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"DIRTY MONEY" by David Guilbault
Dirty money. Dirty money.
I’m being bought and sold with dirty money.
Filthy lies. Filthy lies.
You can buy a world of hurt with filthy lies.
You can buy a world of hurt with filthy lies.
Who’s fooling who? Who took the bait?
Who stole the seal that sealed the poor man’s fate?
Who took the cash from the working hands?
Who took him down and paid the man?
It’s a crying shame, what’s being done.
There’s a robbery and the lawman’s got the gun.
The hunter court leads the way.
They lying thief collects the pay.
Nowhere to go. Nothing more to say.
The hand of state knows it can have its way.
The vultures fly. They own the sky.
They pick the life out of your eyes.
They pick the life out of your eyes.
"Dirty Money" © 2007 David Guilbault
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"EASY TO BE" by David Guilbault
It’s so easy to be your lover.
It’s so easy to be your man.
It’s so easy to be, half of you and me,
All that we can be together.
Our lovers’ embrace.
That look on your face.
The touch of hands. You understand
That I’m your man forever.
We are ev’rything
I could every dream.
We are so easy to be.
It’s so easy to be your lover.
It’s so easy to be your friend.
It’s so easy to be, so easy and free,
So that we can be together.
Our laughter fills the air.
You brush back my hair.
The knowing glance. The soulful dance.
The love that leaves us breathless.
We are ev’rything
I could every dream.
We are so easy to be.
It’s so easy to be your lover.
It’s so easy to be your man.
"Easy to Be" © 2007 David Guilbault
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"SINNER'S BRIDE" by David Guilbault
Now, I know you’ve been signifying,
Been out there denying your love for me.
And ev’ry time you’ve been out there crying,
You’re lying ‘bout your feelings for me.
‘Cause you love me.
Everyone can see.
Baby, there’s no reason to hide.
‘Cause you know, that I know, you are mine.
I don’t know why you would want to deny
That your heart’s been stolen away.
Darling, it’s no sin to fall for a sinner.
Come fall in my arms, here to stay.
‘Cause you love me.
Everyone can see.
Baby, there’s no reason to hide.
Come here. Stay here. The sinner’s bride.
Now I may have done, some things in my life
That some people say ain’t so good.
But ev’ry thing that I’ve done in the past
Has brought me to this good place with you.
‘Cause you love me. Everyone can see.
Baby, we’ve got no reason to hide.
You love me. I love you. The sinner’s bride.
You love me. And I love you. The sinner’s bride.
"Sinner's Bride" © 2007 David Guilbault
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One by One (Demo)
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"ONE BY ONE" by David Guilbault
One by one, you showed me what I could do.
One by one, you stood by me and saw me through.
You saw me through the nights.
You saw me in the lights.
You taught me how I could break through.
You stuck by me.
You were by my side.
You were my friends through the low times and the highs.
One by one.
One by one, we teach each other how to live.
One by one, we learn when it’s our time to give.
You gave me ev’rything
That I could ever dream.
You taught me how to reach for love.
You stuck by me.
You were by my side.
You were my friends through the low times and the highs.
One by one.
One by one, we lead each other to the light.
One by one, we show each other what is right.
We are not alone.
We all have hands to hold.
We all can make it, one by one.
You stuck by me.
You were by my side.
You are my friends through the low times and the highs.
One by one.
One by one.
One by one.
"One by One" © 2007 David Guilbault
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"I NEVER THOUGHT" by David Guilbault
I never thought I could be this lonely.
I never thought I could be this sad.
I always thought there’d be someone to hold me.
I always thought there’d be someone so glad
To see me walk their way,
To take my hand and say – I love you.
Here I am now, alone and hurting.
Here I am now with no one who cares.
I always thought a life of love was certain.
I always thought there’d be someone to share
The passions of our day,
To take my hand and say – I love you.
I walk alone, with no hand to hold.
The days slip slowly into years.
Was the love I’ve had meant to be all I’d have?
I never thought I’d face that fear.
I’ve known true love, deep and soulful.
I’ve been blessed, time and again.
But I can’t go on with a life this lonely.
I hold out hope for one last love.
To see her walk my way,
Take my hand and say – I love you.
To see her walk my way.
Take my hand and say – I love you.
I never thought I could be this lonely.
I never thought I could be this sad.
"I Never Thought" © 2007 David Guilbault
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Here, Alone (Demo)
03:08
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"HERE, ALONE" by David Guilbault
Here, alone. By my/self.
Here, alone. No one else.
Here, alone , you can feel the moan.
Here, alone. Feel the air.
There’s a still.
The wind moves over there.
Here, alone. Quiet night.
Here, alone. Feeling tight.
Here, alone. You can hear the sigh.
Here, alone. Mark the time.
There’s a still.
The world moves out of sight.
(CHORUS)
You can fill your space,
Chock to the brim.
You can build your place
Just to wall all the loneliness in.
Here, alone. Seconds tick.
Here, alone. Getting’ sick.
Here, alone. You can hear the cry.
Here, alone. Day to day.
There’s a still.
Life has moved away.
"Here, Alone" © 2007 David Guilbault
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Don't You Even (Demo)
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"DON'T YOU EVEN" by David Guilbault
I’m no stranger to your charms.
I’ve spent so many nights deep in your arms
If I told you what was so,
Then you’d have to let me go.
I gotta go now, you know why.
Don’t you even start to cry.
This has been so long overdue
You and me, my dear, are through.
Through our days, through our long, lonely nights,
I’m amazed we got anything right.
Don’t you even act surprised.
Angry words hung in our air.
Nothing they said could make it clear.
What we sought, we could not find.
Nothing can make me change my mind.
Through our days, through our long, lonely nights,
I’m amazed we got anything right.
Don’t you even act surprised.
"Don't You Even" © 2008 David Guilbault
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"THE TIDES OF HER HEART"
by David Guilbault
She set me adrift, lost in the seas,
Left to the stars in the sky,
Tossed by the waves, searching for beach.
And I never did know why.
I couldn’t read, the tides of her heart,
Waxing and waning away.
Her words, they were few. Emotions ran deep.
She was a hard one to know.
Try as I would to fathom her thoughts,
She wasn’t willing to show.
I couldn’t read, the tides of her heart,
Waxing and waning away.
Way back when I thought,
I’d never live in love again,
You pulled my boat ashore.
You threw, a line, to me, in time.
I saw the love light again.
She’d left me in fear, afraid for my heart,
Drifting and damaged and hurt.
Pushed by the winds, pulled by the seas,
Wond’ring for all that it’s worth.
I couldn’t read, the tides of her heart,
Waxing and waning away.
Waxing and waning away. (repeat fade)
"The Tides of Her Heart" © 2008 David Guilbault
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Are You True? (Demo)
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"ARE YOU TRUE?
by David Guilbault
Are you true? I mean, really true blue?
Would you stand by me no matter what you saw me do?
Are you free? I mean to really love me?
Is your heart rough and ready for ev’rything that’s meant to be?
When I can’t recognize the face I fear in the mirror?
When I stumble and I fall and I call to the night in terror?
When I doubt who I am and wonder what it all was for?
When I beg for forgiveness knowing that I’ll ask for more?
Are you true? Really true blue?
Would you stand by me no matter what we went through?
Then come take my hand ‘cause I know that I’m ready for you.
Love don’t come free, don’t you see that we’ve both paid our dues?
We all carry baggage and we’ve all got our scars to show.
But we still got to go where romance tells us to go.
Are you free? To really love me?
Is your heart rough and ready for ev’rything that’s meant to be?
People walk around like the sounds of their hearts can’t be heard.
Afraid to reveal that their heartaches are making them hurt.
People want to think that we all are doing just fine.
But if you hear real near you can hear ev’ryone of them cry.
Are you true? Really true blue?
Are you ready to see what together we two can do?
Are you ready for me? Because I’m ready for you.
Are you true? Are you true? Are you true? Are you true?
"Are You True?" © 2008 David Guilbault
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"MY DARLING CHILDREN"
by David Guilbault
What do I want to say to you, my darling children?
What do I want to ask of you?
Be kind. Be smart.
Ask questions of your heart.
Know why the world is waxing cold.
Be true. Be light.
Stand up for what is right.
Give love wherever you may go.
What do I want to say to you, my darling children?
What do I want you now to do?
Be brave. Be strong.
Fight back against all wrong.
Know when to open up your mind.
Be free. Be wise.
Bring it all before your eyes.
Let none of life pass by unknown
I’m gone away.
I’m gone away.
I’m gone away.
What do I want to say to you, my darling children?
What do I want to leave to you?
Find joy. Feel pain.
Seek the light. Embrace the rain.
Understand all that living means.
Go now. Live full.
Watch out for evil’s pull.
Know that your good will see you through.
What do I want to say to you?
"My Darling Children" © 2008 David Guilbault
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"THE BLINDING INSTANT"
by David Guilbault
First comes the lightning, then comes the boom.
First comes the flash that lightens up the room.
You don’t hear the sear that’s coming.
That burns you down, deep inside.
The blinding instant that clears your sight,
And jolts your soul and shakes your might.
First comes the lightning.
Then comes the light.
It’s all so clear now. The air smells of sparks.
The sounds and furies have all left their marks.
You never see the truth that’s coming,
Until it lights up your sky.
The blinding instant that jumps your heart,
And makes your spirit want to cry.
First comes the lightning.
Then comes the light.
She has ink-stained hands
To paint silken scarves.
Wrapped in colored bands,
Lives a golden heart.
He dries dying leaves
To shoot timeless frames.
Living gracefully,
Leaving kindly name.
First comes the lightning.
Then comes the light.
"The Blinding Instant" © 2008 David Guilbault
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David Guilbault Seattle, Washington
Seattle singer-songwriter David Guilbault writes, records & performs honest-to-goodness soulful music of love, life and loss - heartfelt songs that live in the truth.
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