tag:teriroiger.com,2005:/blogs/lyrics?p=1Lyrics2024-03-15T01:42:22-04:00Teri Roigerfalsetag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/65034752020-12-19T11:02:13-05:002024-03-15T01:42:22-04:00LADY DAY (music by L. Johnson, lyric by Teri Roiger)<p>Twilight falls, night birds call, moonflowers fill the air </p>
<p>She appears, so sublime, Gardenia in her hair </p>
<p>Takes the stage in the night, to sing the blues away </p>
<p>When the light of the dawn seems far away </p>
<p>Each intoxicating phrase, brightens up the darkest days </p>
<p>Hush now, Don’t Explain </p>
<p>Each bittersweet refrain, a song of love’s sweet pain </p>
<p>Moondust falls in the night, to chase the blues away </p>
<p>Lester Young heard her sing, and named her Lady Day </p>
<p>Touched the hearts and the souls, of all who heard her sing </p>
<p>Unsurpassed in the joy that she could bring </p>
<p>Each intoxicating phrase, brightens up the darkest days </p>
<p>Songs of joy and pain, each bittersweet refrain </p>
<p>Passion of a heart untamed </p>
<p>Moondust falls in the night, to chase the blues away </p>
<p>Lester Young heard her sing, and named her Lady Day </p>
<p>Touched the hearts and the souls, of all who heard her sing </p>
<p>Unsurpassed in the joy that she could bring </p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/65034542020-12-19T10:32:22-05:002023-12-10T14:30:47-05:00GHOST OF A CHANCE -- Vocalese -- lyrics to Lester Young's solo<p>If only you would discover, I’m your true lover </p>
<p>We would be dreaming and scheming with each other </p>
<p>Then you’d be mine again, and you’d never want to let me go </p>
<p>Back into your arms now, learning ‘bout your many charms </p>
<p>I’m just one girl out of many, and I know that you’ve had plenty </p>
<p>But I want you to see that you need, someone like me </p>
<p>To hold you, never scold you, and never would you ever want to stray away </p>
<p>From me again, until then, darling, come and take a walk with me </p>
<p>Should you ever wonder how I know, for sure </p>
<p>Just what to do for a lonely heart, that is so wonderful and pure </p>
<p>You just come to me darling, even though it seems alarming </p>
<p>I know your story, your history is no mystery </p>
<p>I need you more than ever, I must do something clever </p>
<p>For you to see, how much you mean to me </p>
<p>And then you will be mine, you’re my only, never to be lonely </p>
<p>Come with me Baby, look into my eyes and come a little closer to me now</p>
<p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv2iitlCCjU</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/65034522020-12-19T10:30:51-05:002023-03-24T02:28:11-04:00THEM THERE EYES -- Vocalese -- lyrics to Ella's solo with the Count Basie Band<p>I fell for you, the first time I looked into, deep into those sparkling bright eyes </p>
<p>My heart was poundin’, it was alarmin’, how they could tantalize </p>
<p>Then came your arms and they wrapped me so tight </p>
<p>I tried to break away from you, I put up a fight </p>
<p>Then came your lips, and then your sigh </p>
<p>I never knew that love could make me feel so high </p>
<p>Never knew, I was blue, ‘Til we got together, now I feel brand new </p>
<p>Don't leave me for another, you've been too hard to discover </p>
<p>I wanna make you happy, baby, day and night </p>
<p>Since we met, oh my baby, you've been too hard to forget, cuz you went straight to my heart </p>
<p>Heart and soul, I wanna know, can we live our lives together from now on? </p>
<p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2cUQzxisk</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165632011-03-11T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T14:34:38-05:00MISTERIOSO (Listen To Your Soul) music by Thelonious Monk, lyric by Teri Roiger<p>Whispering your deepest darkest thoughts to me<br>Will set you free<br>And you won't have to hide behind<br>That lovely mask that's so refined<br>Tangled shadows resting in your heart<br>Will waken with a start<br>When you begin to turn the key<br>Unlocking all the mystery<br>Of sea and sky and where they meet<br>Why life is so bittersweet<br>Listen to your soul<br>MISTERIOSO</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165652011-03-10T19:00:00-05:002024-01-12T17:18:27-05:00SUNSHOWER (music by Kenny Barron, lyric by Teri Roiger)<p>Showers fall in silent space, They sparkle in the sunlight’s warm embrace<br>Rays of light so eloquent, The love you give me must be heaven sent<br>You came to me, a spirit bright, To satisfy, my thirst for life<br>The sprinkling of your loveliness, Your caress brings me such happiness</p>
<p>Shower me with gifts of light, Let the flowers blossom, bold and bright<br>Bathe me in the summer breeze, Hear the birds sing joyful melodies<br>You came to me, I reached for you<br>With love as fresh, As morning dew<br>How brilliant your colors fly, I’ll breathe them in with every secret sigh</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165642011-03-09T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T12:07:58-05:00STILL LIFE (music & lyrics by Teri Roiger) 3rd place in Jazz category (Int'l Songwriting Competition)<p>The leaves are falling down, So many leavin’ town<br>All the words unsaid, Unravel in our head<br>So many lives we lead, And stories we all weave<br>Creating works of art, To feed our hungry hearts</p>
<p>We are still here, so fresh are our tears, And guided by love we’ll be<br>Memories lingering, new ones blossoming, Are they real, or just a dream?</p>
<p>STILL LIFE, MOMENT’S REFLECTIONS<br>PORTRAIT OF LIFE’S IMPERFECTIONS</p>
<p>With ever changing scenes, And never ending dreams<br>That whisper in the wind, Awakening within<br>A secret world we’ve seen, Where we live up to our dreams<br>Demystifying life, Turning darkness into light</p>
<p>Destiny speaks, when darkness comes creeping, Guided by light we’ll be<br>Memories lingering, new ones blossoming, Are they real, or just a dream?</p>
<p>To live up to our dreams, Is harder than it seems<br>But once we start to shine, We leave the past behind<br>To make it all seem real, And let our bodies feel<br>Revealing truths that hide, Buried deep inside</p>
<p>Skies overcast, a light shines at last, And guided by love we’ll be<br>Memories lingering, new ones blossoming, Are they real, or just a dream?</p>7:58Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165692011-03-08T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T12:35:17-05:00IN AN OPEN MIND (music & lyrics by Teri Roiger & John Menegon)<p>IN AN OPEN MIND </p>
<p>As the deep blue sea, gently cradles me, spinning tales of fantasy </p>
<p>As the ocean roars, my emotions soar, leading me to distant shores </p>
<p>Then the darkness falls, dancing moonbeams call, shadows softly kiss the night </p>
<p>On the inside of the night, Between dark and light </p>
<p>The midnight breeze, Blows gently to uncover me </p>
<p>Through the windows of the sky, Truth and beauty lie </p>
<p>Opened by a soft wind passing, Kissed by angels everlasting </p>
<p>You are like the night, mystery and light, Heart to heart, be mine tonight </p>
<p>True Love with No Regrets, No Regrets with True Love </p>
<p>Bridges falling down, such a lonely sound, as the tides turn round </p>
<p>There’s a fall from grace, by the human race, as the world goes round and round </p>
<p>Bathe me in the ocean air, let the waves come wash away my cares, leaving only tenderness </p>
<p>With an open heart and mind, we will surely find </p>
<p>How to mend our broken dreams, and give each other what we need </p>
<p>Love is everywhere, it’s for us to share, heart to heart, I’ll meet you there</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165722010-03-10T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T11:59:09-05:00MONK'S POINT (music by John Menegon, lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>What happens when you don’t even have a key to your own heart?<br>Misunderstanding, love never lasting, bittersweet romance<br>Constant craving, misbehaving . . . Looking to find love everlasting</p>
<p>Imagination will lead you to a new way to live life<br>Mysteriously, deliriously, you’ll come unfolded<br>Every season has a reason<br>Let the sun shine in, don’t be dreary</p>
<p>Find a quiet place, where you can put on a new face</p>
<p>Some cheerful day, you’ll discover all your treasures and pleasures<br>See where they take you, don’t hesitate to follow your longings<br>Be insightful, so delightful . . . Miracles live on, out on Monk’s Point</p>
<p>Employ your greatest joy, and take a journey to Monk’s Point</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165682010-03-10T19:00:00-05:002024-02-27T11:48:25-05:00DEWEY'S TUNE (music by Dewey Redman, lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>Bright lights, dark nights<br>Shine in the city of the soul<br>Melody’s mysteries<br>How sweet the magic of sound<br>In the rhythm of the sea<br>Music’s all around</p>
<p>Moon shining lighting up the skies<br>Harmony’s mysteries<br>This life is only a dream<br>Time is giving us the key<br>To this mystery</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165662010-03-10T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T14:26:11-05:00BOO DAH (music & lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>You do something nice to me, Whenever I get next to you<br>The poetry of your embrace, Leaves me in a state of grace</p>
<p>If you would ever be untrue, I would be through with you<br>Knowing you would always be, In my heart, next to me</p>
<p>Waking from a dream, I could write a scene<br>Changing destiny, To discover, there’s another<br>Way to relate, to each other<br>Gently with love, to discover<br>Feelings asleep, within our soul<br>Sharing your soul, Is the beginning of losing control<br>Always winning, Opening hearts to love and dreams</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165712009-03-11T20:00:00-04:002024-03-15T01:42:22-04:00REFLECTIONS (music by Thelonious Monk, lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>If you could see what I am feeling<br>The mirror would be, so revealing<br>And then, your moves might sway me<br>As I see in your eyes, a million surprises</p>
<p>With just one glance from you I'm breathless, again<br>Loving you still<br>When we meet, it's so sweet<br>But looking back on my life<br>I see someone in you, who will make me lose sleep</p>
<p>The look on your face<br>Undoubtedly left a trace<br>Deep in my heart somewhere<br>I see your face before<br>So constantly it absorbs me</p>
<p>The touch of you with just your eyes<br>Has opened my heart<br>You're always with me, I know<br>Wherever I may go<br>I see those REFLECTIONS of you</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165702009-03-10T20:00:00-04:002023-12-10T13:18:02-05:00BYE YA (music by Thelonious Monk, lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>My baby he left me<br>He went for a long walk<br>He wandered off too far<br>Now he's gone and there's no more talk</p>
<p>I wondered what went wrong<br>He came to me so strong<br>And then he just vanished<br>Now our love has been banished</p>
<p>Day after day, I tried to appease him<br>Night after night, I never could please or tease him<br>'Cause he wasn't in</p>
<p>He promised me laughter<br>And love ever after<br>I woke up one morning<br>He said BYE with no warning</p>Teri Roigertag:teriroiger.com,2005:Post/61165672009-03-10T20:00:00-04:002023-12-10T14:33:07-05:00JOIE DE VIVRE (music by Dewey Redman, lyrics by Teri Roiger)<p>Feel all the joy<br>That’s been given to you<br>It is yours to know<br>BODY AND SOUL<br>Never let it go</p>
<p>When nights are long<br>TAKE THE A TRAIN ‘til dawn<br>Bitter hearts turn sweet<br>Weeping willows weep<br>When two lovers meet</p>
<p>Give into joy fearlessly<br>YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME<br>Music’s the magic that will guide us<br>Through life’s mysteries<br>Deep inside us</p>
<p>Day star, night light<br>Portrait in black and white<br>Fireflies light the night<br>Shadows in moonlight<br>Dance around midnight</p>
<p>The struggle continues to brew<br>I SHOULD CARE, and I do<br>Give into moments of enchantment<br>Find the rainbows<br>That the clouds sent</p>
<p>Your joy’s within<br>Let the music begin<br>Hear the rivers flow<br>Sing each note you know<br>Let’s turn the lights down low</p>Teri Roiger