Eric’s Cool Original Music Lyrics

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Eric’s Cool Original Music Lyrics

Type of Work: Sound Recording and Music
Registration Number / Date:
SRu000402834 / 1999-03-03

Title: I’m alive.

Description: Compact disc.

Notes: Collection.

Date of Creation: 1998

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The Library of Congress
United States Copyright Office
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
202-707-3000

“I’M ALIVE” The Title Track
Written By Eric Turnbow

I’m alive, listen to me,
I’m alive, feelin’ so carefree
I’m alive,
so happy I’m alive with my faith
to show show show show

My body broke in three places,
but God pulled me through it somehow
I almost left this creation,
but I’ve found my will right now.
God used His doctors to fix me,
and spared my life for awhile.
A miracle’s passing through me;
l’m a brand new man with style.

Oh why was my life spared?
I really need to know
I’m asking but He’s not telling me yet
He knows I need to grow
But you know I’m alive, Oh Yeah Listen to me
I’m alive, Oh yeah, feelin’ so carefree
I’m alive, Dear Lord so happy I’m alive
With my faith to show, yeah, yeah, Whoa oh
With my faith to show, yeah, yeah, Whoa oh

Oh why was my life spared? I really need to know.
I’m asking but He’s not telling me yet,
He knows I need to grow.
But ye’ know I’m alive, oh yeah won’t you listen to
me.
I’m alive dear Lord, and so carefree I’m alive
And trying not to act too cocky, I’m alive
With my faith to show, yeah, yeah, Whoa oh
With my faith to show, yeah, yeah, Whoa oh

HELP ME TO RENEW
Written By Eric Turnbow

Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue
Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue
Dark and forlorn, alone and in doubt
Can’t wait till morn, to let it all hang out
Escape my dreams, anticipation,
Invent new schemes, imagination
Frigid and cold, twilight mist
Feeling so old, easy to admit
Alarms ringing, perspiration clinging
Nipples stinging
But I kept on singing, singing, singing
I kept on singing, singing, singing

(chorus)
Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue
Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue
Where ye gonna be right now?
Tell me what ye’ gonna do? (Help me to renew)
Can you ease the pain somehow?
Are you gonna pull me through? (Help me to renew)
Step up to my plate right now
Help to make my life so rich and true (Help me to
renew)
Give up all you can allow
But please help me
Help me to renew overcome and find a clue
Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue

(Repeat chorus)

Help me to renew, overcome and find a clue.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Written By Eric Turnbow

This time last year, I never really learned to love
Push would always come to shove
Didn’t have no inspiration
It was quite clear it was hard to be a man, be a man.

This time last year, the roses didn’t smell as fresh
My taste buds really were a wreck and
I was a hibernating bear
It was quite clear
Life was neither here nor there, here nor there

(chorus)
This year the sparrow calls with sunset meadows,
waterfalls
Intense surroundings, life breathes true
There’s clarity in what I do
My vision keen and hearing tine
Eternal wonder by my side
The music flows from head to toe
Across the mountains overflow
It pours and goes in rivers’ tow
Reminds me of my mortal soul

This time last year, I didn’t know the sun was shining
Had no vision need reminding
Where were you?
I was screwed and blued and real tattooed

(Repeat chorus)

This time last year
This time last year
This time last year
This time last year

SOLITUDE
Written By Eric Turnbow

Solitude, The seagulls flying the water’s calm
Just sitting here alone
Away from the traffic endless noise
or talking on the phone Solitude,
I have no schedules, pressing wants,
important things to do
I’m just sitting here, feeling tree,
and thinking of loving you

Oh this feels so great,
and everything’s in it’s natural State

Solitude
I strum on my guitar as it
echoes through the trees
The big sun it’s a shining,
I hear buzzing from the bees
Solitude
The secrets of the universe,
Unfold before my eyes
They tumble down from the Heavens,
away up in the sky

Oh this feels like home,
Solitude is a pretty poem
Solitude
Solitude
Solitude

CAN’T YOU SEE YOU’RE FREE
Written By Eric Turnbow

Color in rhythm
time without seasons
Riddled confusion of the mind
Life blown asunder
Nature in wonder
Makes me reach up to the sky
To see you’re free

Can’t you see free? Well look at me.

Mansions that glisten
Moonlight reflections
Castles that reach to the sky
Dog on his leash, Strains to see
He can’t see the reason why he’s not tree

Can’t you see you’re free? Well look at me

Delusions of grandeur
Women in make-up
Man with a suitcase and tie
As years go by
I’m wondering why
Why can’t we give it a try?
We’ll still be tree

Can’t you see you’re free? Well look at me

RADIO MAN
(dedicated to Steve Slayton of KZOK Radio.)
(Written by Eric Turnbow)

Radio man, help me belong
Show me what’s right, tell me what’s wrong
Oh radio man, don’t take too long
Or I’ll give up the tight, for the price at a song

Music makes the world go ’round
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound
So sing a sweet song when you know I’m down
Oh Radio man , wipe off this frown, wipe oft this
frown

Keep playing your music, don’t stop too soon
Radio rocket shoot me up to the moon
Oh Radio man, come on and keep me in tune
Come on and keep me in tune
(Repeat chorus)

A.M. F.M. whatever it takes
Crank up the music end keep me awake
Oh Radio man I dig the music you make,
I dig the music you make
A Flugel horn or a Bass Guitar
Maracas, piano, exotic sitar
Oh Radio man I think you’re a star, think you’re a
star
(Repeat chorus)

My radio’s blasting, mile after mile
Thanks to you brother I’m cruising in style
Oh Radio man, let’s rock for a while, let’s rock for a
while

Oh Radio man, keep on singing
I feel your vibrations, my ears are still ringing
You’re part of the plan, my Radio man, my Radio man
Yes you’re part of the plan, my Radio man,
my Radio man
Keep on, keep on giving,
so I’ll have reason to keep on living
You’re part of the plan
My Radio man, My Radio man
My Radio man, My Radio man

CHASING RAINBOWS (WITH YOU)

Written By Eric Turnbow

I’m hot, I’m cold, I’m beautiful and bold
I’m high, I’m low, I’m looking up from down below
I’m left, I’m right, I’m always up all night
I’m weak, I’m strong, and I can do no wrong
I’m near, I’m far, I’m eliding oft a falling star

(chorus)
And oh, in my afterglow
Chasing a rainbow with you
And oh, I can overflow
Learn to lead or follow you
And oh, I never will outgrow
Where you are I’ll go to you
And oh, I’m putting on a show
Your love is bringing me to you

I’m North, I’m South, I love to twist and shout
(shake it up baby – ooh)
I’m black, I’m white, and feeling out of sight
I’m East, I’m West, Glad and sad like all the rest
I’m down, I’m up, I try not to interrupt

I’m day, I’m night, I put up quite a fight
I’m right, I’m wrong, can’t you hear it in my song?
I’m there, I’m here, because you are so near
I’m fat, I’m thin, so deep within my skin

(Repeat chorus twice)

TO MY SURPRISE
Written By Eric Turnbow

To my surprise, to my surprise.
We can socialize , and individualize
We can identity, and rematerialize
When we fantasize, Receive the noble prize
We can commercialize, the corporate advertise

We can legalize, it’s time to localize
We can specialize the way we vocalize
The people organize, and hate to exercise
Preachers moralize and prophets analyze
So let’s familiarize, reach to philosophize
We should maximize but always minimize

(Repeat chorus twice)

Felons victimize all who monopolize
Tabloids scandalize, then they apologize
When we socialize we tend to jeopardize
Then we emphasize, but always terrorize
We need to unionize to become sanctified
If we synchronize we’ll truly sympathize

(Repeat chorus)

The way we criticize end universalize
‘Cause it’s a big disguise
We can analyze,
yes we can visualize
The publics wailing cry
We can rationalize
and immortalize and modernize
Try not to crucify,
satisfy, revitalize

I see the dragon fly

To my surprise, to my surprise.

OH ENGLAND

Written By Eric Turnbow and Ken Aronson
Copyright Claimant: Song Rights Owned By E.T.
© · on words, music & sound
recording; Eric Turnbow, 1961-
(E.T. Turnbow) Date of Creation: 1998

OH ENGLAND

Spoken ) England’s a barrel of fun,
straight up, I wouldn’t tell you no lie…..

(Chorus)
Oh England, whoa Oh
Oh England, here we go
Oh England, whoa Oh
Oh England, here we go

Take a trip to England,
fly across the sea
Take a trip to London,
just you and me
Hang out with the Beatles,
and sing at the BBC
Piccadilly Circus is the place to be

(Repeat chorus)

Dark fog is liftin’,
as we hit Trafalgar Square
Red buses stacked up,
and tourists everywhere
Pigeons lit softly,
on the lion statue’s hair
And the sound of music,
you could hear it in the air

(Repeat chorus)

Bed and breakfast,
with your best friend
Buckingham in the morning,
and it’s off to see Big Ben
Black taxi’s on narrow streets,
take us to Abbey Road
London’s overwhelming,
makes us overload

(Repeat chorus)

Oh England, whoa Oh
Oh England, it’s time to go

(Spoken) What-cha Mate!
Bloody come over on holiday to merry England
Do the pubs and clubs with a bird on each arm.
Tour by coach and drink a bevy on me gov’

AMSTERDAM
Written By Eric Turnbow

Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
the biggest party in Europe man
Amsterdam, time to jam,
you’re my kind of town Amsterdam,
spend your clams,
when you go out and score a gram
Amsterdam, what a scam,
a dollar, a guilder, or a pound

Amsterdam, old Siam,
Favorite place since Buckingham
Amsterdam, glitter and glam,
excitement sure abounds
Amsterdam, jam the dam,
you’re the envy of Uncle Sam
Amsterdam, what a scam,
a dollar, a guilder, or a pound

Don’t get lost in the red light district,
you may never come back
Prima donnas will consume you,
life turns from white to black In Amsterdam,
Whooo!

Send a telegram to Amsterdam,
My head’s been hit by a batter ram
Amsterdam ain’t no Viet Nam,
you are always around
Amsterdam have a one night stand,
when you sleep with a Madame
Amsterdam what a scam,
a dollar, a guilder, or a pound

Repeat Verse One

A dollar, a guilder, or a pound
A dollar, a guilder, or a pound

FACE THE NATION
Written By Eric Turnbow

Is it time to face the nation?
Can I make an accusation?
A stimulated calculation,
waiting with anticipation
Make it with sincere elation,
wrapped up tight in admiration
Set me free from strangulation,
with high hopes of expectation

Browsing through a publication,
rummage deep in contemplation
Avoiding all the radiation,
with a quick modification
Keep it cold refrigeration,
feel the love and recreation
Avoiding bad association

(chorus)

Ceiling all around,
there’s a bluesy kind of sound
As we roam around the town,
getting lost then bein’ found
As I probe the underground,
quote a Proverb so profound
As we drink another round,
get up get down
Get up get down,
get down get down

Sail away on a vacation,
get lost in the vegetation
Going through a transformation,
in a higher elevation
Keep on sleeping hibernation,
shun the damp cold isolation
Longing for a filling station

Miles away from exaltation,
wishing for rejuvenation
Enjoy the awe of God’s creation,
but don’t cough up a cash donation
Search for truth in congregation,
signing up, orientation
Fill it with consideration

(Repeat chorus)
Get loaf in hallucination,
speak direct communication
Stocking up on information,
white lies of exaggeration
Kick your heels in deep frustration,
then move on, continuation
Help increase the population

Nudie bars for stimulation,
lusting hard for fornication
Hoping for gratification,
drooling with intoxication
Cast a spell of incantation,
ruin it with masturbation
Wrap it in some insulation

Is it time to face the Nation?

DAD
Written By Eric Turnbow

Dad I need to tell you
That you’re the only Father
I can call my own
Dad listen to me
When I say that you’re the finest man
I have ever known

(chorus)
And a son needs to tell his Father
That he loves him every once in awhile
And so I’m telling you exactly that today
When I think of all the memories
I have inside of me
I simply have to smile
There’s enough of them to cover the Milky Way
Dad Dad Dad Dad

Feeding bears in Yellowstone,
Rock hunting in old San Antone
Ferris wheels, and Disneyland,
and old Mt Rushmore oh so very grand
From the world’s fair called Expo,
to the redwoods way down south
I can sing about memories all day long,
the words keep flowing out of my mouth

(Repeat chorus)

There’s enough of them to cover the Milky Way
There’s enough of them to cover the Milky Way

DATE THE BLIND
Written By Eric Turnbow

(chorus)
He says he wants to date the blind,
philistines and concubines
Sin with rhythm, rock with rhyme,
a nation working overtime
Ne says he wants to date the blind,
philistines and concubines
Sin with rhythm, rock with rhyme,
a nation working overtime

Even Jack the Ripper needs someone new to kill
Jack Ruby is hollering, “let me out of this jail”
Mahatma Ghandi’s well aware,
that justice will prevail
Pocahontas in the back room,
tryin’ not to fail

He says he wants to date the blind,
philistines and concubines
Sin with rhythm, rock with rhyme,
a nation working overtime

Tm Mcvey commits his crime,
while crawling in his muck and grime
Marcel Marceau will try to mime,
Napoleon to wine and dine
Cleopatra knows she’s in, but
Anne Bolin will lose her skin
Norman Schwartzkopf needs a win,
Jay Leno leading with his chin

(Repeat chorus 3 times)

A nation working overtime
A nation working overtime

I’M ALIVE REPRISE
Written By Eric Turnbow

I’m alive, listen to me,
I’m alive, feelin’ so carefree
I’m alive, so happy
I’m alive with my faith to show show show show

SECOND CHANCE
Written By Eric Turnbow

(chorus)
Am I a better person now?
I’ve got a second chance to live
Am I a better person now?
I didn’t die I’m here to give
I try not to blow it, let love overflow it
Continue to show it, so all souls will know it
I’ve given all I’ve got to give
I’ve given all I’ve got to give

I try to go that extra mile,
to make the world a better place
I’ll lose the frown and keep the smile,
and stay in God’s good grace
Never steal, or lie or cheat,
help the needy in distress
Try to live my life complete,
like all the rest (Repeat chorus)

I’ll try to eat more healthy food,
fresh broccoli and cantaloupe
Let love of music make the mood,
set me tree from the occult
Listen to my fellow man, never tight,
and turn the other cheek
Expand and grow, and live and learn,
and find the answers to what I seek

(Refrain)

Yes I’m a better person now
I’ve got a second chance to live
Yes I’m a better person now,
I didn’t die, I’m here to give
I’m here to give, I’m here to live
This time I won’t blow it, my love overflows it
Continue to show it, and all souls will know it
I’ve given all I’ve got to give!
I’ve given all I’ve got to give!
I’ve given all I’ve got to give!

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Here is a response about the song “Dad” as posted by
The man it was written for. Mr A. W. Turnbow wrote:

— Avaton Turnbow wrote:

Many thanks for the thoughtful gifts, Eric. I really enjoy the Neil Young CD and hope the stations will give it plenty of air time.I also enjoyed your card and the artsy pic of me you did on the computer. But best of all, I really really enjoyed and appreciatedyou singing my favourite song, “Dad ” last night. (If I should everpass over into spirit some day and the family holds some kind ofceremony, my onlyrequest is that you sing that song for me one more time. No matter where I might be, I promise you that I will hear it and think of you. You are a great son and I love you very much and amextremely proud of how you are handling your life. Love, Dad.

Thanks I will take that!!!!!! This would be my response back to A.W. Turnbow:

I am proud to sing that song for you ANYTIME and especially on Fathers Day or more recently your birthday. That is a very special track that I wrote just for you a long time ago in 1983 and recorded for you in 1997 for inclusion on my all original cd “I’m Alive”. We loved having you at the club for the big birthday 79 party. By the way, it helped me sell another original cd to that“DJ Debby” lady and I got a $5 tip as well. That is an amazing number by the way. Bartender CHRIS is great and had very good things to say about you. And I am proud of you as well my friend! I promise I will perform your song “DAD” at your memorial, but if I have my wish that will not be for another millennium. You are way too healthy. Love your son….

ERIC

ALL ORIGINAL LYRICS
Copyright 1998 by ETMUSIC

- On Wed, 1/28/09, ILS System wrote:

Type of Work: Sound Recording and Music
Registration Number / Date:
SRu000402834 / 1999-03-03

Title: I’m alive.

Description: Compact disc.

Notes: Collection.

Date of Creation: 1998

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The Library of Congress
United States Copyright Office
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
202-707-3000

Classic “I’m Alive” Album…..

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KEEP DRIVING BABY
Written By ERIC TURNBOW (Key of BMinor)

V1 You said you’d always loved me, but you drove off and left me

You never called, you didn’t cry, No, you perfected your lie

You ran me over, hit and run….. you shattered me life

You thought that it was fun, to poke me in the eye

CH So just keep driving baby….., Don’t bother coming back

I don’t need no boomerang to knock me off my track

Train whistle blowing……, as you motor down I-5

But I closed off your exit ramp, you never will arrive

Just keep drivin’ baby, down lifes lonely one way street

You’re highway has no turnaround, and I’m back on my feet

So just keep driving baby

Yes keep driving baby (last time tag 3 times)

V2 Ocean hide-aways, with Chinese food

Rock and rolling rendezvous to keep you in the mood

Nature walks and tenderness, with late night serenades

Weren’t enough to satisfy, or stop your cheating ways

(Repeat chorus) Guitar solo

V3 I held you under my wing, warm and protected

But now you drive away, and I’m cold and neglected

Don’t come sneaking round my stage again

‘Cause I’ve unplugged your mike

Your songbird voice is worthless now

So just go take a fuckin’ hike……… and just

(Repeat Chorus)

Written By ERIC TURNBOW (extraterrestrial Music, Copywrite
6/09/00)

(V1) Word on the wires, you’re back on the street

I heard about you from every pimp I meet

You Put me through hell the first Time around

You brought me up, and than you threw me down

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

(V2) You took me t.v., and you stole my cash

I won’t even ask about my missing stash

You took me to the cleaners when you stole my ring

Baby you’re the girl with the scorpion sting

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

you’re the kind that nobody needs

(Guitar solo) 1 time

(V3) Your skin is soft, but you’re a snake inside

You take two steps forward, but you always backslide

I’m constantly considering a homicide

Maybe i could use a little cyanide

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

you’re the kind that nobody needs

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

you’re the kind that nobody needs

(V4) You think you’re a grownup, but you’re really a child

You’re some kind of Medusa, really drive men wild

You look like an angel, but you’re really a bitch

You discard the gentleman, and run to the rich

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

I’m a sucker………, indeed

But you’re the kind that nobody needs

you’re the kind that nobody needs

REPEAT VERSE ONE:

TRIPLE TAG…….. 4x’s the last line at the end

Written by Eric Turnbow (Extraterrestrial Music, Copywrite 6/25/02)

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Eric’s Cool Original Music Lyrics

Eric’s Cool Original Music Lyrics