Lori Carmichael

STANDING IN THE RAIN

Sometimes I feel like a fly against the window
Can't seem to figure my way out
The world outside looks so free
Upside down, inside out

I've made some moves tangled in regret
living life at second best
the same moments passing by
I followed words that led me blind

I'm stuck in time games keep playing in my mind
There in the dark where stories breathe

Once again I'm standing in the rain
Facing the storm, feeling the pain
Once again standing in the rain
Returning my heart to love again

I thought I had to fight now the truths been shown
the pains not mine, I don't have to hold
when the mirror cracks in two
in each piece a different view

In the stillness of the night
I find my way Through shadows cast,
I hear the whispers say Let go of fears,
let the heart ignite Embrace the dawn,
light your own light

Once again I'm standing in the rain
Facing the storm, freeing the pain
Once again standing in the rain
Returning my heart to love again

I DANCE WITH ANGELS

Last night I danced
I danced with the Angels
Last night they held my hand

Last night in my sleep
they watched as I walked on the water
to find all my desires
right here in my hand

You might say my life is empty
but you don't see
How I never settled for less
When things went wrong
I laid them to rest
and like how I dance with Angels
and like how they danced with me

Last night I swam in the ocean
I felt those waves roll right across my head
and in my life the road lays clearly before me
I know that I must follow where its taken me

You might say my life is empty
but you don't see
Like how I never settled for Less
if it didn't feel right I laid it to rest
and like how I dance with Angels
and like how they dance with me
and like how they dance with me

STEPPING INTO LOVE

Crazy talk last night till 3
His shirt still hanging on me
new memories, and a gentle breeze
washing over me

One last glass beside the chair
a night awake, moments shared.
hearing thoughts out loud beneath the stars
saying thoughts out loud, and he dared

I saw your soul last night, your eyes touched mine
I've been running from love a long, long time
no need to fear, no freedom lost
Just stepping in to love.

An ancient call as old as time
Like birds know the sky
I've never danced this way before
I'm not running now and that's for sure

I saw your soul last night, your eyes touched mine
I've been running from love a long, long time
no need to fear, no freedom lost
Just stepping in to love.

Stepping in to love
Just stepping in to love

LOSING YOU

I can't sleep tonight
Something's just not right
Losing you
Voices in the night
Whisper not to fight
Losing you
The world would be an empty place
If I never ever saw your face
Losing you
I can't find another way to say
I'll always be here for you
I can't spend another night this way
Pretending to ignore you
I am begging you to stay
Turn back towards me
Am I losing you?
I've pushed you far away
I really wanted you to stay
Losing you
I've been feeling so out of place
I really need to see your face
Losing you
I can't find another way to say
I'll always be here for you
I can't spend another night this way
Pretending to ignore you
I am begging you to stay
Turn back towards me
I can't find another way to say
I'll always be here for you
I can't spend another night this way
Pretending to ignore you
Am I losing you?

Lori Carmichael - copyright 2003 Fresh From the Oven Music
HOLLYWOOD
Neon lights called her to Hollywood
Fame and fortune, calling her name
In her Eyes stars all a gleam
Her name in lights, lost in the dream
she was young, bold, and naive

The years flew by so fast in Hollywood
seeing through the old city's tease
She wandered on till her passion died
Chasing dreams that felt denied
she didn't love the art but wanted the life

'Cause when the shadow slips away
Like Peter Pan
Then you see beyond that looking glass
Like Alice can

Dreams come and go every day in Hollywood
Fame and fortune a long lost game
the moment held in her heart's embrace
allowing fate to have its pace
surrendering to the unknown

'Cause when the shadows slip away
Like Peter Pan
And you see beyond that looking glass
Like Alice can
When the shadows slip away
Like Peter Pan