California Night

On a California night
Danger Zone on the radio
Top down and a beautiful girl
On this ride through the hills

On a champagne date
Dancing lights and the radio
Texas tales from the heart
With a star-gazing girl

And I want you to know

Your eyes dance like a diamond
Your eyes shine like a dream
Your eyes stop my heart

 

On California night
Maybe I’ll believe in fate
Black and white photograph memories
Brings a tear to your eye


On a California date
Maybe I’ll believe in love
Stolen look from behind your hair
Brings a smile to my face

And I want you to know

 

Your eyes dance like a diamond
Your eyes shine like a dream
Your eyes stop my heart

 

You move like a dancer
Feel like a fire
Dance like a woman
You shine

Your eyes dance like a diamond
Your eyes shine like a dream
Your eyes stop my heart
Your eyes
(Move like a dancer)
(Feel like a fire)

Stop my heart

 

 

Tennessee Girl

Step off the plane
In a new world
That how we met
That’s a little fate

First time
You walked right by
I knew
I’d know you

Hours went by
Through the day
In baggy shorts and a
Dirty shirt

By the setting sun
And the cement blocks
You asked me to dance
In that old café

 

Tennessee girl, I like your style
Your short black hair and your attitude
Hey there girl, I know you
Looked at me and liked me too
Tennessee girl, dance with me
I can see you in a black dress
Be my girl, not just tonight
I know I’ll see you again

 

Back to that story
Of you and me
Just at first
We took it slow

 

Then one day
When I passed you by
Suddenly
Sparks would fly

 

 

I recall
The day it changed
From looks and smiles
To growing flames

 

Late that night
On the beach
I touched your hand and
I held your waist

 

Tennessee girl, I like your style
Your short black hair and your attitude
Hey there girl, I know you
Looked at me and liked me too
Tennessee girl, dance with me
I can see you in a black dress
Be my girl, not just tonight
I know I’ll see you again

 

How do I know you’d be good
Doing what I think you could
The same way I know
You’re meant to be with me

 

Tennessee girl, I like your style
Your short black hair and your attitude
Hey there girl, I know you
Looked at me and liked me too
Tennessee girl, dance with me
I can see you in a black dress
Be my girl, not just tonight
I know I’ll see you again

You’ll Be In Love Again

Walking by
In the parking lot
I saw you with
Your friends

 

I don’t know
The details dear
But I know
The story

 

Talking ‘bout
That guy you know
The one you can’t
Resist

 

Turn your thoughts
Move your eyes
Bring in something
New

 

Stop right there
Dry your eyes
I’m telling you
I can see the future
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again

 

You just want
Another look
See those eyes
By your side

 

It was good
That’s why you’re caught
Twisted thought
No mistake

 

Listen girl
I will sing
I can heal
Your pain

 

 

Stop right there
Dry your eyes
I’m telling you
I can see the future
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again

 

You know
He’s no good
You can’t stop
Feeling

 

It was good
That why you’re caught
Why you’re still
Thinking

 

You know why
He makes you cry
You can’t stop
Longing

 

Stop right there
Dry your eyes
I’m telling you
I can see the future
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again

 

Stop right there
Dry your eyes
I’m telling you
I can see the future
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again
I’m telling you
You’ll be in love again

Forbidden

Vineyards, roses, evening breeze
Set this scene on a country road
We both know why we are here
I’ve got something that you can’t resist

 

Remember that day when I asked you out
Did you really not know what that was about?
Chestnut hair and a nervous laugh
If you want to cheat, I’m ok with that

 

Forbidden style was not my way
Taking you in a sudden way
A bit unfair to your boyfriend
But a girl like you can’t keep me sane

 

It’s a little more fun when you break the rules
You were already mine without the booze
A four star meal to pass the time
You know it too I can read your mind

 

Now’s the time for dessert
You wanted that when we met at work
If this is wrong I don’t know what’s right
You’re dressed to kill and tonight’s our night

 

 

Forbidden style was not my way
Taking you in a sudden way
A bit unfair to your boyfriend
But a girl like you can’t keep me sane

 

Four inch zebra heels
Hottest tattoo I’ve seen in years
I can’t wait to pull your hair
When I turn you around and we stop and stare

 

Forbidden style was not my way
Taking you in a sudden way
A bit unfair to your boyfriend
But a girl like you can’t keep me sane

 

Forbidden style was not my way
Taking you in a sudden way
A bit unfair to your boyfriend
But a girl like you can’t keep me sane

A girl like you can’t keep me sane

 

Rockstar

Liquor store
On a desert road
Sunglasses, jacket
He’s in love with the southwest

 

Drive too fast
On a wide open highway
Blast your music
Crazy like Axl

 

Living free, dying young
Complete the circle that you’d begun
Feeling good, never stop
Give me some rock, take me down into heaven

 

Southwest sunsets
Canyon highways
Red rock heat
Wide open skies


Car full of friends
Desperado
Doing all that
With a Malibu rum

 

 

Living free, dying young
Complete the circle that you’d begun
Feeling good, never stop
Give me some rock, take me down into heaven

 

Passing on in quiet peace
Broken hearts in your family
You had to go, they can see
They’ve got your memory

 

Living free, dying young
Complete the circle that you’d begun
Feeling good, never stop
Give me some rock, take me down into heaven

 

Living free, dying young
Complete the circle that you’d begun
Feeling good, never stop
Give me some rock, take me down into heaven

 

Perfume

Tango twist
Move or two
Turning ‘round
Moving down

 

Luscious lips
Moving hips
Smiling eyes
Look at me

 

(Chorus)

Perfume’s still on my hands
Smooth skin on my fingertips
Flirty smile still fills the room
And my head’s still spinning from you

Say goodnight
Not just yet
Dancing steps
Perfumed hair


Say goodnight
Not just yet
Dancing steps
Perfumed hair

 

Silent sigh
Fleeting glance
New perfume
In the air

 

 

Perfume’s still on my hands
Smooth skin on my fingertips
Flirty smile still fills the room
And my head’s still spinning from you

Say goodnight
Not just yet
Dancing steps
Perfumed hair

 

Trying to sleep and having dreams
Twisted curls, fast machines
Trying to sleep, with your smile
Tossing the sheets, around and around

 

Perfume’s still on my hands
Smooth skin on my fingertips
Flirty smile still fills the room
And my head’s still spinning from you

Say goodnight
Not just yet
Dancing steps
Perfumed hair

 

Perfume’s still on my bed
Smooth skin in my memory
I see your face when I look around
And my head’s still spinning from you

 

Highway

You never thought you’d be
Anything to me
You never thought to dream
It doesn’t mean a thing

 

It took you by surprise
The way you fell for me
Didn’t think you’d feel
As strongly as you did

 

It’s true you cannot plan
The connection that you found
And as that time went by
Try as you might

 

You found yourself at last
On a highway far from me
In a dream

 

Shattered dreams
In a field of green
Star-struck eyes
Crying tears
In your cold ice cream
Remember me
Racing down
A broken road
Traveling on
Don’t look down
Your life is now
A highway

 

I couldn’t read your thoughts
I had to take a guess
It seemed like it was fun
At least that’s how it seemed

 

Did I really know
Your personality
Or was that just a lie
From Cosmo magazine

 

Lazy summer day
A little too cold for love
Maybe that was real
Sometimes it’s hard to tell

 

 

Was that something else
Maybe just a vision
In a dream

 

Shattered dreams
In a field of green
Star-struck eyes
Crying tears
In your cold ice cream
Remember me
Racing down
A broken road
Traveling on
Don’t look down
Your life is now
A highway

 

Sometimes late at night
You still cross my mind
A fantasy of love
Is hard to pass by

 

You’ll find your peace again
And between now and then
I know you’ll hold the phone
And think about my name

You met your match in me
You noticed that too late
Find your strength again
I really hope you will

Memories are good
I hope you feel the same
In a dream

 

Shattered dreams
In a field of green
Star-struck eyes
Crying tears
In your cold ice cream
Remember me
Racing down
A broken road
Traveling on
Don’t look down
Your life is now
A highway

 

Dream Girl

Dream Girl, I still smile
Times with you, I can’t forget
Dream girl, hold my hand
Walk with me, and laugh again

 

These days, could be so good
But it’s just a dream, about you and me
These days, I think about you
And I shed a tear, for my lonely heart

 

You fall in love, ‘cause you’re alive, and
You met a girl, who drives you wild
You fall in love, and it gives you hope, and
You do your best, until it ends,
And it makes your heart ache

 

Sitting here, by the ocean
Sunrise coming, over the beach
Another day, without you
This lonely hope, can’t go on

 

Dream girl, I’m with you
In a made-up world that could be true
Dream girl, I know you’re here
In my sweet words, when I play this song

 

 

You fall in love, ‘cause you’re alive, and
You met a girl, who drives you wild
You fall in love, and it gives you hope, and
You do your best, until it ends,
And it makes your heart ache

 

Clear skies, and a cool breeze
Bad memories are starting to fade
Sad eyes, you had your time
Now no more, it was also good

 

Dream girl, I’m in love with you
When I close my eyes, and I hear your voice
Dream girl, believe in love,
If you do, then you’ll be free

 

You fall in love, ‘cause you’re alive, and
You met a girl, who drives you wild
You fall in love, and it gives you hope, and
You do your best, until it ends,
And it makes your heart ache

Rainbow Tears

Wash away all that pain
Say goodbye to your old fears S
Look around your empty world
Fill that space with peace again

 

Come with me see this light
See how good life really feels
Forgive yourself come lie with me
Fly away, far away

 

Forget your fears
Cry
Disappear
After all these years
Cry
Rainbow tears

 

Imagine this for a bit
Lying, crying, losing it
Laughing, smiling, sure of it
Suddenly, peace comes down

 

How’d you ever miss this world
Hear the sounds, see the sights
Reborn from your old life
Moving forward toward the light

 

Forget your fears
Cry
Disappear
After all these years
Cry
Rainbow tears

 

 

Hear this song for the first time
Look up at a brilliant sky
Wash away those old fears
Let some color fill your tears

 

Purify your troubled thoughts
Like water pouring on your life
Smile at those memories
The good, the bad, and everything

 

Forget your fears
Cry
Disappear
After all these years
Cry
Rainbow tears

 

Does reality make you real
Why does water flow into rivers and lakes
When you turn around, and look away
Does reality cease to be?

 

Forget your fears
Cry
Disappear
After all these years
Cry
Rainbow tears

 

Album: California Night


Songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar by: Sam Adams


Backup vocals, electric guitar, bass, piano, drums by:

Joe Varela

 

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by:

Joe Varela at Joe Varela Studios, San Francisco, CA

 

Portions of Dream Girl recorded at:

Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA


Songwriting on Dream Girl also by:

Ruth Gerson

 

Special thanks to:

Joe Varela, Ruth Gerson, and Steve Dukes