THEREFORE, I AM

The penultimate song in the proposed musical ROCK&RobYn performed by Roslyn (Robyn's doppelganger) after Rock has lost all hope, any sense of self-worth and his direction in life now that Robyn is gone and Reggie "The Magnificent" Solaris turns out to be not so magnificent after all.

THEREFORE, I AM

One fine day you'll find your way
You'll stand and say,
“Well, I know where I've been”
“And, I know, I won't go there again”

The way ahead
You'll see it so clearly
Until you can nearly
See right through to the end

The twists and turns
The ups and downs
By now you've learned
Your way around

And you'll have found
Who you're meant to be
You'll know the reason
You're unique

You won't ask how
You won't ask why
There'll be no question anymore
You'll know just what you came here for

When you ask,
“Who am I? Where will I go to?”     (Who am I? Where will I go to?)*
You'll see your name on a door
You'll turn that key
And then, “Presto chango, open Sesame!”

You'll be free to be you
You'll say, “Pleased to meet me, not a moment too soon”
And every moment of the day will come alive like it's High Noon!

(instrumental)                               (Who am I? Where will I go to?)

“Who am I? Where will I go to?”     (Who am I? Where will I go to?)
There's no Master Plan
Can't pin the blame on God's hand
Can't blame bad luck, but when your wheels get stuck

Right through that door
There's an untold story
That can end in a blaze of glory
Or go down in flames

You'll say,                                    (Who am I? Where will I go to?)
“I was born to discover who I was born to be,”
“To become that someone somewhere inside of me”

“Therefore,”                                  (Who am I? Where will I go to?)
“Therefore,”

“Therefore, I am!”




 NOTE: * (italics) = background vocals

Words & Music: Kevin Laffey
5/04 – 6/18/11
Laffalong Songs (BMI) ©2011

POWDER BLUES

We have a love/hate
It's-never-too-late-to-stop
Relationship

But I awake
And I'm lying in wait
For our table for two

        When the workday is through
        I pull the blinds
        And spend my time with you

                We're hand in glove
                The color of love's
                Not rosy red
                It's powder blue

I have a friend here
And family there to share
Companionship

But for the rare
Break
There's never exceptions to our rule

        It's how high the moon
        You're so pretty I could
        Eat you with a spoon

                But you get stuck in my head
                And the color of love's
                Not rosy red
                It's powder blue

                        Come, my darling
                        We'll dance 'til morning
                        To the beat
                        Of my speeding heart

                        Until the light pours in
                        And you've up and gone again
                        And the vicious circle begins
                        And like a circle
                        Never ends

                                Powder blue
                                It's all a man can do
                                To see a life worth living
                                Without you
                                Powder blue

(instrumental verse)

They say that all good things
Will come to an end
Eventually

But like my dad
And preacher
My teachers spoke only of bad

        And good God forbid
        They'd have shown a little kid
        That love comes true

                I learned instead
                The color of love's
                Not rosy red
                It's powder blue

                        Come, my darling
                        We'll dance 'til morning
                        To the beat
                        Of my speeding heart

                        Until the light pours in
                        And you've up and gone again
                        And the vicious circle begins
                        And like a circle
                        Never ends          

                                Powder blue
                                It's all a man can do
                                To see a life worth living
                                Without you
                                Powder blue
              
                                Powder blue
                                It's all this man can do
                                To see a life worth living
                                Without you

                                Powder blue
                                Powder blue
                                My powder blue

 





Music and Lyrics: Kevin Laffey
12/17 to 12/20 2009 c. Laffalong Songs (BMI)