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2020 Visions

by Barry Kingsbeer

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YOUR SMILE VS1 WALKING ALONG ALL ON MY OWN RAIN IN MY EYES CLOUDY SKIES YOU CAME MY WAY LIT UP MY DAY NOW I’M NOT LONELY ANY MORE VS2 BUT ONCE UPON A LONELY TIME I LOVED SOMEONE I THOUGHT WAS MINE BUT THAT WASN’T TRUE - SHE WASN’T YOU NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU NEVER LET YOU GO NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU I WANT YOU TO KNOW CH1 YOUR SMILE IS MY SUNSHINE IT LIGHTS UP MY DAY YOUR LOVING IS SO FINE AND YOU’RE HERE TO STAY YOU GIVE ME LOVE LIKE I NEVER KNEW THANK THE STARS ABOVE THAT I’M LIVING FOR YOU M8 TOOK ME NO TIME TO KNOW YOU’RE THE ONE NOW I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU HERE IN MY ARMS AND YOU GIVE ME EVERYTHING – I CAN CLEARLY SEE JUST HOW LUCKY HAVE BEEN CH2 BABY YOUR SMILE IS MY SUNSHINE AND IT LIGHTS UP MY DAY YOUR LOVING IS SO FINE AND YOU’RE HERE TO STAY YOU GAVE ME LOVE LIKE I NEVER KNEW AND YOU LIGHT THE SUN ABOVE AND NOW I’M LIVING FOR YOU
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LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT LIKE A BULLET WITH THE SPEED OF SOUND SHE TORE MY SOUL APART SHE KILLED ME WITH A FLEETING GLANCE THAT SHOT INTO MY HEART I SAW HER GLIDE ACROSS THAT SUMMER LANE SO COOL SO FULL OF GRACE AND THE PIECES OF MY BROKEN LIFE CAME TUMBLING INTO PLACE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, FELT SO RIGHT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ON A SUMMER NIGHT SHE WALKED INTO THE LITTLE BAR SHE OWNED IT LIKE A QUEEN I JUST WATCHED HER FROM AFAR LIKE A LOVELORN, LONELY TEEN THE ROOM WAS SPINNING ROUND HER AND SHE TURNED TO LOOK MY WAY I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUND HER, COULDN’T FIND A THING TO SAY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, OOH FELT SO RIGHT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ON THAT SUMMER NIGHT SOLO THEN SHE SAT DOWN RIGHT BESIDE ME AND PULLED MY HEART OUT ON MY SLEEVE A GLASS OF WINE SHES IN MY MIND, BUT THEN I HAD TO LEAVE SHE WOULDN’T GIVE HER NUMBER, SO I PRESSED HER FOR HER NAME IF SHE SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGERS, I’D BE A MOTH THAT BURNED ON HER FLAME I MADE HER TAKE MY CARD I NEVER THOUGHT SHE’D MAKE THE CALL I LIVED A LONELY SUMMER THEN SHE RANG ME IN THE FALL NOW SO MANY YEARS HAVE COME AND GONE WITH LAUGHTER AND WITH SORROW I WOULDN’T CHANGE A SECOND WITH HER FOR A MILLION OTHER TOMORROWS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, FELT SO RIGHT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ON THAT SUMMER NIGHT
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Upon My Mind 05:22
UPON MY MIND VS 1 I HEAR YOU CALLING FROM THE CORNERS OF MY DARKEST NIGHTS HOW CAN A FEELING I CAN’T SEE OR TOUCH TRULY HURT SO MUCH? HOW DOES A MEMORY OF YOUR FINGERTIPS BRUSH ITSELF ACROSS MY LIPS? AND CATCH ME WITH MY GUARD DOWN ON THE FLOOR AS YOUR GHOST WALKS THROUGH MY DOOR VS 2 WHY DOES THE MORNING TAKE SO LONG TO BRING THE LIGHT? HOW MANY HOURS MUST I LIE HERE ALL ALONE SOMETIMES I SWEAR I CAN FEEL YOUR BODY IN MY ARMS BUT YOU ARE LOST SOMEWHERE THAT I DON’T KNOW AND I JUST CAN’ T LET YOU GO BRIDGE SOMETIMES I SEE YOUR FACE IN A CROWD I HAVE TO STOP MYSELF FROM CALLING OUT LOUD SOMETIMES I HEAR YOUR VOICE AND I TURN AROUND TO SEE SOMEONE WHO ISN’T YOU NO SHE’S NEVER YOU CHORUS NOW I JUST SPEND MY TIME WITH YOU UPON MY MIND AND HOWEVER I TRY I JUST CAN’T LEAVE YOU BEHIND WHY CAN’T I LIVE WITH YOUR MEMORY EVERYONE KNOWS YOU’RE NOT HERE WITH ME I MISS YOU SO, I CAN’T LET YOU GO WHY DO YOU KEEP HAUNTING ME? CAN’T YOU JUST LEAVE ME BE?
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DUSTBOWL DAYS VS1 DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M GONNA DO , I WORKED MY FINGERS DOWN TO THE BONE JUST TRYIN’ TO TAKE CARE OF HER, AND GIVE THE KIDS A HOME MY PATCH OF LAND HAS TURNED TO DUST, TOOLS ARE GONE PLOUGHSHARE’S BUST CROPS ALL FAILED NOTHIN’ FOR US ON THE TABLE LORD PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND AFTER ALL THESE HARD YEARS OF TOIL, WHY DID YOU TAKE THE SOIL? VS2 WE USED TO BE HAPPY HERE NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED DAYS OF LAUGHTER AND HAPPY TEARS WHEN WE HAD THE RAIN THEN THE SUN DRIED THE LAND, THE WIND TOOK AWAY THE DIRT BOTTOMLAND WAS THE LAST TO GO I GUESS THAT WAS THE WORST LISTENNI’ TO MY WOMAN CRY AS THE STOCK ALL DIED OF THIRST - MMM MMM SOLO VS3 PREACHER SAID WE BETTER PRAY, JUST MIGHT BE THE JUDGEMENT DAY COMIN’ DOWN THE ROAD TO BRUSH AWAY THE POOR BUT WHEN THE RICH STARTED JUMPIN’ WE ALL FIGURED THERE WAS SOMETHIN’ EVIL AT THE DOOR -YEAH FOR SURE DIDN’T THINK IT COULD GET MUCH WORSE NO FOOD NO WORK IT WAS THE DEVIL’S CURSE THEN MY WOMAN FELL SICK COULDN’T GET NO NURSE - MMM MMM VS4 THEN WE GOT FORECLOSED BY THE BANK COULDN’T LEAVE HAD NO GAS IN MY TANK WE BURIED MY WIFE BENEATH THE TREE DIDN’T GIVE NO SHADE NOW MY BOYS AND ME WALK A LONG HARD ROAD EACH OF US HAS A HEAVY LOAD ANYONE CAN SEE AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT ENDS FOR THEM OR ME
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THE LONER VS 1 THINKING BOUT SETTLING DOWN FIND A PLACE IN A NO ACCOUNT TOWN SOMEWHERE WHERE NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME KINDA PLACE WHERE NOBODY CARES IF I LIVE OR DIE AND NOBODY STARES AT A STRANGER WITH A HAUNTED LOOK IN HIS EYE BRIDGE I GOTTA LIVE MY LIFE ON MY OWN NO-ONE TO CALL ME ON THE PHONE THE WORLD CAN PASS ME BY NEVER LOOK ME IN THE EYE I’LL BE THE LONER VS 2 SPEAK TO NO-ONE CAN’T ADMIT WHAT I’VE DONE LEFT A BEAUTIFUL HEART ON THE RUN I TOOK YOU LOVE THEN I THREW IT AWAY CAN’T FORGIVE MYSELF SO I’LL SPEND MY LIFE HERE ON THE SHELF YOU DIDN’T DESERVE WHAT I DID TO YOU NOW I’M SO BLUE AND I’LL BE THE LONER BRIDGE I CAN’T SEE A WAY OUT OF THIS I CAN’T FIX IT WITH A LOVER’S KISS I’VE LOST YOU THAT’S FOR SURE NOW EVERMORE I’LL BE THE LONER VS 3 THINKING BACK I BROKE ALL THE RULES GOT TO ADMIT I WAS A FOOL TO LOSE THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT I EVER HAD BROKE YOUR HEART CUT YOU IN TWO NOW IT’S TOO LATE NOTHING I CAN DO CAN’T MAKE BETTER EVERYTHING THAT I MADE SO BAD BRIDGE I’LL NEVER REDEEM MYSELF THIS TRUTH I KNOW SO WELL I KNOW I DON’T DESERVE ANOTHER CHANCE GOODBYE FROM THE LONER I AM THE LONER ALWAYS THE LONER
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HEART LIKE A ROLLING STONE SEVEN MINUTES FELT LIKE SEVEN YEARS WHEN YOU TURNED MY DREAMS RIGHT INTO BITTER TEARS YOU SAID WE WERE THROUGH ALL WE HAD WAS GONE AND I FOUND OUT YOUR HEART’S A ROLLING STONE YOU MADE A PROMISE YOU WOULD ALWAYS STAY NOW YOU TELL ME YOUR LOVE HAS GONE AWAY’ YOU SAID WE WERE THROUGH AND YOU FOUND SOMEBODY NEW SEEMS TO ME YOUR HEART IS JUST A ROLLING STONE DID MY BEST TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING WORKED MY FINGERS DOWN TO THE BONE TO FIND YOUR HEART IS JUST A ROLLING STONE SOLO YOU TOOK MY MONEY AND MY DIAMOND RING LOOKING BACK BABE YOU DAMN NEAR TOOK MY EVERYTHING TOOK MY LOVE AND LEFT ME ALL ALONE NOW THERE’S ONE THING I REALLY KNOW YES I KNOW I KNOW YOUR HEART IS JUST A ROLLING STONE
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THAT OLD SORROW LYING BACK IN THE SUMMER SUN I MEAN NOTHING TO ANYONE ANYONE I GET THIS FEELING RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS THAT OLD SORROW COMES TO ME AGAIN TO ME AGAIN JUST ONE THOUGHT CAPTURES MY MIND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE LEFT BEHIND HOW COULD IT EVER BE YOU STOPPED LOVING ME YOU STOPPED LOVING ME YOU STOPPED LOVING ME

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A new album for the 20s, more to come as I write it.

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released October 16, 2020

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Barry Kingsbeer Stratford Upon Avon, UK

I've played bass and sung since I was 13. Pro back in the sixties for a while doing the beat group thing through to some spectacularly unsuccessful recordings. Over the years I've been lucky to have worked with some great players. I started writing songs in the 70s but not seriously until a few years ago. I write to please myself but if anyone likes anything that they hear here - that's a bonus. ... more

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