LYRICS
Here are the Lyrics to the songs on my new EP, "Foolish Heart," and my three followup singles, "Oh Woman, Don't You Cry," "Lemmings" and "(Really Nothin' New) Under the Sun."
a printable Word document with lyrics
& liner notes can be downloaded HERE.
Foolish Heart
Words by Dave Molter
Music by Dave Molter & Wayne Somerville
© Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.
I’ve been tryin to make you love me
I’ve been tryin oh so long
But you’re still up there so high above me
Must be doin something wrong
CHORUS
But my foolish heart, foolish heart
Must know something I don’t know
Yes my foolish heart, foolish heart
Just refuses to let go
VERSE 2
If I act the fool to attract your attention
Could I get a little smile
Or would you view me with apprehension
Sometimes I feel like I’m on trial
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Ain’t no need for you to run and hide
But I’ve said all of this all before
Baby, I’m right outside
Please, please open up the door
VERSE 3
Maybe you’re right now
And maybe I’m wrong
I just don’t know which way to go
In my head I know I should listen
But somethin inside inside is sayin
No no no
CHORUS
Mid-Century Man
Words and music by Dave Molter
© Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.
People say that’s the problem with me
But I don’t believe they really understand
I came of age in the summer of love
It’s an emotion we don’t have enough of
Just like Jackie sang: Put a little love in your heart
CHORUS
Mid-century man (we had a dream and we can’t let it die)
Mid-century man (It’s so apparent we you don’t need to ask why)
I don’t have a plan, so I do what I can
Mid-century man
VERSE 2
Look around tell me what do you see world of people like you & me
And I still believe we have some common ground
There are differences that keep us apart
Here’s a solution and it comes from the heart
Just like Johnny sang: all you need is love
CHORUS
Mid-century man (But it can’t be just a song that we sing)
Mid-century man (Let’s make a difference with the love that we bring)
Make it your plan, do what you can
Mid-century man
CHORUS
Mid-century man (No it can’t be just a song that we sing)
Mid-century man (We can make a difference with the love that we bring)
Make it your plan (Make it your plan)
Do what you can (Do what you can)
Mid-century man
Be the Sunshine
Words and music by Dave Molter© Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.
Ahhhh, won’t you come with us?
Take a ride to see the sunrise
Ahhhh how it can lift us
Wipe away the tears from our eyes
CHORUS
And you know everything’s gonna be all right
Cause the world’s not as bad as it seems
If we let our love be our guiding light
We can run, we can fly, we can soar
We can be the sunshine
VERSE 2
Ahhhh see the sun showers
Warm the world with rays from above
Ahhhh don’t waste an hour
Spread the word, the word about love
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Ahhhhh love will astound you
Welcome it with arms open wide
Ahhhhh let it surround you
It’s a feeling that you can’t hide
CHORUS
Tell Me That You Love Me
Words and music by Dave Molter© Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.
You know I’m in heaven every time you smile
Won’t you stay with me for a while
Girl you can’t imagine How good it would feel
Just one word from you could make it real
CHORUS
Tell me that you love me
Tell me that you want me
Tell me that you need me
And darlin I’ll be there
BRIDGE
They all tell me it can be like this
I’ll hear music every time we kiss
VERSE 2
Make my dream come true, dear
Tell me that you care
Say you’ll be with me everywhere
Please don’t hesitate
You know that I’ll be true
Girl I just can wait to be with you
CHORUS 2x
Fading Away
Words and music by Dave Molter © Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.I used to think that we had somethin really special
And we would be together for a long, long time
But now I see that it was only superficial
You drive me out of my mind
I know that you been steppin out with other fellas
It’s as plain as day
Congratulations if you tried to make me jealous
‘Cause I feel betrayed
CHORUS
And I yi yi yi’m fading away,
Coming apart at the seams
Cause you, you, you, you, you ran away
You ran away with my dreams
VERSE 2
You used to tell me I reminded you of Elvis
Your little hunka hunka burnin’ love
But now I get the feelin’ that you gonna shelve us
I guess I wasn’t enough
I wish that I could say it really doesn’t faze me
But I ain’t built that way
So grab your pencil and start to erase me
Then blow me away
CHORUS
VERSE 3
We used to make it every day and twice on Sunday
Now you’re too busy watchin’ Jeopardy Who was the guy my sister saw you with that one day?
It sure wasn’t me
I heard you’re leavin’ for a permanent vacation
I got just one thing to say
Give back my records on your way to the station
I need something to play
CHORUS X2
Oh Woman, Don't You Cry
Words by Dave Molter
Music by Dave Molter & Rich Boguszewsi
© Copyright 2019 Dave Molter Music. All rights reserved.
Oh woman, won’t you tell me why your pretty eyes are cryin’
Each time I see you walk on by of that there’s no denyin’
I want to stop you there and say, Don’t be in such a hurry
‘Cause I could be your man today, You’d never need to worry
Interlude
Just to hold you, feel you near me
Just to touch you, can you hear me
Oh woman, I know love is blind, so you can’t see he’s lyin’ But he will never treat you kind, because he’s just not tryin’
There must be something I can do, some perfect words that I can say
To let you know my heart is true, I’ll be here for you every day
CHORUS
Oh woman, don’t you cry (There is no reason to be blue)
Oh woman, don’t you cry (You know I am the man for you)
Oh woman, don’t you cry (‘Cause I’m the one who loves you)
Oh woman, won’t you walk with me, listen to what I’m sayin’
No other way for you to see, it’s not a game I’m playin’
My love for you is just so strong, I’ve got to have you by my side
Can’t keep this secret very long, it’s just too much for me to hide
Oh woman, don’t you cry (What can I do to make you see)
Oh woman, don’t you cry (That you should give your heart to me)
Oh woman, don’t you cry (I want to be there by your side)
Oh woman, don’t you cry (And I will keep you satisfied)
Lemmings
Words and music by Dave Molter
Copyright 2020 by Dave Molter Music
All rights reserved
I’ve called you here together to tell you ‘bout my plan
To keep our country strong and free
And remain the promised land
To do it we will build a wall or a fence to block the way
Don’t press me for the details
Just listen to what I say
America is overrun with drug lords, pimps and whores
They got here when they crawled up on
Our sunny southern shores
Let’s round them up and keep them all in cages, don’t you know
Until we can just dump them back in the Gulf of Mexico
CHORUS
And like lemmings to the sea
I know you’ll follow me
Cause I ain’t askin’ you to think
Just say that you believe
The crap I put on Twitter
And the Facebook hate they spew
‘Cause if you see it online
You know it must be true
I know that you all follow me and bask in my success
Because I say what’s in your head
And all without finesse
You memorize my taglines, you mumble in your sleep
“Lock her up” and “Build the wall”
You really are like sheep
GREEK CHORUS
His memory is as long
As his tiny little fingers
He pours it on so strong and the scent it really lingers
Lingers …
VERSE 4
The founding fathers left us a document so rare
Which I have done my best to shred and throw up in the air
It said all men are equal, but I devised a test
The answers show beyond a doubt
That I am more equal than the rest
CHORUS
(Really Nothin’ New) Under the Sun
Words & Music by Dave Molter
© 2020 Dave Molter Music All Rights Reserved
Every day just made me crazy
Didn’t do much, I was lazy
I was put down till I downed out
Put my foot down when I found out
CHORUS
That it all stays the same
You can learn the rules but never the game
When it’s all said and done
There’s really nothin’ new Under the Sun
If you’re distraught ‘cause you’re lied to
And you got caught when you tried to
And the shakeup made your face long
When you wake up it’ll all be gone
So don’t be surprised
If the world’s still there when you open your eyes
You can ask anyone
There’s really nothing’ new Under the Sun
You can move out, take a sea cruise
Or you can tune out all the bad news
Pull your phone down, change your address
Find a new town where you mean less
But it all comes out the same
You can change your face and even your name
But you’ve only just begun
There’s really nothing’ new Under the Sun
Yeah … You can ask anyone
There’s really nothing’ new Under the Sun
But you’ve only just begun
There’s really nothing’ new Under the Sun