Matters of the Heart - Tami Tappan

MATTERS OF THE HEART W/M: Bob Bennett © 1982 Straightway Music (EMI CMG) Baby smiling for an unknown reason Bird singing in the dead of night Hand reaching out for another one Breeze catching a falling kite Sigh at the end of a working day Sun sinking down in the ocean Love letters from far away Rain dancing in motion You can show me your sales curves Plot my life on a flow chart But there's just some things That numbers can't measure In Matters of the Heart Eyes laughing in the face of disaster Voices pleading on the telephone line A spark of truth that catches on fire Your first taste of the new wine A light shining in this heart of darkness A new beginning and a miracle Day by day the integration Of the concrete and the spiritual You can show me your sales curves Plot my life on a flow chart You can count up your converts And miss where it all starts You can show me your sales curves But there's just some things That numbers can't measure These fragile pieces of priceless treasure There's just some things That numbers can't measure In Matters of the Heart Matters of the Heart

You gotta be careful when you're crossing lines I wish you'd look both ways before you cross my mind But you just step out into traffic making cars crash Giving me a heart attack We went into it blind, we took a stab in the dark Nothin' really matters except matters of the heart You say I'm hot and cold but that's duality I ain't Hugh Grant this ain't Love Actually We'll say it, love and war and I ain't endin' up a casualty Fuck labels and formalities I never say nuttin' flippant or casually Say if I say I love you then I mean it But don't except me to repeat it And I think about you all the time You're always on my mind All these thoughts runnin' through my head Think about you all the time You're always on my mind And all these thoughts runnin' through my head Runnin' through my head Don't be comin' in my life tryna save me Don't be comin' in my life tryna change me Don't be comin' in my life tryna fix me The only me there'll ever be is this me Listen when I speak 'cause what I say ain't nuffin' to misinterpret Think about what you say and be careful with how you word it You'll get my trust the day that you earn it I'm calm but assertive is that somit' you can work with? 'Cause this is real life baby it ain't a dream Whatever you may have seen, I'll never just say a thing And never expect me to change Still in a game where everybody's got two phones and two names And I think about you all the time You're always on my mind All these thoughts runnin' through my head Think about you all the time You're always on my mind And all these thoughts runnin' through my head Runnin' through my head And I think about you all the time You're always on my mind All these thoughts runnin' through my head Think about you all the time You're always on my mind And all these thoughts runnin' through my head Runnin' through my head And I think about you all the time

I lose my head From time to time I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart We should have been holding each other Instead we talked I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart But I asked before Your reply was kind and polite One wants more When one's denied I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart I won't call it love But it feels good to have passion in my life If there's a battle I hope my head always defers to my heart In matters of the heart I guess I'm crazy to think I can give you what you don't want I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart I make myself sick I can't think of anything else I can't sleep at night I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart I wish that I had the power To make these feelings stop I lose all self control In matters of the heart I can't believe It's so hard to find someone To give affection to And from whom you can receive I guess it's just the draw of the cards In matters of the heart You caught me off guard Somehow you reached me Where I thought I had nothing left inside I've learneda lesson, I've been edified In matters of the heart I've spent my nights Where the sleeping dogs lie Not by your side It feels so lonely Once again I've left too much to chance In matters of the heart Here I sit I'm feeling sorry for myself It's quite a sight But I have you to thank For reminding me We're all alone in this world In matters of the heart I'm already missing you Although we won't say goodbyes Until tomorrow afternoon Maybe when and if I see you again We'll see eye to eye In matters of the heart I have no harsh words for you I have no tears to cry If the moon were full I'd be howling inside It only hurts In matters of the heart If today were my birthday I'd be reborn As Bronte's bird, a bird that could fly And all accounts would be settled In matters of the heart Matters of the heart Matters of the heart Matters of the heart Matters of the heart Matters of the heart Matters of the heart

Now I? ve heard all of your parting lines Can only say goodbye so many times Before you know you have nothing to show For your pain Sorry is a word you just can? t seem to find Does it ever enter your mind? But I am in doubt, you are about to change Now if your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If you have nothing left to give Whoa, just let me live Live again, live again, again You can? t just say I love you You have to live I love you But I will forgive every time But the, oh but the last So if your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If you have nothing left to give, give Oh, won? t you just go on and let me live? I wish I could find the way to sing the life Whoa, to sing the life back into you and I But now I, I am afraid that it is just too late to lie Now if your heart, if your heart isn? t in it Oh, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If you have nothing left to give Won? t you go on and let me live? Oh, if your heart, if your heart isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t, isn? t in it If your heart, if your heart isn? t in it There? s nothing left to give Won? t you let me live? If your, if your heart, if your heart isn? t in it, in it Your heart, your heart in it Your heart, your heart in it Your heart, your heart in it Your heart, your heart in it

Every face I see is cold as ice Everything I scratch is pain Ever since I lost imagination Like a string that flows into the sea I am lost for all eternity Ever since you took your love Away from me Sometimes the sound of goodbye Is louder than any drumbeat Sometimes the sound of goodbye Is louder than any drumbeat Sometimes the sound of goodbye Is louder than any drumbeat Sometimes the sound of goodbye Is louder than any drumbeat SONGWRITERS ARMIN VAN BUUREN; DONALD J DON MORRIS; ADRIAN BROEKHUYSE

In the heart of the night In the cool southern rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises She reminds me of you In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night Oh, whoa, down in New Orleans There's a night bird singing Right on through till the dawn And the streets are still ringing With people carrying on It's been so long waiting Just to be here again Anticipating All the time I could spend In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night And I trust in your love Never falling down I trust in your love Just like I do in this town Whoa, never falling down Whoa, never falling down In the heart of the night In the cool fallin' rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises Oh, momma, she reminds me of you Right here, in the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night, oh, oh Down in New Orleans And I'm so glad to be back in New Orleans Please don't wake me, don't shake me If it's only, if it's only just a dream 'Cause it's the only place I can face that makes me feel so right Below that Dixie moon and loving you In the heart of the night

Palm trees blowin Wheels spinning down the blvd Sunday afternoon is soothing As long the sun is shining don't really care where we are As long I got you Nothin else matters Nothing else matters When I'm with you I feeling much better Now that with I'm with you And I really just hope these vibes don't stop I'm feeling on top with you Nothing else matters Nothing else matters When I'm with you Crazy good feeling in my body that I'm feeling all over You're energy is overflowing onto me and taking me over Two souls Intertwining like the vines in a vineyard Never been afraid be afraid to let love enter As long as I'm with you Nothing else matters Nothing else matters When I'm with you I feeling much better Now that with I'm with you And I really just hope these vibes don't stop I'm feeling on top with you Nothing else matters Nothing else matters When I'm with you Hey, I can't refuse it, These things you're doin Could get used to it, I cant refuse it You can re We cant refuse it Wherever we are Leather seats or in the sand Let's take each other everywhere Anywhere we've never been We can let this record play Let it play until the end Until the end Until the, But, I hope that it never ends Someone please hit replay again High on marijuana smoke High on adrenaline No more time to waste Were face to face Let's skip the basic's We're waist to waist All out of patience Let's set this straight We both admit That this feelings great I can't refuse I cant refuse it no babe These things youre doin Could get used to

Girl, I know you gotta go And all the love I have can't hold you here There's one thing that I know I will hold your memory close my dear Should you ever think of me Just send your love out on the evening breeze I'll collect it from the wind Keep it til you come back home again 'Cuz in the heart of my heart There's a place reserved for only you It has memorized your face It's a lonely little space No other love can come into In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart Lovers leave from time to time No one thinks that much about it When you take your love away I'm just an empty shell without it If your mind should ever change And you need somewhere to turn to I'll burn that candle low I'll let the embers glow Just so you know I love you Cuz in the heart of my heart There's a place reserved for only you It has memorized your face It's a lonely little space No other love can come into In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart Inst In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart And as long as I survive You will always be alive In the heart of my heart

I have my sentence now At last, I know just how you felt I dig my fingers in, expecting more then just the skin 'Cause we're a lot alike In favor, like a motorbike A sailor and a nightingale Slow dancing in convertibles And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters We've got the highway tight The moon is bursting with headlights One more and we're away Love tender in your Chevrolet And we're a lot alike In favor, like a motorbike A sailor and a nightingale Dancing in convertibles And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters Even when the cold comes crashing through I'm putting all my bets on you I hope they never understand us I put my heart inside your palms My home in your arms Now we know nothing matters Nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters And you can hold me, like he held her And I will fuck you like nothing matters, ooh