THE KEY LYRICS

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"The Key"

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My CD recorded in 1998 THE KEY

"The KEY"
This was a 1998 recording with many people who volunteered their time and effort to make this possible (A million THANKS to ALL). We had no budget and alot of hope. I was only able to do ONE track of everything so when I say BASIC- I mean it. I really wanted to have something for my sons to remember me by, but since could write a book on (What NOT to do when recording) lol I hope you ALL ENJOY what I have here and hopefully someday soon I will have another CD recorded as I have many songs I have written since this CD.

1. The Key 3:24 - This is about having LUPUS (or any Chronic DISEASE) and how I cope. The Key to success is..

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THE KEY - (Lupus Song)
(In C) #1 on CD
THERE IS A WAVE SAMPLE HERE,
BUT TAKES A FEW MINS.TO LOAD/
Reloading/Refreshing might make it faster - SORRY

Suns burnin' in the sky
Sporting OMBRELLE, you know why
But most of all baby, don't cry
They said: "These are the things that you must do"
Stay away from stress, there's pain to endure
You shouldn't have kids and there is no cure
No guarantees with a disease - this we know for sure
They said " Few years left of fairly normal life to lead"
And what is that supposed to mean ?

THE KEY WITH LUPUS IS DON'T EXCESS,
THE KEY TO DISEASE IS DON'T EXCESS

I had my kids and get very little rest
The other half's gone & I manage stress
Scars everywhere but I'm here for everyone
One more son, another strappin' healthy one
So you see, it can be done

BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS DON'T EXCESS
THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS DON'T EXCESS %

So listen to your body when it's talkin' to you
And don't accept everything people say and do
Live life today, tomorrow may be gone
The hard part is just how to carry on

The key to success is don't excess, the key to success is don't excess.
To succeed don't exceed , you'll be freed cause you don't need -the pain

(Dedicated to all of you who like I , have Lupus or any other disease that makes you think you are no longer in control of your body - )

2. Hitchins Kitchen 2:51 - Is a Blues in G about the Jams in my kitchen. There's a Dobro in this one, Sax etc....

HITCHINS KITCHEN
(Blues in G) #2 on CD
Alot a things go on in Hitchins Kitchen
Like the jam's we do for fun
Everyone needs a place like Hitchins Kitchen
Even though you might not think your one
The hustle & bustle in Hitchins Kitchen
Is just real life - in motion
But the feeling you get in Hitchins Kitchen
is always there when you need it most

NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS ***
WITH HITCHINS KITCHEN JAM SESSIONS

So take me back to Hitchins Kitchen
Where I can be myself
Where the music flows in Hitchins Kitchen
It's a break from everything else
Hitchins Kitchen jam sessions
No lonely nights in any Hitchins Kitchen

AND IF YOU WANNA JAM, BABY * * *
JUST BE IN A HITCHINS KITCHEN

3. Miracles To Me 3:06 - Is a heavy rock guitar (Bob Lavigne - Ottawa) song about my three boys.

MIRACLES TO ME

(Ballad Am) #4 on CD
Just when I was feelin' Blue
I opened up my eyes to a whole new world
And I can't imagine life without you
Your a miracle to me

You love me unconditionally
Unconditionally I'm yours
I'm here for you when ever you call
Your miracles to me

AND WHEN I CRY I'M SCARED I'VE FAILED YOU
AND WHEN I SMILE, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU
AND WHEN THE NIGHT IS HERE
AND THE DAY IS THROUGH
IT'S ALL BEEN WORTH IT JUST TO HERE,
"MOM, I LOVE YOU!"
I live to see you learn and watch you grow
I live to help you know where to go
As your futures unfold
Your all miracles to me

You mean everything to me
Your my miracles, ALL THREE
My wish for you my sons....
A life of happiness and love

AND WHEN I CRY I'M SCARED I'VE FAILED YOU
AND WHEN I SMILE, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU
WHEN THE NIGHT IS HERE AND THE DAY IS THROUGH
IT'S ALL BEEN WORTH IT JUST TO HEAR, " MOM I LOVE YOU! "

4. I Choose You 3:38 - Is a song I wrote in the Studio while I was waiting to be recorded. There's some great Electric Blues Sounding guitar here (Sean Brisson - Perth)

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I CHOOSE YOU

(Slow Ballad in Bm) #6 on CD
I get this gut wrenching feeling whenever I'm away
So many things seem so wrong today
Long days and even longer nights - NO PAY
No laughs, no cries, no given rights - OR SAY
I hate this feeling that dwells from within
It's like I'm dyin' if I don't soon come back again
Remindin' me - that I'm only human
And the choices were all mine - in the end

                             I CHOOSE YOU
                        I WANT TO BE AT HOME
                    I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU
                      I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME
                              I MISS YOU

Wonder if I'll ever walk this road again
And even though I've made alot a new friends
Just know I'd rather be at home - when I can
And it'll all be worth it in the end

                         CAUSE I CHOOSE YOU
                        I WANT TO BE AT HOME
                    I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU
                      I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME
                               I LOVE YOU
                              I MISS YOU
                       I NEED YOU, I WANT YOU
                   I JUST CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
                             I CHOOSE YOU

5. Stand Me Up Blues 3:20 - Is the first song I ever wrote and put music to. It's a slow blues in E with an awesome Sax player (Rick Flanagan- Kingston) Base player (John Ryder - Smiths Falls) flew in for one night to do this.

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STAND ME UP BLUES
(Blues in G) #5 on CD and my Fav.....
            You didn't wanna love me the way I thought you should
           You didn't even stand by me the way you said you would
   If you wanted me like I wanted you
           I wouldn't be singin' the STAND - ME - UP - BLUES -

                I DON'T NEED NO STAND ME UP BLUES
              NO, I DON'T NEED NO STAND ME UP BLUES
      I'D RATHER BE ALONE THAN BE LONELY WAITIN' FOR YOU

You didn't make it better and you knew you could
You should have and could have if you only would have
I had enough I couldn't keep on tryin'
My love for you just KEPT - ON - DYIN' -

                I DON'T NEED NO STAND ME UP BLUES -
           NO, NO I - DON'T NEED NO STAND ME UP BLUES
        I'D RATHER BE ALONE THAN BE LONELY WAITIN' FOR
          RATHER BE ALONE THAN BE LONELY WAITIN' FOR
     I'D RATHER BE ALONE THAN BE LONELY - WAITIN' FOR YOU

6. It's Alright 3:10 - This is me trying to see thru the eyes of a single parent child. It's not easy, But IT'S ALRIGHT, my son told me one night.

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IT'S ALRIGHT

(Rock in Dm)
                 I wake up cryin' in the middle of the night
       But your not there to hold me tight
              I'm a boy and I'm a man, fate brings me this fight
            But you know what Man - * * * * * - IT'S ALRIGHT

            CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA LET IT HURT ANYMORE
           I'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU WALK OUT THAT DOOR
                 TO PICK UP THE PIECES LEFT BEHIND
         YOUR A PART TIME 1/2 IN THIS FULL LIFE OF MINE

I may be little, but I still need you
Where do I call when I'm feelin' blue
Why do you to walk away from me too
Even though you get to do the things you wanna do

            (BRIDGE) Why is it me who pays the price every time
For a part time 1/2 in this full time life
           I'm your boy and mama's man, fate brought me this fight
              But you know what man * * * * * -IT'S ALRIGHT

            CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA LET IT HURT ANYMORE
         I'M WHO STAYS WHEN YOU WALK OUT THAT DOOR
            I PICK UP THE PIECES THAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND
            YOUR A PART TIME 1/2 IN THIS FULL LIFE OF.
               I'M NOT GONNA LET IT HURT ANYMORE
           I'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU WALK OUT THAT DOOR
          I'VE PICKED UP THE PIECES THAT YOU LEFT BEHIND
                     Reality for me - is this life of mine

7. Stars In The Sky 4:06 This song has a great electric lead in it by: Pat Hood. My Grampa Hitchins died in the middle of writing this C.D.. This song is about how I deal with it.

STARS IN THE SKY

                        (slow Ballad in A) #7 on CD
                    Got a call from my Dad the other day
                He said, " your Grandfather has passed away
                 I said: " I Love You Dad ", and GOODBYE
                        I broke down and I cried.....
       Just a week ago I saw you last
and I knew when I left your side
        It wouldn't be long till you'd be gone,
my feelings I had to hide
           But I can't hide em anymore,
I'm crying silent wet tears
          Your not here and again I'm facing
one of my biggest fears

                     BUT YOU'LL BE EASY TO FIND,
                  THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY,
                    TO WATCH OVER US AT NIGHT,
                  SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT.
           IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL TOO GOOD
TONIGHT %......

So, I'll think of the achievements,
not the loss of another good mans life
           & the Families you created,
I'm so proud to be a part of
            You believed in alot of things,
and one of them was me
          We're sure gonna miss you Grampa,
now that you are free

                     BUT YOU'LL BE EASY TO FIND,
                  THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY
                    TO WATCH OVER US AT NIGHT,
                  SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT.

             I'm really missin' all the stars in my life,
till again we sometime meet
                          YOUR EASY TO FIND,
                  THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY
                          WATCHIN' OVER US,
             WATCHIN' OVER US THROUGH THE NIGHT %

This song is dedicated to ALL the STARS in the SKY!
Harold M.Henry
April 25,1910-May 3, 1981,

Robert Arthur Hitchins
Nov. 24, 1921 - Nov 18,1997

8. Tweed/97 2:08 I went to Trudeau Park in Tweed in 1997 year for the May 24 weekend (like a mini Woodstock). The song is about everyone who played and what I experienced.This is the ONLY song on the CD that has me Playing my 12 string Takamine. Unfortunately the beginning of the song was cut off by the guy I had recording it at the time..(What not to do when recording...) The Trudeau's invited me to perform it in May/98. Wide Mouth Mason was there again (Check out the song, they're in it - I met them :) - I also wrote Tweed/98 when I got home (Soon to come :)

TWEED/97

(Fast/Celtic in D)
                We set out early sunset on a rainy day in May
           Headin' for a long weekend and the costs you have to pay
             Straight down Highway 7 to a place called Maberley
             To take #3 to safety before our journey to Tweed

              We didn't meet Elvis, He was obviously in disguise
                 Over 5000 people and no sight of him inside
                   We did see 5440, had to take a break
           Caught some Z's, then we saw that Jeff was really great

             But when Wide Mouth Mason entered left stage door
                Gettin' through the crowd was a pushy chore
                They were dancin', singin', screamin for more
                Amanda and Big Sugar Sunday evens the score

                 Met 2 of 3 stooges Arno, Bob and Dwayne
            Gave us new meaning to driving four wheels all-terrain
               Your in and your out and your up and your down
              If the wipers don't cut it your stuck in the ground

             Sippin' on wobbly pops, U.F.O.'s and Shark Attacks
                   Smokin' at all angles, forward and back
                 Gettin to the can was a two hour excursion
         With these New Ground Explorers and their many diversions

It was a long weekend in May that we'll never forget
97 was the year that we all met
War wounds heal so tattoos were our best bet
& We can honestly say it was the best Tweed yet

This was released in Tweed in May 1998

9. State of Emergency/Ice Storm/98 (BEGINNING OF SONG AND PICS)*NEW* WAVE SAMPLE 3:13 - This is a powerful song on Keyboard - Mike Wood - (Circuit) ). Mike and I got together, he played , I sang it and it was recorded spontaneously - Now were learning it. It was one of those songs that just happened, much like the storm it depicts. This is a song full of respect for life.
State of Emergency/Ice Storm/98 (END OF SONG AND PICS) It's also a big THANK YOU to ALL...(like I) who tasted Discomfort, and gained in Knowledge.

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STATE OF EMERGENCY/ICESTORM/98-
Written By:Beverley

There were Power, Phone and Cable Lines down everywhere.. We were all asked NOT TO LEAVE our Houses the first few days, till they could be cleaned off roads, houses, cars, etc... This is some of the 1998 ICE STORM pictures taken by the Smiths Falls Record News of the Downtown and Surrounding Areas affected - And a Pic of Me

Everybody's got a story 'bout Ice storm/98
Worst one of the century, Eastern Canada's in a state.
Many Lives were lost in the cold of the night
Days and then weeks by candlelight
We and the trees pay for our NEGLECT
Mother Nature made a point we'll never forget

Declaration of a STATE OF EMERGENCY
Glacial warnings continue
stress and fatigue engulf me.

The night it all began, January 5th was the date
Powerless & isolated asked to evacuate
Proud people gather at Shelters in every Town
Hypothermia sews the seeds of this humble frown

Crews and Troops flock from neighboring lands
Volunteers sworn in by the thousands
To join in the freezing battle of restoration
Just to get some heat and refrigeration
(IRONIC ISN'T IT?)
I Can't sleep, I can't eat
I won't leave, I'd rather resist
My Phones down, T.V.'s out, Radio's dead
have ya got the gist ?
How am I- Cold but Fine
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
Aware that HEAT's a CONVENIENCE not a RIGHT
A little more warning might have been nice
Generators are so few and far between
Nothin' like this ...
have Canadians ever seen....

Hydro's coming on and none too soon
Phones back now and T.V 's too
Stand in line to get compensation from Ice storm '98's devastation
In a hectic world of greed and need
Comfort is to ask and then to receive..

Life is returning back to normal

Thank You All - Power back
to the people -

Dedicated to ALL of you in Ontario, Quebec, The Maritimes and parts of the USA, who ( like I) tasted Discomfort, and gained in Knowledge

Music for this song Composed by Mike Wood (Circuit)

ALL Written By: Beverley Hitchins, Copyright 1998-2009, SOCAN
All Rights reserved .
No copies shall be made of these songs without
the Direct WRITTEN consent of the writer. ME!

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