LYRICS

I can hear that train coming
It's coming on down the line on time to take me home
I can hear the Father calling
He's calling out my name and I pray he's going to take me home

Take me home
And by His grace I'll be reborn of the Father and the Son
Take me home
I'm on my knees before Him begging to forgive all that I've done
Please take me home

But I'm just a hopeless sinner
I'm not worthy his praise, but I pray that He'll take me home
I can feel that new wind blowing
It's rattling these chains and I pray it's going to take me home

Take me home
And by His grace I'll be reborn of the Father and the Son
Take me home
I'm on my knees before Him begging to forgive all that I've done
Please take me home

BEHIND THE MUSIC

The story behind this song is a simple one. I feel we are all sinners and we are all worthy of redemption in the end. Regardless of your belief system, we all struggle with the same issues. We all struggle to be a reflection of the person we want to be. We all struggle with judgement, self-doubt, and self-worth. 

I wrote this song as a story of a person taking a good look at their life and their faith as they are reaching the end of their life. Much of the words can be open to interpretation, but the Chorus is very clear. Forgiveness, and this usually means forgiving ourselves for our inperfections and our choices we did or did not make in our lives, is our greatest battle. 

Regardless of your interpretation of the song, I hope it brings you comfort.

- Jennifer Lyn

LYRICS

I don't want to meet your Mama
I don't want to wear your ring
Boy can you hear me?
Are you listening?
Hey Hey Hey I'm not that type of girl
I'm all wrong for you baby, but in all the right ways

I'm gonna make you beg
Gonna make you plead
I've got everything you want
I've got everything you need
Hey Hey Hey Yeah I'm that type of girl
I'm all wrong for you baby, but in all the right ways

Don't call me when your sad or when you're all alone
I've got better things to do than be on the telephone
Hey Hey Hey I'm not that type of girl
I'm all wrong for you baby, but in all the right ways

I don't want to be your girlfriend
Don't want to be your wife
But, I will be the woman who will rock you all night
Hey Hey Hey Yeah I'm that type of girl
I'm all wrong for you baby, but in all the right ways

BEHIND THE MUSIC

This story came about when chatting with one of my best friends and we were discussing the differences in women based on generational expectations. The point of view from our Grandmothers, our Mothers, and now our generation and beyond. Times have definitely changed and this story is about a lady who doesn't necessarily buy into the society expectations to marry, have kids, and the like. 

This story is about a lady who just doesn't want anything more than a "good time". No marriage, no boyfriend, and no strings attached.

- Jennifer Lyn

LYRICS

She tells you she's sorry with tears on her face
She tells you the story though you felt it anyway
She left you there holding that love you can't keep
As the world keeps spinning round she's burnin' you down

There's no way to measure what you saw in her eyes.
Was it purely for pleasure or just a simple disguise?
She tore up and used you for that you cannot keep
As the world keeps spinning round she's burnin' you down

She's got secrets that she keeps with the people that you meet
It's more than you can take
You start to feel that aching
There's no way that you're escaping this heartache
This heartache!

Now you're tore up and lonely and she's no where to be found
You're filled with if only's while she's out on the town
She left you there holding that love you cannot keep
As the world keeps spinning round she's burnin' you down.

Just walk away, just walk away
As the world keeps spinning round she's burnin's you down
Just walk away, walk away
As the world keeps spinning round she's burnin's you down.

BEHIND THE MUSIC

We most likely have all had our heart broken by some jerk who led us along only to find out that we were not their only "love". I wrote this song from the male perspective, because frankly, guys get a bad wrap for usually being the heart breakers. When in reality, women are just as guilty. 

This song follows the emotional roller coaster of a guy who got his heart trampled on by a women he loved and as the song states "she left you holding the love you cannot keep". He's struggling to let go of what he had and he's finding the fortitude to move on.

- Jennifer Lyn

LYRICS

He's got a cold cold heart
Girl you better run and hide
He's got a cold cold heart now child
He's the devil deep inside
There's nothing you can say
You better get out of the way of his cold cold heart

Girl I see you walking
You're walking down that road
Girl let me tell you
I've been there before
He looks warm to the touch now child, but he's cold as ice
Girl you better listen
Listen to my advice
Don't believe his eyes
He'll fill you full of lies with his cold cold heart

He'll lure you in
With that tempting smile
He'll have you dreaming
Of walking down that aisle
He'll buy you flowers, yeah maybe dinner or two
He's going to do
All he needs to do
Then he'll lay you down
Then be back on the prowl with his cold cold heart

He's got a cold cold heart
Girl you better run and hide
He's got a cold cold heart now child
He's the devil deep inside
There's nothing you can say
You better get out of the way of his cold cold heart.

BEHIND THE MUSIC

I wrote this song while taking a songwriting class and I had little experience working within the Blues genre. Every song I had written before this song was very Rock, so it was my first crack at a more traditional Blues tune. I tried to paint within the lines and keep to the Blues format without sticking to a standard 12 bar Blues cadence and I spiced up this tune with the variation on the guitar. I added the bass solo section and the bridge to make this song really stand out. Lucky for me, I play with some OUTSTANDING bass players and it's a nice change to showcase a different instrument besides guitar. Catches people off guard during the first listen. 

The lyrics were from a third person perspective because I have witnessed this play out with friends throughout my life...The guy who is the good looking good time guy, who to his credit is usually pretty up front about his expectations, but yet the woman still hears wedding bells. We've all seen it and heard the rant session from a friend and despite how hard we try to snap them out of it, they still ride that burning ship into the rocky shoals!

- Jennifer Lyn

LYRICS

I've been living on this road
There's a lot of faces without names
Oh the wheels just keep on turning
It's another day that looks the same
I'm a long, long way, long way from home.

They say home is where the heart is
Well baby I know that's true
Because no matter where the road leads
I'll be coming back to you
I'm a long, long way, long way from home

I won't be lured in by temptation
You got me towing the line
Because you're the only man that keeps me satisfied

No matter day or night
You got me dreaming about you
Boy I can't get you off my mind
You're in everything I do
When I'm a long, long way, long way from home.

BEHIND THE MUSIC

This song is the most traditional song on the debut album and the opening lick is a straight up BB King comp. My way of paying tribute to the fabulous American based Blues musicians that paved the way and kept Blues music thriving in America. This song also features good friend Richard Torrance, who was the producer on my album. When we were in the studio cutting the guitar tracks for this song, I wasn't completely in love with all of the fills that I was playing. So, I asked Richard to do a pass at the song. What ended up resulting was the great idea to create a dual guitar song that featured the traditional Blues call and response duet between guitars.

The lyrics were spurred from a conversation I had with a friend of mine who  is a touring musician. Being on the road is hard. You are away from your family and away from home. Holding on to the relationship of a good loving person at home is hard and this song talks about the devotion of a woman to her man while she's on the road.

- Jennifer Lyn