Love In The Real World

Sherrie Austin Love In The Real World Lyrics
1.All That Matters

(sherrie austin)

I don't care about
These old socks i'm wearing
With holes in the toes
I don't mind these
Worn out coat hangers
Hanging up my clothes
And i don't care that
The phone ain't ringing
I ain't scared to be alone
And i don't sit around
And worry 'bout where
Time and money goes

All that matters baby is i got you
And all of this love
All that matters baby is i got you
And that's more than enough
More than enough

I don't mind that
Some past didn't
Handle me with care
And i don't waste time talking
Politics or religion
It don't get me anywhere
Between fast food
And miracle diets
I stay as healthy as i can
And these days i'm pround that
I was born a woman
And made to love a man

All that matters baby is i got you
And all of this love
All that matters baby is i got you
And that's more than enough
More than enough

Despite all the foolish things i've done
And the foolish things i'll probably do
I'll go down a genius for loving you

All that matters baby is i got you
And all of this love
All that matters baby is i got you
And that's more than enough
More than enough


2.All The Love A Heart Can Hold

(will rambeaux/sherrie austin/troy verges)

I was a lonely woman
Mine was a faithless heart
Broken, cold, and empty
Hiding like a lost child in the dark
Your touch was a revelation
A light so my eyes could see
Love like a new religion
Made a true believer out of me
Its power brought me to my knees
Amen, i can live again, laugh again

You got me feeling a wild as a mountain fiddle
High as that old moonshine
Sweet as honeysuckle on the vine
I want to sing like a gosple choir
Hang on the highest note
Emotion overflowing in my soul
You give me all the love that a heart can hold

Maybe, i've got an angel
Watching over me
Or maybe the good lord sent you
Or maybe you're just some kind of destiny
My sweet little meant to be
Amen, i can laugh again, dance again

You got me feeling a wild as a mountain fiddle
High as that old moonshine
Sweet as honeysuckle on the vine
I want to sing like a gosple choir
Hang on the highest note
Emotion overflowing in my soul
You give me all the love that a heart can hold

Amen, i can laugh again, dance again


3.Dreamin' Out Loud

(will rambeaux/sherrie austin/jaime kyle)

She laid down in clover
Clouds rolling by like a marshmallow parade
Gone dreaming, angel with a dirty face
The wildest flower the good lord ever made
Well her teachers called her problem child
Her parents never understood
Silently she held her breath
She knew one day that she would be

Dreamin' out loud
Free to fly high and proud
She's living for the day
When she'll hear the people back home say
'hey, look at her now'
Dreamin' out loud
Look at her now

She left home, one summer
Flying toward the bright lights of a city far away
Now she's singing ike a neon nightingale
In every road house and honky tonk caberet
Through all the noise, the come on lines
The guitars ringing in her ears
She takes the stage and for one more night
The world around her disappears

Dreamin' out loud
Free to fly high and proud
She's living for the day
When she'll hear the people back home say
'hey, look at her now'
Dreamin' out loud
Look at her now

They used to say girl come back to reality
But she'd smile and say it's too quiet there for me

Dreamin' out loud
Free to fly high and proud
She's living for the day
When she'll hear the people back home say
'hey, look at her now'
Dreamin' out loud
Look at her now


4.Good Love Comin' On

There's a whisper on the wind
Something's coming 'round the bend
There's a new emotion
Rising like a river in me
There's music in my heart again
Playing like a mandoline
I can see the sun shining
Smell the wild flowers on the breeze

You shine new light into this lost and loney soul
Now my lonely days are gone
I feel a good love comin' on

You've awaken my desire
Rekindled that old fire
And even when you leave me
I can feel your touch on my skin
I felt the flame before
But darling this is something more
You fill me with a feeling that
I've got to have again and agian

You shine new light into this lost and loney soul
Now my lonely days are gone
I feel a good love comin' on


5.Heart Hold On

(steve mandile/sherrie austin)

Staring out an open window
Breathing deep as the winds of change blow
Through my hair
Still he's never far behind me
Somehow he always finds me
No matter where
With one hand on my heart
And one foot in the door
He's reaching in and coming back for more
But don't you let go

Heart hold on 'til he's gone
Stand your ground before the damage has been done done
Once again you know all too well just how this story ends
Don't give in, don't you listen to those ghosts inside your head
Heart be still, heart be strong
Heart hold on

He sees what's inside me
Reads me like an open diary
He know's every line
I look away and close the curtain
The final act is still uncertain
But the next move is mine
It would be so easy
Just to let him in again
An old familiar face but he's no friend
Don't you let go

Heart hold on 'til he's gone
Stand your ground before the damage has been done done
Once again you know all too well just how this story ends
Don't give in, don't you listen to those ghosts inside your head
Heart be still, heart be strong
Heart hold on


6.Heart To Heart

(will rambeaux/sherrie austin/john christopher davis)

Sometimes it feels like it's your world
And i just rent a room
With just a bed and these four walls
And a window without a view
Down the hall you sit in silence
Just like a man
But, i can't read your mind if your thoughts
Are buried in the sand
Baby we're slipping
Slowly drifting
Further and further apart

Heart to heart
Hand in hand
We gotta keep this thing together
A house divided will not stand
Hold on, hold on
We gotta hold on to each other
The darkest hour's before the dawn
The only place to start
Is heart to heart

I can only go so far when i'm walking the floor
And you can only say so much with the slamming of a door
Maybe with a kiss
And a little forgiveness
We'd wind up in each other's arms

Heart to heart
Hand in hand
We gotta keep this thing together
A house divided will not stand
Hold on, hold on
We gotta hold on to each other
The darkest hour's before the dawn
The only place to start
Is heart to heart


7.Little Bird

(sherrie austin/jon christopher davis/will rambeaux)

A bird in a cage can't use its wings
One day she might refuse to sing
You'll find some feathers on the floor and an open door

Ooh ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey hey, ooh ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away

A bird in a cage is on display
People they poke and stare all day
If she can get those bars to bend
She won be back again

Ooh ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey hey, ooh ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away

Free to touch the sky
She never dreamed she ever fly so high

Ooh ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey hey, ooh ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away


8.Love In The Real World

(will rambeaux/sherrie austin/john christopher davis)

There's a picture of a happy couple
In a frame on a mantle in a house
Piece by piece they put their world together
Some kids a mortage and a pair of wedding vows
She's a mother and a working woman
He sweats 9 to 5 with big dreams in his head
There's too much month at the end of the money
Wolf's at the door and the bankbook's in the red
I guess every fairy tale has a monster underneath the bed

Whatever happened to the prince and cinderella
That wide-eyed boy and girl
What happens after happy- ever-after
Love in the real world

She leaves him notes on the refrigerator
He phones in messages to say he's working late
So hard to find a tender moment together
So many modern ways to miscommunicate
Guess every honey moon has and experation date

Whatever happened to the prince and cinderella
That wide-eyed boy and girl
What happens after happy- ever-after
Love in the real world

That old photograph
May be faded and worn
But when illusions die
True love will cary on

What ever happened to the prince and cinderella
That wide-eyed boy and girl
They're graduatin' from happy-ever-after
To love in the real world

What happens after happy-ever-after
Love in the real world

There's a picture of a happy couple
In a frame on a mantle in a house


9.Never Been Kissed

If i show up ten minutes early baby
You can bet that you'll be running behind
But it when it comes to loving me now baby
I have to say you're right on time and

I've never been kissed, never been kissed
Never been kissed like this, no, no, no
I've never been touched, never been touched baby
'til i felt your touch
Oh your love's going to my head so fast
Just like the bubbles in a champagne glass
Now i know what i've been missing
I've never been kissed, like this
Ooh like this

Well you're a fool for wild-eyed-poetry baby
I only like the kind that rhymes
And your a little rough around the edges now baby
But your kind of edges suit me just fine and

I've never been kissed, never been kissed
Never been kissed like this, no, no, no
I've never been touched, never been touched baby
'til i felt your touch
Oh your love's going to my head so fast
Just like the bubbles in a champagne glass
Now i know what i've been missing
I've never been kissed
Ooh like this

This is more than temporary madness baby
This is more than hearts just doing time
If love weren't so serious we could laugh about it baby
Yeah we could laugh until we cried and

I've never been kissed, never been kissed
Never been kissed like this, no, no, no
I've never been touched, never been touched baby
'til i felt your touch
Oh your love's going to my head so fast
Just like the bubbles in a champagne glass
Now i know what i've been missing
I've never been kissed, like this
Ooh like this

Ooh like this
I've never been kissed
No i've never been kissed


10.Sarah

(sherrie austin/jaime kyle/will rambeaux)

You don't wanna smile.
It's been this way for awhile.
Got nothing good to say.
Friends are calling.
But you don't pick up the phone.
You don't wanna laugh.
You tore your diary in half.
You never leave your room.
Your days are cloudy.
And you spend your nights alone.

Sarah, you'll find the sun.
A little rain, falls on everyone.
Oh sarah come out and play.
It's a big 'ol world, it's a brand new day.

You don't want to dance.
The music holds no romance.
You can't find the beat.
Your heart is heavy.
And love is a sad, sad song.
You don't want to sing.
The words they don't mean a thing.
You've lost the melody.
The party's over.
And maybe you've stayed too long.

Sarah, you'll find the sun.
A little rain, falls on everyone.
Oh sarah come out and play.
It's a big 'ol world, it's a brand new day.

Oh, oh, it's never easy letting go.
Oh, oh, healing a heart can be so slow.

Sarah, you'll find the sun.
A little rain, falls on everyone.
Oh sarah come out and play.
It's a big 'ol world, it's a brand new day.


11.That's No Way To Break A Heart

You waltz into the room
Just like you'd never left
And for a moment or two
I could almost forget
You take me in your arms
And i fall again

That's no way to break a heart
You call my name i drop my guard
Why can't you play your chosen part
And stay away so i can make another start
That's no way to break a heart

Weren't you supposed to need
Something i could not give
But now you're lying so close to me
And you're taking everything
I can't hold on forever
For nothing more than this

That's no way to break a heart
You call my name i drop my guard
Why can't you play your chosen part
And stay away so i can make another start
That's no way to break a heart

No don't touch me
Don't you kiss me
Don't you realize
That's no way
To say goodbye

That's no way to break a heart
You call my name i drop my guard
Why can't you play your chosen part
And stay away so i can make another start
That's no way to break a heart


12.Wish

(billy falcon)

Last night in a dream
An angel came to me
She granted me one wish
And when she asked what it would be

Did i wish that we all could live in peace?
Did i wish for an end to poverty?
No, i wished it away so selfishly
When i wished that you would always love me

This morning when i woke
I found myself in pain
Though it was just a dream
I was so ashamed

Did i wish that we all could live in peace?
Did i wish for an end to poverty?
No, i wished it away so selfishly
When i wished that you would always love me

If i could only dream that dream once more
I wouldn't make the same mistake that i made before
With my one wish, i'd wish for three wishes more
I'd wish that we all could live in peace
I'd wish for an end to poverty
And here's what my last wish would be
I'd wish that you would always love me.