I Forgot To Say
Lyrics and Music by Patty Medina
Saturday mornings with my brother
Tiptoeing past our sleeping mother
Brady Bunch and Cap'n Crunch
Watching cartoons until lunchtime
And I remember fighting over
Who gets the green, who gets the blue covers
Whose muscle's bigger than the other's
And I don't know when
The moment slipped away
But I do believe there's something
I think I forgot to say
Saturdays playing with my girlfriends
Telling secrets about our boyfriends
We'd ride our bikes around the block
Laughing so hard we could barely talk
And I remember falling over
The grass was wet, the air was sweet with summer
And all we lived for was each other
And I don't know when
The moment slipped away
But I do believe there's something
I think I forgot to say
Saturday evenings on the sidewalk
Casting shadows on a mailbox
We'd play a game of hide and seek
Just celebrating the best night of the week
And I remember talking over
Our secret plans to always stay together
But growing up changed that forever
And I don't know when
The moment slipped away
But I do believe there's something
I think I forgot to say
Well I forgot to say
You're in my heart and there you'll stay
'Cause I do believe you'll always be my
Picture of a perfect Saturday
Blah Blah Blah
Lyrics and Music by Patty Medina
You fed to me the fruit of life
Sometimes it made me sick
When I fell down that empty well
You threw me down a brick
Well is this life, or just my perception
You have to dig so deep to find connection
Afraid 'neurosis' was my name
Didn't you perceive me just the same
You said I always played the victim
And to confirm your suspicion
You went ahead and made me one
How contemptuously your love had gone
But my only strong addiction
Was to have my own conviction
A territory you deplored
It pulled the rug right out from under your front door
It always comes down in the end
When lovers cease from being friends
The camel's back that broke that straw
Was you hurt me and blah, blah, blah
Now everything is tranquil now
There's no more screaming anyhow
No more plans for counter-attacks
I'm just pulling the knives out of my back
So I can put my new dress on
And wander on to someone else's lawn
Where I can stare up at the stars
Without wondering where you are
Where you are
I'm gonna run my fingers through the grass
I'm gonna have myself a great big laugh
Pretend the pain does not exist
Or hey, maybe there's room for a twist
Where lovers turn their scars around
The other one becomes the clown
You lie there spent behind the fence
And you soak up my indifference
You wonder how I cut you off
You liked me better when I was soft
You did not think I'd do it
It's what you did not say that blew it
It always comes down in the end
When lovers cease from being friends
The camel's back that broke that straw
I guess I hurt you and blah, blah, blah
It always comes down in the end
When lovers cease from being friends
The camel's back that broke that straw
I guess neither one of us knows who we are
Who we are
Who we are
In Your Head
Lyrics and Music by Patty Medina
Everything I have I will give to you
The money in my pocket and the furniture I bought brand new
I'm giving you a place in my heart and a place in my bed
So why can't you tell me what is going on in your head?
You drive me crazy when you call me on the telephone
You say you want to come and see me but you kind of want to be alone
It seems like everyday I get to play "Interpretation Queen"
Trying to figure out what you're going to say and what you really mean
What's in your head?
I've got this funny feeling
What's in your head?
There's something that you're not revealing
What's in your head?
Well I'm not going to play your fool
'Cause I would rather be alone by myself
Than lonely - when I'm with you
Somebody told me when a situation is bad
You better leave before it takes everything you have
But you see my curiosity gets the best of me
I'm hanging on a promise that you're going to let me see
What's in your head
I've got this funny feeling
What's in your head
There's something that you're not revealing
What's in your head
Well I'm not going to play your fool
'Cause I would rather be alone by myself
Than lonely - when I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
Going Dancing
Lyrics and Music by Patty Medina
Mother can I borrow the car tonight
I'm going dancing
Joey says her mother says that it's alright
If we go dancing
I will be home by twelve-thirty
I won't get my new dress dirty
I just want to dance with him
Tonight
I saved a little money and my chores are done
I'm going dancing
The gang is gonna be there and we'll have some fun
While we're dancing
There's a new boy in our school
And he don't see me like you do
And I'm gonna dance with him
Tonight
'Cause when I'm dancing on the floor
It's like I don't live here anymore
And the dreams of who I want to be take flight
In the company of a stranger
I see myself in a new light
And I'm going to dance with him
Tonight
My bangs are short and my slip's too long
But I'm going dancing
For just one night I want to feel like I belong
While I'm dancing
'Cause I have searched throughout this town
And there's no poetry to be found
So I need to dance with him
Tonight
'Cause when I'm dancing on the floor
It's like I don't live here anymore
And the dreams of who I want to be take flight
In the company of a stranger
I see myself in a new light
And I'm gonna dance with him
Tonight
In the company of a stranger
I see myself in a new light
And I'm gonna dance with him
Tonight
I'm going dancing
I'm going dancing
Tonight
Modern Day American Girl
Lyrics and Music by Patty Medina
Woke up this morning and I put my feet on the cold floor
I fed the cat and washed the dishes from the night before
I took the movies back, the ones I tried to watch until dawn
But I feel asleep with all my make-up and the house lights on
I read the paper and I pour myself a cup of tea
I think about the world and I wonder how it pertains to me
So many people struggling in between what's right and what's wrong
While I fall asleep with all my make-up and the house lights on
Another day just come and gone
In this world I am a modern day American girl
And I don't know if I like it
In this world I am a modern day American girl
I got one hand in my pocket
Can I talk about it?
I've got so much information and no experience
Everything I want to do has already been done
I see my situation and the consequences
As I'm laying on the couch with the t.v. on
Just feeling comfortably numb
(Guitar solo)
I need some inspiration and some confidence
It's getting hard for me to get turned on
I see my situation and the consequences
As I'm laying on the couch with the t.v. on
Woke up this morning to the sound of someone at my door
It was a man and he was asking for my signature
He said, "It's for a special cause
To save the planet from its fate
And all we need are a million signatures
Before it gets too late"
I said, "I'd like to help, role up my sleeves
And join the cause, what do you need?"
"All we need is your money and you name on the line
Please sign in black, cash will do just fine"
I wrote a check, he talked the game
He said, "Thanks so much, Ms...what's your name?"
He shook my hand and when he was gone
I fell back into bed with all my make-up and the house lights on
Another day just come and gone
In this world I am a modern day American girl
And I don't know if I like it
In this world I am a modern day American girl
I got one hand in my pocket
Oh, in this world I am a modern day American girl
Bye Bye Love
Music and Lyrics by Patty Medina
You kicked your luck just like a rock
You pushed it to the edge now it has fallen
And all the words you long to say
Fall on deaf ears each time you try to call him
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
You hang your sorrows on a tree
A thousand leaf apologies and you're worried
'Cause everyday he passes by
Refusing to believe you're really sorry
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
What can I say, what can I do
To make it up to you
Is there a way I could un-cross
The only line you drew
When you told me not to go
I couldn't look you in the eye
I thought you'd want to see me
Breakdown - and cry
Not me, not me
I've got my pride
(Guitar solo)
Now your broken promises fall freely
Like broken branches off a tree, you picked them up and tossed them
And love songs don't sound quite as sweet
And every new guy that you meet, reminds you of the one you lost
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye love
Still Life
Lyrics by Patty Medina / Music by Patty Medina and Brad Gordon
Another day I find myself feeling this way
Like I want to make it all slow down
I bought a ticket for this train, now I'm on it
And I'm full speed ahead, no looking back now
Another place I have to be, put on my face
No time to see my reflection or hear the sounds
Of poetry, philosophy and all the things that make you
Wonder how this world goes round
But sometimes I see you
A vision I can't hold on to
So for today I'll be
Still life with window view
Another promise I couldn't make
Another candle on a cake that I forgot to wish on
I was so busy making plans I felt I needed both my hands
And when I let go of yours you were gone
But sometimes I see you
A vision I can't hold on to
So for today I'll be
Still life with window view
But sometimes I see you
A vision I can't hold on to
So for today I'll be
Still life with window view
I will see you
In my window view
I will see you
Another day I find myself feeling this way
It's like I want to make it all slow down
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