The lyrics of Gino Vannelli's new cd These Are The Days

THESE ARE THE DAYS

THE LYRICS :

It's Only Love
Venus Envy
These Are The Days
Rock Me To Heaven
The Great Divide
Eastwest World
Right Where I Am

Wild Horses
Hurts To Be In Love
Black Cars
Just A Motion Away
Living Inside Myself
I Just Wanna Stop
People Gotta Move

Venus Envy

Music by Gino Vannelli, lyrics by Gino Vannelli and Brian Hamilton.
Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI
and Endless Song BMI

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Don’t want no marble statue smooth and cold as ice
Not some man-made goddess custom cut and spliced
Don’t need no great big set of charms to tempt my heart
Oh no
Prefer the feel of something real over plastic art
Well Aphrodite’s got grace but she ain’t the face
I know and I love
‘Cause I got blood in these veins while she’s some spooky dame
Lost in the heavens above

Chorus
Why do you wanna be Venus
When your light shines brighter than the brightest star
Why do you wanna be anyone else other than who you are
Why do you wanna be Venus
When you’re so much more than she could ever be
Yeah I feel like I’m losing you
Come back to me

Don’t want no hand-made inlaid porcelain china doll
Oh no...
Not some babe who comes unstitched before every mirror on the wall
Yeah DiMilo’s some piece but no thanks please
Not my cup of tea... Oh no
‘Cause I want flesh and bone and not some block of stone
Lying in bed next to me

Blame it on those dippy dreams of beauty queens
Who kowtow to the pressure
Prescribing to the point of view that bigger is better
Yeah those tattooed lips those vacuumed hips this whole insanity
Remember what you do you do for you and not for me

Come back to me...
Come back to me
Baby please come back to me
Come back yeah

Baby please come back to me...

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VENUS ENVY : Produced and arranged by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob
Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon
Engineered by Ric Duncan and Nick Moon, mixed by Nick Moon
Acoustic piano, organ and bass by Gino Vannelli
Keyboards, synthesis and violin by Rok Golob
Added violins by Ron Blessinger and Lisa Hanson
Drums and percussion by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob.

IT'S ONLY LOVE Music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI - - - - - -
Now just cause the world’s come to an end That’s no cause to lose my mind So the girl went south on me And left my skivvies in a bind Yeah but we shall overcome somehow Mmmmm any day now Fact is I saw my sweetie pie Of all the indignity She was doing to some other guy There were things she’s never done to me Alright, so I’ve hit a patch of hard luck But that’s life, so suck it up I keep tellin’ myself all will be well If you just take it like a man Be brave be big be bold Go out like a lamb Well anyway the thing is Why should I really give a damn Chorus When it’s only love And let’s not get too hung about it It’s only love I can learn to live without it She only broke my heart in two Hell if I’m gonna cry Well now excuse me while I go off and die	All is fair in love and war Truth is I oughta thank that young man For takin’ that no good woman Off of my hands So glad it’s goodbye Yea so happy I could cry I keep tellin’ myself there are many fish In the mighty deep blue sea Just cast my rod and trust in what will be Anyway the thing is, why take it all so seriously Chorus When it’s only love And let’s not get too hung about it It’s only love I can learn to live without it She only broke my heart in two Hell if I’m gonna cry Well now excuse me while I go off and die You watch in a year from now She’ll come running back to me But until such time won’t somebody please Hand me a rope and point me to the highest tree
IT'S ONLY LOVE : Produced and arranged by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon Engineered by Ric Duncan and Nick Moon, mixed by Nick Moon Acoustic piano, bass, organ and keyboards by Rok Golob Electric Guitar Ross Seligman Additional keyboards, acoustic guitar by Gino Vannelli Drums and percussion by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob Background vocals by Leisa Hart and Sean L. Holmes

THESE ARE THE DAYS Music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli
Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI

A man holds up a mirror to his soul
Shocked by what he sees
Reflecting on the life he never planned
And yet his dreams go on inspired by the one
Who understands

Chorus

These are the wars that we fight
These are the tears that we share
These are the wastelands we cross
To dreams the dreams that we dare
This is the world that we choose
Right or wrong win or lose
These are the days that make up our lives
These are the days that tell us
Love never dies

These are the days I feel to run so far
As to vanish out of sight
Put everything that I believe in to the flame
But then I kiss your wounds knowing that you might
Feel the same

Chorus

These are the days that rob us of our faith
And shake our will to carry on
The days that break our hearts
But in the end make us twice as strong

THESE ARE THE DAYS : Produced and arranged by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob
Additional arrangement by David Goldblatt
Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon
Recorded and mixed by Nick Moon
Electric piano, keyboards, synthesis and bass by Rok Golob
Steel string and electric guitar by Gino Vannelli
Drums and percussion by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob
Background vocals by Steven Hale and Rok Golob

ROCK ME TO HEAVEN Music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli and Steven Hale Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI and Halestorm Music ASCAP
It’s always so fine to come home to you To the healing touch I’ve grown accustomed to That small piece of comfort in the last light of the day I’m a little battle worn, I’m down and out But you weave a silver lining in every Dark cloud When you kiss me and you look at me that way You quiet the storm in my mind Every time we come together Yeah, you raise me high to the moonlit sky Above the heavy weather Chorus Yeah rock me to heaven all night long Take me away till the hurt is gone Send me across the night like a shooting star Yeah, sway me slow and look into my eyes And open up the gates of paradise Feel the love that you draw from the Beating of my heart It’s been a long hard day And sometimes I feel like I’m losing the fight So darling be an angel and Rock me to heaven tonight	You go to my head like a very fine wine Soak up my sorrow like the sunshine You rush to my pain like a miracle cure And when I’m driven to despair It’s you who restores me to health You give me reason to live When I’m ready to give up on myself Chorus Yeah rock me to heaven all night long Take me away till the hurt is gone Send me across the night like a shooting star Yeah, sway me slow and look into my eyes And open up the gates of paradise Feel the love that you draw from the Beating of my heart It’s been a long hard day And sometimes I feel like I’m losing the fight So darling be an angel and Rock me to heaven tonight
ROCK ME TO HEAVEN Produced and arranged by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon Acoustic piano, steel string and electric guitar by Gino Vannelli Keyboards and bass by Rok Golob Drums and percussion by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob Background vocals by Margaret Linn, Sean L. Holmes and Leisa Hart - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

EASTWEST WORLD
Music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli and Steven Hale
Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI and
Halestorm Music ASCAP

Hello pretty woman dark as night
Dancing like a flame burning bright
Hiplocks and shimmy, yeah baby gimme
Those water pipe dreams

Spin your raven hair round and round
Turn me right side up, up side down
Tap your cymbals and jingle the jangle
Of your magic tambourine
While tomcats on flat tops jet over the ocean
What say you and me put some love into motion

Chorus

Eastwest world!
And the walls come tumbling down
And the blue eyes turn to brown
Deep in the heartland
Eastwest world! In a flash yesterday’s gone
And the cowboy sings his song
Out in the desert sand

In your eyes I see the rising sun
The crescent moon and the cross as one
The grand united theory in the golden earring
Of a gypsy girl

So what say you and me set our spirits free?
Sip a little white lightning’ neath a banyan tree
Against the wind against the grain make a baby make a change
In a big bad world

In the long run this earth will turn into a heaven
By love or by war, baby choose your weapon

Chorus

EASTWEST WORLD:Produced and arranged by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob
Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon
Engineered by Rick Duncan Mixed by Nick Moon
Acoustic piano, bass, keyboards and violin by Rok Golob
Drums and percussion by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob
Electric guitars by Gino Vannelli Added violins by Ron Blessinger and Lisa Hansen
Background vocals by Steven Hale and Jim Walker and Wahida Bazani
Wahida was recorded at Melusine Studio, France by M. Moore Belhadj

THE GREAT DIVIDE Music by Gino Vannelli Lyrics by Gino Vannelli and Steven Hale Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI and Halestorm Music ASCAP
In the small hours of the morning I saw you by the window Just waiting for sunrise to light up the dark I stood by in silence but it felt just like dying As each tear you shed drove a knife through my heart And I’m so sorry I’ve caused you such pain But your tears are my shame Tell me how do I reach you when you make me an outsider Tell me how do I touch you when the valley grows wider Chorus Tell me, how do I cross this great divide How do I love you from the other side And how do I make this loneliness end And when will you love me again You have every right to hate me, doubt me, forsake me Deserve that and more for letting you down But the silence, the distance this halfway existence Is killing us slow without making a sound I’m so sorry you feel all alone but your tears are my own and how do I reach you when you make me invisible and how do I go on in a world that’s unlivable Chorus Tell me, how do I cross this great divide How do I love you from the other side And how do I make this loneliness end And when will you love me again I know I’ve driven you far I made you feel much less than you are Have your way with me only give me some sign It’s not a matter of love but just a matter of time
THE GREAT DIVIDE : Produced by Gino Vannelli and Rok Golob Recorded and mixed at Inka Studio, Portland, Oregon Engineered by Rick Duncan and Nick Moon Mixed by Nick Moon Keyboards, synthesis, fretless bass and violin by Rok Golob Acoustic piano and steel string by Gino Vannelli Drums and percussion by Rok Golob and Gino Vannelli Added violins by Ron Blessinger and Lisa Hansen Background vocals by the Heart and Soul Gospel Choir Featuaring Leisa Harat, LaTanya Carter and Sean L. Holmes	GINO VANN ELLI

RIGHT WHERE I AM
Music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli
Published by Whirling Rainbow Music BMI

I have been through the fields of fire and ice
Fought the unthinkable war
Searched the world over for real happiness
From western to far eastern shore

I have crossed over mountains and valleys below
In search of a lost paradise
But I never would find what I was looking for
Till I’d see with a new set of eyes

Chorus

It’s a Sunday walk in the park
The new light of day dawning after the dark
The sound of my new baby’s cry
The bright ray of hope looking me in the eye
So much more than the will to survive
It’s the glorious feeling of being alive

It’s the wonder of knowing that all that I want
Is right in the palm of my hand
Cause everything’s right where I am
Right where I am
Yeah right where I am

Well I promise to never desert you again
In body spirit or mind
No more will I knock upon heaven’s door
Till heaven reveals it’s my time

Cause I was taken by an angel who locked
Me away
In mansions of dark moons and mist
Only to find myself back in your arms
Seeing life for what it is

Chorus

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PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE
People come on and do it right
Shake your behinds like dynamite
Chuck alll your worries and toss your thighs
To be tame is a pain when you realize

You gotta move...
People gotta move...

Shake all your brains and pump your heart
Show all the world what you are
You come on for right, you come on for wrong,
you come on for zeal
'Cause the tones of your bones makes you feel

You gotta groove ....
People gotta move.....

Words and Music: Gino Vannelli
© 1974 Almo Music Corp/Giva Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved
International Copyright secured

BLACK CARS
Under the cover of night
She crawls into sight
Her skin is cold china white
She's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
Dark shadows under long false lashes

The light exposes the cracks
She wears her makeup like wax
To hide every scratch
'Cause she a dark angel riding dark horses
Sitting pretty in her dim lit covers ... I say

Black cars look better in the shade
She smears her lipstick on right before she sleeps
For all those phantom lovers in her dreams

She smokes them french cigarettes
In cocktail gloves and a strapless dress
She cuts a perfect silhouette

But she's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
A fading beauty as the night time passes ... I say

Black cars look better in the shade
Black cars look better in the shade

JUST A MOTION AWAY
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose
Ain't no turnin' back for me and you
Don't look over your shoulder
No time for regrets

You got your demons I got mine
Our paths have crossed at a crucial time
Suddenly we're older
Scared of whats ahead

We were looking for the answers in all the wrong places
But now the chance is knocking on our door
To grab hold of what we been reachin' for

It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away

No need to wonder where the future lies
It's right before our very eyes
Don't even think it over
Just say yes

We were clinging to some old cliches and old familar faces
But now they're only shattered dreams
So let's dry our eyes and start away clean

It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away

We were lookin' for the answers in all the wrong places
But now the chance is knocking on our door
To open up our aching hearts once more

It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away
It's just a motion away

Words: Gino Vannelli & Ross Vannelli
Music: Gino Vannelli
© 1985 Black Keys Music / Ross Vannelli Publishing,
All Rights Reserved

HURTS TO BE IN LOVE
More and more
Your kiss is like a half opened door
I can't get in
You stop me just before I begin
And it hurts to be in love
When you never get enough
Oh it hurts to be in love

This endless urge
Keeps my body right on the verge
We touch and then
I wanna do it all over again

And it hurts to be in love
When you only want me half as much
I tell you it hurts to be in love

I'm always worried you think I'm pushing too hard
Oh baby it hurts me when you tell me I'm going to far

We touch and then
I wanna do it all over again
And it hurts to be in love
When you only want me half as much
I tell you it hurts to be in love
It hurts
Baby it hurts
It hurts

Words and Music: Gino Vannelli
© 1985 Black Keys Music (BMI), All Rights Reserved

LIVING INSIDE MYSELF
In my life I've felt so self assured But suddenly it's all changed She's a cloud That hangs above my world And I find myself wond'ring in the rain And now I can't go on 'cause I am lost Living inside myself Living inside this shell Living outside your love I am lost Somewhere inside my own dreams Afraid of what life really means Living without your love I need a guiding light To shine on my darkest days I was young, and time was on my side But like a fool I let it slip away And now those days are gone And I am lost Living inside myself Living inside this shell Living outside your love I am lost Somewhere inside my own dreams Afraid of what life really means Living without your love	In my life I've felt so self-assured But oh how all the seasons change And now I'm not that strong 'cause I am lost Living inside myself Living inside this hell Living outside your love I am lost Somewhere inside my own dreams Afraid of what life really means Living without your love I am lost Living inside myself Living inside this shell Living outside your love I am lost
Words and Music: Gino Vannelli © 1981 Black Keys Music (BMI), All Rights Reserved

WILD HORSES
As the sun goes down on the arizona plain
And the wind whistles by like a runaway train
Hey hey hey it’s a beautiful thing
Well it’s me and you and a flatbed truck
My heart kicking over like a whitetail buck
Hey hey hey in the middle of spring

You can cut me deep
You can cut me down
You can cut me loose
Don’t you know it’s okay
You can kick and scream
You can slap my face
You can set my wheels on a high speed chase
Hey no matter what you do

Wild horses could not drag me away from you
Wild horses could not drag me away from you

As the sky falls down from the midnight blue
Spittin’ like bullets on a hot tin roof
Hey hey hey it’s a beautiful sound
Well it’s me and you in a flatbed truck
In a foot of mud just my luck
Hey hey hey a hundred miles out of town

You can call me a fool
You can call me blind
You can call it quits
Can’t hear a word you say
Cause if I had you once
I’m gonna have you twice
I’m gonna follow my heart instead of good advice
Hey no matter what you do

Wild horses could not drag me away from you
Wild horses could not drag me away from you

I JUST WANNA STOP
For your love, for your love
When I think about those nights in Montreal
I get the sweetest thoughts of you and me
Memories of love above the city lights
Ooo I tried so hard to take it
But oh lo my heart won't make it

I just wanna stop and tell you what I feel about you babe
I just wanna stop I never wanna live without you babe
I just gotta stop for your love

For your love, (for your love) for your love

When I think about the way the world must turn
get the saddest thoughts of you and me (you and me)
Memories of life and times go on and on
Oh I tried hard to forget it
but oh no my mind won't let it

I just wanna stop and tell you what I feel about you babe
I just wanna stop the world ain't right without you babe
I just gotta stop for your love

Oh I try so hard to take it but I know my heart won't make it
I just wanna stop and tell you wanna feel about you babe
I just wanna stop the world ain't right without you babe
I just wanna stop for your love

Stop ooo ooo ooo
I just want to stop ooo ooo ooo ....

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THESE ARE THE DAYS release dates :
Canada : 24 January 2006.
Europe : 31 March 2006.
America : 9 May 2006.