I am currently working on new material for an album provisionally called Closer to home.
This will feature all new songs and could possibly take the following form:
I hope the album may be complete for Christmas 2010. Watch this space...
IMPERSONATING ELVIS
It's nearly ten years since I caught the train,
Came to Vegas to make my name,
To show the world how I could dance and sing,
Thought that I could be the next big thing.
Checked myself into a ten dollar room,
Went out to serenade the brides and grooms.
Looking for a way to make a quick buck.
While I was waiting to meet Lady Luck.
I was impersonating Elvis,
Just passing the time.
I was impersonating Elvis,
Until the moment was mine.
You called me up, heard I was new in town.
You said as old friends we could hang around.
Started meeting for casino nights,
Kissed at Fremont by electric lights.
We settled down; bought a cheap condo,
I took a bit part in a Strip-side show:
"A tribute to the legends in the sky",
Who give our dreams the wings to fly.
I was impersonating Elvis,
My partner in crime.
I was impersonating Elvis,
Until the moment was mine.
You led me to a secret place,
Away from all the crowds and shows,
A garden where you turned and smiled,
And handed me a desert rose.
The next big thing was never meant to be.
The dream I had was always you and me.
Now don’t you see?
I'm still impersonating Elvis,
My partner in crime.
I'm still impersonating Elvis,
No longer passing the time.
I'm still impersonating Elvis,
And now the moment is mine.
CLOSER TO HOME
The long years are over,
The waiting game is done,
Your sunshine girl is smiling,
Under the summer sun.
The hills you roam are green now,
"The eternal rocks beneath",
You watch the night hawks make their move,
And settle on the heath.
It wasn't always like this,
It wasn't always good.
Some things in life take time to work out,
Now they're understood.
So are you feeling closer to home,
Is that a smile upon your face?
Are you feeling closer to home,
Now that you've found this special place?
All of the dramas, all of those days,
Waiting for things to go your way,
Lost in the lowlands, tied to a stone,
But since you've found love, you're feeling closer to home.
The lonely roads you've travelled,
The long-distance campaign.
The places you once feared to walk,
Are now your safe domain.
It wasn't always like this,
It wasn't always fun.
Some times you have to brave the rain,
To find your summer sun.
So are you feeling closer to home,
Is that a smile upon your face?
Are you feeling closer to home,
Now that you've found this special place?
All of the dramas, all of those days,
Waiting for things to go your way,
Lost in the lowlands, tied to a stone,
But since you've found love, you're feeling closer to home.
You sit and watch the night hawks as they dance in the twilight.
The secrets in the song they sing protect you through the night,
From dusk till morning light.
So now you're feeling closer to home,
There is a smile upon your face.
Now you're feeling closer to home,
Since you have found this special place.
Since you've found love, you're feeling closer to home.
Since you've found love, you're feeling closer to home.
Since you've found love, you're feeling closer to home.
MUSIC BOX
I blow the dust off your old photograph.
I think I've got your gentle eyes.
But I will never know the pattern of your voice,
The mysteries that time denies.
You walk the rooms now filled with ghosts and memories,
The garden where your children played,
Upstairs, the wooden case, you stop and turn the key,
Smile at the life, the mark you've made.
I listen to your music box.
You hear the sound of ticking clocks.
The sweet and simple tune that plays,
Reminds you of your childhood days.
As we feel the reel of time start to unwind,
Stop and think of the things we leave behind.
You call your family round, the photographer is here.
Your Sunday best all crisp and new.
Out in the garden, pose in front of the oak tree,
Brush off the leaves that fall on you.
I listen to your music box.
You hear the sound of ticking clocks.
I walk along the street where you once used to live,
I stand beneath the old oak tree.
We move between the walls that keep your secrets safe.
If you look close, can you see me?
I listen to your music box.
You hear the sound of ticking clocks.
The autumn sun that lights your way,
Still shines and keeps me warm today.
As we try to reach inside each other's lives,
All we can do is hold onto what survives.
I listen to your music box,
I hear the sound of ticking clocks.
A DISCO IN HER DREAMS
The night is young when dreams are cast,
The years fly by, it seems so fast.
She's standing there, an open door,
The lights shine down on her dancefloor.
The future is an open book, that's what I always say.
We dream about tomorrow, but we must learn to live today.
Cast the spell, hold the drums,
Wait until the moment comes.
She's having a disco in her dreams,
Trying to figure out what it all means,
Under the stars she replays all the things she's seen,
She's having a disco in her dreams.
The clock is set, eight twenty five,
The guests are starting to arrive,
She's nervous but she's standing tall,
The belle of the midsummer ball
They say the course of true love never did run smooth,
Just try to be true to yourself, you've got nothing to prove.
Cast the spell, hold the drums,
Wait until the moment comes.
She's having a disco in her dreams,
Trying to figure out what it all means.
Under the new moon dance the fairy kings and queens,
She's having a disco in her dreams.
There's a star that watches over her like an angel in the sky.
She dances in the moonlight, in the twinkle of an eye.
Cast the spell, hold the drums,
Wait until the moment comes.
She's having a disco in her dreams,
Trying to figure out what it all means.
The morning comes she replays all the things she's seen,
She's been having a disco in her dreams.
A disco in her dreams.
A disco in her dreams.
A disco in her dreams.
A disco, a disco in her dreams.
AGE OLD SONG
You're lying awake and you feel that the world is a stranger tonight.
Your head's in a spin, you can't win, can't decide what is wrong and what's right.
Sometimes it all just seems too much,
And that you're losing your touch.
You get up and search for something, somewhere where the sun always shines,
Turn on the TV, turn it off; You're too scared to open the blinds.
Let the music find your way,
Today might be your lucky day,
Just let it play.
Put on an age old song,
Go on and put it on and sing it,
Say the words that help to get you through:
Live for the good times,
Cause they're the ones that mean so much to you.
Time waits for no one,
So little time and yet so much to do.
You're trying to juggle too much, feels like you're always spinning a plate.
You wish you could hide sometimes, but feel you've got to face up to your fate.
Try to relax and take it slow.
Sometimes you have to let things go.
Just let it go.
Put on an age old song,
Go on and put it on and sing it,
Say the words that help to get you through:
Live for the good times,
Cause they're the ones that mean so much to you.
Time waits for no one,
So little time and yet so much to do.
When all around you spins out of control,
And you can't think your way out of this hole,
But somehow you'll come through, I know,
Just relax and take it slow.
Put on an age old song,
Go on and put it on and sing it,
Say the words that help to get you through:
Live for the good times,
Cause they're the ones that mean so much to you.
Time waits for no one,
So little time and yet so much to do.
DANCE ME
Inspired by the painting 'Dance Me to the End of Love' by Jack Vettriano
It's been a long time,
Since you first caught my eye,
Back then I was just too shy,
To give love a try.
A force that made no sound,
Still hiding underground,
Like the seeds in the garden,
That could one day be trees.
You caught me unawares.
The dare of all dares.
You chanced your heart and our friendship,
And whispered please:
Dance me to the end of love,
Show me what you're thinking of,
Hold me close, don't let go,
Dance me along the path you know.
We all hit some wrong notes,
From time to time,
But when I come home to your arms,
I know I'll be fine.
Each day I look at you,
And I see something new,
There'll never be enough hours,
To stop being surprised.
And in the times ahead,
The path we've yet to tread,
I'll hold your hand and keep holding,
When we're old and wise.
Dance me to the end of love,
You're the one I think the world of,
Watch the trees as they grow,
Dancing along the path we go.
Dance me to the end of love,
You're the one I think the world of,
Watch the trees as they grow,
Dance me along the path we go.
All songs written, performed and produced by Christopher Horst, with additional production and guitar parts by Jon Dewsbury.