Lyrics




Cold Heart


You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
I’d get burned by your cold cold heart

I broke my back and my heart for you
And all I ever wanted was to be your friend
And now that there’s nothing you need me to do
You turn me away in the end

You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
I’d get burned by your cold cold heart

I want to go down to the water’s edge
And throw in everything that reminds me of you
But the only way I could get that done
Would be to throw myself in too

You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
I’d get burned by your cold cold heart

You dashed the water from my cup
You knocked me down but I got back up
I cut loose from your ball and chain
You’ll never take me down again

You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
I’d get burned by your cold cold heart

So don’t come running back to me
The next time you get kicked to the floor
‘Cause I’ve been hurt enough by you
And I won’t get hurt any more

You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
I’d get burned by your cold cold heart

You’ve got a cold heart
You’ve got a cold heart
They tried to warn me from the start
And I would’ve listened if I was smart

I got burned by your cold cold heart
I got burned by your cold cold heart
I got burned by your cold cold heart


© Hillary Foxsong





I Want to Break Your Heart

He asked me a terrible question:
“Do you want to break my heart?”
I was all set to deny it
When the truth rose up and shook me hard.
I looked at him and said, “You’re right.
And I can even tell you why:
I want to break your heart
To see what’s inside.
I want to see what’s inside.”

We sat for a moment in silence;
I was shocked and so was he.
Then he said, “But I told you I love you.
Isn’t that enough?” Well, not for me.
“You hold me close and shut me out.
What do you fear, what do you hide?
I want to break your heart
To see what’s inside.
I want to see what’s inside.

“What is the reason for being together at all?
We’re sharing one roof
And you’re living behind your own walls.”

Then damned if he didn’t start laughing.
He said, “There’s something that you have to see.”
He led me down to the hall mirror,
And said, “Take a look – you’re just like me.
You censor every word you say,
I never know what’s on your mind.
I want to break your heart
To see what’s inside.
I want to see what’s inside.”

I want to break your heart
I want to break your heart
I want to break your heart
To see what’s inside.
I want to see what’s inside.”


© 2000, Martha P. Trachtenberg, Waffle Queen Music, BMI





I’m Gonna Buy a New Outfit


I’m mad at you, so I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do
I’ll leave you home, and I’ll spend my afternoon alone
On line in the Juniors Department
On line in the Juniors Department…

I’m…. gonna buy a new outfit,
You’re gonna see a new me!
I’m gonna buy a new outfit!
I’m gonna deck myself out, it’ll look just fine
You’re gonna see red, drop dead,
Turn your head and wish you were mine!

There’s a special place, one can mingle with the human race
(In the Juniors Department!)
I’ll play my ace, and forget I ever saw your face
On line in the Juniors Department
On line in the Juniors Department…

I’m…. gonna buy a new outfit,
You’re gonna see a new me!
I’m gonna buy a new outfit!
I’m gonna deck myself out, it’ll look just fine
You’re gonna see red, drop dead,
Turn your head and wish you were mine!

Plastic will buy anything at all
Just put it on your charge plate (Don’t wait!)
Put it on your charge plate (Don’t wait!)
Put it on your charge plate… or your mother’s!

I’m…. gonna buy a new outfit,
You’re gonna see a new me!
I’m gonna buy a new outfit!
I’m gonna deck myself out, it’ll look just fine
You’re gonna see red, drop dead,
Turn your head and wish you were mine!

…And wish you were mine!
(I’m gonna buy a new outfit!)
…And wish you were mine!
(I’m gonna buy a new outfit!)
…And wish you were mine!
I’m gonna buy a new OUTFIT!


© Judith Zweiman





Vegetable Lament

Do radishes scream when they're pulled from the ground?
If you listen closely, can you hear the sound
Of vegetables wailing while their roots are flailing?

Do cabbages cringe when you reach for a leaf?
Does all the wheat tremble when you cut a sheaf?
The eyes of potatoes weep for lost tomatoes . . .

Does chopping up celery
Remind you of Ellery Queen?
Might stalking asparagus
Be truly analagous to a murder scene?

Do cucumbers care when they're plucked from the vine?
Do grapes leave the stem quite content to be wine?
Might all garden salads deserve tragic ballads?

Each vegetarian
Is an agrarian beast.
Heartlessly harvesting,
Ripping up everything for a selfish feast.

So darling, remember, your favorite part
Of eating an artichoke is cutting out its heart.
And a meal without peeling an onion is hardly complete.

Thanks, but no thanks, you ghoul --
I'd rather eat meat.


© Martha Trachtenberg / Waffle Queen Music





Underwater


Everything moves slowly underwater.
All the lines are blurred; they lose their edge.
And as long as nothing breaks the surface,
I am safe here.

Separated from the world above me,
I can let it go without regret.
And if I could hold my breath forever,
I would stay here.

Underwater,
Rocking gently,
Underwater,
Feeling free
Of everything that’s weighing on me
When I am not
Underwater.

I can hear the mermaids singing to me.
If I join them now, there’s no return.
So I wave good-bye until they vanish.
I know they’re waiting –

Underwater,
I am floating
Underwater,
In a dream.
As I rise, I leave behind the
Peace that I find
Underwater,
I am reaching
Up until I touch the sky.
Dive into the clouds and drift
As if I were still
Underwater . . .
Underwater . . .


© 2010, Martha P. Trachtenberg, Waffle Queen Music, BMI






If I Could

If I could, I'd let you lead me away
I'd wait for another day by your side, if I could
If you could, you'd answer all my dreams
And maybe more it seems you would try if you could

If I could, I'd hide my hungering eyes
I'd quell my deepening sighs
Or I'd try, if I could
If I could, I'd ride the wandering wind
I'd let the day begin by your side if I could

If I could, I'd let you send me away
I'd wait for another day by your side, if I could
If you could, you'd answer all my dreams
Unveiling all my schemes, you would try if you could

If you could, you'd make an hour a day
You'd never send me away from your side if you could
If you could, you'd bend time in a million ways
You'd ask me to spend all my days by your side
If I could...

If I could, I'd let you send me away
I'd wait for another day by your side, if I could
If you could, you'd answer all my dreams
Unveiling all my schemes, you would try if you could

If you could, you'd make an hour a day
You'd never send me away from your side if you could
If you could, you'd bend time in a million ways
You'd ask me to spend all my days by your side
If I could...
And I would.


© Judith Zweiman







What Love Can Do

Love has bullied me most unmercifully
Love has dressed me down and picked me apart
Love has cornered me in dark alleys
It’s rifled through my pockets and stolen my heart

Love knows where you live
Love will follow you home
Love is waiting for a chance when it finds you alone

I’ve seen what love can do
You can’t turn your back on it
You’ve got to keep alert
You’ve got to keep track of it
It’s hiding round every turn
I know what love can do
And if it did it to me
It can do it to you

Love loves a sneak attack
Love makes you watch your back
Love likes to catch you when you’re unaware
You won’t hear it coming
Don’t matter if you’re running
You’ll turn around and love is already there

It’s got the drop on you
You can hide where you choose
Love’s on the prowl with nothing to lose

I’ve seen what love can do
You can’t turn your back on it
You’ve got to keep alert
You’ve got to keep track of it
It’s hiding round every turn
I know what love can do
And if it did it to me
It can do it to you

Half a million crimes
Love escapes every time
Slipping from the scene ‘fore the cops arrive
There’s no restraining order
Love breaks all the borders
Love wants to kill you long as you’re alive

Love is laughing at you
It’s not frightened at all
Love will put its foot out just to watch you fall

I’ve seen what love can do
You can’t turn your back on it
You’ve got to keep alert
You’ve got to keep track of it
It’s hiding round every turn
I know what love can do

I’ve seen what love can do
You can’t turn your back on it
You’ve got to keep alert
You’ve got to keep track of it
It’s hiding round every turn
I know what love can do
And if it did it to me
It can do it to you


© Hillary Foxsong