CARL WILSON

        Carl Wilson


        Produced by James William Guercio
        Released April 1981
        Album Archive entry
        Guitar tabs


        1. Hold On
        2. Bright Lights
        3. What You Gonna Do About Me
        4. The Right Lane
        5. Hurry Love
        6. Heaven
        7. The Grammy
        8. Seems So Long Ago


         
        1. "Hold On"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        You know that there's an achin' deep inside me
        Tearin' me apart each lonely day
        You can sooth my spirit with some of your lovin'
        With you by my side we can make it OK
        There's a way of love with you
        And I'm seeing the glow
        All I need is understandin' just to
        Let me grow

        I can't tell you now 'bout all of my reasons
        Burdens of this life have me in a trance
        You can help unlock my other secrets
        Though your warm embrace I give the
        Good life a chance
        There's a way of love with you and I'm feelin' it flow
        All I need is understandin' just to let me grow
        Hold me - just a little tighter
        'Cause when you hold me - I don't have to fight it

        I don't want to sound like I'm full of self pity
        'Cause that's not the way I want it to be
        All I need for now is your love to forget her
        Love so sweet completely settin' me free
        There's a way of love with you
        And I'm seeing the glow
        All I need is understandin' just to
        Let me grow

        Hold me - just a little tighter
        When you hold me - I don't have to fight it

         
        2. "Bright Lights"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        My nights were getting better
        Without a lover
        The feeling of peace I had
        All by myself
        Free to fill my space with
        Things I really wanted
        Giving no excuses I even had my own place
        Had my own place

        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        Those carefree days
        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        I tell you I got it made

        Never ever realized that I was lonely
        'Cause working on the road can be
        It can be an escape
        Dinner in a one night stop
        Just meet me in the hall
        Take a number in my black book
        And promise to call, promise to call

        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        Those carefree days
        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        I tell you I got it made

        Then I saw a bright face
        Lit by a candle
        Sitting in the bar alone
        She filled the whole place

        The magic of her presence
        Who could walk up to her
        Who would ever dare to give
        This woman-child a chase

        Thought my nights were getting better
        Just living by myself
        But I got hooked this time
        Now we got our own place
        We got our own place

        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        Those carefree days
        Those long nights
        Those bright lights
        I tell you I got it made

        And I love those long nights

         
        3. "What You Gonna Do About Me"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        You been givin' them all of your crush
        You got them standin' in line in a huff
        You know they all want to share your sweet stuff
        But what you gonna do about me
        I'm the one you keep on runnin' to
        After they've walked all over you
        I'm the one who dries your lonely tears
        So what you gonna do about me

        Baby what you gonna do about the one who really loves you
        What you gonna do 'bout the one who really cares
        Sugar what you gonna do about the one who wants you only
        How long do you think I can keep on waiting here

        You get a charge gettin' your selfish heart broken
        Seeking out that same kind of charm
        When you gonna realize you're only a token
        Don't want to cause no serious alarm
        But when the pressure gets to more than you can bear
        Pick up the phone 'cause you know I wait to hear
        And when you need to have a little real fun
        Just count on me to be the one

        Baby what you gonna do about the one who really loves you
        What you gonna do 'bout the one who really cares
        Sugar what you gonna do about the one who wants you only
        How long do you think I can keep on waitin' here

        Let's get together, go out on the town
        Go back to my place you can let your hair down
        I got a few things I want to say to you
        Oo - baby what you gonna do about me

        Baby what you gonna do about the one who really loves you
        What you gonna do 'bout the one who really cares
        Sugar what you gonna do about the one who wants you only
        Baby tell be what to do, tell me what you gonna do

         
        4. "The Right Lane"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        I've been livin' in the right lane
        Keepin' my speed a steady pace
        I've been tryin' to do the best thing
        Goin' a little slow, but staying in the race

        Always believed I could get what I wanted
        Even if it took a little while
        Always believed I could take care of my brother
        Do my thing with style

        I've been livin' in the right lane
        Sometimes arrive a little late
        I've been tryin' to do the best thing
        People tell me a shouldn't wait

        There have been others travelin' the same road
        Get just where they want to be
        There have been time when I wanted to break my mold
        Switch over to another speed

        I've been livin' in the right lane
        Seeing others cruise on by
        I've been tryin' to do the best thing
        Think I'll give the passin' lane a try
        Am I the kind who would run over my brother
        Just to get where I should be?
        Am I the kind to be content in my splendor
        After all the trouble gettin' on the freeway?

        I've been livin' in the right lane

         
        5. "Hurry Love"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        I've spend to many empty nights
        Wait for you to touch me
        And make it right
        Will you give in
        To what you felt was real?
        Hurry love, hurry 'fore this feeling
        Fades and slips away
        Hurry love, hurry let her see that I
        Need her to lay
        Close to my heart
        I've watched you all through your busy day
        The look in your eyes says you're far away
        Will you come back to my once happy dream
        The love he pretended he just didn't mean

        Hurry love, hurry 'fore this feeling
        Fades and slips away
        Hurry love, hurry let her see that I
        Need her to lay
        Close to my heart

        Hurry love, make her see
        Hurry love, lay with me
        Hurry love, 'fore she leaves
        Hurry love, set her free
        Hurry love

        The moment I saw her lovely face
        I had to convince the girl to stay
        She filled me with love to overflow
        I just can't bear to let her go

        Hurry love, hurry 'fore this feeling
        Fades and slips away
        Hurry love, hurry let her see that I
        Need her to lay
        Close to my heart

        Hurry love, make her see
        Hurry love, lay with me
        Hurry love, 'fore she leaves
        Hurry love, set her free
        Hurry love

        Make her give our love another day
        Don't let her throw what we once had away
        Bring her back into my once happy dream
        Don't let him take her away from me
        Let her free, don't let her leave
        Give me one more try
        Don't let her say goodbye

         
        6. "Heaven"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith, Michael Sun

        It's like I'm sailing on the ocean
        Every time I see your eyes
        You could be the wind that keeps me floating
        I could be in heaven for all I know
        Heaven's a place for me to go
        No one ever could have told me how
        No one ever could have told me how
        Heaven could be here on earth

        I know your heart is very tender
        Your soft touch the breeze of life
        In your arms I feel a comfort
        I surrender in your smile
        Hold me close for just a while
        No one ever could have told me how
        No one ever could have told me how
        Heaven could be here on earth

        The gentle waves of love in motion
        And the warmth of summer sun
        In your love I need no compass
        My direction has begun
        Could you be an angel sent from God
        No one ever could have told me how
        No one ever could have told me how
        Heaven could be here on earth

         
        7. "The Grammy"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        You invite me to pick up my award
        After all the time I've been out here
        My music is still the same
        Why is it just now getting there?
        Wonder why this one got such play?
        Wonder why all the fuss is made?
        Now the turntables goin' 'round and 'round

        Who's the judge of this anyway?
        My music said what I had to say
        Who decides if it's wrong or right?
        The authority with such insite?
        Wonder why this one got such play?
        Wonder why all the fuss is made?
        Now the turntables goin' 'round and 'round

        We thought you wanted to be a star
        You worked so hard to get this far
        You played all the small time scenes
        We just wanted to fulfill your dreams
        You won a grammy, you won a grammy
        You won a grammy, you won a grammy

        Don't think I want to be bothered at all
        Maybe I'll just give them a call
        I won't go through pomp and circumstance
        Anyway, my music isn't fancy
        You invite me to share my fame
        I've decided not to play your game
        Now the turntables goin' 'round and 'round

        We thought you wanted to be a star

         
        8. "Seems So Long Ago"
        Music: Carl Wilson
        Lyrics: Myrna Smith

        Sat in the park just the other day
        Saw little children about their way
        The innocence mirrored in a little face
        Took me back far away

        Remembered when I was about that small
        The park looked the same, but the trees seemed tall
        Running and playing was my big concern
        It took a while taking in it all
        It took me back, far away
        So long ago, to another time - another place

        Seems so long ago -ah- long ago

        I can see Mom and Dad and the house we had
        Trees in the yard and how Dad worked so hard
        The good times we shared and how much they cared
        Mom's great smile - how she wouldn't cry
        All they did to make us grow
        Love and strong - to not do wrong

        Seems so long ago




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