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The Best of Richard Melvin Brown "Words AND Music" Vol 1

by Richard Melvin Brown

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The Love You Spend 03:13
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THE LOVE YOU SPEND Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown Verse: I Swear that somewhere love is all that counts It is the interest earned from a lesson learned In what life is all about And I know that it's been told, that life is just a dance In a mystic maze on an earthly stage In a puzzle we're not meant to understand Chorus: BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL BE REVEALED IN A FLASH OF ROARING THUNDER WHEN WE WILL COMPREHEND THAT EVERY MOMENT SPENT WAS A SACRED GIFT OF WONDER AND THAT LOVE AINT NO ACCIDENT IT IS CREATIONS MAIN EVENT AND YOUR ADMISSION INTO HEAVEN IS DEPENDENT UPON THE AMOUNT OF LOVE YOU SPEND Verse: I think the lost link is the Universe itself And our divine design is an eternal ride on god's cosmic carousal And I know when I go home to that place beyond the grave I will leave this world with the certainty of knowing I took only what I gave © 2001 Richard Melvin Brown http:// songsculptor.com
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The Reason We're Here 03:34
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The Reason We're Here Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown VERSE 1 There is a mystery to life That no one can deny We never cease to wonder why If there's a reason or a rhyme But somewhere buried deep behind our eyes Lies a sacred code within our mind Where you will find CHORUS That the purpose of life is written in Love It's so simple why can't we see In our search to uncover the mystery We can't see the forest for the trees It's an earthly illusion In a virtual dream The purpose of which seems unclear But open your eyes it ain't no surprise that love is the reason we're here VERSE 2 It's as simple as can be If you dig deep you'll kind the key And once unlocked you'll find the rules To this temporary earthly school You'll find it buried deep behind your eyes In a sacred code within your mind That's where you'll find CHORUS That the purpose of life is written in Love It's so simple why can't we see In our search to uncover the mystery We can't see the forest for the trees It's an earthly illusion In a virtual dream The purpose of which seems unclear But open your eyes it ain't no surprise that love is the reason we're here REPEAT CHORUS and Tag Yes love is the reason we're here © 2012 Richard Melvin Brown http://songsculptor.com
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You Can Blame It On The Whiskey 03:16
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YOU CAN BLAME IT ON THE WHISKEY Words and Music by Mike Russell and Richard Melvin Brown Well she said I was a wild one That I'd go straight to hell So I looked at her a smiled Said "darlin' how can you tell" She said I was a bad seed And that my friends were worthless too So I looked at her and smiled Said I knew them way before you So you can blame it on the whiskey But I think you'd be dead wrong Cause whiskey ain't the cause of this But it sure helps me get along Yea you could blame it on the drinkin' But I don't think that it's the cause I just like the life I'm livin' And I do it just because She said "I don't understand" How you can act this way So I looked at her and smiled again Said "darlin' why the hell do you stay? She said that I don't have a clue Just why I stay with you Guess it's just that I believe That I can pull you through And she blames it on the whiskey But I'm certain she's dead wrong Cause whiskey ain't the cause of this But it sure helps me get along You could blame it on the drinkin But I sure don't think that it would do I just like the life I'm livin And it helps me stay with you Yea, I just like the life I'm livin And the whiskey get's me through To tell the truth my darlin It's all because of you, Yea, to tell the truth my darlin I only drink because of you And it sure enough does get's me through. Yea all this drinking darlin' will sure enough Get me through (c) 2016 Mike Russell and Richard Melvin Brown
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No Way I'll Miss You When You're Gone 02:59
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NO WAY I’LL MISS YOU (when you’re gone) Words and Music by Mike Russell (ASCAP) and Richard Melvin Brown (SOCAN) No way I’ll miss you when you’re gone I won’t be cryin’ for that long You’ll be the one who’s missin’ me I’ll be just fine, you wait and see There’ll be no cryin’ when you’re gone Gettin’ over you won’t take that long I’ll find a new love wait and see This time I know she’ll worship me So, no way I’ll miss you when you’re gone The days and nights won’t seem that long I’ll do just fine all on my own No way I’m pickin’ up that phone No way I’ll miss you when you’re gone I won’t be drinkin’ for that long I should be done by one or two Don’t think I’m drinkin’ over you No way I’ll miss you when you’re gone I won’t be pining’ for too long Won’t miss your touch upon my face I’ll find someone to take your place No way I’ll miss you when your gone The days and nights won’t seem that long I’ll do just fine all on my own No way I’m pickin’ up that phone No way I’ll miss you when you’re gone I should stop cryin’ ’for too long You’ll be the one who’s missin’ me I’ll be just fine you wait and see Yeah, no way I’ll miss you when you’re gone I’ll be right here just so you know I’ll be just sittin by the phone Don’t think I’ll mind being all alone Chorus TAG Yeah, no way I’ll miss you when you’re gone But if you call, don’t take too long Cause there's no way that I’ll miss you Even when I long to kiss you There's no way that I’ll miss you when you're gone © 2004 Mike Russell and Richard Melvin Brown
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Mansion Mountain Prison 03:56
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Mansion Mountain Prison words and music by: Richard Melvin Brown (SOCAN) Verse One: She would meet in the morning with the softness of her smile She'd make me toast and coffee and we'd talk awhile We'd talk about tomorrow, all our future plans we made A big house on Mansion Mountain and a love that would never fade Verse Two: It was just a two room walkup with a sofa for a bed But it was all we really needed if we'd only known back then Yes I can still remember sharing dreams of days ahead A big house on Mansion Mountain and a love that would never end Chorus: But now I'm just an inmate in Mansion Mountain Prison I'm a ward of my own ace of hearts and I'm playing solitaire This big house on Mansion Mountain is now my lonely prison cell And my one and only cellmate is her picture on the wall Verse Three: You know I never even noticed the hunger in her heart And how my road from rags to riches was driving us apart She left me in the morning and I didn't even see How this big house on Mansion Mountain had taken her from me REPEAT CHORUS (c) 2014 Richard Melvin Brown
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Storybook Writer 03:40
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Storybook Writer (The Storybook Song) words and music by Rick Brown Verse One Why does a teardrop appear at the end when a broken heart won’t mend That ain’t the way the storybook says it should end And why does the final curtain of the final matinee Take the happy ever after out of what all the storybooks say Chorus: STORY BOOK WRITER CAN YOU RE-WRITE THE STORY OF MY LIFE CAN YOU REPLACE DADDY’S GONE WITH SOME NEW PAGES ON TOGETHER AND FOREVER AND ERASE ANY WORD OR MENTION OF DIVORCE AND PUT THE HAPPY EVER AFTER BACK IN MY LITTLE GIRL’S DREAMS Verse Two Why does a heartache come after a dream that’s the way it always seems That ain’t the way the storybook says it should be And why does the end of the rainbow at the end of a stormy day Take the happy ever after out of what all the storybooks say REPEAT CHORUS Verse Three Why does a promise turn into a lie when true love should never die Is that not what all the storybooks would tell a child And why does the last unveiling in our real life masquerade Take the happy ever after out of what all the storybooks say REPEAT CHORUS © 2014 Rick Brown
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I Don't Miss You 02:42
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I Don't Miss You Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown (socan) Raindrops are dry and Sunshine is wet Roses are blue dandelions are red Planets and stars are fireflies Crying is fun it's a hoot And I don't miss you CHORUS I don't miss your hugs and your passionate kisses I don't miss your beautiful Angelic smile And I do admit that as a matter of fact I think I just might be believing That whoppers and fibs are the truth and I don't miss you The Sun isn't hot and Snow isn't cold Eagles can't fly and fish can't swim The man in the moon is a woman Cows say meow Cats say moo And I don't miss you Chorus I don't miss your hugs and your passionate kisses I don't miss your beautiful Angelic smile And I do admit that as a matter of fact I think I just might be believing That whoppers and fibs are the truth and I don't miss you Repeat CHORUS No I don't miss your hugs and your passionate kisses I don't miss your beautiful Angelic smile And I do admit that as a matter of fact I think I just might be believing That whoppers and fibs are the truth and I don't miss you tag Yes I do admit that as a matter of fact I think I just might be believing That whoppers and fibs are the truth and I don't miss you (c) Richard Melvin Brown 2022
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It's True I Love You Too 03:12
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It's True I Love You Too Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown (socan) I love cock-a-doodle-do's at sunrise not sure why And I love the way a sunset paints the sky And no if, ands or buts it's true I love you too I love mischievous kittens, cats and puppies they're funny And I love to watch butterflies, birds and bees And no perhaps or maybe it's true I love you too CHORUS I certify It's true I love you too, You're the reason I'm a little crazy I'm crazy in love a basket case, cuckoo wacky and silly But I wouldn't have it any other way, it's true I love you too I love full moons hot-air balloons and cartoons on you tube And I love Willie, Waylon Kris and John Prine Love the songs that they sing and it's true I love you too CHORUS I guarantee It's true I love you too, You're the reason I'm a little crazy I'm crazy in love a basket case, cuckoo wacky and silly But I wouldn't have it any other way, it's true I love you too CHORUS Yes I swear It's true I love you too, You're the reason I'm a little crazy I'm crazy in love a basket case, cuckoo wacky and silly But I wouldn't have it any other way, it's true I love you too tag Yes it's true I love you too (c) 2022 Richard Melvin Brown
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The Country Life is Calling me Back Home 03:10
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THE COUNTRY LIFE (is calling me back home) Words and Music by: Richard Melvin Brown (SOCAN) Verse 1: How does a good old country boy end up a fool When all he ever wanted was a pretty country girl I've been 30 days beneath a haze of carbon colored sky And I can't see thru the rain clouds in my eyes Verse 2: Why did this lonesome city take me from my home So many million people and yet I feel I'm so alone Loud guitars in all night bars won't even paralyze the pain Think I'll buy a one way on a south bound train Chorus: THE COUNTRY LIFE IS CALLIN' ME BACK HOME HOME TO WHERE MY BODY JOINS MY SOUL TO WHERE THE SPIRIT OF A MAN IS PLANTED IN THE LAND THE COUNTRY LIFE IS CALLIN ME BACK HOME Verse 3: As I behold that grey skyline evaporate in time the rat race dance and traffic jams are now memoirs in my mind Neon lights and concrete heights may be some folks cup of tea But it's no place for a country boy like me (REPEAT CHORUS TWICE and Tag last line) (c) 1999/2016 Richard Melvin Brown
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Smile to a Stranger 03:21
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My Real Mom 04:06
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My Real Mom Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown Verse 1: When I was only five years old it never occurred to me That I was loved more than anyone could ever be, and ya know I don't know why but in the blink of an eye She'd always be there for me Even though I was told she wasn't my real mom Verse2: When I was just sixteen I was the king of the world it seemed I'd come home late from a teenage date to find her waitin' up for me And I never let my emotions show when she told me she loved me And it aint my fault after all she wasn't my real mom CHORUS: You know I've never met the mysterious one that folks would call my real mom I am the phantom son of a mysterious one who is a real life total stranger But in my heart I know she had a real life good reason for letting this phantom go I just pray her real life has been half as good as the boy in my real life childhood Ya see I was the chosen one of a real life angel sent from up above who I'm now so proud to call my real mom Verse 3: Now it's been many years since God reached down and carried his angel back home And I thank my lucky stars that within my heart her memory remains I'd give all the blue in the sky for that look in her eye When this grown man finally says I Love You To the angel who I now call my real mom (c) 2013 Richard Melvin Brown
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If You Don't Love Me then let me go 03:19
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IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME THEN LET ME GO Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown (SOCAN) VERSE 1 Inside a suffering soul there's a questioning mind That really wonders who you are You've been the one in my Heart and the one in my Soul But if you don't love me just let me know And if you don't love me then let me go VERSE 2 Now the end is in view for your self to pursue And your Heart to decide if I'm the one I'm not sure my old heart truly hungers to know But if you don't love me then let me go And if you don't love me just let me know CHORUS IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME THEN LET ME GO I KEEP WONDERING WHY WHAT I SEE IN YOUR EYES, IS DOUBT AND DISMAY AND A LONGING FOR US TO BE OVER IT'S BEST FOR US BOTH THAT I KNOW SO IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME THEN LET ME GO VERSE 3 Why do you think it's OK to keep putting it off The deceit of a liar is not required There's no debt that you owe no need to let me down slow So if you don't love me then let me know Yes if you don't love me just let me go REPEAT CHORUS and Tag (c) 2014 Richard Melvin Brown

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Words and Music by Richard Melvin Brown. tracks 3 &4 Lyrics by "Mike Russell, track 10 Lyric by "Patrick O'Masters, "

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released June 14, 2023

Produced, Performed and Vocals by Richard Melvin Brown songsculptor.com

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Richard Melvin Brown Edmonton, Alberta

Rick Brown (Richard Melvin Brown) AKA Songsculptor has been involved in the Music Business for over 50 plus years, in (Canada, The United States and Europe) as an Award Winning Songwriter, Record Producer/Arranger, Studio Musician, former Music Director for "The Canadian Country Music All-Star Show" and former band member for Renowned Grammy Award Winning Record Producer David Foster. ... more

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