Demi Lovato | Give Your Heart A Break | This Is Me

Pop singer Demi Lovato will be back in a judge's chair when Fox’s hit show The X Factor comes back for its third season this coming fall. The "Give Your Heart A Break" singer was the youngest judge on the show and mentor to the Young Adults category. Demi Lovato has had a phenomenal start to 2013. Spurred by first-week sales of 215,000, “Heart Attack,” the first single off her upcoming fourth studio album, recently achieved Gold status in the U.S., debuted at #1 on the iTunes’ chart in 18 countries and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her highest-charting single to date is "This Is Me." Follow me on Twitter if you are her fan.

Give Your Heart A Break

The day I first met you
You told me you'd never fall in love
But now that I get you
I know fear is what it really was

Now here we are
So close yet so far
Haven't I passed the test
When will you realize
Baby, I'm not like the rest

Chorus:

Don't wanna break your heart
Wanna give your heart a break
I know you're scared it's wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There's just one life to live
And there's no time to wait, to wait
So let me give your heart a break, give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break, your heart a break
There's just so much you can take
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break, your heart a break
Oh yeah, yeah

On Sunday you went home alone
There were tears in your eyes
I called your cell phone, my love
But you did not reply

The world is ours if we want it
We can take it if you just take my hand
There's no turning back now
Baby, try to understand

Repeat Chorus

When your lips are on my lips
Then our hearts beat as one
But you slip out of my fingertips
Every time you run, whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh

Don't wanna break your heart
Wanna give your heart a break
I know you're scared it's wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There's just one life to live
And there's no time to wait, to wait
So let me give your heart a break

'Cause you've been hurt before
I can see it in your eyes
You try to smile it away, some things you can't disguise
Don't wanna break your heart
Maybe, I can ease the ache, the ache
So let me give your heart a break, give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break, your heart a break
There's just so much you can take
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break, your heart a break
Oh yeah, yeah

The day I first met you
You told me you'd never fall in love

This Is Me

I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say
But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I'm gonna let it show
It's time to let you know
to let you know

This is real
This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be
This is me

Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself
It's the only way

This is real
This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be
This is me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you

This is real
This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be
This is me

You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me

This is me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing

Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be
This is me

Justin Timberlake | Suit & Tie | Mirrors

It was reported on Tuesday (March 26, 2013) that Justin Timberlake’s third studio disc "The 20/20 Experience" topped the Billboard 200 album chart after selling 968,000 copies. It's the 19th highest debut in the 22-year history of Nielsen SoundScan. According to SoundScan, 47 percent (452,000) of albums were sold digitally, which is the third-biggest digital sales week ever behind Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” Meanwhile, 53 percent (516,000) of albums were physical CDs in the U.S. alone and "The 20/20 Experience" reportedly sold over 580,000 copies worldwide on iTunes alone. "Suit & Tie" is the first hit taken from the album and "Mirrors" serves as the second single.

Suit & Tie

Photo credit: Pinterest

 
[Intro: Justin Timberlake]
I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit tie
I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
Can I show you a few things, a few things, a few things, little baby?
'Cause...
I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things

Wait a minute. You ready, JT?

[Verse 1: Justin Timberlake]
I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor, good-looking
Going hot, so hot, just like an oven
And I'll burn myself, but just had to touch it
But it's so fine and it's all mine
Hey baby, we don't mind all the watching, ha
Cause if they study close, real close
They might learn something
She ain't nothing but a little doozie when she does it
She's so fine tonight

[Hook: Justin Timberlake]
And as long as I got my suit and tie
I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight
And you got fixed up to the nines
Let me show you a few things
All pressed up in black and white
And you're dressed in that dress I like
Love is swinging in the air tonight
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Now we're in the swing of love
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Hey

[Verse 2: Justin Timberlake]
Stop, let me get a good look at it
Oh, so thick, now I know why they call it a fatty
And aww, shit's so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit
But that's alright, cause you're all mine
Awww, go on and show 'em who you call "Daddy"
I guess they're just mad cause girl, they wish they had it
Oh, my killer, my thriller, yeah, you're a classic
And you're all mine tonight

[Hook: Justin Timberlake]
And as long as I got my suit and tie
I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight
And you got fixed up to the nines
Let me show you a few things
All pressed up in black and white
And you're dressed in that dress I like
Love is swinging in the air tonight
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Now we're in the swing of love
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Hey

Get out your seat, Hov

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
All black at the white shows
White shoes at the black shows
Green card for the Cuban links
Y'all sit back and enjoy the light show
Nothing exceeds like excess
Stoute got gout from having the best of the best
Is this what it's all about?
I'm at the restaurant
My rant disturbing the guests
Years of distress, tears on the dress
Trying to hide her face with some make up sex
This is truffle season
Tom Ford tuxedos for no reason
All Saints for my angel
Alexander Wang too
Ass-tight Denim and some Dunks
I'll show you how to do this young!
No papers, catch vapors
Get high, out Vegas
D'usses on doubles, ain't looking for trouble
You just got good genes so a nigga trying to cuff you
Tell your mother that I love her cause I love you
Tell your father we go farther as a couple
They ain't lose a daughter, got a son
I show you how to do this, huh, uhh!

Repeat Hook

Mirrors

Aren't you somethin' to admire?
Cause your shine is somethin' like a mirror
And I can't help but notice
You reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and
The glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always
Parallel on the other side

Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'm here tryin' to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

Aren't you somethin', an original
Cause it doesn't seem merely assembled
And I can't help but stare, cause
I see truth somewhere in your eyes
I can't ever change without you
You reflect me, I love that about you
And if I could, I
Would look at us all the time

Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'm here tryin' to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow's a mystery
I can see you lookin' back at me
Keep your eyes on me
Baby, keep your eyes on me

I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

You are, you are the love of my life [x10]

Baby, you're the inspiration for this precious song
And I just wanna see your face light up since you put me on
So now I say goodbye to the old me, it's already gone
And I can't wait wait wait wait wait to get you home
Just to let you know, you are

You are, you are the love of my life [x8]

Girl you're my reflection, all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do
You're my reflection and all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do

You are, you are the love of my life [x16]

Billboard 200 | Just Give Me A Reason | Feel This Moment

Rapper Pitbull and singer Pink have entered this week's Billboard Hot 100 top twenty.

Pink produces her 14th Hot 100 top 10 as she leaps from 18 to nine with 'Just Give Me A Reason', while Pitbull and Christina Aguilera's 'Feel This Moment' lifts 13 to eleven.

Just Give Me A Reason - Pink

Photo via Polyvore.

Right from the start, you were a thief,
You stole my heart and
I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty.
And with every touch
You fixed them.
Now, you've been talking in your sleep
Oh oh, things you never say to ME
Oh oh, tell me that you've had enough
Of out Love, our Love.

Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second, we're not broken
Just bent we can learn to LOVE again.
Oh, it's in the stars,
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're NOT broken
Just bent and we can learn to love again.

I'm sorry I don't understand where
All of these is coming from.
I thought that we were fine,
(Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear, WE still have everything
And it's all in your MIND.
(Yeah, but this is happenin')
You've been having real bad dreams
Oh oh, used to lie so close to me
Oh oh, there's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Ooooh, our love, our love.

Repeat Chorus

Oh, tear ducts and rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust,
But our love's enough.
You're holding it in,
You're pouring a drink
No, nothing is as bad as it seems.
We'll come clean!

Chorus


Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second, we're not broken
Just bent and we can learn to LOVE again.
Oh, it's in the stars
It's still written in the scars on our hearts
We're NOT broken
Just bent and we can learn to love again.

Ooh, we can learn to love again
Ooh, we can learn to love again
Oh, that we're not broken
Just bent and we can learn to love again

Feel This Moment - Pitbull

Ask for money, and get it viced
Ask for advice, get money twice
I'm from the Dirty, but that chico nice
Ya'll call it a moment, I call it life

One day when the light is glowing
I’ll be in my castle golden
But until the gates are open
I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment

Mr Worldwide
Christina Aguilera
Oye mamita, come on, dale, que la cosa esta rica

(I wanna feel this moment)

[Beat break]

Feel this moment...

Reporting live, from the tallest building in Tokyo
Long ways from the hard ways
Bill sos, and oh yeas
They count it always, 305 all day
Now baby we can party, oh baby we can party
She read books, especially about red rooms and tight ups
I got it hooked, cause she seen me in a suit with the red ta-ta up
Meet and greet, nice to meet ya, but time is money
Only difference is I own it, now let's stop time and enjoy this moment

One day when the light is glowing
I’ll be in my castle golden
But until the gates are open
I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment

[Beat break]

Feel this moment...

I see the future but live for the moment, make sense don't it
Now make dollars, I mean billions, I'm a genius, I mean brilliant
This street is what scoot em
And made em slicker, to slick with the ruler
I've lost a lot, and learned a lot
But I'm still undefeated like Zula
I'm far from cheap, I break down companies with alll my peeps
Baby we can travel the world
And not given view, and all you can see
Time is money
Only difference is I own it, like a stop watch, let's stop time and enjoy this moment

One day when the light is glowing
I’ll be in my castle golden
But until the gates are open
I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)

I just wanna feel this moment

[Beat break]

Come one, feel this moment...

(Ohhh) I just wanna feel this moment
(Ohhh) I just wanna feel this moment

John Mayer | Friends, Lovers Or Nothing | Queen Of California

John Mayer will visit over 40 cities in four countries during his first major concert tour in three years. The trek, which is in support of Mayer's 2012 album "Born and Raised,” will kick off at Milwaukee's SummerFest on July 6 and continue into October. According to Opera, John Mayer will play dates across the country from the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. to The Great Allentown Fair in Allentown, Penn. The singer-songwriter will also venture across the border for shows in Brazil, Canada and Argentina. Here are two songs that he may perform on his upcoming tour.

Friends, Lovers Or Nothing

Now that we are over
As the loving kind
We'll be dreaming ways
To keep the good alive

Only when we want is not
A compromise
Ill be pouring tears
Into your drying eyes

Friends, lovers, or nothing
There can only be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
We'll never be the inbetween
So give it up

You whisper "Come on over"
Cause your two drinks in
But in the morning I will say
Good-bye again

Think we'll never fall into
The jealous game
The streets will flood
With blood of those who felt the same

Friends, lovers, or nothing
You see
There can only be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
We'll never an inbetween
So give it up

Friends, lovers, or nothing
We can really only ever be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
Don't you know
We'll never be the inbetween
So give it up

No we'll never the inbetween
So give it up

Anything other than 'yes' is 'no'
Anything other than 'stay' is 'go'
Anything less than 'I love you' is lying... [fade out]

Queen Of California

Goodbye cold, goodbye rain
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame
I'm headed out west with my headphones on
Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul
And no one knows

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down

Hello beauty, hello strange
Hello wonder, what's your name?
Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung
After the gold rush of 1971

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down

[INSTRUMENTAL]

If you see her say, "Hello"
Just don't tell me, "I told you so"
Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea
I gotta believe there’s another color waiting on me
To set me free

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down

[INSTRUMENTAL]

Brian Mcknight | 4th Of July | Sweeter

“4th of July” is the latest single by veteran crooner Brian McKnight. Entirely produced by McKnight himself, the track features contribution from Colbie Caillat as well as his two sons Niko and Brian McKnight Jr. The song opens in an almost dance-like manner and then settles at a low-mid tempo. According to Mr What Is, Brian McKnight’s new album “More Than Words” was entirely produced by himself. “Sweeter” is the lead single from the album.

4th Of July

I was nothing then
Just the other day
And I couldn’t help but smile
You’re still beautiful
After all these years
And I’m so damn glad you’re mine

Never lost a year
Girl you’re still the flame
That’s burning deep in my soul
So remarkable, so incredible
The best I’ve ever known

When we kissed, it’s like Christmas
I still feel …
Every time we’re together
Like the 4th of July

Aaah ohhh (You make it feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You let me up like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You make me feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (yeah yeah)

I’m still feeling you
You still got it
I can’t get you out of my head
When I’m with you
There’s no other place
That I’d rather be instead

Never lost a year
Girl you’re still the flame
That’s burning deep in my soul
So remarkable, so incredible
The best I’ve ever known

When we kissed, it’s like Christmas
I still feel …
Every time we’re together
Like the 4th of July

Aaah ohhh (You make it feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You let me up like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You make me feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (yeah yeah)

Each and every night is like new year’s eve
Every touch is like heaven to me
When we’re making love, I can’t get enough
Baby you’re all I ever need

When we kissed, it’s like Christmas
I still feel …
Every time we’re together
Like the 4th of July

When we kissed, it’s like Christmas
I still feel …
Every time we’re together
Like the 4th of July

Aaah ohhh (You make it feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You let me up like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You make me feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (yeah yeah)

Aaah ohhh (You make it feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You let me up like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (You make me feel like the 4th of July)
Aaah ohhh (yeah yeah)

When we kissed, it’s like Christmas
(You make it feel like the 4th of July)
I still feel …
(You let me up like the 4th of July)
Every time we’re together
(You make me feel like the 4th of July)
Like the 4th of July (yeah yeah)

Sweeter

Yeah, the sky is so much bluer now
Since you came into my life girl
Sunshine's so much brighter now
Since you opened up my eyes, girl

Chorus:
Yeah, everything in my life is sweeter
And it's all because of you
Yeah, you make everything in my life much sweeter
Let me say it, yeah, yeah
You make everything in my life much sweeter
(Much sweeter)
Sweeter yeah

My heart beats so much faster now
Now that you're my girl
The Earth seems so much smaller now
Now that you're my world, girl

Chorus:
Yeah, everything in my life is sweeter
And it's all because of you
Yeah, you make everything in my life much sweeter
Let me say it, yeah, yeah
You make everything in my life much sweeter
(Sweeter)
Sweeter yeah

Future's looking much brighter girl
Looking so much better than yesterday
I never thought I could be happy
Now my hapá¹—iness is here to stay, to stay
You make everything so much sweteer
So much sweeter, sweeter, sweeter, oh yeah
You make everything in my life much sweeter
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You make everything, everything, in my life much sweeter
In my life, you make everything in my life much sweeter
Yeah, in my life
Everything in my life is sweeter
Everything, everything
You make everything in my life much sweeter
You make everything in my life
Yeah

Emeli Sande | Next To Me | Heaven

Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé was absolutely new to me until I listened to her song "Next to Me." The track is the third single from her debut studio album, “Our Version of Events.” Written by Emeli Sandé and co-written and produced by Hugo Chegwin and Harry Craze, "Next to Me" definitely impresses me with its lyrics. According to Popyah, "Next To Me" became the songstress’ first single to reach the US Billboard Hot 100, charting at number 73. "Heaven" is her first single from “Our Version of Events.”

 Next To Me

You won't find him drinkin' at the tables
Rolling dice and staying out 'til three
You won't ever find him being unfaithful
You will find him, you'll find him next to me

You won't find him trying to chase the devil
For money, fame, for power, out of grief
You won't ever find him where the rest go
You will find him, you'll find him next to me

[Hook]
Next to me ooh, ooh
Next to me ooh, ooh
Next to me ooh, ooh
You will find him, you'll find him next to me

When the money's spent and all my friends have vanished
And I can't seem to find no help or love for free
I know there's no need for me to panic
Cause I'll find him, I'll find him next to me

When the skies are grey and all the doors are closing
And the rising pressure makes it hard to breathe
Well, all I need is a hand to stop the tears from falling
I will find him, will find him next to me

[Hook]
Next to me ooh, ooh
Next to me ooh, ooh
Next to me ooh, ooh
You will find him you'll find him next to me

Repeat Hook

Heaven

Will you recognize me
In the flashing light?
I try to keep my heart beat
But I can't get it right

Will you recognize me
When I'm lying on my back?
Something's gone inside me
And I can't get it back

Oh heaven, oh heaven
I wake with good intentions
But the day it always lasts too long
Then I'm gone
Oh heaven, oh heaven
I wake with good intentions
But the day it always lasts too long

Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
[X2]

Will you recognize me
When I'm stealing from the poor?
You're not going to like me,
I'm nothing like before
Will you recognize me
When I lose another friend?
Will you learn to leave me?
Or give me one more try again?

Oh heaven, oh heaven
I wake with good intentions
But the day it always lasts too long
Then I'm gone
Oh heaven, oh heaven
I wake with good intentions
But the day it always lasts too long

Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
Then I'm gone
[X2]

Oh heaven, oh heaven
I wake with good intentions
[X3]

You say that you're away
I try but always break
'Cause the day always lasts too long

Then I'm gone...

OneRepublic | Feel again | If I Lose Myself

American rock band OneRepublic’s track “Feel Again” really makes me impressed with its urgent hand-clapping and swelling vocal hooks. Written by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown and Noel Zancanella, the song talks about coming back into your own, embracing life and transforming from "a lonely soul" to a man who is able to love again. According to Search Dave, "If I Lose Myself" will be the next single from OneRepublic’s latest album.

Feel again

It's been a long time coming since I've seen your face
I've been everywhere and back trying to replace everything that I've had
Till my feet went numb
Praying like a fool that's been on the run
Heart still beating but it's not working
It's like a million dollar phone that you just can't ring
I reach out trying to love but I feel nothing
Yeah, my heart is numb

But with you
I feel again
Yeah with you
I can feel again

Yeah

Woo-hoo [x4]

I'm feeling better since you know me
I was a lonely soul but that's the old me

It's been a long time coming since I've seen your face
I've been everywhere and back trying to replace everything that I broke
Till my feet went numb
Praying like a fool who just shot a gun
Heart still beating but it's not working
It's like a hundred thousand voices that just can't sing
I reached out trying to love but I feel nothing
Oh my heart is numb

But with you
I feel again
And with you
I can feel again

But with you
(I'm feeling better since you know me)
I feel again
(I was a lonely soul but that's the old me)
Yeah with you
(I'm feeling better since you know me)
I can feel again
(I was a lonely soul)

Woo-hooo

Woo-hooo [x4]

(I'm feeling better since you know me)
(I was a lonely soul, but that's the old me)
(I'm feeling better since you know me)
(I was a lonely soul, but that's the old me)
(I'm feeling better since you know me)
(I was a lonely soul, but that's the old me)

I'm feeling better ever since you know me
I was a lonely soul but that's the old me
A little wiser now from what you showed me
Yeah, I feel again
Feel again...

If I Lose Myself

Through the wall next to me…

You can feel the light start to tremble
Watch what you know out the sea…
You can see the life out of the window, tonight…

If I lose myself tonight
It will be by your side
If I lose myself tonight…
Woooh, woooh, woooh!

If I lose myself tonight
It will be you and I…
Lose myself tonight
Whooooooo…

Instrumental

Your star in me keep shining
40 000 feet keep flying…
Your star in me keep shining
40 000 feet keep flying…
Your star in me keep shining
40 000 feet keep flying…
Your star in me keep shining
40 000 feet keep flying

Mariah Carey | Almost home | We Belong Together

Mariah Carey‘s “Almost Home” is a new single from the soundtrack for “Oz The Great and Powerful.” The midtempo song seems entirely built around the American singer's vocals, which arc upward until they crest in a key change that delivers the thrill we've grown to expect from her. “Almost Home” is produced by Stargate and written by Mariah Carey along with Justin Gray, Simone Porter, Lindsey Ray, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen. I am not sure "Almost Home" will become a big hit like "We Belong Together" or "Touch My Body."

Almost Home

Hey, hey...
You're almost home
You're almost home
You're almost home

I've seen the light in the sky
In the skies are like fireflies
Burning bright, just to vanish in the dark

I've held hope in my two hands
That there would be another chance
To find the kingdom, I'm believing in my heart
Cause underneath the good there's something greater than you know

When you're almost there
And you're almost home
Just open up your eyes and go, go
When you're almost there, almost home
Know you're not alone
You're almost home

When you run, run so far
You've forgotten who you are
Where you're from, it's like some other universe
You count your steps, like they're regrets
You catch one breath then lose the rest
Wrong is right, right is left
And there's nowhere left to turn

So don't believe in everything
You think, you think you know

When you're almost there
And you're almost home
Just open up your eyes and go, go
When you're almost there, almost home
Know you're not alone
You're almost home

When you let your heart be the compass
You won't get lost, not if you trust it
When you hear the sound of the trumpet
Louder than ever before

Oh, when you're almost there
Almost home
Just open up your eyes and go, go
Cause you're almost there
Almost home
Know you're not alone
You're almost home

When you're almost there
Almost home
Just open up your eyes and go, go
Almost there
You're almost home
Know you're not alone
You're almost home

We Belong Together

(Ooh, ooh, sweet love, yeah)

I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you so
I should have held on tight I never shoulda let you go
I didn't know nothing I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself

I could not fathom that I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting here beside myself
'Cause I didn't know you, 'cause I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I'd never fail

The feeling that I'm feeling now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips 'cause I don't have a choice
Oh, what I wouldn't give to have you lying by my side
Right here, 'cause baby
(We belong together)

When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
'Cause we belong together

Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place there ain't nobody there
Oh, baby baby, we belong together

I can't sleep at night when you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio saying to me:
"If you think you're lonely now"
Wait a minute this is too deep (too deep)
I gotta change the station so I turn the dial
Trying to catch a break and then I hear baby face
I only think of you and it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together but I'm falling apart

I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things, crying
Trying to figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song it ain't even half of what
I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life, baby
(We belong together)

When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
'Cause we belong together

Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place there ain't nobody there
Oh, baby baby, we belong together, baby!

Repeat Chorus

Lee Brice | A Woman Like You | Love Like Crazy

Photo credit: We Heart It

Lee Brice is one of my favorite country singers because his songs often offer heartwarming stories. “A Woman Like You” is Lee Brice's first career #1 hit, so there is no reason for me to not love the song. Lee Brice had a couple of moderate hits before he broke through with “A Woman Like You.” His previous singles like “Love Like Crazy” have been a vehicle for the South Carolina native to showcase his big voice.

A Woman Like You

Last night out of the blue
Drifting off to the evening news
She said "Honey, what would you do
"If you'd have never met me"

I just laughed, said "I don't know,
"But I could take a couple guesses though"
And then tried to dig real deep,
Said, "Darling, honestly

"I'd do a lot more offshore fishing
"Probably eat more drive-thru chicken
"Take a few strokes off my golf game
"If I'd a never known your name
"I'd still be driving that old green 'Nova
"I probably never would have heard of yoga
"Be a better football fan
"But if I was a single man
"Alone and out there on the loose
"I'd be looking for a woman like you"

Well, I could tell that got her attention
So I said, "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention
"I wouldn't trade a single day
"For a hundred years the other way"
She just smiled and rolled her eyes
'Cause she's heard all of my lines
I said, "C'mon on girl, seriously
"If I hadn't been so lucky

"I'd be shooting pool in my bachelor pad
"Playing bass in my cover band
"Restockin' up cold Bud Light
"For poker every Tuesday night, yeah
"I'd have a dirtbike in the she'd
"And not one throw pillow on the bed
"I'd keep cash in a coffee can
"But if I was a single man
"Alone and out there on the loose
"I'd be looking for a woman like you"

She knows what a mess I'd be if I didn't have her here
But to be sure, I whispered in her ear

"You know I get sick deep-sea fishing
"And you make the best fried chicken
"I got a hopeless golf game
"I love the sound of your name
"I might miss that old green 'Nova
"But I love watching you do yoga
"I'd take a gold band on my hand
"Over being a single man
"'Cause honestly, I don't know what I'd do
"If I'd never met a woman like you"

Love Like Crazy

They called them crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That's crazy

He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yea that's crazy

Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when he quit his job
Said them home computers, boy they'll never take off
He sold his one man shop to Microsoft
They paid like crazy

Just ask him how he made it
He'll tell you faith and sweat
And the heart of a faithful woman,
Who never let him forget

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

Always treat your woman like a lady
Never get too old to call her baby
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when they started out
They've been together fifty-eight years now

Aint that crazy?

Taylor Swift | 22 | Begin Again

"22" is the song I like most from country music singer Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album “Red.” According to Diigo, the single is co-written by the American recording artist, Max Martin and Shellback. “22” was released as the album's fourth single on March 5, 2013. The song debuted at number 44 on United States Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart with sales of 108,000. Meanwhile, Taylor’s preceding single “Begin Again” tops the Country chart this week.

22

It feels like a perfect night
To dress up like hipsters
And make fun of our exes
It feels like a perfect night
For breakfast at midnight
To fall in love with strangers
Ah,ah,ah,ah
Yeah, we're happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time
It’s miserable and magical, oh yeah
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines, it's time

I don't know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright if
You keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright if
We just keep dancing like we're... 22, 22

It seems like one of those nights
This place is too crowded
Too many cool kids
ah,ah,ah,ah
It seems like one of those nights
We ditch the whole scene
And end up dreaming instead of sleeping, yeah...
We're happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way
It’s miserable and magical, oh yeah
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the heartbreaks, it's time

I don't know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright if
You keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright if
We just keep dancing like we're... 22, 22

I don’t know about you
22, 22

It feels like one of those nights
We ditch the whole scene
It feels like one of those nights
We won't be sleeping
It feels like one of those nights
You look like bad news
I gotta have you
I gotta have you

I don't know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright if
You keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright if
We just keep dancing like we're... 22, 22

22, 22

It feels like one of those nights
We ditch the whole scene
It feels like one of those nights
We won't be sleeping
It feels like one of those nights
You look like bad news
I gotta have you
I gotta have you

Begin Again

Took a deep breath in the mirror.
He didn't like it when I wore high heels but I do.
Turn the lock and put my headphones on.
He always said he didn't get this song but I do.
I do.

Walked in expecting you'd be late.
But you got here early and you stand and wait.
I walk to you.
You pull my chair out and help me in.
And you don't know how nice that is but I do.

And you throw your head back laughing like a little kid.
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause he never did.
I've been spending the last 8 months thinking,
All love ever does is break and burn and end.
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again.

You say you never met one girl who had as many James Taylor records as you
But I do.
We tell stories and you don't know why I'm coming off a little shy but I
Do.

But you throw your head back laughing like a little kid.
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause he never did.
I've been spending the last 8 months thinking,
All love ever does is break and burn and end.
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again.

And we walk down the block to my car and I almost brought him up.
But you start to talk about the movies that your family watches. Every single Christmas and I will talk about that for the first time.
What's past is past.

Cause you throw your head back laughing like a little kid.
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause he never did.
I've been spending the last 8 months thinking,
All love ever does is break and burn and end.
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again.

Adam Lambert | Never Close Our Eyes | Better Than I Know Myself

Produced by Dr. Luke and written by Bruno Mars, Adam Lambert’s single “Never Close Our Eyes” is a much better song than his previous single “Better Than I Know Myself.” The track is the second single from the American singer’s second studio album “Trespassing.” It’s really an electronic dance-ballad that surely makes you impressed when you listen to. Follow me on Twitter and Google+ if you love the songs.

Never Close Our Eyes

I wish that this night would never be over
There's plenty of time to sleep when we die
So let's just stay awake until we grow older
If I had my way we'd never close our eyes, our eyes, never!

I don't wanna let a minute get away
Cause we got no time to lose
None of us are promised to see tomorrow
And what we do is ours to choose

Forget about the sunrise
Fight the sleep in your eyes
I don't wanna miss a second with you
Let's stay this way forever
It's only getting better if we want it to

Chorus

You know that I wish that this night would never be over
There's plenty of time to sleep when we die
So let's just stay awake until we grow older
If I had my way we'd never close our eyes, our eyes, never!

It's so hard to think this could fade away
But what goes up must come down
Why can't we just live life with no consequence
And always live in the now

Forget about the sunrise
Fight the sleep in your eyes
I don't wanna miss a second with you
Let's stay this way forever
It's only getting better if we want it to

Repeat Chorus

Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah

Repeat Chorus

Better Than I Know Myself

Cold as ice
And more bitter than a december
Winter night
That's how I treated you
And I know that I
I sometimes tend to lose my temper
And I cross the line
Yeah that's the truth

I know it gets hard sometimes
But I could never
Leave your side
No matter what I say

[Chorus:]
Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now,
But I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now
But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself

All along
I tried to pretend it didn't matter
If I was alone
But deep down I know
If you were gone
For even a day I wouldn't know which way to turn
Cause I'm lost without you

I know it gets hard sometimes
But I could never
Leave your side
No matter what I say

Repeat Chorus

[Bridge:]
I get kind of dark
Let it go too far
I can be obnoxious at times
But try and see my heart
Cause I need you now
So don't let me down
You're the only thing in this world
I would die without

Repeat Chorus

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now,
But I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now
But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself