All Songs Written, Performed and Produced by Bobby Rivers.
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The Top 5 Bobby Rivers':
*PARODY BOB RIVERS - Seattle DJ famous for Twisted Tunes CDs and The Bob Rivers Radio Show. Similar to "Weird" Al Yankovich. Visit him at www.bobrivers.com.
*TV BOBBY RIVERS - Ex VH-1 Vee-Jay and currently The host of "Top 5" on the Food Network. Hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is now in New York. Some claim he is similar to Marc Summers in style. Visit him at www.bobbyrivers.com.
*INDIE BOBBY RIVERS - Independent Original Recording Artist and vocal impressionist from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicknamed Big City Bob. He's at www.cdbaby.com/bob.
*AUSSIE BOBBY RIVERS - Australian sitcom character played by JON ENGLISH on the Australian TV show "All Together Now", which ran from 1990-1993. Similar to "The Partridge Family". Visit www.tvdads.com/tvdworld.shtml
*BOXING BOBBY RIVERS - Australian Welterweight Boxer. Visit him at www.boxrec.com.
Q: Which Bobby Rivers is this at CDBABY.COM?
A: This is the Indie (Independent Original) Bobby Rivers.
ALBUM ANALYSIS:
"WITH A VOW" is a compilation of previously recorded material from Bobby Rivers. It is mainly a culmination of various love songs he has done over the years. It's feature song was designed to be sung at weddings during the exchange of vows, or candle lighting ceremony.
WITH A VOW(1997) (regular version) -in middle C-
Chords in parentheses.
Intro (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
WITH A VOW
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER FOR YOU EVERYDAY
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I'LL NEVER LET YOUR LOVE SLIP AWAY
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS ME WITH YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING ALL MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)-(c)
WITH A VOW
WITH A VOW (candle version) -in middle C-
"This is the one we use for the candle ceremony, it's a perfect theme and time limit for it.
Chords in parentheses.
Intro (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
WITH A VOW
ALWAYS LIKE TODAY(1996)
"Two songs play simultaneous here, if you want just guitar and vocal, pan hard right. Bass, drums and vocal pan hard left, it's kinda cool"
I PROMISE YOU ALWAYS
THAT I WILL BE TRUE
JUST LIKE TODAY
AND I WILL HOLD YOU ALWAYS
HERE IN MY HEART
IN MY OWN WAY
THIS IS A FEELING
I CANNOT MEASURE
THERE'LL BE NO MOMENT
I WILL NOT TREASURE
IN MY LIFE WITH YOU
SO I'LL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
HERE BY YOUR SIDE
JUST LIKE TODAY
JUST LIKE TODAY
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE(1994)
"This is another one with a double mix, hard panning will get you two different mixes."
OH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
I GUESS WORDS AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH
BUT THE FEELING IS THE KEY
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU MAKE SECIRE
OH YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU ARE TO ME, AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND WHEN THE NIGHT COMES AND THE DAYLIGHT SLIPS AWAY
YOU KNOW THE SUN STILL SHINES IF YOU'RE HERE WITH ME
AND WITH YOU SO CLOSE TO ME, I FEEL THE WARMTH BY YOUR SIDE
OH YOU'RE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
OH I CAN'T SAY WHAT I FEEL
WHEN WE CAN SHARE TIMES LIKE THESE
AND WHEN OUR DAYS GROW OLD
OH YOU'LL STILL BE TO ME-
-CHORUS-
OWNER OF MY LOVE(1986)
IF I HELD YOUR HAND
YOU'D BE MY DREAM
CUZ YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME
AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU'VE CHANGED MY LIFE WITH YOUR LOVE
YOU'RE THE OWNER OF MY LOVE
I GIVE SO FAITHFULLY
AND YOU GIVE IT BACK TO ME
TO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE
THE OWNER OF MY LOVE
YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK
VERY HARD TO FIND
A TRUER LOVE THAN MINE
AND YOU DON'T NEED A STRING
TO KEEP YOU CLOSE TO ME
-CHORUS-
(You'll Always Have) A FRIEND IN ME(1987)
"I found a setting on a keyboard that brought out my Latin influences. I had fun with this track."
WHEN YOUR WORLD IS CRUMBLING DOWN
AND YOU FEEL THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU
AND WHEN NO ONE SEEMS TO AGREE
YOU CAN ALWAYS TURN TO ME
WHENEVER YOU'RE IN NEED
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME
WHEN YOU'RE FILLED WITH EMPTINESS
AND YOU FEEL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT HERE FOR YOU
AND WHEN NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON ME
WHENEVER YOU'RE IN NEED
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME
WIND IN THE TREES(1998)
"It's a clever lyric, just saying to keep moving forward in your relationships. Looking back tends to freeze you in regrets and meaningless thought."
I WANDER A DESERT IN FLAME
'ROUND THE PILLARS OF STONE
THE PATH OF THE RANGE HAS RAGED SO MANY TIMES
IT FOLLOWS ENDLESSLY
NO ONE KNOWS WHERE WIND BLOWS
OR WHERE THE RIVER IS FLOWING
THE ROOTS THEY STAY UNDERNEATH AND DREAM
OF BEING THE WIND IN THE TREES...
CAN NEVER GO BACK, NO
CAN NEVER BE THE SAME
MISTAKES I MADE STAY WRITTEN IN MY MIND
FOR AN ETERNITY
-CHORUS-
IF I COULD HAVE LIVED(1998)
"This has a pro-life theme. It's a sad fact that we've killed over 45 million Americans since 1973."
I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE BEEN
MAYBE A SURGEON IF I COULD HAVE LIVED
MY MEMORIES WILL NEVER BE FOUND
'CUZ THEY WERE SHATTERED TO PIECES
AND THROWN TO THE GROUND
I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE
OH RAISED ME A FAMILY
IF MY LIFE HAD BEGUN
MY HEROES ALL LIVE IN THE SKY
BUT THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY
I WONDER IF WE'LL MEET IN THE END
WHAT WILL YOU TELL ME
WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN?
DEFEND MY HEART(1986)
THE FIRST TIME WE MET
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
FIRST TIME WE DANCED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
FIRST TIME WE KISSED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I'M STILL FALLING IN LOVE
WITH YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN
EACH TIME WE MEET
THAT'S WHEN MY HEARTBEAT BEGINS
AND THEN I'M MELTING INSIDE
NOT EVEN TRYING TO DEFEND MY HEART
THE NEXT TIME WE MET
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
NEXT TIME WE DANCED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
NEXT TIME WE KISSED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I'M STILL FALLING IN LOVE
WITH YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN
EACH TIME WE MEET
THAT'S WHEN MY HEARTBEAT BEGINS
AND THEN I'M MELTING INSIDE
NOT EVEN TRYING TO DEFEND MY HEART
REMEMBER MY LOVE(1987)
HERE I SIT WITH MY HEAD IN HAND
THINKING OF YOU AGAIN
YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN WONDERING
JUST HOW YOU'VE BEEN
I AIN'T LYING WHEN I TELL YOU
YOU'RE THE ONE I'M THINKING OF
AND IF YOU'RE FEELING THAT TOO
JUST REMEMBER MY LOVE
I THINK OF YOU HERE ALONE AT NIGHT
OH THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH YOU IN MIND
ALL THE TIME
AND I DREAM OF YOU AS THE HIGHWAY BENDS
YOU KNOW MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER END
THAT'S NO LIE
AND I HOPE I'M THE ONE
YOU'LL BE THINKING OF
REMEMBER MY LOVE...
THE APOSTLE'S WEAKNESS(1997)
I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
OH I'M A FIGHTER BUT I JUST CAN'T EVER WIN
YOU'RE THE LIGHTER BURNING ME WITHIN, BURNING ME WITHIN
OH I'M A BEGGAR, PLEADING WITH A GRIN
SO PULL THE DAGGAR, EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
'CUZ I'M A HATER, HATING ALL MY SINS
THE WHITE ALLIGATOR IS EATING YET AGAIN
EATING YOU AGAIN
I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
SOMETHING'S COMING DOWN...
I THINK I'VE FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE(1985)
"This gets about as far away from my regular style as possible. I did this in 1984, probably after watching Footloose or something."
NOW IT BEGINS, I'M THAWING OUT
NOW I LIVE AGAIN, 'CUZ YOU PUT MEANING
BACK IN MY FROZEN LIFE
NOW I KNOW HOW GOOD LIFE CAN BE
SINCE YOU PICKED ME UP
AND PUT ME BACK ON MY BLUE FEET
I'M REACHING OUT
I THINK I FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE
SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT
I THINK I FOUND SOMEBODY TO HOLD ME CLOSE
ALL THROUGH MY LIFE
YOU GAVE ME LOVE I'D NEVER KNOWN
AND YOU SAVED MY LIFE JUST IN TIME
BEFORE I DROWNED IN SORROW
NOW I KNOW HOW GOOD LIFE CAN BE
SINCE YOU PICKED ME UP
AND PUT ME BACK ON MY BLUE FEET
I'M REACHING OUT
-CHORUS-
WHAT LOVE IS LIKE(1984)
"This has a Genesis feel to it. I really liked a lot of their work around that time."
THERE IS A FEELING DOWN IN MY HEART
AND THE FEELING WILL NEVER PART, OH NO NO
THERE IS A FEELING DEEP INSIDE
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL ALRIGHT 'CUZ YOU KNOW
I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE WAY I FEEL FOR YOU
I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
AND I LIKE IN EVERY WAY ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO
THIS IS A FEELING YOU JUST CANNOT HIDE
AND YOU DON'T WANT IT LOCKED INSIDE, OH NO NO
THIS IS A FEELING YOU JUST CANNOT SEE
BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IN ME IN THE THINGS I DO
-CHORUS-
THIS IS A FEELING I JUST CAN'T DENY
'CUZ IT SHOWS ME WHAT LOVE IS LIKE OH YEAH!
RIGHTEOUS HEART(1986)
"When I wrote this in 1986, I was envisioning Phil Collins doing the vocal track."
IT'S DIFFICULT IN A WORLD LIKE THIS
TO TRY TO TELL THE TRUTH FROM ALL THE LIES
BELIEVE THESE WORDS AND YOU'LL NEVER MISS
THE FALSE ILLUSIONS THIS COLD WORLD
CALLS A REAL GOOD TIME
SO IF YOU WANT LOVE
YOU'VE GOT TO OPEN UP THOSE FOLDED ARMS
'CUZ IT'S ALL GIVE AND NO TAKE
ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF A RIGHTEOUS HEART
IN YOUTH, DEATH IS A DISTANT KISS
AND YET IT'S NEVER FAR FROM THE MIND
IF LOVE'S THE LAST THING ON YOUR LIST
THEN EVERYTHING YOU HOPE FOR
YOU MAY NEVER FIND
-CHORUS-
CRADLE OF LOVE(1990)
"This lyric was written for my son Beau, born August 1990. I had no music so I sat down on a keyboard and did the whole thing off one unit manually. My Latin side really comes ut in this track."
I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE TREASURE I HAVE FOUND
THIS TREASURE IS WORTH MORE THAN GOLD OR ANYTHING AROUND
FORTUNE, FAME OR ANYTHING THAT GLOWS IN NEON LIGHT
NONE OF THESE COULD EVER BRING THE JOY OF A BRAND NEW LIFE
AND WE WILL ROCK YOU IN THE CRADLE
WE WILL ROCK YOU IN THE CRADLE OF LOVE
IN THIS LITTLE BODY TWO ARE FEELING SO REBORN
IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME EVEN MORE THAN A SEED WAS SOWN
I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE WAY IT FEELS, IT'S REALLY DUMB I KNOW
BUT I GUESS WITH ANY LOVE, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES
-CHORUS-
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN(1984)
BEFORE I FOUND YOUR LOVE
ALL I FOUND WAS HEARTACHE
I SWORE I'D NEVER LOVE AGAIN
BUT HEY! LOOK AT ME NOW!
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD THIS TIME
'CUZ THE LOVE IS TRUE
OH I PONDER ALL THOSE SWEET THINGS
YOU SAY TO ME
TO THINK YOU'RE ALL MINE
WHAT A FEELING THIS IS!
-CHORUS-
A BRAND NEW START(1999)
"This is a nice entrance wedding song. There's a nice relaxed shuffle to it."
TIME THAT WE'VE SHARED, AND SHOWING WE CARE
HAS LED US BOTH TO HERE
AND NOW THAT WE STAND, THE HOUR AT HAND
LET THE JOURNEY NOW BEGIN
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO HEAVEN
AND THE DOORWAY LEADS INTO YOUR HEART
ONLY ONE WAY TO JOIN US
AND THE AISLE LEADS TO A BRAND NEW START
LOVE THAT WE'VE SHOWN IS A FLOWER NOT GROWN
UNTIL WE GET TO HERE
AND NOW THAT WE STAND, THE HOUR AT HAND
LET THE JOURNEY NOW BEGIN
-CHORUS-
TIME THAT WE'LL SHARE AND SHOWING WE CARE
IS WHAT WE'LL TAKE FROM HERE
AND LOVE THAT WE'LL SHOW IS A FLOWER NOW SOWN
THAT WE TAKE FROM HERE...
CAUGHT IN A DREAM(1985)
I SEE YOUR FACE
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
BUT YOU'RE NOT HERE
AND I'D LIKE TO LIE
IN YOUR ARMS
AND I'D LOVE TO HOLD YOU
CLOSE TO MY HEART
I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HAVING YOU NEAR
SO CLOSE TO ME
AND I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HOW VERY REAL
IT'S COME TO BE
BACK IN MY ROOM
I HELD THE PICTURE
LOOKING AT YOU
AND THERE IN MY MIND
YOU SEEMED SO REAL
AND NOW I WANT TO SHOW YOU
ALL THE LOVE I FEEL
I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HAVING YOU NEAR
ALWAYS WITH ME
WITH A VOW (karaoke and production versions)
"I put the karaoke version on as a bonus for anyone to sing it at the service, the words are in the cover too, but not on the disc. TV Set karaoke in a Church just isn't going to cut it. I also did it in C so either a Male or Female voice would be in a comfortable range, with the harmony still working. The production version is another add on, showing what a pop radio rendition might have gone like."
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER FOR YOU EVERYDAY
I'LL NEVER LET YOUR LOVE SLIP AWAY
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS ME WITH YOU
PLEDGING ALL MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
"WITH A VOW"
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.cdbaby.com/bob
Track List:
1. With a Vow
2. With a Vow (Candle Version)
3. Always Like Today
4. Everything in My Life
5. Owner of My Love
6. A Friend in Me (Latin)
7. Wind in the Trees (Latin)
8. If I Could Have Lived
9. Defend My Heart (Latin)
10. Remember My Love
11. The Apostle's Weakness
12. I Think I've Found Somebody to Love
13. What Love Is Like
14. Righteous Heart
15. Cradle of Love (Latin)
16. I'm in Love Again
17. A Brand New Start (Latin)
18. Caught in a Dream
19. With a Vow (Karaoke Version)
20. With a Vow (Production)
Other Genres:
Cover photo by Sandra J. Peters.
CD is factory pressed.
Visit WWW.SHOPQT.COM for official Bobby Rivers clothing.
This page contains an album analysis and lyrics for individual song downloads, as well as the year the song was written.
The Top 5 Bobby Rivers':
*PARODY BOB RIVERS - Seattle DJ famous for Twisted Tunes CDs and The Bob Rivers Radio Show. Similar to "Weird" Al Yankovich. Visit him at www.bobrivers.com.
*TV BOBBY RIVERS - Ex VH-1 Vee-Jay and currently The host of "Top 5" on the Food Network. Hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is now in New York. Some claim he is similar to Marc Summers in style. Visit him at www.bobbyrivers.com.
*INDIE BOBBY RIVERS - Independent Original Recording Artist and vocal impressionist from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicknamed Big City Bob. He's at www.cdbaby.com/bob.
*AUSSIE BOBBY RIVERS - Australian sitcom character played by JON ENGLISH on the Australian TV show "All Together Now", which ran from 1990-1993. Similar to "The Partridge Family". Visit www.tvdads.com/tvdworld.shtml
*BOXING BOBBY RIVERS - Australian Welterweight Boxer. Visit him at www.boxrec.com.
Q: Which Bobby Rivers is this at CDBABY.COM?
A: This is the Indie (Independent Original) Bobby Rivers.
ALBUM ANALYSIS:
"WITH A VOW" is a compilation of previously recorded material from Bobby Rivers. It is mainly a culmination of various love songs he has done over the years. It's feature song was designed to be sung at weddings during the exchange of vows, or candle lighting ceremony.
WITH A VOW(1997) (regular version) -in middle C-
Chords in parentheses.
Intro (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
WITH A VOW
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER FOR YOU EVERYDAY
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I'LL NEVER LET YOUR LOVE SLIP AWAY
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS ME WITH YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING ALL MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)-(c)
WITH A VOW
WITH A VOW (candle version) -in middle C-
"This is the one we use for the candle ceremony, it's a perfect theme and time limit for it.
Chords in parentheses.
Intro (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
(c) (f) (g) (c) (f)-(g)
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
(f) (c)
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
(f) (c) (g/d)
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
(f) (g) (c)-(em)-(f)-(g)
WITH A VOW
ALWAYS LIKE TODAY(1996)
"Two songs play simultaneous here, if you want just guitar and vocal, pan hard right. Bass, drums and vocal pan hard left, it's kinda cool"
I PROMISE YOU ALWAYS
THAT I WILL BE TRUE
JUST LIKE TODAY
AND I WILL HOLD YOU ALWAYS
HERE IN MY HEART
IN MY OWN WAY
THIS IS A FEELING
I CANNOT MEASURE
THERE'LL BE NO MOMENT
I WILL NOT TREASURE
IN MY LIFE WITH YOU
SO I'LL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
HERE BY YOUR SIDE
JUST LIKE TODAY
JUST LIKE TODAY
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE(1994)
"This is another one with a double mix, hard panning will get you two different mixes."
OH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
I GUESS WORDS AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH
BUT THE FEELING IS THE KEY
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU MAKE SECIRE
OH YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU ARE TO ME, AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND WHEN THE NIGHT COMES AND THE DAYLIGHT SLIPS AWAY
YOU KNOW THE SUN STILL SHINES IF YOU'RE HERE WITH ME
AND WITH YOU SO CLOSE TO ME, I FEEL THE WARMTH BY YOUR SIDE
OH YOU'RE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
OH I CAN'T SAY WHAT I FEEL
WHEN WE CAN SHARE TIMES LIKE THESE
AND WHEN OUR DAYS GROW OLD
OH YOU'LL STILL BE TO ME-
-CHORUS-
OWNER OF MY LOVE(1986)
IF I HELD YOUR HAND
YOU'D BE MY DREAM
CUZ YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME
AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU'VE CHANGED MY LIFE WITH YOUR LOVE
YOU'RE THE OWNER OF MY LOVE
I GIVE SO FAITHFULLY
AND YOU GIVE IT BACK TO ME
TO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE
THE OWNER OF MY LOVE
YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK
VERY HARD TO FIND
A TRUER LOVE THAN MINE
AND YOU DON'T NEED A STRING
TO KEEP YOU CLOSE TO ME
-CHORUS-
(You'll Always Have) A FRIEND IN ME(1987)
"I found a setting on a keyboard that brought out my Latin influences. I had fun with this track."
WHEN YOUR WORLD IS CRUMBLING DOWN
AND YOU FEEL THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU
AND WHEN NO ONE SEEMS TO AGREE
YOU CAN ALWAYS TURN TO ME
WHENEVER YOU'RE IN NEED
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME
WHEN YOU'RE FILLED WITH EMPTINESS
AND YOU FEEL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT HERE FOR YOU
AND WHEN NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON ME
WHENEVER YOU'RE IN NEED
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME
WIND IN THE TREES(1998)
"It's a clever lyric, just saying to keep moving forward in your relationships. Looking back tends to freeze you in regrets and meaningless thought."
I WANDER A DESERT IN FLAME
'ROUND THE PILLARS OF STONE
THE PATH OF THE RANGE HAS RAGED SO MANY TIMES
IT FOLLOWS ENDLESSLY
NO ONE KNOWS WHERE WIND BLOWS
OR WHERE THE RIVER IS FLOWING
THE ROOTS THEY STAY UNDERNEATH AND DREAM
OF BEING THE WIND IN THE TREES...
CAN NEVER GO BACK, NO
CAN NEVER BE THE SAME
MISTAKES I MADE STAY WRITTEN IN MY MIND
FOR AN ETERNITY
-CHORUS-
IF I COULD HAVE LIVED(1998)
"This has a pro-life theme. It's a sad fact that we've killed over 45 million Americans since 1973."
I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE BEEN
MAYBE A SURGEON IF I COULD HAVE LIVED
MY MEMORIES WILL NEVER BE FOUND
'CUZ THEY WERE SHATTERED TO PIECES
AND THROWN TO THE GROUND
I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE
OH RAISED ME A FAMILY
IF MY LIFE HAD BEGUN
MY HEROES ALL LIVE IN THE SKY
BUT THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY
I WONDER IF WE'LL MEET IN THE END
WHAT WILL YOU TELL ME
WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN?
DEFEND MY HEART(1986)
THE FIRST TIME WE MET
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
FIRST TIME WE DANCED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
FIRST TIME WE KISSED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I'M STILL FALLING IN LOVE
WITH YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN
EACH TIME WE MEET
THAT'S WHEN MY HEARTBEAT BEGINS
AND THEN I'M MELTING INSIDE
NOT EVEN TRYING TO DEFEND MY HEART
THE NEXT TIME WE MET
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
NEXT TIME WE DANCED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
NEXT TIME WE KISSED
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I'M STILL FALLING IN LOVE
WITH YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN
EACH TIME WE MEET
THAT'S WHEN MY HEARTBEAT BEGINS
AND THEN I'M MELTING INSIDE
NOT EVEN TRYING TO DEFEND MY HEART
REMEMBER MY LOVE(1987)
HERE I SIT WITH MY HEAD IN HAND
THINKING OF YOU AGAIN
YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN WONDERING
JUST HOW YOU'VE BEEN
I AIN'T LYING WHEN I TELL YOU
YOU'RE THE ONE I'M THINKING OF
AND IF YOU'RE FEELING THAT TOO
JUST REMEMBER MY LOVE
I THINK OF YOU HERE ALONE AT NIGHT
OH THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH YOU IN MIND
ALL THE TIME
AND I DREAM OF YOU AS THE HIGHWAY BENDS
YOU KNOW MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER END
THAT'S NO LIE
AND I HOPE I'M THE ONE
YOU'LL BE THINKING OF
REMEMBER MY LOVE...
THE APOSTLE'S WEAKNESS(1997)
I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
OH I'M A FIGHTER BUT I JUST CAN'T EVER WIN
YOU'RE THE LIGHTER BURNING ME WITHIN, BURNING ME WITHIN
OH I'M A BEGGAR, PLEADING WITH A GRIN
SO PULL THE DAGGAR, EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
'CUZ I'M A HATER, HATING ALL MY SINS
THE WHITE ALLIGATOR IS EATING YET AGAIN
EATING YOU AGAIN
I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
SOMETHING'S COMING DOWN...
I THINK I'VE FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE(1985)
"This gets about as far away from my regular style as possible. I did this in 1984, probably after watching Footloose or something."
NOW IT BEGINS, I'M THAWING OUT
NOW I LIVE AGAIN, 'CUZ YOU PUT MEANING
BACK IN MY FROZEN LIFE
NOW I KNOW HOW GOOD LIFE CAN BE
SINCE YOU PICKED ME UP
AND PUT ME BACK ON MY BLUE FEET
I'M REACHING OUT
I THINK I FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE
SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT
I THINK I FOUND SOMEBODY TO HOLD ME CLOSE
ALL THROUGH MY LIFE
YOU GAVE ME LOVE I'D NEVER KNOWN
AND YOU SAVED MY LIFE JUST IN TIME
BEFORE I DROWNED IN SORROW
NOW I KNOW HOW GOOD LIFE CAN BE
SINCE YOU PICKED ME UP
AND PUT ME BACK ON MY BLUE FEET
I'M REACHING OUT
-CHORUS-
WHAT LOVE IS LIKE(1984)
"This has a Genesis feel to it. I really liked a lot of their work around that time."
THERE IS A FEELING DOWN IN MY HEART
AND THE FEELING WILL NEVER PART, OH NO NO
THERE IS A FEELING DEEP INSIDE
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL ALRIGHT 'CUZ YOU KNOW
I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE WAY I FEEL FOR YOU
I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
AND I LIKE IN EVERY WAY ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO
THIS IS A FEELING YOU JUST CANNOT HIDE
AND YOU DON'T WANT IT LOCKED INSIDE, OH NO NO
THIS IS A FEELING YOU JUST CANNOT SEE
BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IN ME IN THE THINGS I DO
-CHORUS-
THIS IS A FEELING I JUST CAN'T DENY
'CUZ IT SHOWS ME WHAT LOVE IS LIKE OH YEAH!
RIGHTEOUS HEART(1986)
"When I wrote this in 1986, I was envisioning Phil Collins doing the vocal track."
IT'S DIFFICULT IN A WORLD LIKE THIS
TO TRY TO TELL THE TRUTH FROM ALL THE LIES
BELIEVE THESE WORDS AND YOU'LL NEVER MISS
THE FALSE ILLUSIONS THIS COLD WORLD
CALLS A REAL GOOD TIME
SO IF YOU WANT LOVE
YOU'VE GOT TO OPEN UP THOSE FOLDED ARMS
'CUZ IT'S ALL GIVE AND NO TAKE
ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF A RIGHTEOUS HEART
IN YOUTH, DEATH IS A DISTANT KISS
AND YET IT'S NEVER FAR FROM THE MIND
IF LOVE'S THE LAST THING ON YOUR LIST
THEN EVERYTHING YOU HOPE FOR
YOU MAY NEVER FIND
-CHORUS-
CRADLE OF LOVE(1990)
"This lyric was written for my son Beau, born August 1990. I had no music so I sat down on a keyboard and did the whole thing off one unit manually. My Latin side really comes ut in this track."
I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE TREASURE I HAVE FOUND
THIS TREASURE IS WORTH MORE THAN GOLD OR ANYTHING AROUND
FORTUNE, FAME OR ANYTHING THAT GLOWS IN NEON LIGHT
NONE OF THESE COULD EVER BRING THE JOY OF A BRAND NEW LIFE
AND WE WILL ROCK YOU IN THE CRADLE
WE WILL ROCK YOU IN THE CRADLE OF LOVE
IN THIS LITTLE BODY TWO ARE FEELING SO REBORN
IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME EVEN MORE THAN A SEED WAS SOWN
I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE WAY IT FEELS, IT'S REALLY DUMB I KNOW
BUT I GUESS WITH ANY LOVE, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES
-CHORUS-
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN(1984)
BEFORE I FOUND YOUR LOVE
ALL I FOUND WAS HEARTACHE
I SWORE I'D NEVER LOVE AGAIN
BUT HEY! LOOK AT ME NOW!
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD THIS TIME
'CUZ THE LOVE IS TRUE
OH I PONDER ALL THOSE SWEET THINGS
YOU SAY TO ME
TO THINK YOU'RE ALL MINE
WHAT A FEELING THIS IS!
-CHORUS-
A BRAND NEW START(1999)
"This is a nice entrance wedding song. There's a nice relaxed shuffle to it."
TIME THAT WE'VE SHARED, AND SHOWING WE CARE
HAS LED US BOTH TO HERE
AND NOW THAT WE STAND, THE HOUR AT HAND
LET THE JOURNEY NOW BEGIN
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO HEAVEN
AND THE DOORWAY LEADS INTO YOUR HEART
ONLY ONE WAY TO JOIN US
AND THE AISLE LEADS TO A BRAND NEW START
LOVE THAT WE'VE SHOWN IS A FLOWER NOT GROWN
UNTIL WE GET TO HERE
AND NOW THAT WE STAND, THE HOUR AT HAND
LET THE JOURNEY NOW BEGIN
-CHORUS-
TIME THAT WE'LL SHARE AND SHOWING WE CARE
IS WHAT WE'LL TAKE FROM HERE
AND LOVE THAT WE'LL SHOW IS A FLOWER NOW SOWN
THAT WE TAKE FROM HERE...
CAUGHT IN A DREAM(1985)
I SEE YOUR FACE
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
BUT YOU'RE NOT HERE
AND I'D LIKE TO LIE
IN YOUR ARMS
AND I'D LOVE TO HOLD YOU
CLOSE TO MY HEART
I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HAVING YOU NEAR
SO CLOSE TO ME
AND I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HOW VERY REAL
IT'S COME TO BE
BACK IN MY ROOM
I HELD THE PICTURE
LOOKING AT YOU
AND THERE IN MY MIND
YOU SEEMED SO REAL
AND NOW I WANT TO SHOW YOU
ALL THE LOVE I FEEL
I'M CAUGHT IN A DREAM
HAVING YOU NEAR
ALWAYS WITH ME
WITH A VOW (karaoke and production versions)
"I put the karaoke version on as a bonus for anyone to sing it at the service, the words are in the cover too, but not on the disc. TV Set karaoke in a Church just isn't going to cut it. I also did it in C so either a Male or Female voice would be in a comfortable range, with the harmony still working. The production version is another add on, showing what a pop radio rendition might have gone like."
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER FOR YOU EVERYDAY
I'LL NEVER LET YOUR LOVE SLIP AWAY
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS ME WITH YOU
PLEDGING ALL MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
"WITH A VOW"
HOW OFTEN I THINK ABOUT YOU AND SMILE
I KNOW I'LL LOVE YOU MORE THAN JUST A WHILE
ALL I WANT TO BE IS PART OF YOU
PLEDGING YOU MY LOVE IS WHAT I WILL DO
WITH A VOW
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.cdbaby.com/bob
Track List:
1. With a Vow
2. With a Vow (Candle Version)
3. Always Like Today
4. Everything in My Life
5. Owner of My Love
6. A Friend in Me (Latin)
7. Wind in the Trees (Latin)
8. If I Could Have Lived
9. Defend My Heart (Latin)
10. Remember My Love
11. The Apostle's Weakness
12. I Think I've Found Somebody to Love
13. What Love Is Like
14. Righteous Heart
15. Cradle of Love (Latin)
16. I'm in Love Again
17. A Brand New Start (Latin)
18. Caught in a Dream
19. With a Vow (Karaoke Version)
20. With a Vow (Production)
Other Genres:
- EASY LISTENING: Love Songs
- EASY LISTENING: Mature
- SOLO MALE ARTIST