J. Michael Tracy male vocal/midtempo

In 73, the world was at our beck and call and

We could be seen, walkin’ hand in hand

We were in love, didn’t care if the sky was fallin’

The dreams that we built, could be castles in the sand

We look at the sky, and knew that it would be forever

And wonder filled our hearts

We really believed, there was no storm we couldn’t weather

That our love was strong—that no one could tear us apart

(chorus)

Far away----from the lives we had yesterday

Lookin’ back we both have to say

We’d never change

Any moment in our lives

(Inst. bridge)

Lessons we learned, were always questions we weren’t askin

But they served to light the way

We could be burned, but knew our love was everlastin’

Our home was built on trust

We made it stronger everyday and

(chorus)

(tag)

Any moment of our lives

---Don’t ya see-what yer-tellin me

------I already know

---I ain’t mad but then it’s---kinda sad 

And I think--it’s time for you to go

-Today’s a brand new day

And what’s done is done

So go and have yourself a ball 

---Cause I gotta run

(chorus) 

I’ve got nothin to say, I don’t want you to stay

That’s somethin I might a-said---long ago

Cause after all of these years you’ve made it---very clear

Tellin me----that you want me to know

That somebody new has come into your life

And that you can’t--walk away

So you can turn off the tears now---cause I got nothin to say

(verse)

Well did ya--really think—those touches and winks

Were things--that I’d never see

It’s been--kinda tough-and I’ve---had enough

And now I think--I’ll take some time for me

-Today’s a brand new day 

----And that was then

--So go and have yourself a ball 

Cause you won’t see me again 

(chorus)

(bridge)

If there’s one thing I regret

I never will regain

That piece of me--I gave to you

I won’t say it again, cause

(chorus)

J. Michael Tracy male vocal/uptempo

At a diner called Gypsie’s, on the edge of town

We’d all get together as the sun went down

We’d polish up our hot rods, pick up our favorite girls

The burgers and the shakes were out of this world

Hot Cars, Bright Lights

Young Hearts, Hot Nights

(verse)

Pauly had a Cougar he thought was pretty fast

And Mike said his Camaro had never been passed

Pete’s Cadillac had a 454

It gave us all chills to hear that engine roar

Hot Cars, Bright Lights

Young Hearts, Hot Nights--------------cause

(chorus)

We were goin' nowhere, but we were havin' fun

We did some celebratin’ - after every run

We did a little drinkin and the girls were all right

Cruisin' out at Gypsie's, on Saturday night

(verse)

A ten we'd get together and have us a parade

Stereo’s a rockin’, we thought we had it made

You could smell the rubber burnin’, not a cop in sight

At that little Shiny Diner on a Saturday night

Hot cars, bright lights, young hearts, hot nights

Young Hearts, Hot nights

(chorus)

(inst. verse)

(chorus twice) 

That 4th of July

J. Michael Tracy male vocal/uptempo

Holiday weekend the 4th of July--ya showed me why I was alive

I flew to Atlanta ta help pack yer things in the car and the U-haul 

Then we drove through the night never stopped for a rest 

And didn’t-make Raleigh till dawn

As you walked through my door all the years fell away

And that hole in my heart is-----gone

Most of my life has been time that I’ve wasted-lookin for someone like you

Guess I was blind We were young when I had you and I didn’t see

So we both went our ways lived in hell on this earth

But fate-can smile now and then

Didn’t know where to look but somehow I still found you

And I--won’t lose you again

(inst. verse)

(½ chorus)

On that 4th of July we made love in the moonlight-hot summer stars in the sky

And we lit up the night like a meteor shower

---Paintin’ the stars—with our eyes 

(verse)

That Saturday night on our 4th of July—Ya showed me that I was alive

The time we had lost we made up in a moment that lasted all night

When we swam in the pool, took a walk on the mountain and--held each other till dawn

I know God gave us back what the world took away and our 4th of July's, livin’ on and on and on and on and on