In Control
Sitting in a traffic jam
Trying to get myself together
Trying not to let things get
Out of hand in this foggy weather
It’s been an hour
Since I’ve been on the road
All the cars are moving real slow
When it looks real bad
And I think that I’ve been had
I change my attitude and
I’m in control
I am not going to let it get to me
In control say goodbye to misery
In control no more of this nasty weather
I’m going to get myself together
When I finally get home
I see the cat is gone
The kitchen is dirty and
The dog tore up the lawn
And I look in the mirror
And I see a new gray hair
I tell you it’s just not fair
Sure enough the telephone rings
It’s the creditors acting real mean
So I almost hang up the phone
But I stayed on the line and said
How much do I owe you this time? And…
I’m in control
I am not going to let it get to me
In control say goodbye to misery
In control no more of this nasty weather
I’m going to get myself together
Lourdes Pita
Sleep Alone
I understand you need to feel like a man
But you’ll never reach me
When you shout out your demands
And tell me how you’ve planned
That you’re going to see me
I want to help but you’re trying to lock me in
Because you’ve lost that part of yourself
That blew away with a wind
I realize you’ve had rough times
It’s hard for you to sleep alone
So you try to take something that is mine
Because you’ve lost your way home
You don’t feel right
Because you toss and turn in the night
You try to drag me along
When I tell you that we’re through
You don’t know what to do
Why can’t you move on?
I realize you’ve had rough times
It’s hard for you to sleep alone
So you try to take something that is mine
Because you’ve lost your way home
Lourdes Pita
Unspoken Words
It’s always good to get away
From the city streets
And the games that people play
To be with you from another point of view
So little time together
With so many things to do
It was pouring the first few days
The leaves turned greener
As I watched the rain
When the sky finally cleared a
And we could go outside
I knew from that moment on
There was nothing we could hide
With Unspoken Words / Unspoken Words
It had been so long since I’d seen your face
No matter how much time goes by
You can never be replaced
Like a sibling you are so close to me
From another life in another family
With Unspoken Words / Unspoken Words
Communication with Unspoken words
Everything I thought we’d talk about
Went unheard
I got lost in your eyes the
Synergy between us left me hypnotized
With Unspoken Words / Unspoken Words
Exchanging special moments
With…Unspoken Words
We don’t have to make a sound
In order to be heard…
Unspoken Words
Just being in your company
Is all I really yearned…
Unspoken Words
There’s nothing left to talk about
Only the lessons to be learned…
Unspoken Words
We came upon a mutual understanding
With Unspoken Words…
Lourdes Pita
Benefit
Help me understand
I want to grasp the master plan
Peal away the hardened layers
That have built up throughout the years
Just take a moment to do your prayers
Clear the debris and all your fears
I always talk about the way
The roadd to knowledge and clear sight
But I don’t do what I say
I put it off till the time is right, but
The time is here the time is now
To make that oath the sacred vow
Through yourself and unto others
The road becomes clearly rediscovered
Everything in the universe is interconnected
Within us it is reflected
Open the door into yourself and find
the power of the mind
A voice inside has been screaming
For me to find the true meaning
Meeting up with the inner force
Discover love is the main source
The time is here the time is now
To make that oath the sacred vow
Through yourself and unto others
The road becomes clearly rediscovered
Lourdes Pita
Moving on Her Way
She could feel the waves
Of a thousand ships sailing out to sea
She once knew a man who lived on the
Coast that’s where she wanted to be
She knew in her heart of hearts the distance
Would never keep them apart
Temptation takes her over
She’s not the same
She’s losing the will to take control
She’s looking for someone to blame
But she knows down deep inside
She’s running away trying to hide
She looks to the left and turns to the right
Anxious to try to keep up the fight
She’s moving on her way to better things
She won’t complain about anything oh no
Now she’s determined to not give up on
You or me
She won’t make a move
Without thinking twice
She knows that’s the way it should be
’cause
She’s moving on her way to better things
She won’t complain about anything
Lourdes Pita
Number One
One is the Number
I won’t settle for second best
Second fiddle, or second string
I’m number one over all the rest
I’m not the mistress anymore
Or hiding behind closed doors
I’m not here to catch your fall
If you’re on the rebound or just confused
I’ve got better things to do
One is the number
I won’t settle for second best
Second fiddle or second string
I’m number one over all the rest
If you bring me flowers and you’re unafraid
To open up your heart,
Give up the masquerade
Spend the time to hold me close
Tell me I’m the on you love the most
What’s that you tell me, you’re interested?
Interested in what
When you’ve got nothing to give
Does you’re culture set your limits
Do you buy into that?
Is your bank account overdrawn
Do you just want sex?
Well I’m not interested in any of the above
I won’t settle until I find true love
One is the number
I won’t settle for the second best
You must prove that you are worthy
You must pass the test
One is the Number Oh Number One Yeah
Words and music by Lourdes Pita
You’ll be Mine
I’m watching you I’m taking notes
You’ve got something I want to approach
When I am hypnotized I wonder in my mind
How it would feel to hold you close
But first I’ve got to slow down check it out
Find out what it’s all about
Lay it right on the line
Cut the fear and the doubt
Tell you what it’s all about
Lay it right on the line
Cut the fear and the doubt
Tell you what it’s all about
And then you will be mine
You’ll be mine
You’re pulling me right along
Listen to your siren song
You make me want to know
How far I can go
Seems my desire is oh so strong
But first I’ve got to slow down check it out
Find out what it’s all about
Lay it right on the line
Cut the fear and the doubt
Tell you what it’s all about
And then you will be mine
White Water
Rise above the wall
You can if you try
There’s beauty all around
I can see it in your eyes
Rise above the ground
Feel it beneath your feet
Nothing can get in the way
Of what you want to do
Independent no defeat
White Water flowing down the river
I can see a little further
As I’m standing in the middle
White Water flowing down the river
I can see a little further
As I’m standing in the middle
White Water / White Water / White Water
Once you’ve understood
It doesn’t matter what you know
All of the sudden you start to feel good
And you learn to live your life
The way you chose
Well I can tell you something
That will convince you to see
Suspended sprays of white
Illuminate the darkest of nights
White Water flowing down the river
I can see a little further
As I’m standing in the middle
White Water / White Water / White Water
Venecia
Life in Venice (English)
There’s not a noise
Each night is heard
The sonata for
Voice, water and oar.
Music plays
Hide and seek
Dashing through canals,
Piazettes and streets.
The sky can’t be
resisted when from
the water it looms
summoning us.
Perhaps someday
Someone will take pity
On the planet to save
Your beauty
Venice, in you
Was reborn I
Who ever claimed to be
The daughter of goodbye
They say that poetry
Sinks, but it blooms
On hearing the ancient
Magical flute.
We as well are bridge,
River of dreams,
Boat for Love’s crossing
(Spanish)
No hay ruido alguno: cada noche
Se escucha la sonata
Para voz, agua y remo.
Juega a los escondidos
La musica, fugandose
Por calles, rios y placitas.
El cielo es imposible
De resistir cuando nos llama
Asomandose al agua.
Quizas en el futuro
Alguien se apiade del planeta
Por salvar tu belleza.
Naci de nuevo en ti, Venecia,
Yo que siempre decia
Ser hija del adios.
Dicen que se hunde la poesia.
Pero crece al oir
La antigua flauta magica.
Tambien nosotros somos
Puente, rio de suenos, barca
Para Que el Amor pase.
Naci de nuevo en ti, Venecia,
Yo que siempre decia
Ser hija del adios
Water’s Edge
It’s almost out of sight the day light
Turn on the lights beneath the moonlight
The night is yours to keep
Feeling alone in the twilight
Like a blanket that snugs you to sleep
All my senses keen
Oh when you want to know
Where’s that love I ought to give you
Just know I must be free
From all the pain I’ve seen
The cold and ruthless world is where we see
The homeless and the poverty
But rich and pure with reverse polarity
Within this lies a cure
It comes as no surprise these feelings
No more alibis concealing
The meaning of all that is
Oh why should we resist?
It’s hard not to forget our sanity
We should have some control
But when you’re standing
At the water’s edge
You feel it all within your soul
Standing at the water’s edge
The water’s edge…