
just dream about tomorrow
imagine all that you can do
and dream about tomorrow
just close your eyes and visualize
what you love most in you
if you dream about tomorrow
tomorrow may come true
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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it’s the little things
from the moment that you wake up
do you feel like you're behind
is there so much that you’re supposed to do
just dancing in your mind
here's a little nugget
that i hope you take to heart
it sounds like it’s so simple
but it truly is an art
/it’s the little things
it’s the little things
it’s the little things that matter most in life
It’s the heart you bring
it’s the song you sing
it’s the little things that matter most in life
when you rock a baby in your arms
and place him in his bed
when you read a story to a child
watch the dance inside his head
when you look out at the moon
on one hand, it’s so far
Yet everything you dreamed for
is just right where you are
/it’s the little things
it’s the little things
it’s the little things that matter most in life
It’s the heart you bring
it’s the song you sing
it’s the little things that matter
the home of love and laughter
the very best of life—i’ve danced with you
it’s the little things
that matter most in life
Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Dunne
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my california
how i longed for california
and the gold i dreamed i’d find
i risked it all to know my truths
and taste her sweetest wines
when i breathe in california
and i bathe in her warm sea
i close my eyes and visualize
the thrill of what may be
she sings from mount whitney
her heart—the redwood trees
her soul, my friend, just look around
her soul is you and me
my california, my california
for those who dream like me
how I love my California
she’s a land where dreamer’s dream
i will to make a better place
for those who dream like me
i will to make a better place
with those who dream like me
music and lyrics by jimmy dunne
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america
america, i sing to you tonight
you’re a candle in the darkness
a bright and shining light
so many different faces
each one with a dream
an every-changing tapestry
more than what you seem
you’re the face of every mother
and every child at play
the strength within a father’s arms
at the end of every day
from the farmlands to the cities
to the small towns, sea to sea
it’s the dreamer that’s in all of us
to be all we can be
america
lives in me
america
we remember who we are
we’re the children of the dreamers
who came from near and far
in every act of kindness
in ways both small and grand
we know courage and compassion
an open heart and hand
whatever road we travel
to a future that’s unknown
we walk this land together
we do not stand alone
from the farmlands to the cities
to the small towns, sea to sea
it’s the dreamer that’s in all of us
to be all we can be
america
lives in me
words and music by
jimmy dunne and amanda mcbroom
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fly away
when did i lose you, was it long ago
just yesterday you were this big
i’d tuck you in, you’d reach for me
i’d whisper stories
and i’d wonder who you’d someday be
you’re fast asleep, my growing teenage girl
we never had a fight like this
i’m at your door, and i look in
the pictures on your walls
are in a world that I’m not in
i miss my little girl
the days i shared with you
you’re letting go of me
it’s just what you should do
fly away
fly away from me
just fly away
be all you dream to be
i learned what love is when I saw your face
your birth changed everything for me
i wish that I gave you more space
so many things i wish
that i could somehow do again
fly away…
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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i’ll go anywhere for you
i came home all excited
couldn’t wait to tell her all about it
the company had offered me the best salary of my life
the offer had only one drawback
we had to move to accept the contract
and she tried to seem supportive
but it tore her up inside
we talked about the kids and schools
and the adjustment it would be
she took some time to think it through
and then she said to me
“let’s go chase your dreams one more time
if we find yours, i’ll have mine
i’m gonna miss my friends
gonna miss my family, too
but i’ll go anywhere with you”
then she said…
“what you’re saying sure sounds good
i can see why you think we should
throw our caution to the wind
and just pack up and leave
i’ve lived my whole life in this old town
lot of deep roots we’ve put down
and i know you realize
just what you’re asking me”
then as a tear gently ran down her face
she said, “you know, i’m gonna really miss this place”
“but let’s go chase your dreams one more time
if you find yours i’ll have mine
as long as we’re together
our love will see us through
i’ll go anywhere with you”
i took a walk through town alone
i never felt so much at home
and suddenly i realized money just can’t buy
happiness for you and i
and i said…
“how could my dreams be so blind
because if you have yours, i’ll have mine
as long as we’re together
our love will see us through
cause i’d live anywhere
as long as you are there
i’m happy anywhere with you”
— words and music by jimmy dunne & paul overstreet
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something’s missing in my life
we built a new home in the suburbs
it’s better than i dreamed
annie’s fine, as for the kids
you can’t imagine what they mean
what can i say, my job is great
we just had our biggest year
everything a guy could ever want in life is here
but something’s missing in my life
and i wonder if it’s you
you’ll never get this poem
because there’s nothing i can do
i wouldn’t do it to my kids
i wouldn’t do it to my wife
but i think it’s you
i’m missing in my life
i know this seems insipid
i can’t forget that night last fall
one dance at a reunion
and i want to change it all
but when i held you in my arms
and felt your body against mine
the romance left in college
was right inside my mind
maybe what’s missing in my life
isn’t really you
maybe i just wish
that i could be the guy you knew
you reminded me of things
i really loved about my life
i think it’s me i’m missing
i think it’s me
i’m missing in my life
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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if you hadn’t happened to me
i got up this morning and i put some coffee on
stared out the kitchen window, thinking all alone
and when i heard you stirring
the thought raced through my mind
how much i’ve grown to need you
and how you fill this heart of mine
if you had never happened in my life
i can’t help but wonder what my world would be like
because all the things i treasure most
as far as i can see
it never could have happened, girl
if you hadn’t happened to me
would i be a single man, would i be married now
would i have a different job, would i still live in this town
the thought of never holding you in my arms at night
there’s nothing in the world that could ever make it right
if you had never happened in my life…
sometimes in the rush of things i don’t take time to say
i appreciate the beauty that you bring my life each day
and sometimes when i hold our children in my arms i see
how close i came to missing everything you’ve been to me
if you had never happened in my life
i can’t help but wonder what my world would be like
because all the things i treasure most as far as i can see
it never could have happened, girl
if you hadn’t happened to me
— words and music by jimmy dunne & paul overstreet
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it all begins again
i stopped into a cafe where we used to go
and ran into an old friend that we used to know
we reminisced and talked a while of the things we couldn’t change
then he asked me about you
and it really hit me strange
i’d always feel a rush when you walked into a room
i’d recognize the musky sweet of your perfume
i feel a tightness round my heart
remembering that you’re gone
how can the friendship die
but the love go on and on
because it all begins again
loving you as i did then
like an old familiar tune
you haunt me, you taunt me
and it all begins again…
we don’t take care of love the way we ought to do
we take it all for granted ‘because it’s not brand new
and all that i remember now
is how we felt so good
people told me i’d forget you
and i always thought i would — but
it all begins again…
walking out on you was wrong
never knew you’d be so strong
do you ever miss me now
could we turn the dream around
could it all begin again somehow
it all begins again
— words and music by
jimmy dunne & pamela oland
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as long as you are there
life, we’re in this together
and i’m blessed to spend mine with you
part of you is part of me
there’s so much we’ve been through
as long as you are there
i know the sun will shine on me
as long as you are there
there’s nothing i can’t try to be
the world keeps spinning faster every day
but i don’t care
as long as you are there
love should last for all seasons
though winter can take its toll
but when it’s true, love will survive
to warm you when it’s cold
as long as you are there…
if i could look in the future
there’s no telling what i’d see
the only thing i know for sure
is you’d be there with me
as long as you are there…
— words and music by jimmy dunne & austin roberts
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when you put your heart in it
this was a one in a million shot
such a long shot
but somehow we got here together
and who knows what will happen
anything can happen
if we keep getting better
and we keep on believing in each other
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
who’s to say that we can’t make it
it’s the same dream that we share
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
this was a long and winding road
such a hard road
but we couldn’t stop once we had started
we were always getting closer
suddenly it happened
the chance of a lifetime
now we’re gonna take it – we can make it
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
who’s to say that we can’t make it
it’s the same dream that we share
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
— words and music by jimmy dunne & austin roberts
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all i’ll ever need is you
how do we begin
how do we put the words together
promising to go on forever
taking life day by day
listening to our hearts to find the way
if we face the darkness till we see the light
and let the laughter ease us through the tears
then all i know is
all i’ll ever need is here
if half the dreams and plans we made
somehow don’t come true
i won’t mind if they begin to fade
‘cause all i’ll ever need is you
after the rush is gone
after the blush of young romancing
will you still want to take me dancing?
until our journeys end
i will always be your friend
i’ll be there when the sun breaks through the storm
and hold on to the love that brought us near
‘cause all i know is
all i’ll ever need is here
all i know — you’re all i’ll ever need
i’ll be there when the sun breaks
through the storm, you’ll see
all i know is
all i’ll ever need is you
— words and music by
jimmy dunne & melissa manchester
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you’re messing me up
i like the way you’re dressing
and i don’t mean the clothes you wear
i’m talking about how
you spin me somehow
and you’re doing it
just standing there
i like the way you’re talking
and i don’t mean the words you say
it’s the language that’s oozing
right out of your skin
baby, you sure got a way
you undress me, caress me, you mess me all up
i’m down on my knees like a whipped little pup
you mmm me, and mmm me — you’re doing my mind
baby, you’re messing me up
i sure like that scent that just hit me
and i don’t mean the perfume you see
it’s taking me places i’ve never been
places i sure shouldn’t be
chorus
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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always you
where does a fool start to tell his tale
tell me it’s not too late – you’ll listen
after all this time i finally found
what i’ve been looking for
and standing at your door
why did i think i needed something more
it was always you, always you
it took so long to work through
always you
now i know it’s true
it was always, always you
when was the moment i realized
you were the only one that mattered
i was dancing to the music
in the arms of someone new
wishing she were you
deep in my heart that’s when i really knew
it was always you…
i’ve come around full circle
i’m back where i should be
is there still some part of you
that feels some love for me
it was always you…
— words and music by jimmy dunne and rory bourke
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christmas in new england
the world’s a canvas
the sky’s an artist
it’s using snow to paint a wonderland for two
the smell of pine trees
the children skating
i know this time of year will find me here with you
because there’s a magic in new england
that will bring us back again
no matter where we are or where we’ve been
christmas in new england
there’s nowhere else on earth i’d rather be
christmas in new england
a dream that keeps coming true for me
now there’s a candle in every window
i love to see the light reflecting in your eyes
walking down main street
feels so familiar
i hold your hand and know why true love never dies
and coming home to spend the holidays
is one thing time can’t change
the feeling here will always be the same
christmas in new england
there’s nowhere else on earth i’d rather be
christmas in new england
a dream that keeps coming true for me
— words and music by jimmy dunne & austin roberts
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i just can’t love you any more
right now
i’m feeling so lonely
though i’ve never felt closer to you
i thought i could hide
the pain that’s inside
but i just can’t take leaving you
no one
can ever leave gently
there’s no harder word than goodbye
i wish i could say
what makes love stay
i wish i could tell you a lie
you’ve wrinkled my sheets forever
your lips, they won’t wash from the glass
make love me to me as never before
i just can’t love you any more
promise
you’ll never forget me
or the hours i spent in your care
i may not hold the warmth of your hand
but the love in my heart will be there
you’ve wrinkled my sheets forever
your lips, they won’t wash from the glass
make love me to me as never before
i just can’t love you any more
— words and music by
jimmy dunne & j. elizabeth bradley
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goodbye
all that god is i saw on your birth day
from your first breath i loved you
you were drawn with colors so distinctive
there’s so much that we’ve been through
if there is no heaven
if all that is – is here
then i have lived a blessed life
and you, the gift that i hold dear
you radiate a beauty
you lift my world so high
a chapter of our lives has ended
goodbye, my child…
goodbye
please forgive me if i forever see you
with this pureness on your face
if there is no heaven
if all that is – is here
then i have lived a blessed life
and you, the gift that i hold so dear
you radiate a beauty
you lift our world so high
a chapter of our lives has ended
goodbye, my child…
goodbye
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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i wish you could be here now
do you like the dress i’m wearing
it’s mom’s dress from your wedding day
i cleared the room to have a moment
and to think about what you would say
you said, “the best, but hardest moments
were realizing that i’d grown”
you don’t know how hard this is
to walk out of this door alone
daddy, can you really hear me?
i feel you in this room somehow
you’d be so proud of your daughter
i wish you could be here now
tell me why my heart is pulling
back to memories way back when
maybe ’cause when this door opens
i let go of the child i’ve been
i’ve waited my whole life
for what i’m about to do
i never dreamed that i would walk
down that aisle without you
daddy, can you really hear me?
i feel you in this room somehow
you’d be so proud of your daughter
i wish you could be here now
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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it’s the happiest time of the year
it’s the happiest time of the year
with christmas almost here
there’s something magic in the air
you feel it everywhere
it’s the prettiest time of the year
it won’t stop snowing here
the neighbors’ homes twinkle in the night
what a gorgeous sight
but the thing that makes christmas—christmas to me
is right in this room—it’s my family
may all of you have a merry christmas
it’s the happiest time of the year
the most magical time of the year
i hold this time so dear
to see a season through a child’s eyes
their wonder and surprise
but the thing that makes christmas—christmas to me
is right in this room—it’s my family
may all of you have a merry christmas
it’s the prettiest time
the most magical time
it’s the happiest time of the year
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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my magic universe
one day i woke inside of you
and what a magnificent view
i heard your pounding heart
and i felt your soul
the day i woke inside of you
i opened up my eyes
to what a wild surprise
to hear and see inside of you
i saw (and heard) inside of you
our magic universe
the very voice of life
alive in you
i may not live inside of you
but there’s some things i know are true
i hear your pounding heart
and i know who lives
inside of me and inside you…
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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i‘m racing
i’m at a time in my life filled with passion
when so much that i hope for may come true
my kids are at an age where dreams are endless
when there’s nothing in their lives that they can’t do
my wife is embracing a new found freedom
nurturing the talents in her soul
balancing her love of being a mother
with a career that fills her dreams and makes her whole
but in the wonder
in the challenge
in the majesty of moments every day
i’m racing — i’m just racing
racing to get more out of each day
now i’m facing — truly facing
that what i love the most – gets in the way
i’m victim of the everyman’s seduction
a yearning for the high of power and wealth
even when i’m home i’m always working
there’s no time for my family – or myself
where’s the wonder
where’s the challenge
where’s the majesty of moments every day
i’m racing…
our attic’s getting fuller every minute
we’re saving everything the kids have done
i’m living an illusion there’s a someday
i can’t admit the someday has begun
i’m still racing…
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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joy to life
how fragile this world that we live in
i get caught in the fight of the day
i can’t see the gifts i’ve been given
so much is clouding my way
but sometimes your voice speaks so loudly
yet you whisper right into my soul
to look for the miracles everywhere
as the truth of life unfolds
joy to life, joy to life
joy to all you have given me
everywhere i look i see
the joy of life
tranquil my heart to the rhythm
of your beauty that’s inside of me
i’m learning to trust your sweet vision
and to be all that i’m meant to be
joy to life, joy to life
joy to all you have given me
everywhere i look, i see
the joy of life
so much time that i’ve been wasting
so much yet to be done
there are new fruits i’ve been tasting
my journey has just begun
joy to life, joy to life
joy to all you have given me
everywhere i look, i see
the joy of life
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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let’s call the whole thing off
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those four days down in rio
god, i fell in love
your body and your savoir-faire
it’s what i was dreaming of
but the last six months engagement
has been quite a strain
so before you step into that dress
i think i should explain
/let’s return the gifts and call the whole thing off
let’s just cut our losses while we can
ever since we met
i’ve gone deep in debt
girl, who do you think i am?
i hate to break the news
but there will be no “i do’s”
let’s call the whole thing off
what happened to massages
as we snuggled close in bed
you never should have quit your job
what was going through your head?
everything you have
is either leased or in a loan
one look at your mother
you’d think i would have known
/let’s return the gifts and call the whole thing off
let’s just cut our losses while we can
ever since we met
i’ve gone deep in debt
girl, who do you think i am?
you won’t give back that ring?
it’s fake, just keep the thing
but let’s call the whole thing off
when i met your parents
your dad—a big, ol’ cow
your mother’s pancake makeup
and her bushy uni-brow
i must say that meeting
broke this camel’s back
i’m just bummed my face won’t be
tucked in your big rack
/let’s return the gifts and call the whole thing off…
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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nobody loves me like you do
like a candle burning bright
love is glowing in your eyes
a flame to light our way
that burns brighter every day
now i have you
and nobody loves me like you do
like a leaf upon the wind
i could find no place to land
i dreamed the hours away
and wondered every day
do dreams come true
nobody loves me like you do
what if i never met you?
where would i be right now?
funny how life just falls in place somehow
you touched my heart in places
that i never even knew
nobody loves me like you do
i was words without a tune
i was a song still unsung
a poem with no rhyme
a dancer out of time
but now there’s you
and nobody loves me like you do
what if i never met you?
where would i be right now?
funny how life just falls in place somehow
you touched my heart in places
that i never even knew
nobody loves me like you do
— words and music by jimmy dunne & pamela oland
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shake the tree
life is like a big fruit tree
all got trunks – limbs so free
trunks don’t bend, ‘cause roots run deep
fear of change—rarely sleeps
that’s why it’s so damn hard to
shake the tree
climb right up your big fruit tree
where your juice is sure to be
shake your limbs—and let it go
in that moment—you will know
how lucky the world will be if you
shake the tree
shake the tree…
your fruit is sweet—but won’t last long
shake your tree—and live this song
lucky you—with gifts to share
question is—do you dare
to shake the tree
shake the tree…
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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the wonder in my life
i’m all alone, sitting here late at work
and i’m picturing you with the kids
you’re reading to them as they fall asleep in your arms
in your loving arms
it’s in moments like this
i dream of your kiss
and i picture my beautiful wife
and i wonder if you
truly know what you do
the strength that you’ve given my life
i know there’s a god
i see her in you
darling, it’s true…
you’re the wonder in my life
the treasure of life is in a moment
when you hold me in your eyes
and i see the depth of your precious soul
and our children’s souls
it’s in moments like this
i dream of your kiss
and i picture my beautiful wife
and i wonder if you
truly know what you do
the strength that you’ve given my life
i know there’s a god
i see her in you
darling, it’s true…
you’re the wonder in my life
— words and music by jimmy dunne
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the wind will blow my way
i feel i’m on a sailboat drifting out to sea
it can’t reach the shore because there isn’t any breeze
i am like a captain trying to keep faith
because just like the weather, luck is known to change
the wind will blow, the wind will blow
the wind will blow my way
i know my friend, these hard times will end any day
oh, i know my ship can make it in
the wind will blow my way
now i wish for easy passage, but i understand
life is what happens when something else is planned
i can’t use my sails, but till that hour arrives
i’ll make the best of what i have, and hold my head up high
the wind will blow…
i can see my home from here
i will cross these waters without fear
my hands may bleed from this old oar
but i’ll row this boat, row this boat
row this boat to shore
the wind will blow…
— words and music by jimmy dunne & tia m. sillers
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when you put your heart in it
this was a one in a million shot
such a long shot
but somehow we got here together
and who knows what will happen
anything can happen
if we keep getting better
and we keep on believing in each other
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
who’s to say that we can’t make it
it’s the same dream that we share
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
this was a long and winding road
such a hard road
but we couldn’t stop once we had started
we were always getting closer
suddenly it happened
the chance of a lifetime
now we’re gonna take it — we can make it
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
who’s to say that we can’t make it
it’s the same dream that we share
when you put your heart in it
it can take you anywhere
— words and music by jimmy dunne & austin roberts
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good morning
good morning
it’s such a lovely day
good morning
i hope things go your way
good morning
i’m so happy i can say
will you be my friend today
once in a while i remember
how beautiful life is around me
with family and friends that surround me
i look around—it just astounds me
i’m lucky—i’m lucky
i’m lucky as you get
i’m lucky—i’m lucky
im so happy that we’ve met
i’m lucky—i’m lucky
i’m so lucky i can say
will you be my friend today
once in a while i remember
how beautiful life is around me
with family and friends that surround me
i look around—it just astounds me
will you be my friend today
we’ll have fun again today
will you be my friend today
/music and lyrics by jimmy dunne
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i’ll go anywhere for you
i came home all excited
couldn't wait to tell her all about it
the company had offered me the best salary of my life
the offer had only one drawback
we had to move to accept the contract
and she tried to seem supportive
but it really hurt my wife
we talked about the kids and schools
and the adjustment it would be
she took a drive to think it through
and then she said to me...
/let’s go chase your dreams one more time
if we find yours, I'll find mine
i'm gonna miss my friends
gonna miss my family, too
but I'll go anywhere for you
then she said...
what you're saying sure sounds good
i can see why you think we should
throw our caution to the wind
and just pack up and leave
i've lived my whole life in this old town
lot of deep roots we've put down
and i know you realize
just what you're asking me
then as a tear gently ran down her face
she said, you know i'm gonna really miss this place
but let’s go chase your dreams one more time
if we have yours, I'll have mine
i'm gonna miss my friends
gonna miss my family, too
but i'll go anywhere for you
i took a walk through town alone
i never felt so much at home
when suddenly i realized money just can't replace
the happiness that’s on her face
and i told her…
how could my dreams be so blind
if you have yours, i'll have mine
i'm sure i would have loved the new job
and the new town, too
but i’ll live anywhere
as long as you are there
i'll go anywhere with you
music and lyrics by paul overstreet and jimmy dunne
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thunder
i thought lightning struck before thunder
i can't help but sit here and wonder
why'd you run, and leave me in the cold
never felt the storm coming
found myself so scared, i was running
trying to fight the need to be alone
/now who’s got the thunder
the wind has shifted—now it’s at my back
now i’ve got the thunder
found out i deserved much more
where was all this strength before
feels so good to be completely back
i’ve got the thunder
funny how love looks from a distance
trapped in a dark cloud of persistence
begging for a love not meant to be
never knew the strength in believing
in the person I was concealing
took so long for me to finally see
/now who’s got the thunder
the wind has shifted—now it’s at my back
now i’ve got the thunder
found out i deserved much more
where was all this strength before
feels so good to be completely back
i’ve got the thunder
music and lyrics by jimmy dunne