Jeff is an amazing story teller, a poet, songwriter and lyricist. This page is dedicated to Jeff's "Lyrics" from his album "The Other Side".
Above Water
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike and Rick Keinat Nothings new. I come here every day. I’m telling you. Everything stays the same. Same old place. Same old 9 to 5. Their on my case. I just want to survive. Trying to keep your head above water. Sometimes that’s not so damn easy to do. Trying to keep your mind out of the gutter. I’m one step away, well maybe two. Nothings new. I saw her yesterday. I’m telling you, she still plays her games. Same old face. Same old style less style. She walks my way. She’s got that cocky smile. CHORUS Nothings new. I come here every night. I’m telling you, it’s the same ole’ same ole’ (Right...) Same old drinks. Same bartender too. Now let me think.....No, there’s nothing new. Nothings new. I come here every day. I’m telling you. Everything stays the same. Same old place. Same old 9 to 5. Their on my case. I just want to survive. Trying to keep your head above water. Sometimes that’s not so damn easy to do. Trying to keep your head above water. It’s one step away between me and you. Trying to keep your mind out of the gutter. I’m one step away, well maybe two. Nothings new...Nothings new....Nothings new....Nothings new... Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Kick Back
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike and Rick Keinat Have you ever taken the time to maybe just let your mind run free? Has there ever been one day, you said screw the world, I’m taking time for me? And have you ever stopped to think, long enough to let it sink into your brain? Or do you just keep moving along. Never stopping to hear the song that they play for you Kick back. Try to relax. You don’t even know if you’re losing or winning. Kick back. Try to relax. You don’t know if you’re near the end or the beginning. Kick Back. Try to relax. Take the time to make your life worth living Kick Back. Try to relax. Their comes a point where you’ve got to stop giving. You’ve only got so much to give. Have you ever stopped for awhile? Changed that little dial on your tube? And have you ever stopped to take a damn good look? Maybe put down your little black book of rules? Has there ever been a time for you to do the things you always wanted to do? Or are you just stuck in your groove to make some sel!sh unpredictable move? CHORUS | CHORUS Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Rock Bottom
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike and Rick Keinat I’ve had enough of this game. I’ve been running too hard, for too long. There’s got to be another way I’m looking back on the days when we could go on and on and on... And never complain I’ve had enough of this game. I’ve been burning up time.Precious time. And what the hell do I gain? I keep looking back on the days when we would go on and on and on.... And never complain Rock Bottom. You won’t land soft. You won’t land on your feet. If you’re lucky you’ll live to admit your defeat Have you had enough of your game? You know someday you have to wake up. Or hide your head in shame. What will it be for you...keep looking back. Forget the past. The rest is up to you. CHORUS Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
When I Close My Eyes
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike Lying here in the stillness of the night. I search for sleep that I can’t !nd. I pull you close though I know your love has gone. Now I walk alone. Days turn to nights. Months turn to years. Passion fades. Life is blue. It’s been hard to !nd the strength to live alone. Time has come for me to pay for seeds have sewn. When I close my eyes the past runs through my mind. I’ve always lost love for foolish pride. I’ll remember your sweet face and the times we laughed and cried. When I close my eyes. As life goes on and the future becomes past. Memories fade from view. They will be forever in my heart The days of me and you. CHORUS Copyright 2000 - 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 fly. 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 "nd 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... Copyright 1982 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Sometimes It Takes Time
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike (Written for and dedicated to my daugher, Ashton Taylor Pike) Looking back on this life that you’ll be living, As you come to !nd your dreams and reach for the sky. Never take for granted the things that matter As you struggle to grab your piece of the pie. Hold in your heart the things that dreams are made of. Few can stand the pain if they don’t come true. Anything worth having, it don’t come easy. And remember that I’m always there inside of you. Sometimes it takes time to get where you’re going. Yes, you’ll !nd a lot of twist and turns down that road. As you try to !nd your rainbow above your pot of gold Keep this in mind when the world grows cold. Sometimes it takes time to see what you’ve been missing When you turn around and see dreams on the other side. Of the bridges you’ll be burning. And the wheels keep turning. When you feel like you’ve been washed out with the rolling tide. Just remember....Sometimes it takes time... You can sit and count the minutes as they turn to hours. Or as your life goes by take time to smell the flowers. Life is not that long. Time surely can deceive. So trust in your heart and in faith believe. It takes a man of courage to live up to his past. To gamble on a future that might not come to pass. Throw caution to the wind. Play a game he may not win. And when he’s down get up again and again CHORUS Just remember...Just remember... My little girl....just remember... Sometimes it takes time... Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Alice In Wonderland
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike Rick Keinat With the nightfall lurking, you’re in far too deep to move. And the night is falling, you have so much left to prove. You will curse the day’s end, and excuse yourself from blame. But the night consumes you, long before you’re in the game You seek to find truth, in a world that’s filled with lies. What you see is your youth, slipping out of sight. You are one day closer to giving up the task at hand. And one day soon you’ll realize You’re not Alice and there is no wonderland And you are one day closer to giving up your life as planned. And one day soon you’ll realize You’re not Alice and there is no wonderland Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
How Much
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike Rick Keinat I couldn’t help wondering if there was some way I could have known. I keep hearing myself say, “It could have been di!erent, you know.” I often tell myself, “You couldn’t be a "y on the wall.” I try to convince myself I could have done anything at all. Here with a drink in my hand. I tell myself it’ll work out in the end. Although, I never believe it. I feel I have to pretend. You took something when you left that day. I’m not really sure what it is. Something’s missing deep inside of me, and I don’t think that it will come back again. How much does it cost to pay attention? Surely it was less than the price I paid. Knowing how it feels to be abandoned. I learned a lot but I learned too late. Everything was going our way, or was it my own thinking? We had the world in our hands. I can still see you winking. Suddenly they took you away. Left me here to remember the good times. Six years, five months and two days. I’m still looking for the right lines. I’ve often thought how it would be. If life had worked out for you and me. CHORUS Left here with a drink in my hand. I tell myself it’ll work out in the end. Though I never believe it. I feel I have to pretend. You took something when you left that day. I’m not really sure what it is. Something’s missing deep inside of me. And I don’t think that it will come back again. CHORUS Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Your Type
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike and Rick Keinat I look at the possibilities. How soon will they materialize? I look at what is sure to be. Can I separate the truth from the lies? And you tell me you know just where you’re going. You say that you have a plan all worked out in your mind. You judge every identity from the backseat of your own life. You score everyone that you will meet, till you take some time to look inside you. And you tell me you know just where you’re going. You say that you have it all, well I’m not sure that you’re right. I’m not your type. He’s not your type. Their not your type. Well then who? I’m not your type, and baby he’s not your type. And they’re not your type. They’re not your type. I know that’s right..... Why do I wonder about you at all? You may not be worth the time. And you tell me you know just where you’re going. You say that you have it all, well I’m not sure that you’re right. Take a look at reality and can you now feel a slap in the face. Look at what others are sure to see when they take the time to study your case. You judge every identity from the backseat of your own life. You score everyone that you will meet, till you take some time to look inside you. CHORUS Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Slow Motion Live
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike and Rick Keinat Have you ever seen slow motion live, when everything moves without speed? You seem to have lots of time, and never quite as much as you need. Have you ever seen slow motion live when there’s nothing for you to do But see it before your own eyes as it slowly happens to you? Have you ever seen slow motion live when you’re moving along much too fast? The seconds they pass like hours on end. Yet only a moment has passed. When the motion is slow and you’re moving too fast. When you’re eyelids won’t close and you hope it won’t last. Everything is still as you go and you control the future now because it’s already past. What a helpless feeling you have knowing the outcome ahead. Your actions will be too late to change the words you’ve already said. And why did you never think that maybe someone would take your thoughts. And change them around to meet their needs. More often wrong than not. CHORUS Have you ever seen slow motion live, when everything moves without speed? You seem to have lots of time. But never quite as much as you need. Have you ever seen slow motion live when there’s nothing for you to do? But see it before your own eyes as it slowly happens to you? When the motion is slow and you’re moving too fast. When you’re eyelids won’t close and you hope it won’t last. Everything is still as you go. You can’t control the future now because it’s already past. When the motion is slow and you’re moving too fast. When you’re eyelids won’t close and you hope it won’t last. Everything is still as you go. You can’t control the future now because it’s already past. Have you ever seen slow motion live? Have you ever seen slow motion live? Have you ever seen slow motion live? Have you ever seen slow motion live? Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Your Type
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike Looking back now on you and me. When we were starting out young and free. The years gone by have led us to see what love can mean. And when I look in your eyes You know it comes as no big surprise That I see it can mesmerize many more than me. What I can do when I’m with you. And what we could be if love was free. When it comes down to you and me. And when I’m alone with you. You know the things that I say and do. Are not the things that can pull us through. To see what lies ahead. And you’re taking me to the top. When I’m with you I can never stop. Feeling happy in what we’ve got. You and me. You’re taking me to the top. And when I’m with you I can never stop. Feeling in happy in what we’ve got. You and me. And you’re taking me to the top. And when I’m with you I can never stop. Feeling happy in what we’ve got. You and me. And when I’m alone with you. You know the things that I say and do. Are not the things that can pull us through. To see what lies ahead. And if there should come a day. When you say goodbye and you walk away. I know that the words I meant to say will come to me What I can do when I’m with you. And what we could be if love was free. When it comes down to you and me. CHORUS Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |
Through The Sands Of Time
Lyrics and Music by Jeff Pike The North Carolina breeze in 1996 Would bring the winds of change that would link your hand to mine. And though we weren’t aware when we went our separate ways. And all we did was blame it on the wine. The stone was set to forge our hands of time The bright blue skies of Richmond. We found something in the air. You in the water. The sunlight in your air. No plans for our lives changing. Living on our island time. Every breath you took I felt was mine. Lazy days in lawn chairs in the Massachusetts sun It was very clear to see how two can live as one. With the gaps between us closing, island music in the air I was more than sure that something has begun. In the long nights on the phone, waking up to hear your voice I realized that sometimes one doesn’t have a choice. What you’re heart may have wanted, might not be what it needed To fullfill your life and make your dreams come true. I know now my heart belongs to you. Chances come but once and time it moves so fast. I have found my one true love and I want to make it last. And though we never know just what tomorrow brings. I’ll say this to you now and know it’s true. As bright as stars on the water....I love you. So I’ll take your hand and walk with you. I”ll say forever and I’ll say I do. Through the ever changing sands of time I’ll be there by your side. I’ll share my life and love with you...... Copyright 2000 - Jeff Pike Music/BMI |