Tangled Heart

Please tell me so I can understand
How in the world am I supposed to walk
Away from this?

I… I don’t believe a word you say.
It’s a feeling that I have that you might
Go away.

Tangled heart.
Doesn’t matter who you are,
Where you’re going or where you’re comin’ from.
Tangled heart.
Don’t let the past dictate your part.
Surface now before it drags you down.

Time…I thought only time would set me free,
From this cage that I stepped into
Voluntarily.

But I…Yeah, only I can break it down.
Take these chains apart
Surroundin’ me.

Tangled heart.
Doesn’t matter who you are.
Where you’re going or where you’re comin’ from.
Tangled heart.
Don’t let the past dictate your part.
Surface now before it drags you down.

You’ve got to open up your heart.
I look at you …
Can’t stand to watch you fall apart.

So tell me when you’re gonna let her in.
Too afraid to try (I've been hurt before)
Too afraid to try (How do I heal these sores and wipe away the memories?)
You and I know, baby (Should I hide away until I find a way...)
To finish what you start
(To grow a brand new heart)

Please tell so I can understand
How in the world am I supposed to walk
away from this?

words & music: Gertie Meza and Golda Inquito
©2008 Gertie Meza and Golda Inquito

Not So Far Behind

Can you hear the steps in the sand
Coming closer than ever
Coming closer than ever
With the wave of a hand
Can you imagine
Can you imagine me in your world

Because I‘m not so far behind
A long way from home
A long way from home
You’ve got me then
And I’m coming through
You are within view
Lettin’ me in

Don’t look too close baby
Dreams have no room for doubt
Gettin’ closer - my own way
Wind on my back, my second skin
Cuttin’ loose, breakin’ free

Doin’ all I can, Keepin’ up
Catchin’ up
Ties that bind to the bone
It’s worth it all
Will you wait for me?
Will you wait for me?
Will you wait for me?

Can you hear the steps in the sand
Coming closer than ever
Coming closer than ever

words & music: Golda Inquito and Gertie Meza
©2009 Golda Inquito and Gertie Meza

Alone in Her Dream

She puts her hat on
Rain is falling
Rolls to the diner
Strangers calling
Keep on Smiling
Keep on Laughing
(I just need another night with you)

Waits for the bus
Three in the morning
Leans out the window
Autumn fading
Keep on Smiling
Keep on Laughing
(I just need another night with you)

She wipes her face clean every night
Reads a good book to sleep
Alone in her dream

One year has gone now
Candles glowing
Gifts all around her
They mean nothing
Keep on Smiling
Keep on Laughing
(I just need another night with you)

She wipes her face clean every night
Reads a good book to sleep
Alone in her dream

I looked around
Can't find you near
Try as I've done
But time just passes by
Nothing left
But to close my eyes

She puts her hat on
Rain is falling
Rolls to the diner
Strangers calling
Keep on Smiling
Keep on Laughing
(I just need another night with you)

With you
With you
With you

words & music: Gertie Meza and Golda Inquito
©2009 Gertie Meza and Golda Inquito

Header image: The Peter Soo Hoo Orchestra performing at the Orpheum Theatre on Broadway. Lilly Soo Hoo (center) is playing the piano next to the drummer, Monroe Leung; Howard Leung (far left) is playing the flute; Taft Leung, seated next to Howard, is playing the trumpet and David Soo Hoo, behind the band leader, is playing the baritone. Photo dated: ca.1935 Photographer: not credited

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