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Here are some of the songs I've written.
Monday With A Vengeance
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(c) 2002, Ron Campbell & Ron Irving
Well, when I woke up this mornin', I didn't feel half bad
Still smilin' at the weekend I'd just had
But it didn't take too long til all the worries in my head
Made me think I shoulda stayed in bed
Chorus:
Because it's Monday with a vengeance, and the pressure's gettin' higher
I'm burnin' up my engines tryin' to put out all these fires
It seems a year or ten since that old weekend rolled around
Got a Monday with a vengeance goin' down
The boss, he spent the weekend dreamin' up more work for me
He didn't get no smarter, I can see
He's tellin' me his problems and expectin' me to cry
But I think my give-a-damn tank just ran dry
To make it through this Monday's gonna take a month of Sundays
'Cause for everything I try to do, I find
My wheels are spinnin' madly, and my gears are slippin' badly
And the more I push, the more I fall behind
My mind's approachin' meltdown and my heart's in overdrive
I hope I make it through this day alive
'Cause it seems like ev'ry minute somethin' else is goin' wrong
And this Monday just might last the whole week long!
Reminiscin'
LISTEN Til We Meet Again* Written for the Theatre Now production of
Goldilocks. Just The Same Wilderness
Blinded By Need
(c) 2005, Ron Campbell
I'm reminiscin' about just watchin' you walk, you had a wiggle that would light my day
I loved to listen to hear the way that you talk, remember every little thing you say
How can I forget your kissin'?
I'm reminiscin'
Since you and I were parted, my heart has been sad
I sit alone recalling good times that we had
Each little memory is hurtin' me so bad
Thought I was over you, but now I realize
I miss your sugar lips, the light in your eyes
Can't help remembering, no matter how I try
I'm reminiscin' about the love that we shared, I keep remembering when you were mine
And now I'm wishin' that you would say you still cared, you know together we could be so fine
Give me back the love I'm missin'
I'm reminiscin'
(c) 2005, Ron Campbell
Til we meet again, every hour til then you'll be in my heart
With each thing I do, all I see is you, though we're far apart
In the lonely hush of the evening, I'll whisper your name and then
Say a little prayer, wishing you were there, til we meet again
When you're far away, all the things you say echo in my dreams
Funny how it goes, something in me knows I need you now, it seems
Every empty morning I'll look for the day when this longing ends
I'll be waiting here, holding back a tear til we meet again
One last kiss to help us remember, one look as you go and then
Darling when you do, take my love with you til we meet again
(c) 2005, Ron Campbell
Just the same, like you hurt me before
All the lies you’ve told me, this is just one more
I’ve heard your sweet talk, seen you play your cheatin’ game
I don’t want your love now,
Thanks just the same
Just the same, yes that’s how it would be
Just the same as always, you’d make a fool of me
I still remember the lonely nights I cried in shame
Who needs the heartache?
Thanks just the same
BRIDGE:
You come here cryin’, beggin’ me to take you back
Makin’ all those promises to me
But I ain’t buyin’ ‘cause I finally faced the fact
What you’re sellin’ is the just the same old misery
Just the same, just the old familiar lies
Same old excuses, same old tired alibis
If I believed you, I’d only have myself to blame
Find yourself a new fool,
Thanks just the same
(c) 2001, Ron Campbell
Your voice on the phone line makes me picture home
Wish I was there with you, not here on my own
I'd smell the seabreeze in the summer skies
Feel your touch and see the welcome in your eyes
CHORUS:
But I'm more alone than the moon
That's how it goes, I guess
There's no haven, no mercy shown
Out here in the wilderness
My show tonight was a good one, at least that's what they said
I'll do the same thing tomorrow, next town up ahead
Get so tired of this endless road
Homesick heart longs to loosen off my load
BRIDGE:
I chose this lonely life because it sets me free
Ah, but this wilderness sure takes its toll on me
It's bright lights and loud laughter when the show is on
Back to that empty hotel room when the crowd has gone
Four more days until my journey's end
I'll taste the shelter of your smile, but until then
In One Family * Written for a Tsunami Relief radio broadcast.
© 2005, Ron Campbell
Our days rush by in a dream
No time to wonder, “What does it mean?”
No time to touch anyone
Is it any wonder we feel so alone?
Chorus:
But if you reach for your brother, to lend a helping hand
If you smile at your sister, then you’ll understand
If we stand beside each other, I know that we can be
Together, in one family
We all need someone sometime
I’ll share your burden if you’ll help me lift mine
It’s up to me and to you
To join our hearts, like families do
BRIDGE:
It’s a time of trouble, it’s a cry from afar
It’s a chance to show the world just who we really are
(c) 2001, Ron Campbell
I work the night shift from seven til two
Mopping this hospital floor
It's a good payin' job, and a steady one too
And I'm proud of the hard honest work that I do
But there's broken down people behind every door
And their hurtin' is hard to ignore
I see him each night when he visits his wife
Wishing he knew what to do
You see, she is the ground on which he built his life
Now the fear in his eyes cuts his heart like a knife
Everyone knows but him that her time's nearly through
But he can't accept that it's true
CHORUS:
She's so tired of the pain
She yearns to be free
She longs to let go
But he's blinded by need
And he just doesn't see
He kneels by her bed with a curious grace
Clutching a handful of flowers
Seeking for hope as he searches her face
She nods when he vows she'll come home from this place
Ah, but I hear her cry after visiting hours
In the dark, at the end of her powers