Lyrics

“Is There Anybody Out There"
words by Paul Rolnick
music by Paul Rolnick & Tom Kochan

Sometimes I feel like the last survivor
On the third planet from the sun
So out of touch and isolated
I can’t talk to anyone
And I feel like a stranger to the life I knew before
All the things I counted on aren’t working anymore

Anybody
Anybody
Is There Anybody Out There

The night goes on forever
And there’s no place I can hide
The day brings no salvation
To my desperate feeling inside
On and on I turn to face my emptiness alone
Searching for some sanity I can call my own

Anybody
Anybody
Is There Anybody Out There
Anybody
Anybody
Is There Anybody Out There

I hear the sirens calling
To come and take me away
There’s danger in their warning
Do I leave or do I stay
I’ve got to find an answer
I’ve got to find some worth
To the reason for existence
Of life on planet earth

Is There Anybody Out There

Anybody
.Anybody
Is There Anybody Out There
Is There Anybody Out There
Is There Anybody Out There...At All

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"Signs Of Life"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick

Well it's one more night in this dead end town
No one’s doing nothing and there’s no one around
And all of my buddies went on back to school
Left me alone here trying to be cool
Hanging out with a bunch of young contenders who look just as confused as me
But we’re out on the strip, in the thick of it, just trying to make a little history

And night after night, out on the town, we’re looking for signs of life
Boys will be boys just running around and looking for signs of life
Out on the prowl, feeling the heat
We’re taking a chance, cruising the streets...
Looking for signs of life
Yeah looking for signs of life

So I go to all the places I used to go
And I look for all the faces I used to know
But I’m still figuring out what you’re supposed to do
When everyone you see looks kind of strange to you
I know you can’t be seventeen forever and there comes a time you give it all up
But the night is filled with chances, and I’m ready for a change of luck

And even if my days are numbered
And I’m running out of time
There’s always gonna be a little boy in me
Who’s gonna keep my spirit alive

And night after night, out on the town, we’re looking for signs of life
Boys will be boys just running around and looking for signs of life
Night after night, out on the town, we’re looking for signs of life
Boys will be boys just running around and looking for signs of life
Out on the prowl, feeling the heat
We’re taking a chance, cruising the streets...
Looking for signs of life
Yeah looking for signs of life

Signs of life
Signs of life
Signs of life
Signs of life
Yeah we're looking, we’re looking, we’re looking for signs of life
SIgns of lLife...

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"Shoot For The Moon"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick &
Dennis Scott

- EMMY AWARD NOMINATED SONG -

Here we are, its two A.M., we’re close enough to touch
There it is, waiting to be said...but no one’s saying much
The lights are low and candles glow around your angel eyes
I think you know, feelings for each other really come as no surprise

We can shoot for the moon, maybe we’ve got it coming
If we shoot for the moon, baby we’re in the running
We can live out all our fantasies or stay the way we are
But if we shoot for the moon, the worst that’ll happen is we’ll fall among the stars

Here we are, caught up in the moment wishing it would last
Here we go, traveling at the speed of love and falling fast
Take my heart, hold it tight and treat it like a friend
Take my hand, maybe we’ll get lucky and the night will never end

Stars are not a bad place you will find
They may not get around much
But they sure know how to shine...how to shine

Stars (Shoot For The Moon)
Among the stars (Shoot For The Moon)
Among the Stars... among the stars

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“South Of The Coconut Line”
words & music by
Paul Guzzone & Paul Rolnick

Got a ticket for speeding on that information highway
Caught by the stress police
And when I look at you I know you feel it too
We both got to get some relief
From the phone calls, deadlines, madness in the headlines
People can be so cold
But when the wind and chill go to twenty below
I got a place we can go

South of the coconut line
We’ll be together and take our time
Follow the sun and let it shine
I'll be yours and you’ll be mine
South of the coconut line
We’ll make our escape and be hard to find
So when the coast is clear
Let’s disappear
South of the coconut line, baby
South of the coconut line...

There’s always too much to do and not enough time
It just never seems to end
It feels like we both keep on running in circles
Again and again and again
Too much junk mail, phone mail, urgent e-mail
In this twenty four seven life
So let’s power down and don’t think twice
We’re heading for paradise

I said, “Oh, Little Mama"
When it looks like there’s nowhere to run
We can sail into the sunset
Drinking pineapple juice and rum”

South of the coconut line
We’ll be together and take our time
Follow the sun and let it shine
I'll be yours and you’ll be mine
South of the coconut line
We’ll make our escape and be hard to find
So when the coast is clear
Let’s disappear
South of the coconut line, baby
South of the coconut line

South of the coconut line
South of the coconut line
South of the coconut line
South of the coconut line

So when the coast is clear
Let’s disappear
South of the coconut line, baby
South of the coconut line...

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“Strumming My First Guitar”
words & music by Paul Rolnick & John Nanni

I was short on cash, pumping that gas, saving every penny I made
I wanted that Tele at the House of Music and I had it on layaway
My buddies had a gig at the Keg and Kettle (and) said I could join the band
And my dad made up the difference, put that guitar in my hand

Strumming my first guitar
Man I felt like a super star
Rocking it out in a small town bar
Strumming my first guitar

Well my dad liked Jimmy Dorsey, but I liked Jimmy Paige
I guess the music inside of you happens when you come of age
I know dad never understood why I had to play so loud
He'd roll his eyes, shake his head, but I knew that he was proud

Strumming my first guitar
Man I felt like a super star
Rocking it out in a small town bar
Strumming my first guitar

Now a bunch of us
Are on the this bus
Practicing our songs
We gig around
From town to town
Sometimes the road gets long

But this piece of wood
Has done me good
It always makes me smile
You can bet
I’ll never forget
When dad went the extra mile

I was strumming my first guitar
Man I felt like a super star
Rocking it out in a small town bar
Strumming my first guitar

Who would have thought I would get this far
Strumming my first guitar

I was strumming my first guitar
Yeah strumming my first guitar
Yeah…
Strumming my first guitar

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“The Girls On Ocean Avenue”
words & music by
Paul Rolnick & Alan Rolnick

January snowed us into a stupor
February froze, the Ice Age was here
March winds blew us down the street with a vengeance
April showered rain enough for a year

Now The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, sure look pretty to me
The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty walking down by the sea

Coming out of suspended animation
Dreaming ‘bout a beach romance now and then
Sure enough the days keep on getting brighter
Feel that sunshine, here comes summer again

And The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, sure look pretty to me
The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, walking down by the sea

Follow me...
Summer was a long time coming this year
But its here... its here

And The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, sure look pretty to me
The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, walking down by the sea

The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, sure look pretty to me
The Girls On Ocean Avenue
Sure look pretty, walking down by the sea

Property of Broadway Auto-Music (ASCAP)

"It’ll Be Christmas Before You Know It"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick & Henry Cory

I have often wondered Just how sad this world would be
Without Santa’s reindeer And a glowing Christmas tree

But when the nights get colder And autumn fades away
I know it won’t be long Until the happiest of days

It’ll be Christmas before you know it
We’ll all be together again
This time of year, its good to be near
My family and my friends

It’ll be Christmas before you know it
The sky’s looking starry and bright
Strolling along, to a holiday song
Caroling into the night

Girls and boys, wish for toys
When they sit on Santa’s knee
If they’re good and do what they should
The toys will be under the tree

It’ll be Christmas before you know it
Its getting ready to snow
We’ll reminisce and steal a kiss
Beneath the mistletoe

It’ll be Christmas before you know it
Presents all over the place
And last minute shopping to fill up the stockings
Above the fireplace

Children dream of awakening
And rushing down the stairs
They stay up late ‘cause they can’t wait
For Old St. Nick to be there, to be there

It’ll be Christmas before you know it
The holiday season is here
We don’t have to wait to celebrate
Cause It’ll be Christmas before you know it this year
It’ll be Christmas before you know it
It’ll be Christmas before you know it...this year!

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"Step Into The Light"
words & music by
Paul Evans & Paul Rolnick

It's the season for a celebration
You can see the glow in every child's eye
Rejoicing in the miracle of holy lights
Shining like a beacon in the sky

So come walk with me, talk with me
And take me by the hand
Together we can take this journey
Into the Promised Land

Stars shining bright and the dancing candles fill the night
It’s a festival of lights
So just come out of the dark
And step into the light
You’ll feel joy and love when you
Step into the light

We are blessed to be a part of this family
The heart of every woman, every man
You can feel it in the love between our brothers and sisters
We’re all a part of God’s Eternal Plan

So come sing along in joyous song
Though these festive days and nights
And lose yourself to (in) the spirit
Of the everlasting light

Stars shining bright and the dancing candles fill the night
It’s a festival of lights
So just come out of the dark
And step into the light
You’ll feel joy and love when you
Step into the light

Do - Do - Do…

Stars shining bright and the dancing candles fill the night
It’s a festival of lights
So just come out of the dark
And step into the light
You’ll feel joy and love when you
Step into the light

You’ll feel joy and love when you
Step into the light

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“ I Still See You”
Words & Music by Karen Taylor-Good & Paul Rolnick

I saw you looking in the mirror this morning
And I saw that look on your face
You can only see a new wrinkle starting
You can only see a hair that's turned grey

So when I came up behind you and kissed your neck
You pulled away a bit, you sighed and then

You asked me
How can I still want you?
How can I still feel the fire?
How can this still be enough?

Cause baby I still see you
The way I saw you
The day that I fell in love

I see the shy girl who said, "yes" to a movie
I see you on the day that we wed
I see your eyes as you wrapped your arms around me
The first night I carried you to bed

I know you see yourself through the eyes of time
I wish you could see yourself through mine

You’d never ask me
How can I still want you?
How can I still feel the fire?
How can this still be enough?

Cause baby I still see you
The way I saw you
The day that I fell in love

I see beauty, I see grace
I see my true love's face

So, how can I still want you?
How can I still feel the fire?
How can this still be enough?

Cause baby I still see you
The way I saw you
The day that I fell in love

property of Broadway Auto-Music (ASCAP) & Good Stuff Music (SESAC)

"You Sure Know How To Kiss"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick & Dennis Scott

You don’t act like a hero who’s always in control
You don’t smile like an angel who’s out to save my soul
You don’t talk like a poet reciting perfect rhyme
But you do something special that gets me every time

You don’t shine like an actor who’s reaching out for fame
You don’t cry like a singer who’s fighting back the pain
You don’t stop to think about the things you say or do
But there’s something you communicate when I’m alone with you

Ooh you make me wonder how you learned to do the things you do
But I don’t want to spend my time with anybody else but you

You sure know how to kiss
You sure know what I like
You sure know how to kiss
You sure know how to make me feel excited
You sure know all the moves
That touch me in the middle of the night
The naked truth is this
Baby you sure know how to kiss
You sure know what I like
You sure know how to kiss
You sure know how to make me feel excited
You sure know all the moves
That touch me in the middle of the night
The naked truth is this
Baby you sure know how to kiss

Baby you sure know how to kiss

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“It’s About Time”
(A Celebration Of Marriage Equality)

Words & Music by
Paul Rolnick and Shelly Markham

2013 SONG OF THE YEAR MAC AWARD

I have had a sacred dream about us.
You and I have waited for so long.
Walking down the aisle with each other
Showing everyone where we belong.

And isn’t it amazing
How it finally came to be
Standing at the altar
For all the world to see

It’s about a love that is meant to last forever.
It’s about a life that leaves nothing left behind
It’s about all the time we have left together.
It’s about love
It’s about life
It’s about time

Feels like we have waited twenty lifetimes,
Wishing for this moment to be real
And now we’re stepping into the sunlight
To celebrate the way we truly feel.

The second that I saw you, my heart first skipped a beat.
With your hand in mine, my life now feels complete.

And now that we’re here
We know that it’s right
Our own piece of heaven
Our own paradise!

IIt’s about a love that is meant to last forever.
It’s about a life that leaves nothing left behind
It’s about all the time we have left together.
It’s about love
It’s about life
It’s about time

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"Cold Enough To Cross"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick & Henry Cory

2006 BACKSTAGE BISTRO SONG OF THE YEAR AWARD

Our love’s a frozen river
Our hearts are covered with frost
And though there's snow and ice around us
It may be just cold enough to cross

Maybe its cold enough to cross
Deep enough to touch
Closer than the nights that we have lost
Though this river may be frozen
We should try at any cost
Cause now it may be cold enough to cross.

I know that through the coldest night
There may be a guiding light

So when your love’s a frozen river
And your heart is covered with frost
When there's snow and ice around you
It may be just cold enough to cross

Maybe its cold enough to cross
Deep enough to touch
Closer than the nights that we have lost
Though this river may be frozen
We should try at any cost
Cause now it may be cold enough to cross.

Now...
It may be cold enough to cross.

Property of Broadway Auto-Music (ASCAP) & Henry Cory Music (BMI)

“We Never Ran Out Of Love
(We Just Ran Out Of Time)"
words & music by Paul Rolnick

These cold October mornings, I’m lost inside my mind
I sit back, close my eyes and wish we had more time
We went through life’s changes and faced them hand in hand
But facing life without you here just wasn’t in my plans

I toss the covers off me and get up out of bed
But I can’t stop the memories from dancing through my head
You and I together, forever for all time
I can’t believe you’d leave this life and I’d feel so left behind

The lines across my forehead run deeper than before
The things we used to fight about don’t matter anymore
The world I love has changed so much I don’t know what is real
I only know that I can’t hide the emptiness I feel

I’m still growing stronger, I can manage on my own
I’ve got friends who care about me when I just can’t be alone
But there’s nothing fair about this age when life gets redefined
We never ran out of love, we just ran out of time
We just ran out of...

Time to laugh about the days gone bye
Time to dream about tomorrow
Time, there’s no more time to talk about it now
And nothing I can say, will bring back yesterday

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"Believe What You're Dreaming"
words & music by
Michael Edwin & Paul Rolnick

You took a road less traveled
Nobody gave you a start
Some people said you were crazy
But you always listened to your heart
I knew you were one in a million
You had a look in your eye
You had a vision to follow
I knew I wanted to help you
Make all your dreams come alive

When you believe what you’re dreaming
There’s so much you can do
When you believe what you’re dreaming
Someday your dreams will come true...And I believe in you

I always had faith in your choices
No one could lead you astray
And when you needed some room to breathe
I never stood in your way
Now I look at the world we came from
And I can’t believe my eyes
All the struggle we’ve been through
Side by side in this life me and you
And our dreams are still alive

When you believe what you’re dreaming
There’s so much you can do
When you believe what you’re dreaming
Someday your dreams will come true...And I believe in you

Dreamers will go on dreaming
Long after we’ve been gone
People like us tell the world
There’s a reason to go on...and on

When you believe what you’re dreaming
There’s so much you can do
When you believe what you’re dreaming
Someday your dreams will come true
Somehow your light will break through
Something that I always knew...’Cause I believe in you
I believe in you

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" Sloop John B"
words & music by
Paul Rolnick & Paul Guzzone

We come on the Sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam

Drinking all night
Got into a fight
Well I feel so brake up
I want to go home

Hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home,

Let me go home
I wanna go home
Well I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

First mate he got drunk
Broke up the people's trunk
Constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone
Why don't you leave me alone,
Well I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

Hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home

Let me go home
I wanna go home,
Well I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

Well the poor cook he caught the fits
Throw away all my grits
Then he took and he ate up all of my corn

Let me go home
I wanna go home,
This is the worst trip since I've been born

Hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home

Let me go home,
I wanna go home,
Well I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

Hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home

Let me go home,
I wanna go home,
Well I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

I feel so brake up
I wanna go home

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Paul Rolnick