Jeff is an amazing story teller, a poet, songwriter and lyricist. This page is dedicated to Jeff's "Lyrics" from his album "50".
THE COMPLETE LYRICS FROM THE ALBUM "50"
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Here Stands Your Man
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike T was alone. Sun in my eyes. Smile on my face. Lonely disguise. A drink in my hand, so the whole world could see The man that I’m supposed to be I played the game. Time slipped away. Running from love. For fools I would say. And I looked in your eyes. They fell deep in my soul. And it never crossed my mind that I could never let you go. Baby look at me I’m not the man you see. Who looked into your heart, then ran away. Now there you stand with my world in your hands. Here stands your man. Baby look at me, I’ll be all I can be. I’ll never let you down or run away. Now my heart is on my sleeve and I’m begging you please. Please understand. Baby look at me I’m not the man you see. Who looked into your heart, then ran away. Now there you stand with my life in your hands. Here stands your man. Here stands your man. Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Even When You're Gone
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike Long ago in another time we fell in love under a moonlit sky. Hand in hand we left the past behind. Unafraid of what we might find. A life of hope. A life of pain. A life lived in the pouring rain. We shared it all, threw it away. To the past we’d gladly say. Even when you’re gone. I can carry on. People grow. People change. Directions rarely stay the same. The past is gone but lingers near. Too close for love to hear. Creeps into your soul at night. Part of you in the morning light. Though I fought to keep our love alive. I see your face. I feel your kiss. I hear your voice. I see a love I’ll always miss. Even when you’re gone. I can carry on. Even when you’re gone. I can carry on. Even when you’re gone. I can carry on. Even when you’re gone. I can carry on. Our time is past. Now I’m alone. Emptiness I call my home. I know our love was true. One last goodbye. I sing this song for you Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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Down This Road Of Life
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike If I died tomorrow would you still love me As grass grows thick above my grave? Or would your eyes close and let my sun set quietly? Way too small a memory to save. If my years they take me far into the horizon Will your hunger ask as much? Or will your heart burn for passion of the younger One who still has strength and fire in his touch? If we decide to walk together down the road of life Can you comprehend the role of man and wife? Or will illusion blind your soul to loves reality? Burning bridges that we cross. Such pain to choose our eternity. Clinging to the fading ghosts that hold you in the past Weigh down the heart; bury the chance for dreams to come to past. To find the faith, the trust and strength for us to breathe as one Has pushed me closer to the darkness. But for you I will carry on. CHORUS Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Just A Little While Longer
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Scott Nickerson Music by Jeff Pike It seems like a long time I’ve been traveling down this road. Not a lot to go on. No extra money to blow. But I got tickets in my pocket to take me down to somewhere hot. For 5 days I’ll live like a King, then I’m back in the same old spot. Now I see I’ve been alone even when I thought I knew What love was for, what lay in store before my heart found you. Then it hit me like a ton of coconuts falling from a tall palm tree. For the !rst time in my life I found the one for me. Just a little while longer, said a voice inside my brain. Just a little while longer. Some things are about to change. Settle in and settle down. Take some time to look around. You’re only gonna have to wait a little while longer I never really knew just how to love. I never really felt the pain. I never knew what I was dreaming of. Til for the very first time I opened my eyes Threw fear aside and then realized that. CHORUS I’ve seen a lot of water pass on out to see. And looking back I now can smile at the man I used to be. In my wildest dreams I never knew what love could bring. I was so sure I had it all when I didn’t have a thing. CHORUS Copyright 2003 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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The Right Kind Of Day
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Bush Peebles Music by Jeff Pike It’s the right kind of day to sit by the bay and watch all the clouds roll by It’s not very sunny but it all seems funny for we’re all a little bit high. Our friends are all here drinking cold beer. And tonight we’ll watch the gold sun go down. Paradise ain’t far away on another summer day in this old Southern beach town. The temperature’s right where I want it to be. A little bit below 80 degrees. Storm’s rolling in from wherever it’s been. Just tooling around on the breeze. Eating crabs as we clean ’em. Cold beer will wash ’em down. A season from now there’ll be leaves on the ground. We’ll sail to the island. Pull shells from the sand. And breathe in the goodness of Gods air, sea and land. CHORUS Sometimes I feel like a cloud up high in the sky. I !oat on the breeze and I stay pretty high. I go where it blows me. I see what it shows me. Won’t you join me and give it a try? Then I look around; see that I’m earthly bound. And raindrops are starting to fall. It startles and dazes me, phases, amazes me. I ponder and wonder the grandeur of it all CHORUS Paradise ain’t far away on another summer day in this old Southern beach town. Copyright 2003 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
On Down The Line
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Bush Peebles Music by Jeff Pike On a highway east of Birmingham. I hate to leave you blue. That’s the way I am. I made it very clear. I couldn’t stay for long. You didn’t wanna listen. I can’t take you along. I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. And I don’t want to know what life may have in store. You say we’ve just begun, but I’m only having fun. I see it in your eyes. I can’t stay here anymore. My bags are packed I’m leaving. Gotta move on down the line. I gotta get out of this town, before I change my mind. And if I heard you cry I would have to stay. For I should have been gone – yesterday. Baby if I stayed things would never be the same. I hate to hurt you so. Sometimes love is a game. Yes we are here in warm. Protected from the storm. Oh but I can still feel those cold wild winds blow My bags are packed I’m leaving. I’ve gotta move on down the line. I’ve gotta get out of this town, before I change my mind. And if I heard you cry I would have to stay. For I should have been gone – yesterday. My bags are packed I’m leaving. I’ve gotta move on down the line. I’ve gotta get out of this town, before I change my mind. And if I heard you cry, I would have to stay. For I should have been gone....long before today So I’ll move on down the line. I’ll move on down the line. On down the line. On down the....line.. Copyright 2001 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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The Wondering
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Bush Peebles Music by Jeff Pike Got a beer in my hand. It’s not the first As I try to quench this feeling, not this thirst. In the cool misty air that comes late at night. I don’t need a lover, just someone to hold tight. Do I have a lady? She’s so far away. Do I have a friend? Lately I can’t say. The wondering’s got me carried away. I’m standing at a crossroads should I go left, straight or right? I feel I’m moving backwards. What’s ahead stays out of sight. And I’m thinking of a lady 5,000 miles away. And I’m drunk again at midnight staying up to face the day. CHORUS Time takes its toll on the purest heart. Memories fade away. . The road can be so hard when the road is your life. It takes its toll on many, be it lover, friend or wife. As I lay here thinking of her, uncertain and unsure. Where she is right now and where she’s been. Knowing tomorrow I’ll be wondering again. CHORUS The wondering’s got me carried away. Yes, this wondering is a high price to pay. Copyright 2003 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Get My Hat
Music by Jeff Pike Instrumental Song (No Lyrics) Copyright 2003 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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To Have It All
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Bush Peebles Music by Jeff Pike I’ve never had much that I can recall. Didn’t get high. Was afraid I would fall. Though I didn’t seem lonely I was alone. Thought I was happy as a rolling stone. I’ve never had anyone compared with you. Was afraid to dream for they never came true. I was surprised when you looked my way. Words so clear we could !nally say. Take my hand and walk with me. Side by side we’ll always be. Two as one and one for all. Isn’t it great to have it all? It’s four in the morning. I’m up before dawn. I haven’t slept well since you’ve been gone. In the cool night air leaves fall from the trees. I hear your name in the morning breeze. Have I told you today what you mean to me? You make me more than I thought I ever could be Those days I didn’t have much I can barely recall. As long as I have you I have it all. CHORUS Baby take my hand... CHORUS Isn’t it great to have it all? Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
The Road To Paradise
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike If I could press rewind on the pages of my life. As crazy as it seems, I would change all my dreams. Here I stand in front of you; after all we’ve been through. Asking you to believe. Take my hand and come with me. I’m on the the road to paradise. Only you by my side. I’m through chasing dreams that I can’t !nd. With so little time. I’m gonna live. Leave the past behind. Gaze into that morning sunrise. Plant my feet !rmly in the sand. Take that !rst stride. On the road to paradise. It’s a long, long way from tomorrow to today. Strong winds are all we need to sail across our sea. We’ve been a long, long way on the shores of yesterday. Now there’s you and me. Finally free To take the road to paradise. Only you by my side. I’m through chasing dreams that I can’t !nd. With so little time. I’m gonna live. Leave the past behind. Gaze into that morning sunrise. Plant my feet !rmly in the sand. Take that !rst stride. Just you and I. On the road to paradise. Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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The Longest Journey Home
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike The world was free. Dreams were real. Innocence alive to steal. When time was young. And life had just begun. I had it all, yet wanted more. On love I had closed the door. Now the time has come To chase the setting sun. Down this road I’ve traveled on I have wandered on my own. I’ll take the longest journey home Alone You run and run. Time goes so fast. Hiding your hearts from the past. The road gives way, you lose control. Where is the faith that I once knew? The trust that !ed from me and you. When will I call my heart my home? CHORUS In my heart I’ve always known That I would face my life alone I’ve took the longest journey home Alone Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Good Morning Alabama
Lyrics by Bush Peebles and Jeff Pike Music by Jeff Pike Got on the train in the pouring rain. Alone, on second coach. I cruised through the cars with my boots and guitar. A cool Southern approach. As we rolled through the steelyards I hummed an old country song. Looks like I’m leaving Alabama behind. Wondering if I’ll ever get home. Rode through the night. Dreams in my head. Only fame on my mind. I’m gonna sing my songs. Right the worlds wrongs. And leave all my troubles behind. I left my home by the bay for the lights of L.A. Now I close my eyes And I slowly drift away. With Alabama on my mind. Good morning Alabama. How have you been? Good to see you in the morning mist as I’m a comin’ round the bend. And when I’m feeling down and low. I know you’ll always be under those Southern Stars waiting there for me But of all the hearts I’ve known. Oh and all the coops I’ve flown. Yes I still feel alone. Until my memories take me home. Times were hard. Money was thin. But I held onto my dream. Played the blues while I paid my dues. Waiting for my ship to come in. When I was looking at the stars through the roof of a fancy car on a California night And then it hit me like a stone. Yes, I’ll always be alone. So I’m taking that morning train tonight CHORUS Copyright 2001 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
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Wild Horses Must Run Free
Lyrics by Jeff Pike and Bush Peebles Music by Jeff Pike Wondering. Wandering. Plundering and pondering. A misadventurous child. Hapless. Harmless. Far from charmless. Deceitfully innocent smile. Born a diamond in the sand, occasionally to shine. Funny how his story is so much like mine. Broken hearts, memories, jaded friends and enemies. Living life on the edge. But his only concern is to live and learn. Balanced loosely on the ledge. He’s never claimed to be one of circumstance. To live this life of wonder and romance. Wild horses must run free. The Mustang and the Rebel. The hands of time hold back the reigns that used to set us free. We’re older now and slowing down. With more time in the stable. Yet some of us still hold the course and run haphazardly. Wild horses must run free. Had many friends along the way. Months turned to years. Then he looked up one day, they had all slipped away. He had to face his worst fears. Now he often looks back, but always ahead. He longs to be the hero of the last book he read. Good friends and wine. Lazy days rain or shine. Treasures the memories they give. But when push comes to shove, as heavens above Such is how he will live. His life is a story of pain and glory. Not as young but wise, he does realize. CHORUS Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
I've Always Loved You
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike I’ve always loved you long before I knew you. Your dreams have been in my heart. Now I stand before you, and ask to love you. Can we make a new life? A new start? Afraid and alone. How could I have known? The pain that would pass to keep real love at last. I’ve always loved you, long before I knew you. Buried deep in my soul. A lonely lifetime of secluded wonder Had left me cold with no hope Broken and alone. How? How could I have known? How could I understand? On this day I promise my love. Mountains to climb. Races to run. Side by side we’ll hold our heads high And never lay down alone again. This game of love we will win. We will win in the end. On this day I promise my love. The only crime I’ll be guilty of Is holding your heart away from the pain That this cold world can bring. Walk with me in the sand Hand in hand... Copyright 2011 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Fallen Heroes
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike
It seems to me, there are better days
That lie beneath our pillow – never to return.
Looking past the faded !owers, I found a memory I could keep
To wash my tears away.
As rain falls upon my window, her moistened eyes are all I see
But now is the time. Love just has to set me free.
A childish fool that "nally learned to !y.
A fallen hero who forgot his lines, is all I am so baby set me free
It seems to me there are better ways to find a promise you can keep
When nights are cold.
I hope that when reality takes my dream
I hope that I will "nd it’s what I needed.
But what if I find that when I reach it, it was not what I had dreamed?
Could there still be a you and me?
Just close your eyes and dreams will take you far away.
To a life without me...
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Copyright 1982 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike
It seems to me, there are better days
That lie beneath our pillow – never to return.
Looking past the faded !owers, I found a memory I could keep
To wash my tears away.
As rain falls upon my window, her moistened eyes are all I see
But now is the time. Love just has to set me free.
A childish fool that "nally learned to !y.
A fallen hero who forgot his lines, is all I am so baby set me free
It seems to me there are better ways to find a promise you can keep
When nights are cold.
I hope that when reality takes my dream
I hope that I will "nd it’s what I needed.
But what if I find that when I reach it, it was not what I had dreamed?
Could there still be a you and me?
Just close your eyes and dreams will take you far away.
To a life without me...
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Copyright 1982 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI
