Leaving's Not The Only Way

© 2014 Mark Cote

Can't find a way
no words left to say
when I see the night-time all around
but you still call it day
leaving's not the only way
just the only way for me

two cold hearts
fallen apart
too many lonely nights
when you're lying next to me
leaving's not the only way
just the only way for me

(chorus)  maybe the highway
                  maybe the line
                  hello, engine number nine
                  where I belong
                  take my heart along
                  then you'll remember me when I'm gone
                  leaving's not the only way
                  just the only way for me

it's getting hot
either way I got
try not to get burned
while walking on a wire
leaving's not the only way
just the only way for me

(chorus)

Is This The Dream

© 2014 Mark Cote

I once caught a glimpse of my future self
with head bowed I saw just how he felt
the world can pull the stars from your eyes
and fill your hopes with words of lies

He never spoke but I felt the words he's saying
be careful boy as you tread the path you're laying
before I could even ask he was gone
and now melancholy years have made me strong

when I close my eyes it all becomes so clear
the mysteries that used to disappear

(chorus)  Is this the dream and the dream reality
                  is what we see not real and real is what we feel
                  eyes open closed now they can see
                  is this the dream and the dream reality

now in the chaos of my silence
old forgotten words now make perfect sense
is it yet too late for me
to change the world that makes up all of me

when I close my eyes it all becomes so clear
the mysteries that used to disappear

(chorus)

It Is What It Is

© 2014 Mark Cote

Traffic jam
I'm already late
whoever is calling
will have to wait
though a sunny day
I can't find the shade

(chorus)  it is what it is
                  what was said
                  it is what it is
                  what was done
                  aw.... just let it slide
                  aw... just let it glide
                 'cause
                  it is what it is

grumpy guy
at my job
the inner smile
that you rob
what do you have to gain
when I walk away

(chorus)

down the tubes
old love affair
every time I reached out
she never cared
too many times
one thing I find

(chorus)

If Fantasies Came True

© 2014 Mark Cote

What would you do if fantasies came true
the one about me
the one about you
what would you do

what if we talk of bigger things
how we change our world
and what it brings
comes back to you
and to me too

(chorus)  well I could run around the world
                  for a million years
                  but in my dreams
                  you are always here
                  by my side
                  along for the ride
                  you're a dream come true
                  yeah, if fantasies came true

what would you do for a sleepless night
making love to you
holding me so tight
what would you do

just a little dream
a fantasy I have
if it makes you smile
it makes me glad
and I hope you do
yeah, I hope you do

(chorus)
(instrumental)

just a little dream
a fantasy I have
if it makes you smile
it makes me glad
and I hope you do
yeah, I hope you do