L Y K K E L I

Y O U T H
N O V E L S
C H A P T E R 1. M E L O D I E S & D E S I R E S C H A P T E R 2. D A N C E , D A N C E , D A N C E

Follow these instructions Having troubles telling how I feel but I

Do exactly as I do can dance, dance, and dance
Lean your shoulders forward let Couldnt possibly tell you how I mean but
your hands slide over to my side I can dance, dance, dance
Move your body closer, So when I trip on my feet, look at the
Love is the harmony let your heart meet mine beat, the words are written in the sand
Desire is the key When Im shaking my hips, look for the
Love is the melody swing the words are written in the air
Now sing it with me
Come a little closer take a look Dance,
at me I was a dancer all along
This light is so obvious, I want Dance,
you to see dance,
Come a little closer dance
look me in the eye Words can never make up
Then repeat with for what
me you do
one
more time

Love is the harmony

Desire is the key
Love is a symphony Easy
Now play it with me conversations
theres no such
Youll be the rhythm thing, no Im
Ill be the beat shy, shy, shy
Youll be the rhythm My hips they lie
Ill be the beat cause in reality Im
Then Ill be the rhythm shy, shy, shy
And youll be the beat But when I trip on my
And love, the s h o r e l i n e feet look at ground, the
Where you and I meet words are written in the dust
When Im shaking my hips, look
for the swing the words are
L written in the air
o Dance, I was a dancer all along
v Dance,
e is the harmony dance,
Desire is the key dance
Love is a symphony Words can never make up for what you do
Come sing some with m e Dance, dance, dance
C H A P T E R 3. I M G O O D , I M G O N E C H A P T E R 4. L E T I T F A L L

Working in the corner, peaking over shoulders, waiting for my time to come So I weep,
Working in the corner, one day to the other, butter on my piece of bun so I weep,
so I weep,
Stepping a stone and Im all gone, so I weep
give me the tone and Im all gone
Yes Im walking by the line, not In my weakest moments I weep, cause I like the way tears t my cheek
here but in my mind In my darkest moments I cry, oh how I love the way, tears suit my face
Working a sweat but its all good,
breaking my back but its all good I like it salt, I like wet, like my make up in a mess, so I cry hard,
cause I know Ill get it back, let it fall, and I wont stop until my tears are all shed
I know your hands will clap
So I weep,
Im working, so I weep,
Im working, so I weep,
to make butter for my piece of bun so I weep

And if you say Im not okay In my joyous moments I moan,

with miles to go, if you say cause it feels so good when I let my water ow,
there aint no way that I Drip drop, and I cannot stop. Cant stop, no I said no,
could know Drip drop, and I cannot stop, cant stop,
If you say I aim too high I cry for you, cry for you,
from down below, well say I cry because I cannot help so it runs, yes it falls,
it now cause when Im gone And aint no stopping at all
youll be calling but I
wont be at the phone
I like it salt,
And Im hanging around until its all done, I like wet, like my make up in a mess,
you cant keep me back once I had some so I cry hard, let it fall,
Wasting time to get it right, and you will and I wont stop until my tears are all shed
see what Im about
Cause Im working a sweat but its all good, So I weep,
Im breaking my back but its all good so I weep,
Cause I know Ill get it back, I know your so I weep,
hands will clap so I weep

And if you say Im not okay with

miles to go, if you say there aint
no way that I could know
If you say I aim too high
from down below, well say it now
cause when Im gone youll be
calling but I wont be at the phone
C H A P T E R 5. M Y L O V E C H A P T E R 6. T O N I G H T

Oh missing man where have you gone?

I miss you much, I miss you long Watch my back so I make sure
So many men, where did you go? Youre right behind me as before
Overseas or under chairs? Yesterday, the night before tomorrow
Oh lover boy youre hiding out Dry my eye so you wont know,
Or could it be, Ive passed you by dry my eye so I wont show
A thousand times before, not knowing who you were I know youre right behind me

My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e And dont you let me go,
For you I wait, for you I wait, my l o v e let me go tonight
My love it burns, my love it burns, my l o v e
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e We walk the surface of this town,
with high heels above the ground,
Oh solitude Im doing ne and high horses that we know
I dance alone with my head high Keep us safe into the night
Oh solitude its all sublime We know them all I know it all,
To swing alone the choice is mine stay put and play along
To wait while others play, Cause Im looking for my friend,
to let my lover wait now I got you,
got you
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e
For you I sing, for you I sing, my l o v e Dont you let me go,
My love it burns, my love it burns, my l o v e let me go tonight
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e
Dry my eye,
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e dry my eye,
For you I wait, for you I wait, my l o v e Im falling deeper
My love it burns, my love it burns, my l o v e by the hour
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e Dry my eye
Dry my eye,
My love will come, my love will come, my l o v e dry my eye,
dont let me
fall deeper now
Dry my eye

Dont
you
let me go,
let me go tonight
C H A P T E R 7. L I T T L E B I T C H A P T E R 8. H A N G I N G H I G H

Hands down, Im too proud for love Oh thunder in my heart, these razors cutting sharp and
But with eyes shut, its you Im thinking of leaves me with an ever bleeding scar,
But how we move from A to B, cant be up to me So soft, so suddenly, so that I cannot breathe
Cause I dont know Im drawn into a circle painted black
But eye to eye, thigh to thigh
I let go Oh Im hanging high
Oh wont you let me down
I think Back where I started at
Im a little bit, You know Im a little lost
little bit,
a little bit in And when it hurts the most
l o v e with you, Ill push a little more
but only if youre Im back where I started at
a little bit, You know Im a little lost
little bit,
little bit in Like lightning in my heart,
l o v e with me. a kiss so burning hot,
Im hanging on a thread thats bound to drop
And for you I keep my Like rain in open skies, dont know the reason why,
legs apart, and forget but Ill always choose the black in front of white
about my tainted heart,
and I will never ever be Oh Im hanging high
the rst to say it, but Oh wont you let me down
still I, yes you know If you would do it, Back where I started at
I.. if you would say it, You know Im a little lost
I.. if you would mean it,
I.. that we could do it,
I would do it, if it was you and I,
push the button, not only I
pull the trigger, And when it hurts the most
climb a mountain, Ill push a little more
jump off a cliff cause you Im back where I started at
know baby I love love you You know Im a little l o s t
a little bit

I think Im a little bit,

little bit, a little bit
in love with you,
but only if youre a little bit,
little bit, little bit in
lo-lo-lo-lo-love with me.

Come here stay with me, struck

me by the hair, I would do
anything, anything
to have you
as my
man.
C H A P T E R 9. T H I S T R U M P E T I N M Y H E A D

I cant get that trumpet out of my

h
e
a
d,
I cant get that trumpet out of my
h
e
a
d,
I woke up and I cant get that trumpet out of my
h
e
a
d
And you say you cant stand me when Im quiet, and so I shot you with my silence
I cant get that trumpet out of my
h
e
a
d.

C H A P T E R 10. C O M P L A I N T D E P A R T M E N T

Me oh my you thought you had something strong

Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
Me oh my your luck seems to be no more
Fighting to get up, falling to the oor

Me oh my you say (I cant know) what

youre going through
Funny you forgot (that Ive had) the
exact same thing back from you

If you wanna complain, if you wanna

complain, if you wanna complain Im not the
complaint department

Me oh my you thought you had something strong

Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
Me oh my your luck seems to be no more
Fighting to get up, falling to the oor

If you wanna complain,

if you wanna complain,
if you wanna complain
Im not the complaint department

My oh my, oh no no,
My oh my, oh no no
C H A P T E R 11. B R E A K I N G I T U P C H A P T E R 12. E V E R Y B O D Y B U T M E

If youre going abroad I cant help you, if youre crossing the street Uh, I stand here in the corner, thinking over one two, what am I to do?
I might be there Should I go home, still sober
Or should I buy me another glass of wine and forget about time?
If you give it a minute its wrong But my jeans are too tight, dont feel like dancin
If you give it a minute its gone No this light is too bright, dont feel like shining
If were just waiting a second too long No this room is too small,
Darling Ill leave and you wont come along rather stand against the wall and hope that no one sees me
Eh eh eh eh
Give me the reason to stay
Give me the reason to wait When everybodys dancing,
You know I dont look to get caught, I dont want to
Cause darling were here but my true love is not When everybodys toying,
I dont want to
Im breaking it up, before its on When everybodys laughing,
Breaking it up, its already gone I dont want to
Breaking it up, I didnt mean to fraud Everybody but me
Breaking it up When everybodys drinking,
I dont want to
If youre going abroad I cant help you, if youre crossing the street When everybodys using,
I might be there I dont need more
When everybodys oating,
And I call you baby I will and I do, I dont want to
Persuade you in though I know that were through, Everybody but me
I let you think that Im yours when Im not,
Keep you here though Im ready to drop the last line, I get the creeps from all the people in here,
b I cannot breathe, its too crowded in here,
a dont look at me, I dont want to be seen, touched,
be. heard, bothered by the fellas, who got the look in
their eye, they want to take me home, without
Im breaking it up, before its on knowing my name, they want to put it on but do they
Breaking it up, its already gone not know that Im not like the others?
Breaking it up, I didnt mean to fraud
Breaking it up
When everybodys dancing,
If youre going abroad I cant help you, if youre crossing the street I dont want to
I might be there When everybodys toying,
I dont want to
Breaking When everybodys laughing,
it up, I dont want to
breaking Everybody but me
it up When everybodys drinking,
I dont want to
When everybodys using,
I dont need more
When everybodys oating,
I dont want to
Everybody but me
C H A P T E R 13. T I M E F L I E S C H A P T E R 14. W I N D O W B L U E S

I sit tight, dont want to miss the show, I sleep with windows open,
I hang on, dont want to miss my prime I sleep with eyes wide
Cause time will y, upon my babys back, In case you would come walking,
Time will y upon my babys back in case youd change your mind
But dont strain yourself for me
Stay a while my baby wants me to Dont break yourself for me
Dont you go my baby begs me so Dont lose your selsh ways for me
But tide will dry upon my babys back
Tide will dry upon my babys back I keep a leash around you, and I keep
it nice and tight
I get weak, I get weary In case you would go walking,
I miss sleep, I get moody over forbidden lines
Im in thoughts, I write songs But dont go all soft on me
Im in love, I walk on Dont come across for me
Dont lose your selsh ways over me.
Fingers crossed my time is coming now
Dont you go my baby begs me so 1,
Time 2,
will 3,
y 4,
upon 5,
my 6 a hundred times around, keep on unking out,
babys keep me
back wanting more
Time 1,
will 2,
y 3,
upon 4,
my 5,
babys 6 a hundred times is ne, for you
back I go all
blind,
I get weak, oh my where
I get weary is my mind,
I miss sleep,
I get moody I keep my window open,
Im in thoughts, I keep it
I write songs open wide
Im in love, So keep me,
I walk o keep it open,
n oh keep me on your mind
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