*co-written with Veronica May

the first thing that i notice is the sunshine on her face
which leads me to her freckles looking like they're playing chase
her strong jawline, her lips to her eyes
which leads me to her midnight hair blowing through the sky

oh my, oh my, i feel sorry for the light
cause if her face is in the picture, nothing else catches my sight
oh my, oh my

i could spend the whole day smiling at this silly photograph
and the lengths she'll leap to for a little laugh
the frames can't tame her spirit's range, which explains why i feel
that her beauty can be captured but not caught dead standing still

oh my, oh my, this love is black and white
we know what to expect cause we've got the right effect
oh my, oh my

pressing flowers inside books, making melodies and hooks
reading pointless stories in bed
frisbee, jeopardy, laughing so damn hard you pee
these are the photographs flipping through my head

oh my, oh my, strolling the lane made up of time
P-I-C-T-U-R-Easily the best memory
oh my

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*2nd/3rd verses co-written with Veronica May (1st verse and choruses cover Gospel song of the same name - Lindsay's grandparents Ollie & Bethel can be heard in recording)
 
a land removed from sickness pain and sorrow
no death, no theft, no aching, no more greed
no sad goodbyes but only glad reunions
oh this is just what heaven means to me

what will it be, when we get over yonder
and join the throng upon the glassy sea
to greet our loved ones and sing with them forever
oh this is just what heaven means to me

a people that have minds of understanding
and eyes that follow suit in what they see
they follow all the passages on love
oh this is just what heaven means to me

a swaying eucalyptus on the hillside
where lovebirds sit and sing their melody
surrounded by the people who we love most
oh this is just what heaven means to me

​we run holding hands to two open swings
i pump my legs slowly, hold tight to the chain links
blocking the light, i look up in the air
scream honey, are you sure you're alright up there?
you say i'm having a blast, get up here right now
i yell back i'm tired, and i don't know how
for days straight, i wait, trying to gauge where you'll be
when the clouds cave in so you can land on me
 
there's a ring around the roses on our own playground
there's nothing but earth and sky for miles around
and i say, oh how fun, let's reminisce 
you say, i've never seen a place like this
and i say, it's common as apple pie
you say, i know you are, but what am i
 
next we head over to tetherball poles
i wait on both sides, while you play both roles
there's no way to lose, there's no way to win
so i sit wondering when i'll get to sub in
you hit it so hard, i wince and i brace
cause i'm scared the ball's bound to smack me in the face
it'll fly off the handle if you play too rough
leave you bored with just me, cause i'm not enough
 
when we finally take a break in the day
we take turns making a pb and j
i spread mine thin, cause i hate a mess
and you pour it on thick, cause you love the excess

*verses co-written with Veronica May (chorus/bridge partial cover of Snoop Dogg/Pharell song of the same name)
 
starting out it was the shot heard round the world
a committed lady going after a noncommittal girl
but then time, time finally took its toll
life was the objective and love was the goal
and then i said...

you're beautiful, i just want you to know, you're my favorite girl

finally settled down and things got better
consider this song a little love letter
it's like a whole new life now that you're in it
baby be my wife, and let's begin it

i just wanted you to know that you are really special

*co-written with Veronica May

​you took the pain, added a t
painted right over the hurt inside me
believe what i say, when i say it's true
filled a big gaping hole with a big w
 
o, g, i, c something in u
u and i r right on q
nobody ever writes love letters these days
they spend all their time driving on online freeways
there's gotta be somebody somewhere that you know
who could use a few handwritten x's and o's
 
you took the hate, switched out the h
with an f and I guess it turned into fate
you wanted her badly, you set out to get her
took away the space so we'd be together

*co-written with Veronica May (also recorded as Pretty Little Owl with The Lovebirds)

pretty little owl, won't you be my gal
fly up in my tree, won't you sit with me
we'll stay up all night under the moonlight
rest under my wing, listen to me sing

what will we see, where will we be
who knows, who knows
why should i care, when you're sitting there
i'm happy the who is you, happy the who is you

wiggle down your branch, can i have this dance
look in your big eyes, gosh you look so nice
spin my head around, make my owl heart pound
make my owl legs weak, kiss me on my owl beak

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*co-written with Veronica May
 
wakes up in the morning, waxes his mustache  
he's an evil-doer, revenge is his at last
dastardly deceiving, wears a mask and cape
memorized her shadow, so she can not escape

victim and the villain, they will play their part
one will take your pity, one will take your heart

goes to bed each evening, hangs her head in shame
she's a real do-gooder, especially good at blame
properly pathetic, wears a veil of doubt
memorized his methods, so he has no way out

he tiptoes under her nose
gets close enough to attack
she lets him in, again and again
she loves the knife in her back

what you may not notice, what you may not see
the victim and the villain, are both a part of me (it's me)

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