Drageda

The Tango of My Life

I’m leaving this party
I’m out of this town
I’m not your play thing
I’m not your friend
Being true to me first
Means I’ll love again
This story of mine waits for me
To create the middle and the happy end
Since you took the beginning
there’s one thing I control
that’s this journey,
and what I see around that bend

I dance and cry
Does that make sense
No it doesn’t!
One moment I’m spent
The next I’m beginning again
The tango of my life
The tears of my song
Bring me along this journey
a million miles
so long, so long, so long
to this world of wrong

Driving a million miles away from you
Makes me true
True to me, And what’s ahead
Yesterday I fell, I cried, I lied,
Today
I drive, I drive, I drive
Away from you
Where I know I’ll find me,

I’m sad
I’m scared
I’m lonely
And you know
I’m anxious to know where
This road leads
With the dust behind me,
And the sun above,
I’m ready,
I’m moving on

Don’t cry
Cause I’ve stopped
And what use to be tears
are sunshine spots
little specks of hope
all dried up
they’ve taught me to cope
to push on, to see around the corner
to dream of what’s ahead
to leave my past behind…
enough said!!!

it’s time to drive, a country mile,
a long country mile,
time to look ahead
time to say one more thing…
see ya bye, the end!

By Barbara Tremblay Cipak
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Elvis Saved My Life

(VERSE ONE)

Parked at Lover’s Lane

holding Billy’s hand

his eyes connected deeply to mine

he was looking lookin’ to be my man

that radio was playin’ “kiss me all the way songs”

we felt our bodies melting and lock

and I was ready to go along

’til the DJ woke us up

and out blared “Jailhouse Rock”

his lips backed off of mine, and

Yes! our mood changed on a dime!

(CHORUS)

It could’a ‘bin

Babies & Bottles

before my time

It could’a ‘bin tears and stolen years

It could’a ‘bin a memory I wished to forget

It could’a ‘bin my longest good night

and yet,

that’s right,

Elvis saved my life that night

(VERSE 2)

The summer of ‘62

he took me to dinner

and spent a lot’a money too

It was seafood, smiles and footsie’s under our table

It was champagne and a toast to us

He stood tall like such a man

asked me to dance

we were hand in hand

spinning me into his grasp

he said “guess you know I’m not usually a big spender”

and with a nod towards the band they started to play

“Love Me Tender”

“Marry Me” spoke his lips as they melted into mine

and Yes! you guessed it,

Our mood changed on a dime!

(CHORUS)

It could’a ‘bin

Babies and Bottles

before our time

It coulda’ bin

tears and stolen years

instead of a memory we’ll never forget

It was our longest kiss goodnight

and Yes!

that’s Right!

Elvis saved my life that night

(VERSE 3)

He was sixteen, she was twenty-one

Billy and I deeply in love

with both our daughter and our son

She was off to college

and we were worried

cause that night our boy was taking his girl

to that kissin’ spot up on that hill

so we took a drive to our favorite place in the meadow

when the radio started to play the saddest song

we ever heard

about a mother and the ghetto

and we knew then

he’d be just fine

as we shared the greatest gift of all

our smiles and peace of mind

and Yes! our mood changed on a dime

(FINAL CHORUS)

It was Babies and Bottles

when it was time

it was love and laughter

through all our years

It was memories we never forget

our life goes on

and we’re reminded by song

that it’s all right

Yes, all is right,

and it was Elvis who saved our life those nights

By Barbara Tremblay Cipak

Song Lyrics: Song lyrics about a life’s journey and the influence of Elvis Presley music.

When Crazy Was King

(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