new improved stuff! James Scannell
  
 
 
CURSED
FUTURE FUN
QUIT ANYTIME
KATHERINE
FEAR OF LOVE
WHERE ARE YOU NOW 		GIRLS WHO LOVE ME
   TOO
BROKEN GLASS
STILL I REMAIN
BELONG TO NO ONE
MARTYR
 
 

WRITTEN, ARRANGED & PERFORMED BY
JAMES SCANNELL
WITH PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE BY
JOSEPH FERRANTI
ALL SONGS c 1984 NEW CLEAR PRODUCTIONS
1984 Oblivion Studio Stuff

 
 
CURSED
I still see you in the mirror next to me
but you're gone, you're gone
I still smell you in the pillow next to me
but you're gone, you're gone
She's still in all my dreams more than ever
but she's gone, she's gone
She's still a part of my schemes for forever
but she's gone, she's gone
I shouldn't have these regrets
But I can only remember the good times
I wish I could forget them and try to recall the pain
But I'm cursed with good memories
Yes I'm cursed with your memory
I know that all of our friends don't believe it
but you're gone, you're gone
They think that I am bound to retrieve it
but you're gone, you're gone
If they say that I'm weak I can't defend it
but she's gone, she's gone
Remember thousands of times that we'd end it
but she's gone, she's gone
I go to write you a letter
But it never makes the mail
For worse or for better I guess we can't still be friends
But I'm cursed with good memories
Yes I'm cursed with your memory
I still want a place in your heart
but you're gone, you're gone
In mine we'll never be apart
but you're gone, you're gone
It hurts to know she laughs with another
but she's gone, she's gone
It's good to know she's holding together
but she's gone, she's gone
Right now I need a distraction
Cause time is healing much much much too slow
But fast forward is not erase and thoughts of you will never go away
But I'm cursed with good memories
Yes I'm cursed with your memory
 
 
FUTURE FUN
I broke a mirror yesterday
And I didn't mean to do it
But it just got in my way
When I tried to look right through it
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
I broke a heart the other day
And I didn't mean to do it
But it's true what people say
Took it for granted and I blew it
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
I broke a habit yesterday
And it took alot to do it
But it just got in the way
When I tried to work right thru it
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
So much for future fun
But I've had my share
My days in the sun
So much for future fun
 
 
QUIT ANYTIME
Among the vices I'll throw away, each one get's its turn
A buck a pack is cheap today, I got the money to burn
Sucking on nicotine takes up most my day
But I know that given the chance my lungs will soon decay
But I can quit anytime
Just watch me now
I can quit anytime
Don't need 'em anyhow
Put a sawbuck on alcohol, my liver is much too well
I catch it while I can 'cause there ain't no scotch in hell
If psirosis is in the cards, let's raise a glass my friend
But I know that given the chance it's a toss-up in the end
But I can quit anytime
Just watch me now
I can quit anytime
Don't need 'em anyhow
And I don't know how many times a woman has done me wrong
And I don't know how many times it turned into a song
Living in reverse I'd have started without a wife
But I know that given the chance I'd give up women in my next life
But I can quit anytime
Just watch me now
I can quit anytime
Don't need 'em anyhow
 
 
KATHERINE
My dear Katherine
I''ve grown a little bit lonesome and you make a good companion with a shoulder I can cry on
My dear Katherine
I could've sworn I'd made a vow I was finished with women and I can't be caught lyin'
But our relationship is goin' nowhere
I need you to show me you really do care
My dear Katherine
I've grown a little bit tired from the sleepless nights I spend going over our discussions
My dear Katherine
I could've sworn I'd seen a look like your're tryin' to tell me to take you from him
Well I'm crazy 'bout you but I don't care for pain
And to mess with him would be real insane
My dear Katherine
I've grown a little bit older and I thought a little wiser but I guess I was mistaken
My dear Katherine
I could've sworn I'd use mybrain and avoid a situation like falling for a friend
But my weakness is your sincerity
And that's why you mean so much to me
 
 
FEAR OF LOVE
I don't call
And I won't sing
But then I'll tell you everything
It's just the fear
Just the fear of love in me
I can't tell
But I can't lie
Look in your eyes I wanna cry
It's just the fear
Just the fear of love in me
I shouldn't say
I could not feel
Each time I've sworn it was for real
It's just the fear
Just the fear of love in me
Love in me
Love in me
 
 
WHERE ARE YOU NOW
You were always the one to waited on
You were never the one who served
With your lack of humility
Some say you got what you deserved
But I knew quite a different guy
He could laugh as well as cry
But playing the part with a lions heart
His emotions got caught inside
Where are you now
Where are you now
Oh how the mighty do fall
Where are you now
Oh how the mighty do fall
There was never a need for company
When you could entertain yourself
There were few on your plane of intellect
None threw the bull as well
But the hardest part of living alone
Is living with yourself
When what you've learned of loving
You can share with no one else
Where are you now
Where are you now
Oh how the mighty do fall
Where are you now
Oh how the mighty do fall
 
 
GIRLS WHO LOVE ME TOO
Oh no you say not another love song
Oh no you say here he goes again
But I've seen too many show affection
I always said there'd be someone for you
But there are girls who love me too
Yes I know girls who love me too
I just never chose to take advantage of the
Girls who love me too
What's this when someone gives you attention
It's all too easy to take it the wrong way
I know 'cause I've been there all too often
And I felt foolish with nothing left to say
But there are girls who love me too
Yes I know girls who love me too
I just never chose to take advantage of the
Girls who love me too
It should be easy to arrange a quick affair
We all need someone to soothe the pain
But in these times when no one make commitments
I must be careful not scar my heart again
But there are girls who love me too
Yes I know girls who love me too
I just never chose to take advantage of the
Girls who love me too
 
 
BROKEN GLASS
With the blink of an eye
You can see it go by
And the moment can last forever
The clock won't tick
But you have to act quick
And it just seems to slip thru your fingers
It's all broken glass
Please don't try to put it together
It's all broken glass
You might leave a scar forever
The race has been run
And no one has won
And he remnants are scattered around me
Time seems to stand still
Don't you just love the thrill
When the whole thing is run in slow motion
It's all broken glass
Please don't try to put it together
It's all broken glass
You might leave a scar forever
I'll take one more drink
It'll help me to think
And I reach for the glass on the counter
I can't help but shake
How much can my nerves take
When I think that I won't be around her
It's all broken glass
Please don't try to put it together
It's all broken glass
You might leave a scar forever
 
 
STILL I REMAIN
Promises made no one wrote down
Plans were drawn up in the air
I wouldn't hold you to them
I had faith you'd do them
Dates were made and plans were laid
Or maybe I got it backwards
That wouldn't be a first for me
Perhaps if I got on my knee
Still I remain
Still I remain
Still I remain hurt
I'm not the kind to hold a grudge
But when you start to slinge this sludge
Maybe I should reconsider
Did she think that I would kid her
Comfort and strain in equal shares
The kind of things in my nightmares
Who said this should be my draw
This kind of thing is against the law
Still I remain
Still I remain
Still I remain hurt
 
 
BELONG TO NO ONE
You were wonderful and I wish that I could stay here with you
You were fine tonight and I wish that I might take you with me
But the fun is done and it's time for us to go our separate ways
With any luck for us there just may be other days
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart in too few years
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart

An older man, a lonely guy
Been many years since the twinkle has gone from his eye
Tell me sir what's it been like to've been alone
He said son you really don't want to be shown
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart in too few years
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart
I have to go she said maybe I will see you again
And though I tried my best I could not get ahold of that girl
My spirit soared when thoughts of her came into my head
I finally found her spilled my thoughts and this is what she said
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart in too few years
I can belong to no one my dear
Too many scars on this young heart
 
 
MARTYR
I tried till I was blue in the face
And then I cried when you left this place
Well then I would have given all for you
But it was your decision we were through
And now, no one consulted me
Now you've handed your decree
And you can make me a martyr
Go ahead and make me a martyr
You know that everyone loves the guy who gave his all
I did my best to fill your needs
Now I wish I'd recorded my deeds
You can call me a liar to my face
But no one's gonna win this race
But no one consulted me
And now you've handed your decree
And you can make me a martyr
Go ahead and make me a martyr
You know that everyone loves a guy who gave his all
Now you tell me I've got a guilt complex
Go and leave me without no sex
One day you'll see, you'll be blue
When you find there are girls who love me too
And you can make me a martyr
Go ahead and make me a martyr
You know that everyone loves a guy who gave his all