Nashville At Night

© 2010 Mark Cote

inspiration born in a cave
somebody's hands somebody's slave
you do what you do just to get by
but this dreamer looks up to the colored sky

Quill of blood, quill of tears
flow through the mind of so many years
the loving dove that flies from the hand
is better to see than shifting sands.

(bridge) I know, I'm on the right road
                 but still, have a ways to go
                 but it's where I'm gonna be... Wait and see

(chorus) Nashville at night not many can see
                how symbolic it is to me
                let the rain come pouring down
                In the dark of the night I know I've been found

Is anyone out there in this new world
or do hands reach out still stay curled
scented wind blows my way
I breathe it in and I'm OK

(bridge)
(chorus)

If Your Heart Ain't In It

© 2010 Mark Cote

You smiled at me and showed me the world
A lot to take for a country girl
promises are they ever written in stone
is a diamond you give just a rhinestone

(chorus) If I can't be your number one
                baby you can count me gone
                if I'm only your second best
                you're never gonna pass the test
                'cause if your heart ain't in it
                then lets just call it quits

Get lost in the arms of the one you love
in time we learn through push and shove
if the hands that are warm through the day
don't go cold when it's gone away

I want much more than what I can see
and if that's what you want, then baby stay with me

(chorus)

(instrumental)

This isn't a one night rodeo
we're going the distance come on lets go
saddle up cowboy ready to ride
watch your step it's a bumpy ride

(chorus)

Can I take You To The Prom

© 2010 Mark Cote

as a boy
I always tried to do my best
never missed a class
never failed a test

the one I never knew
didn't think I had a chance
never been to the prom
never been to the dance
always to shy to say...

(chorus) Can I take you to the prom
                can I relive those years
                like an unfinished song
                now plays sweet in my ear
                Lets dance 'til the dawn
                'til there's nobody here
                can I take you to the prom

time moves on
realized what I had missed
never felt the touch of a hug
nor the warmth of a kiss

when I looked into your eyes
it all was crystal clear
I found what I missed
all those many years
Now I knew what to say...

(chorus)

Sunlight

© 2010 Mark Cote

I've smiled with the sun and cried with the moon
summers seem forever then their gone too soon

sister moonbeam she'd lend an ear
by the heavenly sunrise she is no longer here

          sunlight - what a surprise
          to awaken to a world now you're not by my side
          sunlight - blindingly wise
          when the moon shines softer into my blue eyes

I fell in love with a painted smile
but the colors wash away baby after awhile

I've felt the depth in a woman's eyes
learned all about the truth through clouded lies

          sunlight - the white is too bright
          the colors shine brighter by the morning light
          sunlight - blindingly wise
          when the moon shines softer into my blue eyes

I've felt so close but been far away
love like a rainbow it just fades away

temporary world is a paisley dream
where everything you see is not what they seem

          sunlight - blindingly wise
          when the moon shines softer into my blue eyes
          sunlight - blindingly wise
          when the moon shines softer into my blue eyes

How Long Before You'll Be Tired Again

© 2010 Mark Cote

How long before you'll be tired again
where are those letters you promised to send
I slept for hours, slept for days
stumbled through a never-ending haze
and never see the light
since you took my summer
took my summer away

How long before you'll be tired again
will water colors ever hope to blend
the glass is always stained with my blood
just an emotional flash flood
of my purple tears
'cause when the tide comes in
the tide will take me away

(break) finger painting mind
               never see the sign
               of where to go
               so I paint in hues
               of memories of you
               the love I hold inside
               it colors up my mind girl

How long before you'll be tired again
where are those letters you promised to send
I slept for hours, slept for days
stumbled through a never-ending haze
and never see the light
since you took my summer
took my summer away

How long before you'll be tired again
How long before you'll be tired again
How long before you'll be tired again

God Only Knows The Truth

© 2010 Mark Cote

I give a rose I get back thorns
stay away is now what he warns
her sweet voice
her voice is all that they should know

so much easier to live the lie
than to try a little bit of humble pie
pride you trade in
you trade pride in for your very soul

(chorus) as long as my voice goes unheard
                your voice is the dirty word
                God only knows
                God only knows the truth
                the wall around you of barbed tongues
                blind men shooting their empty guns
                God only knows
                God only knows the truth

(instrumental)

this private prison you put me in
as bambi smiles at me an evil grin
and you alone
you alone is the one who holds the key

you keep your fears I'll keep my sadness
paranoia is it's own madness
a dish that's best
a dish that's best eaten all alone

(chorus)

The Day My Heart Went Blind

© 2010 Mark Cote

I lost my shoe I lost my way
on the path of life we sometimes stray
trusted love but should've run away
crazy boy now you will really know

summery eyes, can fool, a color blind soul

(chorus) And I never even cried
                since the day my heart went blind
                never said a word
                for sorrow goes unheard
               so I'll smile and I sigh
               since the day my heart went blind
                since the day my heart went blind

did I really know her at all
or was I climbing the mountain for the sudden fall
the bottom just can't be found
in the dark you fall you'll never hit the ground

tropical lips, can melt, a candy heart

(chorus)

in the darkness it is only shades of grey
in the silence there is nothing left, no words to say

(instrumental)