Gershwin (A.Jacobs)
Puppy love is too shallow
Infatuations gradually fade away
Trueness of the heart is stronger than feeling
Affairs shouldn't be taken lightly

You never had a true love until you've seen them in their drawers or at their their weakest, lowest moments or when they've acted out of character
Then you begin to realize
This ain't no game darlin', this one's for life

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All else is clay, but our love is here to stay
I guess Gershwin said it best
So how do you test your mettle?
When the dust clears, who's left?
Only you and me honey, we've settled

Crushes are just that, none too subtle
And lust only lasts for so long
Full commitment takes some special people
Willing to obey their vows

You ain't really had a true love until you've washed some dirty laundry or helped them get well when they were sick Then you begin to understand That no matter what, this one's for keeps

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Gershwin knew what he was talking about True love is hard to find Don't take that love for granted Embrace it (mama) Come to papa do

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©P®1999 liedsinger (ASCAP)

Susceptible
Antonio Jacobs

Baby, I am susceptible to your charms
So don’t make me choose to love you
It’s not fair to her

Because you’re not my woman

Feel like a kid again ever since I met you
The color of the world seems brighter when you’re around
I never thought that I would fall in love with more than one woman
Then you changed my mind, yeah

My lady doesn’t know about you
And she doesn’t need to know
Since I haven’t made a move
I’ve been faithful to her
But it looks like I’m losing control

Baby, I am susceptible to your charms
So don’t make me choose to love you
It’s not fair to her
Because you’re not my woman

Day after day ain’t nay better
I have to make a decision
But I get so confused whenever you’re near me
You’re not making this easy for me
Seduction is in your eyes

You know I’ve got a woman
But you don’t seem to care
Still I haven’t made a move
I’ve always been faithful to her
But I can tell that you’re going too far

Baby, I am susceptible to your charms
so don’t make me choose to love you
It’s not fair to her
Because you’re not my woman

She’s waiting up for me (she doesn’t suspect a thing)
She trusts me implicitly
There’s no way I’m gonna break her heart
©1999 liedsinger (ASCAP)

 Let's Start Anew
A. Jacobs

Surprised as I was to watch you go, I understood why, but didn't know how it all came to this
We were doing so well as far as I could tell our love grew deeper everyday
And then out of the blue, you told me we were through

Although it was sudden I'm not overwhelmed with thoughts of a love that has got to end
The both of us will have to pretend the whole thing didn't happen

You've taken the time to think things through
You hurt deep inside but still can't decide how it came to this
We seem like a pair destined to share the rest of our lives together
But the moment was gone the instant you walked out that door

Although it was sudden I'm not overwhelmed with thoughts of a love that has got to end
The both of us will have to pretend the whole thing didn't happen

Let's Start Anew
Let's wipe the slate clean take it from the top
Let's Start Anew

Although it was sudden I'm not overwhelmed with thoughts of a love that has got to end
The both of us will have to pretend the whole thing didn't happen

Let's Start Anew
Let's wipe the slate clean take it from the top
Let's Start Anew

© 2002 liedsinger






Let's Start Anew

 Carpe Diem
©2003 liedsinger/A. Jacobs (ASCAP)

We’re living in a cruel world
We’re living in a cool world
We’re living in a dream world
And our world is not the only world
You have it all at your fingertips
And yet you brush it away
I hope someday you will get it in your head
Carpe Diem “Seize the Day”

Chorus
Carpe Diem “Seize the Day”
Riches are in what you do and not in what you say
Grab at opportunity walk through open doors
And you’ll get everything you’ve been searching for

Your life is just beginning
Your life is at an ending
Your life is in the middle
Are you living your life or are you only pretending
How can you take such a precious thing
And simply throw it away
I hope someday you will get it in through your head
Carpe Diem “Seize the Day”
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Who’s in control of your soul?
Who’s in command of the physical?
You make the choice to use your voice
Don’t let it go – answer the knock

I think I lived a full life
Or was it an empty life?
I lived my entire life
And I never knew what living was
Don’t take the life that’s been given you
And calmly push it away
Everybody has their life to live
You better start living - Carpe Diem!

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FISH

A. Jacobs (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)


If I were a fish so nimble and lively

If you came a-fishing

I wouldn’t fail to show up


I wish I were gold always near at hand

Something shiny you could wear

I’d be right on your skin

I wish I was faithful

Always by your side

I would be right there for you

I would never go away


If I were a fish so nimble and lively

If you came a-fishing

I wouldn’t fail to show up


I wish I were a lion ferocious and brave

But with the kindness of a sheep

I’d protect you while you sleep

I wish I had the world

For I’d give it all to you

Whatever I would be

I’d give it freely

To do what you want to do


If I were a fish so nimble and lively

If you came a-fishing

I wouldn’t fail to show up


I wish I was a horse

Then I’d be of value to you

I wish I was a carriage to carry you in comfort

I wish I were a monkey filled with teasing tricks

I wish I was old wrinkled and cold

So I wouldn’t remember to love you so much


If I were a fish so nimble and lively

If you came a-fishing

I wouldn’t fail to show up

©2005 liedsinger (ASCAP)

Make it Work

Antonio Jacobs


I just don’t understand it… Gas all high… More bills than money can pay... And I see brothers with fancy cars, fancy clothes, fancy things…And I wonder to myself, “Where did I go wrong?”


This year's the roughest that I’ve seen in my career

Nothing that I’m putting down is really moving it

Thought I was blessed with some sort of kind of ear

But then lately it is no benefit

And there you stay waiting so patiently while nothing happening

We said we’d be together through thick and thin, so where’s the thick of it?

So what’re we gonna do?


What must I do to make this work for you?

After all we managed

Tired of the struggle and I know that so are you

I don’t understand it


Try to live a life of honesty; of never short cutting it working to 7 to 3

Always get my paychecks legitimately, though tempted to do other things to compensate

But what do I have to show for my good deeds?

An empty bank account a new bill every week

Though times are slow you hold me down but the stress is killing me


What must I do to make this work for you?

I don’t understand it

Trying to make it work and I don’t know what to do (It don’t make sense to me)

What must I do to make things right for you?

I can’t fight this feeling

What must I do to make this work for you?

I can’t take it no more


Listen I have a frustration why can’t I make ends meet? I don’t understand it

Will I have to break the law this week? Tell me more about it


What must I do to make things right for you?

I don’t know I don’t understand it

What must I do to make it work for you?

I can’t take it no more

What must I do to make things right for you?

I can’t fight this feeling

What must I do to make this work for you?

I can’t take it no more

©P®2008 liedsinger (ASCAP)

Take it Away

It's just sitting here taking up space
It's the 800 pound gorilla in the room
and you choose to ignore it
But now it's starting to smell
It hangs in the air like a thick miasma
It's time to call in the big guns
and have the whole affair cleaned up
because
I don't wanna deal with it anymore
so while it still fits through the door
let's call it off
before we give it another chance

Take it away
Take it all away
Take it away

It's getting harder with every single day
It's the physical nature of inertia
That keeps you from resolving
Now others are noticing
It interferes with your daily livelihood
So take the cue
And remove the eyesore
because
I don't wanna deal with it anymore
so while it still fits through the door
let's call it off
before we give it another chance
It's gone on much too long
we've known that it was so wrong
Let's clear it out before it all comes crashing down

Take it away
Take it all away
Take it away

My mess and your mess together
making up one major mess
with a life of its own
when we try to clean it a little
we find out that it's grown
to epic proportions
We let it get out of hand
it's all rather out of our control
well then that's how the story goes


Take it away
Take it all away
Take it away

©2009 liedsinger (Antonio Jacobs)

 All Men
Antonio Jacobs

Verse one
Hold up a man up to another man all men are created equal
But when a man sees a woman for the very first time
He's hoping for a sequel
Even if it's only for instant the thought process is still the same
He's hoping that he can be alone with her
And she'll be calling out his name

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All men really want is the same thing
All men really want is the same thing

Verse two
A man's as faithful as his options
Give him a few and you'll find out
If you place the temptation dead in his path
He'll succumb to it there is no doubt
You try to tell a woman that her man's like this
She'll have a million reasons to deny
But no matter how you slice it a man's a man
He don't even have to try