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Fan Faves (compilation 1)

by Arlon Bennett

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1.
SONG LYRICS A woman stepped on the bus like any one of us After a hard workin’ day She walked halfway back To a seat marked for blacks and took her place She was someone who Really understood How a law could be a crime When she wouldn’t give her seat to a white man on his feet yea, it was time to CHORUS Be the change you want to see around you Be the right in a world of wrong Be the one, the one to make a difference Be the change Be the change Many years before Another place another war In a struggle to be free A wise barefoot man had his own plan To fight the enemy He said it makes no sense To use violence As a means to an end We must rise above What they would do to us Or we become like them CHORUS It’s the pull of a lever It’s the sound of your voice It’s now or never It’s a choice To, CHORUS
2.
Bandana Man 04:25
SONG LYRICS He rolled in off the highway like a dog without a home Bandanas 'round his head on wheels of faded chrome Pumpin’ gas he told me how his life had changed The war was on in Saigon when they called his name CHORUS Bandana man Wears a red one for the fallen White for where they’ve gone Blue for how he feels Though he don’t know you He'll stop long enough to tell you Nothin’ wipes the tears away like a bandana can His story goes he was shootin’ from a hole Far cry from all those times huntin’ deer back home In a flash from a blast his best friend was gone He put his bandana over the face of a mother’s only son CHORUS He came home with honor came home with pride came home with a hollow heart and a hitch in his stride Started up that Harley and heard the callin’ of the road I offered up my best salute and watched him go CHORUS
3.
SONG LYRICS I never found love in a drive-in movie I never found love in a magazine I never found love with some back street fluzie and if you’re one then you know what I mean… But there's a jewel spared the fire shining through the willow trees where to ever see that look in your eyes is to find the love that’s long awaited me… and I’ll see you in Savannah! I looked for love at the end of a lonely highway I looked for love at a church bazaar I came close once on a crowded subway but she was a he and we didn't get far But there's a jewel spared the fire where the sweetest peaches grow where to ever see that look in your eyes is to taste the sweetest peach, I know… and I'll see you in Savannah! There's a jewel spared the fire where the river steamers glide where to ever see that look in your eyes is to ‘up and ready for the ride… Just to see you in Savannah! I never found love in a drive-in movie I never found love in a magazine I never found love with some back street fluzie If you’re one then you know what I mean… But there's a jewel spared the fire shining through the willow trees where to ever see that look in your eyes is to find the love that’s long awaited me… And so I’ll see you in Savannah!
4.
SONG LYRICS The radio booth is silent where the jets pass overhead a million grownups say their childhood is dead there were times I listened to every word he said ahhh... was summer’s voice The hometown uncle I never had brought the gift of baseball since I was a lad always sounding good even when my team was bad ahhh... was summer’s voice CHORUS Summer’s voice was sweet in the car or on the beach painting yet another game and it was automatic to want to listen through the static just to hear his play by play so much more than a pastime score ahhhh... was summer’s voice Late summer nights when I was ten years old We’d play the Dodgers on the west coast and underneath my pillow with the radio playing low ahhh... was summer’s voice CHORUS So here’s the happy recap to a life well spent I hope you fastened your seatbelt at the very end ’cause now you’re doing games for Casey, Gil, and all the rest ahh... was summer’s voice there it goes! ahh... was summer’s voice
5.
SONG LYRICS A lonely and restless child in ragged clothes and running wild along the shops on the boulevard there were empty faces who disregarded me As one of just a countless few who roamed the streets and the avenues dreaming under storefront awnings shooed away in the morning’s light And on one gray and rainy day before I could run away a man who fixes clocks and watches softly said it’s time to come inside I followed him reluctantly through a doorway never meant for kids like me Then amidst the sounds of passing time I read a tattered sign on the wall that said CHORUS Love is patient love is kind In these two hands I hold you ‘till the end of time watching you… with each tick of my heart… with every moving part I’m watching you… He offered something warm to drink As I sipped I couldn’t think then, sounding like a song you sing He said "wait I have just one more thing for you" He reached behind some dusty clocks and inside a little box was a pocket watch with perfect time He told me that it was mine to keep And inscribed not to small to ignore were the very words I saw before CHORUS I think of him every now and then the watch man I never saw again now with two kids of my own I know that I was not alone at all… And sometimes on a taxi ride or when I call the kids inside I gaze down to my open hand and the face that helps me understand it all CHORUS
6.
SONG LYRICS You said yes! I hung up the phone Threw on my shades and a dab of cologne They say the third date makes it or breaks it so I grabbed my keys n' hit the road Knocked on your door you were looking fine Top down jumped in for a ride A block away got stuck at a light You leaned over to my surprise CHORUS I got a red light kiss I got a red light kiss I got a red light kiss I got the green light with you Well it took me a minute to recover Somebody honked and said “move it brother” I hit the gas and burned rubber Wasn't long 'till I got another CHORUS I used to be the one speeding by in a rush to beat the light Now I'm an easygoing fellow I hit the brakes when the light turns yellow CHORUS I got a red light kiss I got a red light kiss
7.
SONG LYRICS On dear Ireland I was with nigh one reason I could find there but only just because to look into Shannon's eyes and so they gaze upon mine own and all the while I wonder how 'cause I thought I'd never know the way I feel right now CHORUS When I look into Shannon's eyes down her roads and merry ways through the meadows and the sties I hear the happy cries of the children where they play When I look into Shannon's eyes I know I'll never look away… When I look into Shannon's eyes I know I'll never look away… On dear Ireland I was with nigh one reason I could find there but only just because to look into Shannon's eyes…
8.
SONG LYRICS He holds her hand She holds his too walking the sidewalk just like me and you Her hair is gray His are few For so many years they’ve seen a promise through They take their time With forever on their side and I hope we will be just like them just like them They say hello We say hi Suddenly an hour’s gone by She was a nurse He fought in the war Tellin’ us about the way life was before In times less crazed but how some things never change And I hope we will be just like them just like them Just like them Braggin’ ’bout the kids Just like Him Takin’ care when she got sick Just like when He lost his job and she helped out Just like them Ain’t that what love is all about? She says it’s late It's time to go We hate to miss our favorite TV show As they walk away I hear him say Do you remember when we used to be just like them
9.
SONG LYRICS I wonder Yes I wonder Oh I wonder Where the goodbyes go I wonder what I may never know Where the goodbyes go If I knew If I knew If I knew where to find the goodbye I said to you I'd pay a visit and say let’s forget it And start anew So I wonder Yes I wonder Oh I wonder Where the goodbyes go I wonder what I may never know Where the goodbyes go Maybe they’re all down at Casey’s pub Tippin’ a few to the way it was Some raise a toast to that first time hello Where the goodbyes go My tank is full Engine’s idling low Left is where I left you babe Right is a dead end road So I’ll drive straight on As far as I can go Oh where the goodbyes go Oh where the goodbyes go
10.
I am the War 04:59
SONG LYRICS I have seen the scattered legions of battle weary men breaking ranks from burning tanks who never go home again I have been declared on parchments of gold yet taken lives while leaving wives with their stories still untold I'm the price for being free to be all that you can be tie a ribbon 'round the old oak tree remember me I am the war I have raped the local high school and cleared the general store just when you think I'm over I come running back for more I have carved my niche’ on headstones and left footprints in parades once we’ve met you don't forget the memory never fades I take but don't give back In every park I leave a plaque I never call when I come back always in black I am the war So you say you want a revolution? now that's a special deal! just find a cause and take a pause before your final meal I can be civil and I’ve been around the world and left my bloody legacy on every flag that is unfurled Oh I don't care who is to blame I just load and take my aim and if you never heard my name always the same I am the war Oh yes it’s me in flesh and blood I never get enough I beg for more I have rung the tolling bell and been sung by troubadours don't be shocked if when you knock that I meet you at the door Oh, I've seen the few the proud not afraid to cry out loud I stand out in a crowd under a shroud And if you wonder why the thunder and the fire never cease just ask peace I am the war

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To a songwriter, every song is like a child and it is hard to choose favorites, But, I do understand that fans can be choosier. This is a collection of most requested and often performed songs.. a 'Greatest Hits' if you will.

If you think a song of mine is missing here, let me know. The contents of this list is up to you!

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released April 1, 2010

All songs written my Arlon Bennett

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Arlon Bennett New York

Arlon Bennett; Daddy, Eagle Scout, baseball connoisseur, and all-around Renaissance guy with Tuscan roots, is an Americana songsmith writing songs that recall Harry Chapin and vintage James Taylor, but with an eloquence and honesty all his own. A home-made guitarist with a self-effacing style, he has a gift of storytelling from the heart that reveals the gold nuggets in the river of everyday life. ... more

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