Phil Vassar

(phil vassar, charlie black, tommy rocco)

Winter sure was cold and miserable
Cooped up, shut down, baby it was pitiful
Anyhow, it's over now
We owe to ourselves to have a little fun
The pace car's pacin' now the green flag's wavin'

Uh, oh another six-pack summer comin'
Sing to me babe i'll be your dashboard drummer and
Let's turn the radio up as loud it can go
Got the ultra-ray wraparound sunglass vision
Got the sails up iced down a cool ambition
Just to relax and let the six-pack summer roll

We've got the sun block, a blanket and the best of jimmy buffet
T-bones for the grill, hey ain't it great to rough it
The party's on from dawn to dawn
24-7 'til they pull the plug
No more waitin' come on and kiss me baby

Uh, oh another six-pack summer comin'
Sing to me babe i'll be your dashboard drummer and
Let's turn the radio up as loud it can go
Got the ultra-ray wraparound sunglass vision
Got the sails up iced down a cool ambition
Just to relax and let the six-pack summer roll

Slow and steady, i'm so ready
Uh, oh another six-pack summer

(phil vassar, julie wood)

Sometimes i forget, then i remember
Sometimes i hold on, then i let go
Sometimes i fight, then i surrender
Losing you's been harder than you'll ever know
I'm just caught here halfway there
I'm hangin' in mid-air

Somewhere in between in the middle
Of the darkness and the light
All i can see is the hazy gray
Between the black and white
I'm not laughin' - i'm not cryin'
I'm not livin' - i'm not dyin' - i'm not flyin'
And i'm not down on my knees
Until i'm over you i'm gonna be stuck
Somewhere in between

The funny thing about your memory
Is how it takes me by surprise
How suddenly it sneaks up on me
Comes around and cuts me down to size
There's a crossroad up ahead
I'm just not there yet i'm

Somewhere in between in the middle
Of the darkness and the light
All i can see is the hazy gray
Between the black and white
I'm not laughin' - i'm not cryin'
I'm not livin' - i'm not dyin' - i'm not flyin'
And i'm not down on my knees
Until i'm over you i'm gonna be stuck
Somewhere in between

I'm just not there yet i'm

Somewhere in between in the middle
Of the darkness and the light
All i can see is the hazy gray
Between the black and white
I'm not laughin' - i'm not cryin'
I'm not livin' - i'm not dyin' - i'm not flyin'
And i'm not down on my knees
Until i'm over you i'm gonna be stuck
Somewhere in between
Somewhere in between

(phil vassar/charlie black/rory michael bourke)

I was lousy at math, failed historian
Carlene was the valedictorian
I was the quarter back in the back of classes
She was the whiz kid in horned rim glasses

It's been a long time since i've been around
Since i stepped foot on my old stomping ground
I ended up by the old school yard
When this red head pulled up in a blue sports car
She said, "i bet you don't remember, i guess it's been forever."
It took a second to put it all together and i said.

Ooh la la la la la
Looking good carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what i mean
Girl you glitter like hollywood
Good god carlene
You sure are lookin good

She said hop in let's go for a spin
Tell me whatcha been doing boy and where you been
I said i write songs, you probably didn't know, but i
Finally got a couple out on country radio
She said, "what a switch, ain't life funny, i've got a phd,
Now i'm modeling for money."
Imagine little miss 4.0 just smiling for the camera on the cover of vogue
I said you've come a long way since graduation
let me say with out reservation
You've surpassed everyone's expectations

Ooh la la la la la
Looking good carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what i mean
Girl you glitter like hollywood
Good god carlene
You sure are lookin good

I said i hope to see you again someday
She said another ten years is too long to wait
Pick me up at my momma's at eight!

And i said.

Ooh la la la la la
Looking good carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what i mean
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what i mean
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what i mean

(phil vassar, charlie black)

Joe and rosalita, look'em up in the year book
Even then they had that wild-in-love crazy look
Joe's car on friday night, after the ball game
Steam so thick on the windows
They could write their names
They'd fight like cats and dogs outside of homeroom
See'em hangin' all over each other that same afternoon

Joe and rosalita
Ball-cap, good-ole boy and brown-eyed senorita
Rocked this town like no one's ever done
'round here they're known as the legends of love

Old mr.rosenbaum kicked'em out of the senior prom
Busted for dirty dancin'
Sent him home and he called her mom
Pulled the old pillow trick, and they both snuck out
Showed up two days later still in a tux and a prom gown
Got married on the steps outside the courthouse
Called it the great escape, people still talk about it now

Joe and rosalita
Ball-cap, good-ole boy and brown-eyed senorita
Rocked this town like no one's ever done
'round here they're known as the legends of love

Rosalita is still a rose
Now it's been 10 years for rose and joe
Now sometimes you see'em cruisin' down main street
Still got his arm around her, two kids in the backseat
They book a babysitter to go out on friday
Sometimes they never even make it out of the driveway

Joe and rosalita
Ball-cap, good-ole boy and brown-eyed senorita
Rocked this town like no one's ever done
'round here they're known as the legends of love

(craig wiseman/phil vassar)
The kids screaming, phone ringing
Dog barking at the mailman bringing
That stack of bills - overdue
Good morning baby, how are you?
Got a half hour, quick shower
Take a drink of milk but the milk's gone sour
My funny face makes you laugh
Twist the top on and i put it back
There goes the washing machine
Baby, don't kick it.
I promise i'll fix it
Long about a million other things

Well, it's ok. it's so nice
It's just another day in paradise
Well, there's no place that
I'd rather be
Well, it's two hearts
And one dream
I wouldn't trade it for anything
And i ask the lord every night
For just another day in paradise

Friday, you're late
Guess we'll never make our dinner date
At the restaurant you start to cry
Baby, we'll just improvise
Well, plan b looks like
Dominoes' pizza in the candle light
Then we'll tippy toe to our room
Make a little love that's overdue
But somebody had a bad dream
Mama and daddy
Can meand my teddy
Come in to sleep in between?

Yeah it's ok. it's so nice.
It's just another day in paradise.
Well, there's no place that
I'd rather be
Well, it's two hearts
And one dream
I wouldn't trade it for anything
And i ask the lord every night
For just another day in paradise

Well, it's ok. it's so nice.
It's just another day in paradise.
Well, there's no place that
I'd rather be
Two hearts
And one dream
I wouldn't trade it for anything
And i ask the lord every night
For just another day in paradise

For just another day in paradise
Well, it's the kids screaming. the phone ringing
Just another day
Well, it's friday. you're late
Oh yeah, it's just another day in paradise

(phil vassar, robert byrne)

I guess i gave myself to someone
Maybe a time or two
I tried, i went through the motions
What was i supposed to do
I spun my wheels, i wasted so much time
And then with you i finally got it right

It's like i never loved before
Like i never saw the sun
Or felt the rainfall on my face
It's like it's never ever been
I can't imagine life without you anymore
It feels just like i never loved before

I never talked about forever
Now it's not long enough
Who's that guy lookin' in the mirror
Cause it's not the man i was
I only know i tremble when we kiss
I'm making up for everything i missed

It's like i never loved before
Like i never saw the sun
Or felt the rainfall on my face
It's like it's never ever been
I can't imagine life without you anymore
It feels just like i never loved before

I ran around in circles
I never knew
I was only getting ready for you

It's like i never loved before
Like i never saw the sun
Or felt the rainfall on my face
It's like it's never ever been
I can't imagine life without you anymore
It feels just like i never loved before