(VERSE 1)
Beyond the sunset another child smiles
Held in her mother’s arms for a while
Cuddled up with faith her guiding force
She prays to her God for the same things of course;
For leaders to lead us down a path of peace
That her baby will always have enough to eat
That her neighbors get all the help they need
And imprisoned minds will someday be freed
(CHORUS)
We sing for justice in a song
The world in disarray for so long
If right is someone else’s wrong
then who’ll teach us how to get along
With divide and conquer going strong
Where have all the leaders gone?
(VERSE 2)
How many questions did you ask today?
Do you believe what the media has to say?
Did your neighbor lose his job or home?
If the leaders tell him to do it alone…
do you believe he should rebuild on his own?
There’s no money left, sorry it’s gone
Where has all the money flown?
(CHORUS)
We sing for justice in a song
The world in disarray for so long
If right is someone else’s wrong
then who’ll teach us how to get along
With divide and conquer going strong
Where have all the leaders gone?
(VERSE 3)
Does money define the entire earth?
How do we determine what a life is worth
Who makes the call that some live and some die?
A mother asks while she’s doubled over to cry
“Why me, why us, why tell me why!
why did my child have to die!”
This pain is her prison and they still deny
that wars are built on sandstone lies
(BRIDGE TO CHORUS)
Leaders who lead us to live in peace
Who build bridges of hope without shaking their fist
Who understand we must all co-exist
and share the resources of this earth
‘Cause no one owned it at its birth
who owns the moon?
who owns the stars?
is that where all the leaders are?
We sing for justice in a song
With the world in disarray this long
and right is always someone’s wrong
who’ll teach us how to get along
with divide and conquer going strong
Where have all the Leaders Gone?
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted Willing to Collaborate with Artists, Especially U2! – If Interested in Lyrics, Contact Barbara Tremblay Cipak at 416-566-0643 or barbara@drageda.com – Author of Song Lyrics, and Poetry, and creator of related Videos on Drageda.com…
Song Lyrics: “Where Have All The Leaders Gone”…I read, I watch, I listen, and I can’t believe the state of the planet. Should we, the tenants of mother earth, demand more from ourselves, and those who lead us?
(VERSE)
In 1950 grandpa whined at the price of our new house
“for $8450 dollars I’m sure I could by all of California and
can’t believe they want 18 cents for a gallon of gas”
when he coughed up $1500 for that Old Chevy
he kneeled down to me and said,
“little girl, it never used to be like this, a man
could get ahead, don’t you be lazy girl, cause the world’s
half gone crazy girl”
(CHORUS)
Grandpa would spit
he might do more than spit
if he knew gas costs $4 bucks a gallon
Grandpa might take that car salesman out back
who asked for 20 Grand
and the bank taking back houses and repossessing land
would send Gramps out lookin’ for some necks to ring
and I know he would wanna go back to a time
when Crazy was King,
(VERSE)
That first apartment in the city
momma helped me pick furniture out
“ridiculous rent, she mumbled shocked and scratched her head”
you’re living high on the hog for someone starting out
then she turned to me and said,
“young lady, it never used to be like this, a person
could get ahead, don’t you be lazy girl, cause the world’s
half gone crazy girl”
(CHORUS)
Mamma would spit
heck she might do more than spit
if she knew apartments can rent now for $1500 Bucks
Crap that’s what grandpa’s Chevy cost!
and she never saw $4 Bucks a gallon
and the bank taking back houses and repossessing land
would send Momma lookin’ for more necks to ring
I know she’d wanna go back
to when Crazy was King,
(VERSE)
Went shopping with my son for his $50 dollar sneakers
I said boy, you really need a good job, cause this is
some mighty expensive rubber you’re puttin’ on your feet,
and you don’t like things cheap, and turned to him and said,
“young man, it never used to be like this, a person could get
ahead, don’t you be lazy boy, cause the world’s half gone crazy boy,
(CHORUS)
He said, “Momma you would spit
these are the cheapest shoes
not the expensive brand!”
and you see that strip mall over there,
someday I’m gonna buy that piece of land
and that’s no joke,
and yes Momma the price would make you choke!
Can someone take me back
to when grandpa bought that house
I wanna drive in that Chevy
swim for nothing in that Levy
cause I want to be queen again
When Crazy was King!
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak Song Lyrics about inflation, and the changing generations
“When a Son Loses His Father” was originally written as a poem, but was then expanded into song lyrics. Below is a video poem of the song, the song lyrics, and the original poem.
For those looking for that perfect father daughter wedding or other special occasion song, “Songs for Fathers and Daughters” can also be found.
Now that he’s without him
what is he working for
He had never truly realized
His dad drove him to want more
With working came acceptance
replaced emotions he concedes and his father unavailable,
he kept his schedule filled with deeds,
When his father passed away
it broke him to the core
just learning he and his dad
had things in common they stood for
His dad had loved unconditionally,
despite his character flaws
and perhaps was thinking he’d call his son
when the winter thaws
but winters came and went
and neither reached to call
yet they truly loved each other
despite their voices being awol
His imperfect life with his Dad,
is now the oddest gift he treasures
He’s vowed to be a father
for his sons to proudly measure
He says “I love you” to his kids,
and has being saying so for many years
then thinks of what he missed
with his Dad,
and it reduces him to tears
Nothing can make that emptiness go
he carries the lesson learned
Knowing now to speak his love out loud
not said to be returned
When a son loses his father
a part of himself fades into the light
as do the words he rarely stated,
like, “Dad, nice to hear from you tonight”
or picking up the phone to say,
“hi dad, did you just hear”,
are calls he wished he’d made
while he wipes away a tear,
Now in a prayer he says, “I love you Dad”,
to the heavens he kneels and pleads
and wonders if his fathers knows
that his love’s so strong, it bleeds
“Dad, in case you didn’t know it,
I love you more than I can say
I always tell my kids I love them
I learned that the hard way,
and in my heart,
my father,
you shall always stay”.
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted
Song Lyric Version of
When A Son Loses His Father
(VERSE ONE)
Now that he’s without him
what is he workin’ for
He had never truly realized
His dad drove him to want more
With workin’ came acceptance
replaced emotions he concedes
and his father unavailable,
he kept his schedule filled with deeds,
When his father passed away
it really broke him to the core
just learning he and his dad
had things in common they stood for
(CHORUS)
His dad had loved unconditionally,
despite his character flaws
and perhaps was thinking he’d call his son
when the winter thaws
but winters came and went
and neither reached to call
yet they truly loved each other
despite their voices being awol
His imperfect life with his Dad,
is now the oddest gift he treasures
He’s vowed to be a father
for his sons to proudly measure
He says “I love you” to his kids,
and has being saying so for many years
then thinks of what he missed
with his Dad,
and it reduces him to tears
Nothing can make that emptiness go
he carries the lesson learned
Knowing now to speak his love out loud
not said to be returned
(VERSE TWO)
When a son loses his father
a part of himself fades into the light
as do the words he rarely stated,
like, “Dad, nice to hear from you tonight”
or picking up the phone to say,
“hi dad, did you just hear”,
are calls he wished he’d made
while he wipes away a tear,
Now in a prayer he says, “I love you Dad”,
to the heavens he kneels and pleads
and wonders if his fathers knows
that his love’s so strong, it bleeds
“Dad, in case you didn’t know it,
I love you more than I can say
I always tell my kids I love them
I learned that the hard way,
and in my heart,
my father,
you shall always stay”.
(BRIDGE into Final Chorus)
Winters passed into the night
like this father and this son
too late to change the way it went
too late to change a wrong, he says
“Goodbye my father,
I love you more than I thought I might
and Despite my life’s hard journey
in my heart there’s only light
and to have this love in me,
you must have done a few things right”
Although winters came and went
and neither reached to call
they truly loved each other
despite their voices being awol
Nothing can make that emptiness go
he carries the lesson learned
Knowing now to speak his love out loud
not said to be returned
“Dad, I’m sure you truly know it,
I love you more than I can say
because I always tell my kids I love them
I learned from our mistakes,
and in my heart,
my father,
you shall always stay”.
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted
When A Son Loses His Father: Do you know someone who has experienced this type of gut-wrenching loss? Unfortunately this pain may be a sad truth, with some what of a hopeful ending, for many people. This was hard to write, for many reasons.
(VERSE 1)
This is the story of love gone wrong
A lover’s lament This couple’s dreaded song…
She walked through the door
Her foot hit the floor,
said, “I can’t take no more, I’m GONE!”
Every apple and orange doesn’t get along
listen to the tale written in this song
(CHORUS)
He drank He lied He womanized
His pants were really oversized
She said my love is dead inside…
She didn’t even patronize
looked him straight between the eyes
said kiss my heart shaped a** goodbye
then turfed him on his levis…
now he’s hangin’ with his barflies
(VERSE 2)
She’s not missin him, not one little hair,
Her house isn’t empty,
he was never REALLY there!
The only thing she’s missing
“13 cases of beer”
Did he love her once?
She’ll never ask again,
It’s irrelevant when
He won’t change or make amends
(CHORUS)
He drank He lied He womanized
His pants were really oversized
She said my love is dead inside…
She didn’t even patronize
looked him straight between the eyes
said kiss my heart shaped a** goodbye
then turfed him on his levis…
now he’s hangin’ with his barflies,
to this day drinkin’ he denies!
(VERSE 3 & CHORUS END)
Safe to say, she’s better today,
She lives in her quiet ways.
Been dating a few
All things feel new
and fortunately
she hasn’t met one quite like…
“You Know Who” …
Who drank Who lied Who womanized
Who’s pants were always oversized!
Who was really good at telling lies,
Now her butt no longer says goodbye…
So long to him in this farewell song
A kiss bah-bye to love gone wrong..
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted
Song Lyrics for a Country Song – Actually, written as fiction in that I can’t say I personally know anyone who has gone through this, thank goodness. Of course people have though, so this is dedicated to those have endured, or are enduring, a similar tale.
(Verse 1)
I’ve walked my roads without shortcuts
And missed so many turns
I’ve stopped along my journey
And outright refused to learn
But somewhere in my spirit
Is a light I’ll never fully comprehend
It takes me through my painful chapters
To reach my story’s end
(Chorus)
In my deepest darkest days
I cry
In my deepest darkest days
I die
In my deepest darkest days
I learn to try
I reach for the sky
With my arms open high
And always remember who I am
(Verse 2)
This road is long, the book a million pages
At times I get so tired
I have to read and walk in stages
But there is a power beneath my feet
That allows me to float on stressful days
Not knowing how or even why
I suddenly turn that page
(Chorus)
In my deepest darkest days
I cry
In my deepest darkest days
I die
In my deepest darkest days
I learn to try
I reach for the sky
With my arms open high
And always remember who I am
(Verse 3)
The voyage traveled is my narrative
Remembering who I am imperative
It’s my contribution to this place
I signature in stone…
It’s not the battles failed,
it is the journey flown
(Chorus)
In my deepest darkest days
I cry
In my deepest darkest days
I die
In my deepest darkest days
I learn to try
I reach for the sky
With my arms open high
And always remember who I am
I will affirm; I’ve made a difference
Remembering who I am,
please remember who I am
By Barbara Tremblay Cipak
Song Lyrics about Fortitude & Tenacity: “Remember Who I Am”…I am blessed to know such wonderful people. After one evening of getting together, my friends inspired me to write this poem. As conversations often do, our conversation of reflection and purpose mixed with a cup of laughter and fun, left me pondering my creative side. As the night wound down, we gathered in my front yard, hugging each other to say our sad goodbyes. It was hard to say goodbye. That warm-aired summer evening and the precious memory of my friends lingered with me for hours afterwards. Oh yes, these ladies inspired me: A blessed evening with friends, with me forever, in this poem.
(VERSE 1)
(FEMALE PART)
I wasn’t looking for a friendship
was only wanting a little fun
but every time I’de hit send
he’d respond to everyone
he told me about his family
and all the love lost in his life
I told him not to worry
someday he’d find the perfect wife
I told him about all my failed plans
and all the things that make me cry
his advice came instantly
cause he’d always hit reply
(CHORUS)
(FEMALE VOICE)
He know’s how much I love chocolate
He know’s how much I love to dance
He know’s I love to slow-sip Champagne
He know’s I never take a chance
He listens to all my secrets,
and he tells me that’s ok
He never judges me for my faults
and he never walks away
You see we’ve never met each other
yet we talk ten times a day
I wonder if he knows how much I love him
because that’s never on display
(CHORUS)
(MALE VOICE)
She doesn’t mind my rowdy ways
She always compliments my written lines
She always knows just what to say
I see her everyday online…
wishing she were only mine
She never judges me for my faults
and she never walks away
You see we’ve never met each other
yet we talk ten times a day
I wonder if she knows how much I love her
She’d never believe me anyway…
(VERSE 2)
(MALE VOICE)
Who am I to find love anyway
it’s probably another illusion
but when I talk to her online
She erases my delusion
We talk and write and talk and write
the hours fade away
There’s no doubt in my mind
She’s the closest to an angel
I’ve ever seen
so how in the world do I tell her…
I found love on a computer screen
(CHORUS)
(FEMALE VOICE)
He know’s how much I love chocolate
He know’s how much I love to dance
He know’s I love to slow-sip Champagne
He know’s I never take a chance
He listens to all my secrets,
and he tells me that’s ok
He never judges me for my faults
and he never walks away
You see we’ve never met each other
yet we talk ten times a day
I wonder if he knows how much I love him
because that’s never on display
(CHORUS)
(MALE VOICE)
She doesn’t mind my rowdy ways
She always compliments my written lines
She always knows just what to say
I see her everyday online
wishing she were only mine
She never judges me for my faults
and she never walks away
You see we’ve never met each other
yet we talk ten times a day
I wonder if she knows how much I love her
She’d never believe me anyway…
…been practicing what to say
…Praying she felt the same way
The thought of it makes my knees go weak…
(FEMALE & MALE VOICE)
Do I have the nerve to speak…
(FEMALE & MALE VOICE)
You know me better than almost anyone
Do you know what I feel?
so much of me belongs to you now
I want to make this real
meet me in the park at noon
bring ten friends if you need
just tell me that you’re ready
I want to hold you
I concede
I’ve loved you my whole life
just didn’t know where you were
let’s take this happiness now
tell me you concur!
I’m not afraid to say
my feelings for you run deep
I hope you feel the way that I do
to take this chance, to take a leap
he’s (she’s) the closet to an angel
I’ve ever seen
so how I do I tell him (her)
I’ve found love on a computer screen,
my love is on this screen
Meet me in the park at noon? Written By Barbara Tremblay Cipak & Elvis Proctor Duet Song Lyrics: I Found Love On A Computer Screen
“A Duet by Elvis Proctor & Barbara Tremblay Cipak”: A collaboration of written work by two writers.
Willing to Collaborate with Artists - If Interested in Lyrics, Contact Barbara Tremblay Cipak at 416-566-0643 or barbara@drageda.com - Author of Song Lyrics, and Poetry, and creator of related Videos on Drageda.com - Thank you!