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Out Of Reach
© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2002

1 Out Of Reach
2 Sooner Or Later
3 Pieces Of Silver
4 Once More With Feeling
5 Whenever You Call
6 Love Like Mine
7 Someone Else’s Life
8 Where Does All The Time Go

 

Out Of Reach

Ghost Stories
© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

1 That’s What I Call Love
2 One Good Day
3 Counting The Kisses
4 Anything You Want Me To Be
5 Read ‘em And Weep
6 Poor Man’s Money
7 Ghost Story
8 It Never Rains But It Pours
9 Soft Lightning
10 Who Prays
11 Here Comes The Train
12 What Have We Got To Lose
13 One, Two, Three

 

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Lyrics:

 

Out Of Reach
© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2002

 

 

 

1 Out Of Reach

I was close but not close enough

to being the one you close your eyes and dream of

and I fell, just like a clown

and my world came tumbling upside down

 

Though I tried so hard

 

But your arms, were just out of reach

and your love, was just out of reach

and your heart, was just out of reach

just out of reach

 

I don' mind, you took my heart

at least a part of me is where you are

but I feel, the space inside

it's an emptiness I just can't hide

 

though I try so hard

 

But your arms, were just out of reach

and your love, was just out of reach

and your heart, was just out of reach

just out of reach

 

now I don't want you to cry for me

and I don't want you to pity me

I guess some things just aint meant to be

but I hope tat you can see

 

That I tried so hard

 

But your arms, were just out of reach

and your love, was just out of reach

and your heart, was just out of reach

just out of reach

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2002

 

 

 

2 Sooner Or Later

Coming Soon!

 

 

3 Pieces Of Silver

You said you gave to me your heart

were you lying from the start

so much passion in a kiss

how did it ever come to this

 

If there was something missing

you know you should have said

instead of finding it in someone else’s bed

 

now did you think how I would feel

I always thought our love was real

now betrayed it's gone forever

traded in for pieces of silver

you gave it up for pieces of silver

 

I gave you everything I could

now you nail me to the wood

you cry and say it’s a mistake

that's not one true lovers make

 

If there was something missing

you know you should have said

instead I find you lying in another’s bed

 

Now did you think how I would feel

I always thought our love was real

now betrayed it's gone forever

traded in for pieces of silver

you gave it up for pieces of silver

 

I know my heart won’t forget

I know my head can't forgive

I know that it's a crying shame

but only you can take the blame

 

Now did you think how I would feel

I always thought our love was real

now betrayed it's gone forever

traded in for pieces of silver

you gave it up for pieces of silver

enjoy your thirty pieces of silver

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2002

 

 

 

4 Once More With Feeling

Coming Soon!

 

 

5 Whenever You Call

Coming Soon!

 

 

6 Love Like Mine

Coming Soon!

 

 

7 Someone Else’s Life

Looks like someone else

is driving my car

running around with the top down

it should be me they're all standing around

 

Looks like someone else

is holding my girl

pulling her in next to him

it should be me that she's kissing

 

My god what have you done?

how could you make a mistake like this?

the faith I have is falling like rain around my feet

this can't be right

I must be living someone else’s life

I must be living someone else’s life

 

I have always tried to do my best

tried to be a good man and make the best of what's around

how can you explain the ones like them?

with everything handed to them

where is my silver plate?

 

My god what have you done?

how could you make a mistake like this?

the faith I have is falling like rain around my feet

this can't be right

I must be living someone else’s life

I must be living someone else’s life

 

So where is mine?

where is my world?

that I bought and paid

with my sweat and blood

that's why I say

 

My god what have you done?

how could you make a mistake like this?

the faith I have is falling like rain

 

My god what have you done?

how could you make a mistake like this?

the faith I have is falling like rain around my feet

this can't be right

I must be living someone else’s life

I must be living someone else’s life

I must be living someone else’s life

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2002

 

 

8 Where Does All The Time Go

Coming Soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghost Stories
© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

1 That’s What I Call Love

I've been pouring through a book or two

to try to find the words to say to you

but all the greatest minds they mystified

it seems love left them wrapped up and tongue tied

 

so I moved my search to the movie screen

and some of the sweetest things I ever seen

but nothings real no it’s just a show

so I confess I still don't know

but she says

 

stop trying so hard and listen to your heart

 

love is a simple thing it's not clever words or a diamond ring

it's a morning smile and a kiss goodnight

and the feeling that all the world is right

it's the drug of choice it's an angels voice

if you hear it, and you need it, and you feel it

then that's what I call love

 

she says it's the little things

not the food of Gods or the wealth of kings  

it's lying back in the afterglow

it's when nothings said but still you know

 

stop trying so hard and listen to your heart

 

love is a simple thing it's not clever words or a diamond ring

it's a morning smile and a kiss goodnight

and the feeling that all the world is right

it's the drug of choice it's an angels voice

if you hear it, and you need it, and you feel it

then that's what I call love

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

2 One Good Day

I can't remember waking up with a smile

or when the day ahead was less than a crooked mile

here come those troubles rushing back into view

so its head down and run and try to make it through

 

well he aint answered yet but every night I pray

just give me one, give me one, give me one good day

 

keep hoping there's better times ahead

but the night starts falling harder instead

and hearts get tough and cold to the touch

my feet keep walking but my faith gives up

 

'cause he aint answered yet but every night I pray

give me one, give me one, just give me one good day

 

give me one good day when my worries have gone

when I can walk in the heat and the light of the sun

give me one good day when I've got peace of mind

and I'm out of reach of ties that bind

 

well it aint happened yet, but every night I will pray

give me one, give me one, just give me one good day

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

3 Counting The Kisses

I’ve been adding it up

to see what I find

mystery slowly unravel before my eyes

 

been thinking it through

what I should do

facing my fears and then facing up to you

 

I've been, counting the kisses

many you've thrown, but every one misses my heart

they keep missing my heart

 

tell me the truth,

it's time to come clean

who have you found to come in between you and me

 

don't be surprised,

I figured it out

you dropped the ball and I picked up all of the clues

all of the clues

 

 

I've been, counting the kisses

many you've thrown, but every one misses my heart

they keep missing my heart

 

so go ahead cry if you want,

I know that you're sorry yeah sorry you're caught

up in a web of your lies and deceit

you're fooling yourself but you're not fooling me

 

 

I've been, counting the kisses

many you've thrown, but every one misses my heart

they keep missing my heart

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

4 Anything You Want Me To Be

I know your heart, is lonely most of the time

your painted smile, is fading all the while

there aint no reason to be,

falling apart at the seems

 

Let’s stop messin' around

I won’t let you down

tonight I’m gonna be,

anything you want me to be

 

So take this hand,

that's reaching out to you

all that I have

is here for you to use

 

There aint no reason to cry

let those tears run dry

 

Let’s stop messin' around

I won’t let you down

tonight I’m gonna be,

anything you want me to be

 

Don’t worry bout all those little things

that play on your mind, time after time

there's nothing to fear lets make it clear,

all that you need is here

 

let's stop messin' around

I won’t let you down

tonight I’m gonna be

anything you want me

tonight I’m gonna be

anything you want

tonight I’m gonna be,

anything you want me to be

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

5 Read ‘em And Weep

There’s a look, I now you've seen it before

cause it happens every time a guy walks through that door

cause they can't believe

somebody like you is with me

I can see their green eyes growing with jealousy

 

But I’ll stand my ground

cause there aint no one else like her around

chorus

They might as well read 'em and weep

I found her first and it's her I’m gonna keep

yeah now I took the prize, dry your eyes

or just read 'em and weep

 

Every chance, they take to catch your eye

every Romeo is lining up now to give it a try

just turn away, I’m here to stay

she's with me and that is how it's gonna stay

 

So don't waste your time

trying to take her hand from mine

 

chorus

They might as well read 'em and weep

I found her first and it's her I’m gonna keep

yeah now I took the prize, dry your eyes

or just read 'em and weep

 

I’m never gonna give her up without a fight

just take you best shot son then kiss your ass goodnight, goodnight

 

They might as well read 'em and weep

I found her first and it's her I’m gonna keep

yeah now I took the prize, dry your eyes

or just read 'em and weep

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

6 Poor Man’s Money

I’d like to buy you that diamond ring

Matching neckless and everything

Fill you pockets with trinkets and gold

With all this money man I’ll never grow old

But everything aint as it seems

I got a poor man’s money

But a rich man’s dreams

I try to live beyond my means

With a poor man’s money

but a rich man’s dreams

 

(Repeat above)

 

Designer suits made to measure

Italian shoes of the finest leather

Caviar and a golden spoon

If you want well I’ll buy you the moon

 

But everything aint as it seems

I got a poor man’s money

But a rich man’s dreams

I try to live beyond my means

With a poor man’s money

but a rich man’s dreams

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

Got a poor man’s money

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

 

Sleep on a bed of the finest feathers

Sun aint shining I’ll buy you the weather

Nought to sixty in a blink of an eye

Strike me dead if I’ll telling a lie

 

But everything aint as it seems

I got a poor man’s money

But a rich man’s dreams

I try to live beyond my means

With a poor man’s money

but a rich man’s dreams

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

Got a poor man’s money

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

 

Don’t talk to me about love

Sometimes aint enough

When it was love or money

She’d say goodbye honey

 

Bigger house and a bigger ego

They open doors wherever I go

President of the country club

I’ll buy a mansion in Heaven

when my number is up

 

But everything aint as it seems

I got a poor man’s money

But a rich man’s dreams

I try to live beyond my means

With a poor man’s money

but a rich man’s dreams

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

Got a poor man’s money

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

 

But everything aint as it seems

I got a poor man’s money

But a rich man’s dreams

I try to live beyond my means

With a poor man’s money

but a rich man’s dreams

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

Got a poor man’s money

Hey I got a rich man’s dreams

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

7 Ghost Story

Up on the hill is an empty house

in the empty house is an empty room

where a spider crawls and spins its web

on a picture of me and you

 

A picture of me and you and better times

before the heartache, tears and worry lines

when we believed that love conquered all

before we came to the fall.

 

Now oh, a cold wind blows

through the old broken windows

some people say they see

two figures where none should be

they say one looks like you and one like me

 

As rainy days ran savings dry

I would shout and you would cry

as the seasons turned we turned away

and the love we had began to stray

 

Your side of the bed got cold

I never believed though I was told

fear, anger and silence grew

till I didn't know what else to do

 

Now oh, a cold wind blows

through the old broken windows

some people say they see

two figures where none should be

they say one looks like you and one like me

 

So with heavy heart and wounded mind

I made my promise to pay in kind

one pull of the trigger and you were dead

then I turned the gun to my own head

 

Now oh, such a cold wind blows

through the old broken windows

some people say they see

two figures where none should be

they say one looks like you and one like me

 

Up on the hill is an empty house

in the empty house is an empty room

where a spider crawls and spins its web

on a picture of me and you

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

8 It Never Rains But It Pours

I was standing there mopping my brow

while the sun did its best to burn itself out

the blue sky was baking and the air was shakin

and my poor heart was breaking from the beatin it was takin

 

Then a little old lady took me by surprise

turned on her heels and looked me in the eyes

the lines on her face so frail where life had left a lasting trail

knew my sorry tale, and said I know

 

It never rains but it pours

harder than ever before

and when you can't take it any more

it never rains but it pours

 

She took my hand to try to comfort me

though I’d not said a word somehow she could see

lonely hearts both young and old seem to recognise their own

like strays from a broken home, they know

 

It never rains but it pours

harder than ever before

and when you can't take it any more

it never rains but it pours

 

Then she put her hand on my shoulder

and said you'll understand when you get older

life is tough and it's pleasures few

then she was gone and my wallet was too

now I know

 

It never rains but it pours

harder than ever before

and when you can't take it any more

it never rains but it pours

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

9 Soft Lightning

I thought I knew but I was wrong

senses overloaded

shake my system then it's gone

 

A little is never enough

too much of it can kill

but I can never give it up

 

So put your arms around me

let me feel it once again

let me feel that

 

Soft lightning running through my veins

Soft lightning running through my veins 

 

One kiss and I was addicted

and it feels better every time

such precious wounds inflicted

 

So put your hand upon my heart

I can feel it start to burn

and I’ve got

 

Soft lightning running through my veins

Soft lightning running through my veins 

 

And it fills my soul with light

and I soar above the clouds

as from your finger tips it flys

and I surrender once again, to

 

Soft lightning running through my veins

Soft lightning running through my veins 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

10 Who Prays

It doesn’t matter anymore

I have heard the slammin door

Too much is left unsaid

Of the secrets of the dead

They know as well as I do

What is lies and what is true

I guess time has reached an ending

But I don’t hear the Angels sing

 

Two down and one to go

I reap a crop that I didn’t sow

You found a name to fit the crime

And the name that you found was mine

It’s six down in the cold cold ground

Justice never made a sound

The truth is dead but the lies are fine

Who prays for all the souls like mine

 

They found him dead in the old school

By a hand so cold and cruel

And just because I knew their names

Then you said I was to blame

But I never was a smart one

But I never held a gun

I don’t know why you never believed me

When I’m sure that you could see

 

Two down and one to go

I reap a crop that I didn’t sow

You found a name to fit the crime

And the name that you found was mine

It’s six down in the cold cold ground

Justice never made a sound

The truth is dead but the lies are fine

Who prays for all the souls like mine

 

Now I am big and I am strong

But I always get things wrong

But the jury they never knew

Just what you put me through

So I’ve been waiting here to die

And my life has passed me by

But there’s blood upon your hands

And it’s the blood of an innocent man

 

Two down and one to go

I reap a crop that I didn’t sow

You found a name to fit the crime

And the name that you found was mine

It’s six down in the cold cold ground

Justice never made a sound

The truth is dead but the lies are fine

Who prays for all the souls like mine

Who knows about the souls like mine

Who prays for all the souls like mine

 

 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

11 Here Comes The Train

She gets it wrong

in all of the magazines

ticking "b" when the answer is clearly "c"

leaves her thinking

“what the hell is wrong with me”

 

Friday night

just like any other

stays at home, hides under the covers

is it too much to ask for somebody to love her

 

But when she closes her eyes

to hold back the tears that she cries

 

She has that dream about a life time

tied to the railway line

she offers prayers for a hero to come in time

to save her, claim her

but it always seems to end the same

here comes the train 

 

TV screen,

brings no consolation

man and woman meet the same old situation

they're getting hot while she only feels the iceolation

 

Coffee strong,

to try to keep herself awake

sooner or later she knows her will is gonna break

and that's a little bit more than her heart can take

 

But when she closes her eyes

to hold back the tears that she cries

 

She has that dream about a life time

tied to the railway line

she offers prayers for a hero to come in time

to save her, claim her

but it always seems to end the same

here comes the train 

 

Tomorrows will be just like today

to think about mistakes she made

instead of walking down that isle

if she'd only turned around and run away

she'd not be in this hell today

the arms he throws around her

are the ropes that tie and bind her 

 

But when she closes her eyes

to hold back the tears that she cries

 

She has that dream about a life time

tied to the railway line

she offers prayers for a hero to come in time

to save her, claim her

but it always seems to end the same

here comes the train 

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

12 What Have We Got To Lose

I can see right through you

to all the sadness that you keep

I might have what you've been looking for

the remedy that you need

 

I can see that it's killing you

you die a little bit more each night

if you'll trust another wounded heart

maybe together we can make it right

 

What have we got to lose but another lonely night?

What have we got to lose when there' nothing left?

When the race is run and we've lost the bet?

When we've nothing but the blues

Then what have we got to lose?

 

It takes two to break a heart

and two to make it mend

let the devil take your worries

let's share a kiss and then....

 

What have we got to lose but another lonely night?

What have we got to lose when there' nothing left?

When the race is run and we've lost the bet?

When we've nothing but the blues

Then what have we got to lose?

 

If it all ends in the morning

at least we'll say we tried

if it's love that lasts for ever

we never let it pass us by ...so

 

What have we got to lose but another lonely night?

What have we got to lose when there' nothing left?

When the race is run and we've lost the bet?

When we've nothing but the blues

Then what have we got to lose?

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

13 One, Two, Three

One two three close your eyes

Deeper and down you go

I will be here when your troubles are near

One two three close your eyes don't be afraid

There is nothing to fear

You know I will always be here

 

Sometimes it gets rough, sometimes it gets hard

sometimes the world tries to catch you off guard

the rain it feels colder, your hearts growing older

and the road that you’re travelling

goes a little to far

 

When it all gets too much

and you can't feel the sun

and you're thinking, there’s no way

you can go on

 

One two three close your eyes

Deeper and down you go

I will be here when your troubles are near

One two three close your eyes don't be afraid

There is nothing to fear

You know I will always be here

 

Sometimes the nights don't seem to end

or each day's a battle you have to defend

when you can't find a reason, or something to believe in

you watch as the shadows

slowly descend

 

When it all gets too much

and you can't feel the sun

and you're thinking, there’s no way

you can go on

 

One two three close your eyes

Deeper and down you go

I will be here when your troubles are near

One two three close your eyes don't be afraid

There is nothing to fear

You know I will always be here

 

You’re never alone, we're never apart

As long as my memory, lives in your heart

 

One two three close your eyes

Deeper and down you go

I will be here when your troubles are near

One two three close your eyes don't be afraid

There is nothing to fear

You know I will always be here

© Barrie Kelly & Mark Dunsmore 2003

 

 

 

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