Being Human

Michael Peterson Being Human Lyrics
1.Before Another Day Goes By

(michael peterson/josh leo/robert ellis overrall)

Tonight as i lay close to you
You whispered in my ear, just how much you love me
I wiped away your tears
After you were fast asleep
I looked out at the stars
And counted one for every single blessing that you are

I want you to know
I need you to see
The wonder and the miracle that you are to me
My love is as endless as the stars in the sky
I wanted you to see it too
Before another day goes by

As i closed the window
A star fell from the sky
I kissed you on the shoulder
You opened up your eyes
You'll hear what's in my heart
Before this moment fades away
I'll take you in my arms, pull you close to me, and say

I want you to know
I need you to see
The wonder and the miracle that you are to me
Starting tonight, i made up my mind
You'll know how much i love you
Before another day goes by

I want you to know
I need you to see
The wonder and the miracle that you are to me
Starting tonight, i made up my mind
You'll know how much i love you
Before another day goes by

You'll know my love for you is true
Before another day goes by


2.Slow Dance

(michael peterson/robert ellis overall)

Do you remember our first dance together?
I prayed for a slow song, it felt like forever
Then i made my move
You smiled as i reached for you
I had this feeling that you would be my girl
And as the band played 'welcome to my world'
We both had to laugh at the song fate had chose for..

You and me
Cause every word fit so perfectly
And every feeling we felt is still true
Life is a slow dance with you

Each moment without you is one moment too long
Cause every love song that i hear is our song
Who would have believed after all this time it's still..

You and me
Cause every word fit so perfectly
And every feeling we felt is still true
Life is a slow dance with you

Oh, it's just me and you
Together we're right where we're meant to be
And i'm sure that i'll say
When my time is through
Thanks for the slow dance
With you
Oh, with you


3.Two Of The Lucky Ones

(w/bekka bramlett)
(michael peterson/jim weatherly)

How did we get here?
How did we find our way?
How did we know which road to take?
What did we do right?
Was it just in the stars?
Maybe that's why some lovers survive
And others just fall apart

We're two of the lucky ones
Heaven sure smiled on us
There've always been a chosen few
Who win and love and those who lose
Baby me and you, we're two of the lucky ones

When i look around
There's sadness in so many eyes
Then i look at you and all we've been through
That's when i realize

We're two of the lucky ones
Heaven sure smiled on us
There've always been a chosen few
Who win and love and those who lose
Baby me and you, we're two of the lucky ones

Call it fate, call it destiny
Nothing can destroy a love that's truly meant to be

We're two of the lucky ones
Heaven sure smiled on us
There've always been a chosen few
Who win and love and those who lose
Baby me and you, we're two of the lucky ones


4.Stomp

(michael peterson/josh leo/john bettis)

Every friday night you will find me here
Watchin'' people dancin' in a line
While i'm talking to this long neck beer
Throw me out there on the floor
I'll show 'em all a thing or two
Both my feet are left
Don't know the fancy steps
Cause here's a little dance that anyone can do

Kick off your workin' boots
Kick on that big back beat
Don't need to do much more
Just let the music move your feet
In time, to the rhythm rock steady
Everybody's getting ready to romp
Ain't nothing'' to it
Now all you gotta do is just
Stomp

Do it loose or do it tight
Do it if it takes all night
Just put both feet on the ground
Pick 'em up and slam 'em down
Even if you do it wrong
You're doin'' it right

Kick off your workin' boots
Kick on that big back beat
Don't need to do much more
Just let the music move your feet
In time, to the rhythm rock steady
Everybody's getting ready to romp
Ain't nothing'' to it
Now all you gotta do is just
Stomp

Kick off your workin' boots
Kick on that big back beat
Don't need to do much more
Just let the music move your feet
In time, to the rhythm rock steady
Everybody's getting ready to romp
Ain't nothing'' to it
Now all you gotta do is just
Stomp

Kick off your workin' boots
Kick on that big back beat
Don't need to do much more
Just let the music move your feet
In time, to the rhythm rock steady
Everybody's getting ready to romp
Ain't nothing'' to it
Now all you gotta do is just
Stomp


5.Being Human

(tom shapiro/chuck jones)

Jenny's got a nose ring and tattoo on her skin
All her friends are doin' it and she wants to fit in
It's not about rebellion, she just has a need
To feel like she belongs
Her mama takes one look at her and flies into a rage
Says, 'when you gonna grow up child and learn to act your age?'
But when a young girl's cry for attention
Lies beyond her mama's comprehension, it's just

Human beings being human
Not sure what they're doing
Trying to do the best they can
Just human beings being human
Every woman, child, and man

Harry's turning 49, his hair is turning gray
Now he's acting like he's longing for his glory days
He buys a harley, dyes his hair, he's lifting weights
And wearing new cologne
His wife of 20 years is worried where it's gonne lead
Will he turn to someone else to fill his every need?
Lately she's afraid he's gonna leave her
But he's just doing all he can to keep her, it's just...

Human beings being human
Not sure what they're doing
Trying to do the best they can
Just human beings being human
Every woman, child, and man

Sometimes we doubt, sometimes we fear
Often wonder why we're here
Where do we fit in the plan
We're all bound to make mistakes
And when we do
It helps to understand it's just...

Human beings being human
Not sure what they're doing
Trying to do the best they can
Just human beings being human
Every woman, child, and man

Human beings being human
Not sure what they're doing
Trying to do the best they can
Just human beings being human
Every woman, child, and man


6.Sure Feels Real Good

(michael peterson/ene pistilli)

Sure feels real good sittin' with you way up here
When you whisper in my ear.. sure feels real good
Sure feels so right stayin' with you all night long
Ain't no way to get it wrong.. sure feels so right

It happened for a reason
It happened by design
It happens every time you put your tender lips to mine
Ain't sayin' that you shouldn't
Ain't sayin' that you should
But it'd sure feel real good... if you would

Sure is easy when your head is on my chest
I can figure out the rest.. sure is easy

It happened for a reason
It happened by design
It happens every time you put your tender lips to mine
Ain't sayin' that you shouldn't
Ain't sayin' that you should
But it'd sure feel real good... if you would

Don't need to buy me presents
Don't need to spend a dime
The sweetest thing that you could ever give me is your time
Ain't sayin' that shouldn't
Ain't sayin' that you should
But it's sure feel real good.. if you would
It'd sure feel real good.. if you would


7.Let Me Love You One More Time

(michael peterson/john bettis)

I've been holdin' you for hours.. wish i had a couple hundred
more
Maybe then i'd find the words to say what happens
When i put my lips to yours
I could try and write a legendary love song
But there's never been a rhyme to show you how i'm feeling...
So let me love you one more time

It's like a hundred prayin' angels when you're whisperin' my
name
The way you reach me in the darkness
Makes me want you like candle wants the flame
As i hold your tender body and surrender everything
I know that i'm never gonna leave you...
So let me love you one more time

Let me love you one more time
Drink your kiss like it was wine
Cause when i hold your heart like mine
We can leave this world behind

There's the first light of tomorrow on the wall above the bed
Is it real what i remember
Or just embers of a dream inside my head?
As i'm thinkin' that it didn't really happen
And feeling it's a crime
You smile at me and tell me...
Let me love you one more time

Let me love you one more time
Drink your kiss like it was wine
Cause when i hold your heart like mine
We can leave this world behind
So let me love you one more time


8.Somethin' 'bout A Sunday

(craig wiseman/tim nichols)

Well a whole lot of people like saturday night
Gettin' loud and crazy, well it just feels right
I guess everybody loves to see it come
Just forget everything and go and have some fun
And the same for me, oh but lately
Don't you know that lately

There's somethin' bout a sunday mornin' breeze
Church bells ringin', 'bringin' in the sheaves'
And the smell of supper, simmerin' on the stove
A little bit of both's sure good for the soul
Sittin' on the swing with her head on my chest
Givin' any worries one day's rest
Suddenly everything's gonna be okay
There's somethin' 'bout a sunday

Now that big bad monday is bound to come
That ol' alarm clock's ringin' and we up and run
There's a whole lotta headaches that we get into
Everybody's wonderin' how to make it through
Well the same goes for me, oh but lately
Don't you know that lately, yeah...

There's somethin' bout a sunday mornin' breeze
Church bells ringin', 'bringin' in the sheaves'
And the smell of supper, simmerin' on the stove
A little bit of both's sure good for the soul
Sittin' on the swing with her head on my chest
Givin' any worries one day's rest
Suddenly everything's gonna be okay
There's somethin' 'bout a sunday

Sittin' on the swing with her head on my chest
Givin' any worries one day's rest
Suddenly everything's gonna be okay
There's somethin' 'bout a sunday
There's somethin' 'bout a sunday


9.I Owe It All To You

(michael peterson/lewis anderson)

Look how far we've girl i owe it all to you

The first time i had seconds thoughts
About loving you i almost walked away
I'm glad i stayed
I know you love me like nobody does
So now i'm certain that if stayin' was a mistake...
It was the best one i ever made

Seemed i was always just a few footsteps behind
But still you knew
If you were patient that in time my heart
Would find it's way to you

Look how far we've come girl it's all because
You would not give up on me
If i stop to count all my blessing out
I know what they would be
Your forgiveness, devotion, our love and an ocean
Of little things you do
Yeah i've got it all and i owe it all to you

If ever there was someone i could trust
Beyond a shadow of a doubt it must be you
Girl your love is true
If life ever brings us to a standstill girl
We'll catch love's second wind
And let it blow our hearts away
To places we have never been

Look how far we've come girl it's all because
You would not give up on me
If i stop to count all my blessing out
I know what they would be
Your forgiveness, devotion, our love and an ocean
Of little things you do
Yeah i've got it all and i owe it all to you


10.You Find Love When You Make It

(michael peterson/robert ellis orrall)

Waitin' for the wind to blow
Waitin' for the earth to shake
Holdin' out for the one true love
Afraid of makin' a mistake
With a mistaken notion
That a river of emotion's gonna

Sweep you off your feet
Hopin' someone else can make your life complete
Just remember..
It ain't what you get, it's what you give
Not where you look, but how you live
Not if you take a chance, but how you take it
You find love when you make it... oh oh!
You find love when you make it... yeah!

Somebody's out there tonight
Tryin' to find you somehow
Holdin' out for the one true love
Do you get the picture now?
You'll understand it
When it happens, wild abandon's gonna...

Sweep you off your feet
The love you give away will make your life complete
Just remember..
It ain't what you get, it's what you give
Now where you look, but how you live
Not if you take a chance, but how you take it
You'll find love when you make it... oh oh!
You'll find love when you make it... yeah!

If everybody's tryin' to find the right one
Go ahead and be the right one
And love will find you
And when it does, it's gonna...

Sweep you off your feet
The love you give away will make your life complete
Just remember..
It ain't what you get, it's what you give
Now where you look, but how you live
Not if you take a chance, but how you take it
You'll find love when you make it... oh oh!
You'll find love when you make it... yeah!


11.Laughin' All The Way To The Bank

(michael peterson/josh leo/rick bowles)

It's monday 8am, traffic jam
But you and i have got a better plan
Forget the daily grind, dollar signs
Stress and life or death, deadlines
Let's live like millionaires today
Laughin' all the way...

To the bank of the river on the outskirts of town
With a fishin' pole in the water hole and throw a blanket down
Get a bucket of kentucky fried, put twenty in the tank
Blow the dust off of that bottle of wine we never drank
There's never been a better day to be
Laughin' all the way to the bank

We're gonna live it up, the two of us
Feet in the mud and our heads in the clouds
Live like the wealthy crowd, fast and loud
Any rich man would be proud
To share this poor man's holiday
Laughin' all the way...

To the bank of the river on the outskirts of town
With a fishin' pole in the water hole and throw a blanket down
Get a bucket of kentucky fried, put twenty in the tank
Blow the dust off of that bottle of wine we never drank
There's never been a better day to be
Who says time off doesn't pay
Laughin' all the way to the bank