Lyrics by jonno beach
Places We Can Grow
Genres: Pop
V1 We strutted down, our lovers isle You raised me up above your ten-foot smile Where have you gone, my dear? Your shadows in your toxic fear V2 and when did strength, mean using might? Tell me how all we did, became a fight? I want to understand I’m Yearning the touch of your hand B This is the place, we used to dance A sanctuary filled with our romance But in this place, have I lost you? C Can I find the man I knew, I’d say hello Can we build a PLACE WHERE WE CAN GROW? Can you see me, cos I don’t know? Can we go to a PLACE WHERE WE CAN GROW? V3 Your strong facade, the mask you hide I wanna love you and not suffer deride We said equality Not your toxic masculinity V4 So tell me how, loves got so bitter? I stand by you, because I’m not a quitter And your pure heart, where has it gone? I’m here in the dark, just trying to be strong C Can I find the man I knew, I’d say hello Can we build a PLACE WHERE WE CAN GROW? Can you see me, cos I don’t know? Can we go to a, PLACE WHERE WE CAN GROW? OUTRO (grow ohh) Growwwwwwww Can grow
© jonno beach Feb 23, 2024
I CAN'T
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock, Blues
I CAN’T (summoning the courage to express love)
TALKING Him - Hey how you doin’?
On the Her - Yeh great
Phone & Him – That was a great weekend
Gets cut-off. Hello
Hello, can you hear me?
Bloody reception, hello
INTRO So if the line’s bombed out
6 This is my chance to shout
To say what I can’t say
Put my heart on display
VERSE 1 You, don’t know, but I hide from feelings to avoid getting hurt
15 If I’m pushed to be open, the alarm is a red alert
I get nervous if I start to like someone and I like you
If our call hadn’t cut off, I just wouldn’t be telling you
this at all, Ooh, Oh
CHORUS I CAN’T speak my mind, I just hide how I feel
11/13 I CAN’T look at you and tell you, that you make me real
And I CAN’T call to say, “Babe you’ve blown my mindâ€
And I CAN’T do love again, cos love it’s much maligned
But I want you
Yeh, I want you
But I just can’t say
I Want you
VERSE 2 Yes I know in my heart that I struggle, should articulate
15 I never expected you’d come along, do I deserve this fate?
Yes I know the past is just that and you were not that heartbreak
I know you’ve opened up and that nothing you say is fake, but
I must say, Ooh, Oh
CHORUS I CAN’T speak my mind, I just hide how I feel
11/13 I CAN’T look at you and tell you, that you make me real
And I CAN’T call to say, “Babe you’ve blown my mindâ€
And I CAN’T do love again, cos love it’s much maligned
But I want you
Yeh, I want you
But I just can’t say
I Want you
BRIDGE I know you’re sincere
And I know your right here
It’s just my anxiety
VERSE 3 I must find the right moment to share my vulnerability.
15 I wonder if you already sense that there’s something off with me
I don’t know how to tell you, how I suffer from anxiety
But I know somehow I must, in the hope that you want me, cos
I want you
OUTRO But I want you
Yeh, I want you
But I just can’t say
I Want you
© jonno beach Feb 7, 2024
A Place where we can both Grow
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
V1 We strutted down, our lovers isle
You raised me up above your ten-foot smile
Where have you gone, my love so dear?
Lost in the shadows of your toxic fear
V2 and when did strength, mean using might?
So tell me how all we did, became a fight?
I want to love and understand
Yearning for your touch of that truest hand
Possible extra, earlier CHORUS
V3 This is the place, we used to dance
A sanctuary filled with our sweet romance
But in this place, have I lost you?
Your silent order and the way that you withdrew
V4 Your strong facade, the mask you hide
I wanna love you and not suffer deride
Equality, we did agree
Not toxic ruins of masculinity
C Can I find the man I knew, I’d say hello
Can we build a, PLACE WHERE WE CAN BOTH GROW?
Can you see me, cos I don’t know?
And can we go to a, PLACE WHERE WE CAN BOTH GROW?
Its not something that I know
V5 So tell me how, loves got bitter?
I stand by you Because, I am not a quitter
And your pure heart, where has it gone?
I’m here in my dark, just trying to be strong
C Can I find the man I knew, I’d say hello
Can we build a, PLACE WHERE WE CAN BOTH GROW?
Can you see me, cos I don’t know?
Is it a place for us?
Please stop, don’t ignore us
Is it a place for us?
OUTRO Can you see me, cos I don’t know?
Do you want a, PLACE WHERE WE CAN BOTH GROW
In a place where we grow
Just a place we can grow
© jonno beach Jan 18, 2024
Oakleaf
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
V1 The role of hope, to love and cope Help me live, just help the fight to survive Gotta know I’ll survive V2 Must revive, hope to thrive Help me live, through my fear, made it And I’m through another year V3 Needing hope Will make a start, so I can live and breathe And believe v4 and if I need your strength so, can I lean on you? To help me through If I pursue A path to find, a reason why, then I must try CHORUS And my faith hurts When I test her Need hopes’ answers To deliver and survive Cos my faith hurts Trust my hoping A vision to thrive To cope and feel alive V5 We find an oak To lean against Troubled times And if we, if we don’t An OAKLEAF does To shelter me, if I need And we plead And we live, and we find, that life’s a buzz V6 And my heart’s Beating heavily outside my chest Cannot rest And my brain It’s criticising me and its not kind You will find CHORUS And my faith hurts When I test her Need hopes’ answers To deliver and survive Cos my faith hurts Trust my hoping A vision, to thrive To cope and feel alive BRIDGE Thank my OAKLEAF, it’s there for me With its vision, helps mentally And when rain falls it’s my shelter Transforms lives, faith it tests her Hope’s not love, love’s not fear OAKLEAF helps us year on year V7 Hope comes to visit today it comes to hold my hand and pray and when you need to find some hope you'll need to lean against an oak and if nothing sturdy as an oak find an OAKLEAF to help you cope find a little OAKLEAF, old and wise free your brain from all critical eyes OUTRO So help- yes help Is here- its here Need love- need love And care- and care So hope- hopes here Yes its here- its here CHORUS part Cos my faith hurts Trust my hoping A vision to thrive To cope and feel alive
© jonno beach Jan 18, 2024
GENTLE TOUCHES
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
V1 Gentle touches everywhere, drive me crazy Makes me want you all the time, oh baby You Run your index finger down my nose & my ego and the best parts of me grow, you know The scratches, on the small of my back Drive me crazy, you’ve got that knack Its not complicated, I’m mad for you I’m gonna stick myself on you, like glue CHORUS Your gentle touches, so sublime Send shivers down my spine Should be a crime, I want you Need you, touch you You’re to much, you Got inside my head Know I love you, but its yet to be said BACKING CHORUS I wanted you from the get go Baby from the get go Baby from the get go V2 I’ll caress you every day Can’t concentrate, my mind’s astray Gentle touches, you touch my heart From our 1st day, right from the start You’re so tactile, you touch my soul My whole attention you have stole V3 You Run your fingers down my arm The backs of your nails, across my palms Tonight I’m gonna be a long long time Gotta touch you, make you mine Its all about you, I’m hear at your pleasure I’m hear to, unlock your treasure CHORUS Your gentle touches, so sublime Send shivers down my spine Should be a crime, I want you Need you, touch you You’re to much, you Got inside my head Know I love you, but its yet to be said BACKING CHORUS I wanted you from the get go Baby from the get go Baby from the get go V4 When you look at me, oh the whites of your eyes And your gentle touch, lifts me to heavenly skies Gentle touches show you care You trigger my locator flare Lift my heart into the air Racing pulses everywhere Gentle touches everywhere OUTRO In the air Everywhere everywhere
© jonno beach Jan 17, 2024
FALL
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
V1 The chestnuts are falling amongst the morning dew my heart skips a beat as I'm falling, falling for you you put Spring in my step, but the FALL is rolling in as the wind begins to swirl, you turn me in a lovers spin V2 Spin your love around me, in FALL I FALL for you As the leaves drop from the trees, oh will you be my muse Bob said, even birds aren’t free, as they’re chained to the sky But if we can’t fly together, all my words will be a lie CHORUS This is my loving note I wanna wrap my arms around you like a winter coat Keep you warm, & protect you Love you and respect you FALL for you again each and every FALL I want you as my ever girl I’m falling for you in FALL, in FALL, yeh So be my FALL forever gall, yeh V3 The weather ever colder, the daylight cutting in But our temperature is rising and my fire burns within The nights are ever harder, the frosts are coming soon I kiss your neck so softly, as I wrap around your spoon I’m falling for your wonder; your moon it shines so bright Our wants they fit together and are spoons they fit just right V4 You heighten all my 5 senses Lift my soul as I lower my defences In the Autumn sun as the dew dries on the grass Our love is here, our love is meant to last Unlike the Autumn dew that will not last forever We were always made; made to be together CHORUS Fall for you again each and every FALL I want you as my ever girl I’m falling for you IN FALL, IN FALL, yeh Be my FALL forever gall, yeh
© jonno beach Jan 17, 2024
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Genres: Country, Electronic, Indie, Pop, Rock
PLAYING WITH FIRE (Verse 1) Well, there I was, on burning coals She was my flame, And still my goal. sparks flying high, embrace her desire, her path of passion, fuelled by inner fire. (Pre-Chorus) Can I walk on fire?, through the embers I tread, its Burning my soul, she’s Fearless in bed. Igniting my heart, with each step I climb, the heat that she brings, will dance through time. (Chorus) I’m playing with fire feeling her heat, we move as one, with a rhythm so sweet. Embracing the flames, she’s in my brain, inferno she brings it’s so insane. (Verse 2) I’m burning up, trying to stand tall, Her presence marked, by Her clarion call. She’s great in bed, And better on coals The furnace of love, where legends unfold. (Chorus) I’m playing with fire feeling her heat, we move as one, with a rhythm so sweet. Embracing the flames, she’s in my brain, inferno she brings it’s so insane. (Bridge) She’s burning me up, And taking control Not letting me breathe, it’s taken hold I’m letting her lead, Or I may fry With scorching echoes, We'll touch the sky. (Verse 3) I’m walking the walk, In her furnace of fate, I’m playing with fire, Her flames won’t abate. Over that heat, Though I might expire, But i found my way, to walk across fire. (Chorus) I’m playing with fire feeling her heat, we move as one, with a rhythm so sweet. Embracing the flames, she’s in my brain, inferno she brings it’s so insane. (Chorus) adapted I’m playing with fire, through the embers I tread, it’s Burning my soul, she’s Fearless in bed. (Chorus) I’m playing with fire feeling her heat, we move as one, with a rhythm so sweet. Embracing the flames, she’s in my brain, inferno she brings it’s so insane. (Outro) Embracing the flames, There’s no ceasefire, inferno she brings I’m playing with fire
© jonno beach Jan 5, 2024
GENTLE TOUCHES
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
GENTLE TOUCHES V1 Gentle touches everywhere, drive me crazy Makes me want you all the time, oh baby You Run your index finger down my nose & my ego and the best parts of me grow, you know The scratches, on the small of my back Drive me crazy, you’ve got that knack Its not complicated, I’m mad for you I’m gonna stick myself on you, like glue CHORUS Your gentle touches, so sublime Send shivers down my spine Should be a crime, I want you Need you, touch you You’re to much, you Got inside my head Know I love you, but its yet to be said BACKING CHORUS I wanted you from the get go Baby from the get go Baby from the get go V2 I’ll caress you every day Can’t concentrate, my mind’s astray Gentle touches, you touch my heart From our 1st day, right from the start You’re so tactile, you touch my soul My whole attention you have stole V3 You Run your fingers down my arm The backs of your nails, across my palms Tonight I’m gonna be a long long time Gotta touch you, make you mine Its all about you, I’m hear at your pleasure I’m hear to, unlock your treasure CHORUS Your gentle touches, so sublime Send shivers down my spine Should be a crime, I want you Need you, touch you You’re to much, you Got inside my head Know I love you, but its yet to be said BACKING CHORUS I wanted you from the get go Baby from the get go Baby from the get go V4 When you look at me, oh the whites of your eyes And your gentle touch, lifts me to heavenly skies Gentle touches show you care You trigger my locator flare Lift my heart into the air Racing pulses everywhere Gentle touches everywhere OUTRO In the air Everywhere everywhere
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
FALL
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
FALL – man, serenading his love V1 The chestnuts are falling amongst the morning dew my heart skips a beat as I'm falling, falling for you you put Spring in my step, but the FALL is rolling in as the wind begins to swirl, you turn me in a lovers spin V2 Spin your love around me, in FALL I FALL for you As the leaves drop from the trees, oh will you be my muse Bob said, even birds aren’t free, as they’re chained to the sky But if we can’t fly together, all my words will be a lie CHORUS This is my loving note I wanna wrap my arms around you like a winter coat Keep you warm, & protect you Love you and respect you FALL for you again each and every FALL I want you as my ever girl I’m falling for you in FALL, in FALL, yeh So be my FALL forever gall, yeh V3 The weather ever colder, the daylight cutting in But our temperature is rising and my fire burns within The nights are ever harder, the frosts are coming soon I kiss you neck so softly, as I wrap around your spoon I’m falling for your wonder; your moon it shines so bright Our wants they fit together and are spoons they fit just right V4 You heighten all my 5 senses Lift my soul as I lower my defences In the Autumn sun as the dew dries on the grass Our love is here, our love is meant to last Unlike the Autumn dew that will not last forever We were always made; made to be together CHORUS Fall for you again each and every FALL I want you as my ever girl I’m falling for you IN FALL, IN FALL, yeh Be my FALL forever gall, yeh
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
BUTTERFLY
Genres: Country, Indie, Rock
BUTTERFLY In voices soft, as wingbeats sigh, their secrets they'd conceive; Their fluttering wings, a tender song, a melody to believe; In hushed confessions, love's own creed, their secrets they'd repeat; A lovers' breath, their lips caress, a taste that is so sweet. As heat ascends her ardent back, the little butterfly alights; Upon her ear, it softly rests, igniting gentle flights; Balmy breeze turns lovers' breath, a dance of sweet desire; She yields herself to passion's call, her heart a burning fire. Yet swift as dreams in fleeting night, the butterfly takes flight; One moment's beauty, then it's gone, dissolved in liquid light; A symbol of your spirit, free, to choose its own grand way; Its wings, the rhythm of my heart, in whispers, they convey; Little butterfly, whisper in my ear, oh, tell me what you say; Your sound so soft and innocent, I'm lost in your display. You really don't need a butterfly catcher; You deserve a man who is your match-up; You need a man who will lend his ear; Hold your hands and share your fears. Oh, carefully one must listen for the flutter of her wings; For a free spirit, doth the beating heart ring. No desire to capture you, connection should we try?; My promise back to you is that I will also never make you cry. And one day forth should you choose again to fly; I'll recall our times fondly, for those thoughts shan't die. Freedom to land on nobody's ear; Why take a risk if the risk's not clear? Could solitude be preferred; Or does her heart risk what her soul has deferred? Come rest upon my waiting ear, let us share our hearts and fears; Our hearts entwine, yet ever soar, a love for all our years. In flight, our souls forever free, little butterfly doth flutter; I may not fully comprehend, the soft words that you utter. Can't believe this fate we've found, at our hallowed, sacred Ground; Little butterfly, come with me and we can make love our sound. Our hearts, like wings, together beat, in rhythm, they're entwined; A love so free, little butterfly, forever undefined
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
DON’T
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
DON’T A rhyming ballad about a man that really likes a woman but does not want to engage his emotions VERSE 1 I don’t want to hold you I don’t want to fold, cos you Are turning my insides out I don’t want to let you know Or see my emotions grow Cos its making me scream and shout CHORUS Cos all we said that this would be Was our body’s pleasure, so get over me And DON’T DON’T DON’T take more of me And DON’T expect, where, expect shouldn’t be VERSE 2 I don’t need anyone, just fine on my own Its all up to me and I chose alone The chase was eventful, your body is hot But these feelings between us, they’ve just got to stop CHORUS Cos all we said that this would be Was our body’s pleasure, so get over me And DON’T DON’T DON’T take more of me And DON’T expect, where, expect shouldn’t be VERSE 3 So I don’t call, and you don’t call me, But you’re in my head, I can’t get free. I can’t stop thinking about you, Taped into my mind, a constant review. The sex, the way we connected not just my soul, my heart unrested. Your so tender, such fire, You’ve blow my mind, I can’t pass you by, cos you’re one of a kind. CHORUS Cos all we said that this would be Was our body’s pleasure, so get over me And DON’T DON’T DON’T take more of me And DON’T expect, where, expect shouldn’t be
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
(OH) JUST COME BACK
Genres: Country, Indie, Rock
(OH) JUST COME BACK (Verse 1) Babe, I’ll never come to terms with loosing you, you know I treasure what we had, all the years, I am your beau Oh, if we only knew of your turmoil and your pain, We’d show even more love and cherish you, again and again, Your smile, it could light up the darkest of night, Your laughter so contagious, everything felt right. (Chorus) Oh, Just come back, won’t you hear our plea? We never got the chance to say goodbye properly, Tell you of your qualities, the love we have inside, Your kind and tender heart, your spirit, you’ll always be my pride. (Verse 2) The room feels so empty, without your presence here, We miss your silly jokes, your clever quips, so dear, We wish we could’ve told you just how much you mean, Your care and compassion, like a constant serene. YOU came along, and turned my WORLD around, Things were never the same, That’s what I found. (Bridge) Don’t you see, your absence leaves a void in our souls, As Mr Cole said you’re Unforgettable; you make me whole, I now know, just for sure, that you’re the girl (man) I need, Every day with you a Perfect Day as penned by Mr Reed (Chorus) Oh, Just come back, won’t you hear our plea? We never got the chance to say goodbye properly, Tell you of your qualities, the love we have inside, Your kind and tender heart, your spirit, you’ll always be my pride. (Outro) So here we stand, with tear-stained cheeks, we pray, For you to find solace, if only you could, Just come back someday, We’ll hold you close, remind you of your worth, The beauty that resides within you since your birth. I’ve Won the title, been so LUCKY, my little sunlight ray I grabbed a pen to tell you, MY life just seems so grand, in every Way. (Verse 3) Just come back, dear friend, let us show you the way, To a life filled with happiness, with love that will stay. Bob wrote about the door in ‘73 Now that door’s come around for you & me You’re not alone, we’re here, waiting with open heart, Just come back, and we promise, we’ll never be apart.
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
We are what we are
Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE V1 You know life’s no song Remember to live with the music turned on Cos things go wrong, oh yeh they go wrong V2 I know all who wander are not lost To err is human, to forgive comes at a cost I know to my cost, to my cost CHORUS Plain speaking I’m applying Your chatter I’m not buying And I’ll run away, can’t take one more day Won’t go down memory lane It just has too much pain We felt it, you said it, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE V3 We talked it through, talked it over & under The sparks gone & the thunder No secret, Its no wonder Its hurting deep, and we can’t pretend My heads gone, I’m going round the bend & We’re done, cos we’ve reached my end CHORUS Plain speaking I’m applying Your chatter I’m not buying And I’ll run away, can’t take one more day Won’t go down memory lane It just has too much pain We felt it, you said it, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE V4 Possible Bridge Tried hard not to confuse my intentions Be authentic not to mention But in the end, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Always said we’d speak our mind But how to do that and still be kind? Cos WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE CHORUS Plain speaking I’m applying Your chatter I’m not buying And I’ll run away, can’t take one more day Won’t go down memory lane It just has too much pain We felt it, you said it, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE V1 repeat You know life’s no song Remember to live with the music turned on Cos things go wrong, oh yeh they go wrong
© jonno beach Jan 1, 2024
Aliens OR Aliens are Coming
Genres: Pop
V1 Yeh, I met you in L.A passport hall control You were chatty, charismatic, compliments he did extol I told you I just got in from Vegas You said you just landed from outa space No fingerprint showed on your passport scanner We both laughed, the officer said it didn’t matter You smiled and looked straight into his fa-face You said, “maybe cos I’m not from the human raceâ€. V2 Is he syncing with me, does he read my mind This guy can’t be human, he’s so bloody kind You seem to know when I need your affection Your put your arms around me if just as I feel rejection You leave me love notes all about And about what I was actually worrying about I didn’t remember that I told you the stuff you mention I somehow seem to have all his attention CHORUS Eurch - the aliens are coming, they’re bloody perfect You get their full attention, full respect Eurch - to all human men in our human race I wanna travel in outa space Eurch - to imperfection and no telepathy He knows what I want and he gives it all to me V3 You kiss me in all my right places You lift me up with your embraces You remember everything, I though that was my bag You’re too perfect, can’t raise a red flag On cold nights your body heat is my radiator Are you from the human race or an alien traitor I used to get moments of crazy anxiety But you’re there to resolve my vulnerability BOUNCE CHORUS Gotta get on your space craft Squeeze me on your life raft Your abs just like granite Take me, Take me, Take me to your planet CHORUS Eurch - the aliens are coming, they’re bloody perfect You get their full attention, full respect Eurch - to all human men in our human race I wanna travel in outa space Eurch - to imperfection and no telepathy He knows what I want and he gives it all to me V4 How did you know what I was worrying about? You’re so bloody perfect, I’m gonna need time out He’s my guided missile with motorised head u warm me up on a cold night in bed You know what I’m thinking, hear what everyone says Your so sweet with me & you got your crazy ways Every night’s a holiday when his key goes in my door Give me my ALIEN give me some more
© jonno beach Dec 20, 2023
Aliens are Coming
Genres: Pop
I met you in LA passport control You were chatty compliments you did extol And I told you I just got in from Vegas You said you are not from the human race Aliens Aliens Aliens are coming To the human race I wanna I wanna fly to outer space Aliens Aliens Aliens are coming They are bloody perfect You get their full attention full respect Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming Na na na na (3x) To imperfection Na na na na (3x) No telepathy Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming Syncing with me does he read my mind This guy can't be human he is so kind Kissing me in all the right places You lift me up with your embraces Are you from the human race You're too perfect red flags no raise Once I said Alien, my voice raised up an Octavian Every night's a holiday when his key goes into my door Give me my Alien Gimme gimme gimme some more Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming Na na na na (3x) To imperfection Na na na na (3x) No telepathy Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming Oh the Aliens are coming Oh the Aliens are coming Give me my Alien Gimme gimme gimme some more Oh the Aliens are coming Oh the Aliens are coming Give me my Alien Gimme gimme gimme some more Aliens Aliens Aliens are coming To the human race I wanna I wanna fly to outer space Aliens Aliens Aliens are coming They are bloody perfect You get their full attention full respect Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming Na na na na (3x) To imperfection Na na na na (3x) No telepathy Na na na na (3x) Aliens are coming...
© jonno beach Dec 20, 2023