Alabama Boy
You look kinda like Jesus
In those Italian paintings
You seem so familiar - maybe that's why
You're accustomed to sorrow
It's part of your make-up
You speak the language of hunger
So do I
Where was your God?
Where was your mother?
Where is the honor in hurting a child?
Your blood on his hands
A voice like thunder
You won't give him the pleasure of seeing you cry
(chorus)
Alabama boy inside a man
Living your life the best that you can
With a childhood full of not enough
You could've chose hate but you chose love
When you're in the room
It's there on your face
So clear to me that you're walking in Grace
I'm always amazed at the things that you do
You illuminate me
And those around you
And I don't even know you
But I've known you forever
We were forged by the same holy fire
Far away eyes
Filled with sadness and joy
Contradiction, benediction, Alabama boy
There's a raft on the river
It's sacred water
Sparkling beneath a southern sky
Little Boy Blue
Part Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer
Floating away with a dream in your eye
2001 Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)
Leading With My Heart
Words by Alice Peacock / Joel Sayles
Music by Alice Peacock
Leading with my heart again
I'm leading with my heart again
I don't know if I'll lose or win
But I'm leading with my heart again
Putting my mind on hold
Yeah, I'm putting my mind on hold
I could be risking my very soul
But I'm putting my mind on hold
I must admit
There's just something about your kiss
I can't explain
Wouldn't want to if I could anyway
Leaping before I look
I'm leaping before I look
It may not be the same chance you took
But I'm leaping before I look
Walking before I crawl
Walking before I crawl
I might tumble, I might fall
But I'm walking before I crawl
I know it's dangerous
I know it's foolish
But thinking it over
You can't make me do it
2001 Alice Peacock Music / Saylesongs (ASCAP)
Bliss
Tom Littlefield / Alice Peacock
Your touch is electric
I felt it the first time you held me
The way we connected
So easily
I've tried to define it
Searched for the perfect phrase
I've tried to describe it
In a million different ways
It's joy, it's ecstasy, it's truth, it's destiny
And even love is not enough
To tell you how you make me feel
There's only one word for this
I've got to admit it
You took my heart by surprise
Don't know how you did it
But baby, I've never felt so alive
It's joy, it's ecstasy, it's truth, it's destiny
And even love is not enough
To tell you how you make me feel
There's only one word for this
It's bliss
Hey I already know what the future holds as long as you're here with me.
It's joy, it's ecstasy, it's truth, it's destiny
And even love is not enough
to tell you how you make me feel
It's faith, it's honesty, it's life, it's everything
To say "I love you" is not enough
To tell you how you make me feel...
It's in your smile, it's in your kiss
It's the reason I exist
There's only one word for this
It's bliss
2001 Universal / Songs of Polygram International, Inc. / Door Number One Music / Alice
Peacock Music (ASCAP)
I'll Start With Me
Kristen Hall, Alice Peacock, Emily Sailers
Well we do okay with the things God gave us
Will it be enough when it's time to save us
One in three can't read
So many mouths to feed
We just sit and wait like a loaded gun
We cloak ourselves in the great tradition
The United States of Acquisition
Every man for himself
Me and no one else
Will we ever learn there's a price to pay
(chorus)
America the free
Wake up from your fantasy
Is the nation so divided we can't see
That there's work to be done
Something there for everyone, I know...I'll start with me
6 o'clock it's another story
Gunman down in a blaze of glory
Only ten years old
Make's my blood run cold
And the press descends like birds of prey
Politicians stay in office
Far too long to vote their conscience
Lobbied, bought and sold
Trading votes for gold
They've forgotten that they work for us
For the beast to stay alive it has to feed
That's why in times of peace
They create an enemy
What we called the Big Red Scare is just my neighbor over there
With hopes and dreams
The same as me
The same as me
I Hear You Say
Alice Peacock
Every now and then you say something I understand
And every now and than you don't
You may say you need some time alone to comprehend
And all I hear is the 'alone'
'Cause I hear you it just wasn't meant to be
And I hear you say I'm not good enough for you
I hear you say that you want to be released
I hear you say...
You may say you know what's going on inside my brain
That you can see right to the core
And you will say that everything is gonna be ok
that you could never ask for more
But I hear you say that I'm totally a mess
I hear you say that I don't stand a chance
I hear you say that you're easily impressed
I hear you say...
You may say it's my perception
Well, that may be so
But you made yourself the expert
Tell me, what is there to know-tell me, what is there to know
You may say that I should spend more time inside myself
I've been doing that for days
You may ask me how I learned to speak my mind so well
Let me count the ways
Cause I hear you say it just wasn't meant to be
I hear you say I'm not good enough for you
I hear you say that you want to be released
I hear you say
I hear say, that I'm totally a mess!
I hear you say, that I don't have a prayer
I hear you say all the things you don't address
I hear you say
I'll Be The One
Alice Peacock/Angelo
Sometimes when I open my mouth
It's anyone's guess what might come out
Last one to know is usually me
My life is an open book
I'll spell it out for you, you can take a look
You might not like what you see
And hey, I'm not what you're looking for
I can tell you that and so much more
I'll be the one
Who Makes you cry
I'll be the first
To say goodbye
You'll look for me
And I'll be gone
I will be, I will be the one
The girl in the sunshine dress
With her backpack full of emptiness
Won't be misleading you today
She knows from the soles of her shoes
There's a lot more here than lonely blues
Seems that's the only thing she plays
And hey, I'm not the girl you used to know
And that's why you gotta let me go
I know these aren't the words you wanted me to say
But you've got to give it to yourself before you give it all away
Give it all away
Alice Peacock/Angelo
1998 Alice Peacock Music(ASCAP)/Polygram Music International/Green Wagon
Music(ASCAP)
Imagination
Kristen Hall/ Alice Peacock/ Emily Sailers
Another night alone
Wishing you were holding me
Staring at the phone
This is nothing new for me
Days seem like forever
When I'm missing you this way
I can keep you with me
Even when I'm far away
(chorus)
I'm using my imagination
Building a re-creation
Making it talk like you
Love me like you do
You show up picture perfect and you shine
Even in my mind
Underneath the stars
This is where we'll meet tonight
I will bring the flowers
You pick out your favorite wine
I carry you with me each day
Everywhere I go
I'm alright, I'll be okay
I wanted you to know
Is it cold there where you are
You at home and me
I'm on another interstate
2001 Ludakris Music/ Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP) / EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. / Godhap
Music (BMI)
Some Things Get Lost
Alice Peacock
I dialed your number on the phone yesterday
Thinking you would answer
But then I remembered
A conversation we had had
Not so long ago
Talking about our love
Why we let it go
We both agreed the timing wasn't right
You said something I'll never forget that night
(chorus)
Some things get lost
Some things just disappear
But not my love for you
I'll keep that close and near
Some things just fade
Like scars and dreams
But I'll keep your heart right here with me
You said you'd realized in life
That chances pass you by
And what you thought was yours
Slowly fades before your eyes
And part of growing up
Is that you can't go back in time
You have to live with your regrets
The things you leave behind
We agreed to be the best of friends
"Let's talk real soon, I gotta' go" you said
Flying to Seattle when I heard the news
I can't believe you're gone
Not the light I knew
2001 Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)
Parallel Life
Buddy Mondlock / Alice Peacock
In my parallel life I would be a painter
Color and light would be all I see
In my parallel life I'd live in the mountains
And spend all my summers down by the sea
In my parallel life I would take up dancing
I'd be so graceful out on the floor
In my parallel life I'd do all these things and more - for sure
(chorus)
'Cuz in my parallel life
I can reach for the stars
I can be what I want
I can be where you are
In my parallel life I could pick the phone up
I'd make you laugh with my repartee
In my parallel life I would have the courage
But I just don't know what to say
But parallel lines never meet
So there I was walking down your street
I rang your bell but I ran away
In my parallel life I could solve this mystery
Like Agatha Christie I'd have a clue
In my parallel life I would act exactly like someone who knows what to do
2001 Major Bob Music, Inc. / Laughing Guy Music / Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)
Into The Light
Words by: Alice Peacock
Music by Alice Peacock / Joel Sayles
I'm not asking for perfection
I only ask that you try
You keep looking for answers outside yourself
When you've had them the whole time
It's time to see yourself as holy
Time to see yourself complete
Time to set aside the anger
And the spirit of defeat
(chorus)
Come into the light
Yeah, be the One you're born to be
Into the light
Wake up from your only sleep
The shadows can conceal what the heart wants to heal
Come into the light
I think it's great that you're searching
Seek and ye shall find
Knock and the door shall be opened
To the windows of your mind
Try not to be too impatient
Go easy on yourself
You got me in your corner
If you need a little help
2001 Alice Peacock Music / Saylesongs (ASCAP)
All Consuming Love
Alice Peacock
I knew I'd seen your face before
When I was in a fever
You took my hand
And wiped my brow
Like a butterfly
To a dying flame
I'm drawn to you
Fold me in your arms
Fold me in
(chorus)
Take me down to the water
Take me under, set me free
I want to be your lover, sister, daughter
Want to be your fantasy
I said this wouldn't happen again
Swore it on the heavens above
But like a lamb to the slaughter
Can't fight this all consuming
Love me, break me
Take me down
In ecstasy
If I had to tell my story again
It's been written in your eyes
And could I get so close to you
I'd melt away
I wanna' hear you say
That you're never gonna' leave
Wanna' hear you say it
Say it baby
1996 Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)
Boy In The Backseat
John Greenebaum/Alice Peacock
Sometimes when I'm driving in my car
I check the rear view mirror and there you are
With a smile-it seems like only yesterday
And while I never want your memory to fade
I'm happy were I am with the choices I've made
But sometimes I can feel you like you're next to me
And the boy in the backseat had eyes of green
Like fields of forever
Do you know what I mean
I don't know if at seventeen
You can ever see beyond the dream
Or the beat of your heart
Flush in your face
It had to be true
Like the love with the boy in the backseat I knew
After graduation we went our separate ways
I flew off to collage-you just drove away
With plans of travelling this great big world of ours
And throughout the years I'd see your eyes
On strangers faces-on other guys
From small cafes to dark Midwestern bars
But the boy in the backseat had miles to go
From the isle of Antigua to the Vancouver coast
Every now and then a postcard home
Friends say you're married-all I know
Is the beat of my heart
Flush in my face
It had to be true
Like the love with the boy in the backseat I knew
Everyone you ever love is a part of you
And the boy in the backseat with eyes of green
Like fields of forever do you know what I mean
In the rose colored world of seventeen
Real life can never touch that dream
And the boy in the backseat won't ever change
Time passes by-the radio plays
On that lost and misty lover's lane
The sound of the night-the sound of the rain
And the beat of your heart
Flush in your face
It had to be true
Like the love with the boy in the backseat I knew
2001 Prophet Music/Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)
Send My Heart Back Home
Alice Peacock
If I could shake
Your face from my mind
And the way you do those things you do
It's not unkind
Baby when I say
That I wanna' get over you
If I knew why
The sky is so blue
If I could trace the clouds
Then smell of your skin
And the way that you're holding me now
'Cuz I drink too much when I'm with you
We're bound to start a fight or two
Our timing's never really been just right
When you're around I'm up in flames
Sometimes I'm sure that I'm insane
And there's nothing, nothing I can do
(chorus)
I just wanna' get you off my mind
I'm tired of the lying
Tired of the crying
Get out of my dreams
Find some of your own
And send my heart back home
If I know why
I love you so much
That it hurt to the morning sky
And I spend my time
Thinking of your touch
God never made me so wise
2001 Alice Peacock Music (ASCAP)