SUMMER LIGHT

 

SUMMER LIGHT

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

I SAW MY LIFE

AS MORE THAN ONE

IF THAT'S ANY KIND OF WIN

A NOD TO ALL

THE TIME I PUT IN

DREAMS

GOT ME FROM THERE TO HERE

THE ROADS WERE

PERILOUS AND LONG

 

AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT

I WOULD STAY

I SAID MY GOODBYES

I WAS ON MY WAY

DREAMING IN 

THE SUMMER LIGHT 

THE LOVE THAT COMES

AND STAYS THE NIGHT

MAYBE THIS WAS IT

IT ALWAYS WAS

FOREVER ALWAYS BE

THE THINGS I SEE

THAT HELP ME HEAL

THE ONES THAT

I CAN FEEL

THE  ONES I CANNOT SEE

NOT A PART OF ME

 

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

LOOK ON FROM THE EDGE

WITH YOU

SOME SEMBLANCE 

OF CONTROL 

ALWAYS ONE STEP

FROM LETTING GO

I SAW MY LIFE AS

 MORE THAN ONE

I'VE BEEN HERE

THAT LONG

IF THAT'S SOME KIND 

OF WIN

A NOD TO

ALL THE TIME

 I PUT IN

ITS ALL RECALLED

I WON'T GET IT

 BACK AGAIN

 

 

HEART LIKE MINE

 

HEART LIKE MINE

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

WHAT WAS IT EXACTLY

THE WHERE THE WHEN

THE WHO THE REASON

THE START THE END

THE THINGS THE WORLD

WOULD SEND

TO TRY ME

 

ALL I WANTED WAS

A HEART LIKE MINE

LOVE ME

FOR ALL OF TIME

JUST ALL YOURS

AND YOU ALL MINE

HOW I LONGED FOR THIS

JUST A STOLEN KISS

SOMEWHERE

TO START SOMETHING

 FUNNY HOW

SADNESS

ALWAYS FOUND ME FIRST

PULLED ME BACK

IN REVERSE

I ALWAYS WONDERED IF

IT WAS SOME KIND

 OF CURSE

 

ONE DAY IT PASSED ME BY

LEFT ME THERE TO DREAM

A SUMMER STREAM

MEANDERING

THROUGH THE WOOD

I VOWED I'D DO 

WHATEVER I COULD

TO KEEP THIS DREAM ALIVE

ON THIS THIN LINE

I RIDE

LOOKING FAR AND WIDE

FOR A HEART LIKE MINE

THOSE WERE

JUST THE TIMES

WE WERE IN

I COULDN'T GO

THROUGH THAT AGAIN

THANK GOD I FOUND

A HEART LIKE MINE

I LOVE HER EACH

AND EVERY TIME

JUST LIKE THE SUMMER SUN

I'M NEVER DONE WITH YOU

COULD YOU AND I

GO ON FOREVER

 

SOMETHING

 

SOMETHING

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2024

TIMES REVERED 

TIMES STILL REFERRED TO

ONES I PREFERRED  

PLAYED SO HARD TO GET 

DISAPPEARED ALL AT ONCE 

IN A CLOUD OF MYSTERY 

AND I STILL

HAVEN'T SEEN THEM YET

NEVER WILL I BET

 CHORUS

SOMETHING THAT

YOU CANNOT SEE

SOMETHING YOU CAN'T HAVE

SOMETHING THAT SADLY

WILL NEVER BE

YA KNOW SHE'S MOVED ON

SHE'S NO LONGER HERE

SHE'S GONE

MAY AS WELL GO

CARRY ON

 

WAITING IN THE SUMMER LIGHT

THERE'S A CHANCE YOU MIGHT

STILL BE HERE TONIGHT

STEEPED IN LIGHT

FROM THE PALEST MOON

TO LOOK INTO YOUR EYES

IS TO FALL INTO DREAMING 

THEY TAKE ME AWAY

TO SOMEWHERE NICE

WITH SOMEONE I LIKE

I'D FIGHT BUT I'M OKAY

YOU'RE KIND OF

 GOING MY WAY

OPEN ENDED DREAM

 

OPEN ENDED DREAM

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

GET AHEAD

STAY BEHIND

LOSE YOUR PLACE

IN THE LINE

 ALWAYS

SOMETHING MORE

THAN YOU

BARGAINED FOR

ITS NOT

 ALWAYS GOOD

AND THERE'S

 ALWAYS MORE

 

COUNTING DAYS

IS NOT THE WAY

TO GO

WASTING TIME

ITS ALL

JUST FOR SHOW

THERE'S SO MUCH

MORE TO LIFE

THAN WE CAN SEE

SO MUCH WE ARE

AND SO MUCH

WE'LL NEVER BE

 

CROSS THE RIVER

TOUCH THE STREAM

SAIL ON A SEA

AN OPEN ENDED DREAM

IT MIGHT START HERE

BUT IT WILL

 NEVER END 

BROKEN HEARTS

SOME THAT

WON'T EVER MEND

HOW IS IT

YOU RELATE

SOME TWISTED FATE

THAT BEFELL YOU

HELD YOU BACK

FROM THE LOVE

THAT ADORED YOU

YOU REALLY NEEDED

LEFT YOU FEELING

A LITTLE DEFEATED

WATCH YOU

DEFLECT

SEE YOU DEFINE

GATHER

 YOUR STRENGTH

ACT LIKE

ITS ALL FINE

 

I SEE YOU WALKING

ALONG THE EDGE

OF MY DREAMS

AND I'VE

 BEEN DREAMING 

TAKE IT

 AS IT COMES

AND LEAVE IT

TWICE AS FAST

IN A WORLD WHERE

NOTHING EVER LASTS

BE AN EXCEPTION

TO THE RULE

A SAGE

RATHER THAN A FOOL

 

OWN THE DAY

 

OWN THE DAY

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON 

 

2024

 

JUST TO OWN THE DAY

HAVE YOUR SAY

HOLD MORE THAN

A LITTLE SWAY

HAVE GOOD LUCK

COME TO MY DOOR

AND STAY

WHY SHOULDN'T IT BE

ANY OTHER WAY

 

NO HARDSHIPS 

TO GET IN THE WAY

OF LIVING LIFE

FULL ON

NOTHING COMING APART

FALLING DOWN

 

YOUR UNMATCHED BEAUTY 

ALWAYS AROUND

MAKES ANY WORLD

A LITTLE BRIGHTER

ANY LIFE

SO SWEET

MAKE YOU FORGET

ANYTHING THAT

 EVER HURT YOU 

HEALING ME

LIKE A HOLIDAY

JUST TO OWN THE DAY

HAVE IT ALL

GO MY WAY

STAY THE ONE

THAT THRILLS YOUR SOUL

 MAKES YOU WANT TO STAY 

 

FEEL THE MAGIC

RAINING DOWN ON YOU

TIME STOOD STILL

THEN IT FLEW

BEAUTY NEVER NEEDED TIME

NO ITS ALWAYS THERE

NEVER FAR

WISHING TO OWN THE DAY

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE

CLOSE ENOUGH 

TO BE STAR

 

DAYS

 

DAYS

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

2024

 

THE DAYS KEEP

PASSING US BY

WE JUST LET THEM

GET AWAY

WITHOUT QUESTION

WITHOUT ANSWERS

WITHOUT LISTENING

WHAT WAS IT

THAT YOU LEARNED

DID IT RAISE CONCERN

MAKE YOU AWARE

OF SOMETHING NEW

 

DID LOVE RISE TO GREET YOU

WAS IT SWEET

WAS IT ALL THAT IT COULD BE

AND IF NOT

WHY NOT

WHILE THERE'S TIME

TO MAKE IT

EVERYTHING IT COULD BE

ALL WE NEEDED 

WAS A CHANCE 

TO GET IT RIGHT

NEVER HEAVY KEEP IT LIGHT

RANDOM

A LITTLE LOOSE

NOT SO TIGHT

 

AND THAT'S THE WAY

TO CATCH A LITTLE MORE DAY

PUT SOME MEANING

BACK IN LIFE

OH YOU WAITED

FOR SO LONG

FOR THESE DAYS

FOR THIS LOVE

YOU SWORE

 YOU'D NEVER LOSE 

ALWAYS YOU

IF I COULD CHOOSE

TO KEEP THESE DAYS

FROM PASSING BY

WITHOUT INTENTION

WITHOUT MEANING

FEEDING OUR SOULS

WONDER

WE'LL COME TO KNOW

DAYS

WILL PASS SLOW

HOURS AND HOURS

PAST THE EASTERN GLOW

LOOMING ON THE HORIZON

TO THE EDGE OF THE MOON

BETTER LATE

THAN TOO SOON

THE DAYS

KEEP PASSING US BY

 

NEW LIFE

 

NEW LIFE

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

DIG A LITTLE DEEPER

I THINK YOU'LL FIND

IF ANYTHING

I'VE BEEN TOO KIND

THE VAGARIES

I TRIED TO FOLLOW

SO MANY LED TO LIES

SADNESS

 DOESN'T ALWAYS CRY

DECEPTION

AND DARKNESS

THE NORM

JUST LIKE ALWAYS

RIGHT BEFORE 

THE STORM 

LIKE A HOWLING WIND

RISING

TRYING TO LEAVE

HEADING OUT

I'VE GOT

TO GET AWAY

FROM THIS LIE

FROM THIS DECEIT

TO FIND SOMEPLACE

FIND SOME PEACE

ANY KIND

OF NEW LIFE

TO BRING RELIEF

A SPIRIT

TOO STRONG TO CRUSH

HOW COULD ANYONE

EVER THINK

THAT'S SOMETHING

THEY COULD EVER DO

 

NEVER REALLY SURE

HOW IT SHOULD GO

WHAT I SHOULD DO

ITS NOT UNTIL

I TRIED TO READ HER

THAT I SAW

RIGHT THROUGH

LIARS AND LAYERS

THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR

THE LENGTHS THAT

SHE WOULD GO

 

THERE'S NO LIFE HERE

I COULD EMBRACE

I HAD TO LEAVE

THE THINGS

 I COULDN'T FACE 

I THINK YOU'LL FIND

THAT I'VE BEEN

MUCH TOO KIND

 

 

DON'T YOU GO SAYING

 

DON'T YOU GO SAYING

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

WHEN YOU STOP WEARING

YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE

WHEN YOU STAY A SHORT TIME

AND LEAVE

NEVER WEARING OUT

MY WELCOME

YOU'LL NEVER SEE

UNTIL I'M THERE

AND YOU WON'T

SEE ME LEAVE

YOU'LL JUST FEEL IT

WHEN I'M GONE

ANOTHER MYSTERY

TO KEEP YOU COMING BACK

TO MY SIDE

 

chorus 

 

DON'T YOU GO SAYING

ANYTHING IN HASTE

ITS SUCH A WASTE

IF YOU GET IT WRONG

ITS ALREADY TOO LATE

YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT

YOU COULD READ ME

SO WELL

BUT YOU COULDN'T 

ALWAYS TELL

THE TIMES

 YOU GOT IT WRONG

I THOUGHT THE PAIN

WAS PLAIN TO SEE

 ANOTHER PIECE OF ME

WAS GONE

 

SHOULD WE EVER

MAKE A PLAN

PLANS HAVE A WAY

OF GETTING PUSHED ASIDE

SHOULD WE FLY BLIND

GO BACK REWIND

NO THERE ISN'T TIME

STILL YOU CAN'T

TURN AWAY

THE THINGS

YOU CAN'T DENY 

 

SEE THE LOVE

BOTH YOURS AND MINE

I HOPE IT HOLDS

I HOPE ITS FINE

DON'T YOU GO SAYING

ANYTHING IN HASTE

ITS SUCH A WASTE

A BITTER TASTE

IF YOU GET IT WRONG

ITS ALREADY TOO LATE

IN TWILIGHT

 

 

IN TWILIGHT

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

2024

 

YOU LEAD ME ON

LIKE A SOUTHERN BREEZE

YOU READ ME

ON THE WIRE

TO SEE WHAT IT IS

THAT I NEED

YOU PULL ME IN

JUST TO SHOW ME

THAT YOU CAN

LEAD ME

TO AND FROM

AND I'LL

 BE BACK AGAIN

chorus

CAN YOU FEEL

THE CRUSH

THE RUSHING OF

THE WIND

YOU MUST

IN TWILIGHT

BEFORE IT FADES

I FEEL YOUR ABSENCE 

A VACUUM

GROWING COLDER

EACH TIME YOU GO

MAYBE ITS TIME

FOR YOU TO STAY

ALL YOUR LOVE TOGETHER

WITH ALL MINE

I KNOW ITS ENOUGH

TO LAST A LIFETIME

MAKE IT ONE

WE GO ON

EMBRACE THE THINGS

THAT KEEP IT STRONG

 

I STARTED TO

COUNT MY BLESSINGS

SO MANY, SO FAR

THE ONE THAT STAYS

WITH ME

THE MOST IS YOU

WHEN YOUR LOVE

IS DUE

I GET A LITTLE RESTLESS

WAITING

WHEN I SEE

 YOUR BLUE EYES

I SOON FORGET

ALL ABOUT IT

YOU STILL LEAD ME ON

LIKE A SOUTHERN BREEZE

YOU READ ME

ON THE WIRE

TO SEE EXACTLY

WHAT I NEED

  

ALREADY IN

ALREADY IN

 

 

WRITTEN BY 

 

JEFF R HILTON

2024

 

 

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING

THAT YOU WANT TO SAY

SOMETHING

YOU WANT TO DO

IF IT INCLUDES

ME AND YOU

I'M ALREADY IN

A LITTLE HEAVEN

MIGHT HAVE COME

FROM A LITTLE SIN

IS THAT YOU SAYING

LET IT SPIN

 

THERE'S ONLY

SO MANY MOMENTS 

IN A DAY 

THE ONES YOU CHOOSE

TO STOP IN

SHOULD ALWAYS 

HAVE APPEAL

A LITTLE MAGIC

A GIRL TOO REAL

TO TURN AWAY

 

SO HOLD ME CLOSE 

MAKE USE THIS TIME

ITS ONLY OURS

YOURS AND MINE

AND WHILE THE STARS

STILL SHINE

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

TO CONSIDER

FOR YOU TONIGHT

 

TAKE ME

I'LL BE WHAT YOU NEED

I'M ALREADY IN

A LITTLE HEAVEN

MIGHT HAVE COME

FROM A LITTLE SIN

THERE'S ONLY 

SO MANY

 MOMENTS IN A DAY

DON'T LET THESE ONES

BE THE ONES

THAT GOT AWAY

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING

ANYTHING AT ALL

YOU WANT TO SAY

THAT YOU WANT TO DO

AS YOU KEEP MOVING

CLOSER TO ME

I'M ALREADY IN

A LITTLE HEAVEN

MIGHT HAVE COME

FROM A LITTLE SIN

 

BEAUTIFUL SOUL

 

BEAUTIFUL SOUL 

 WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024 

 

THE CLOSEST I CAN FEEL

TO HEAVEN

IS TO  BREATHE YOU IN

ON TOP OF MY SENSES

BLEND ME IN

WEAVE ME INTO

YOUR LIFE

BE THE HEART

I CAN DEPEND ON

TOGETHER

WE CAN KEEP US FREE

ALL YOUR LOVE NOW

IS NO MYSTERY

 

ALL THAT'S GOOD

GETS NEAR

THE THINGS I FEAR

GROW LESS

MY LOVE FOR YOU

EVERY LAST BIT

I HAVE TO CONFESS

IS ALL BUT YOURS

I'LL BE THE FIRST

TO ADMIT

I WON'T LET GO

LET YOU DOWN

TRY TO  CRUSH

YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL

 

ALL OF ME CRIED OUT

FOR ALL OF YOU

I MIGHT OF TRIED

TO SET IT ASIDE

YOU KNOW

IT WOULDN'T GO

YOU WERE HERE

TO STAY

ALL THESE HAPPY FEELINGS

THAT YOU GAVE TO ME

THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY

 

THE CLOSEST I CAN FEEL

TO HEAVEN

IS TO BREATHE YOU IN

ON TOP OF MY SENSES

BLEND ME IN

WEAVE ME INTO

YOUR LIFE

GIVE MY HEART

A PLACE TO BEGIN AGAIN

MY ONE REAL TRUE FRIEND

 

 

CHASING BUTTERFLIES

 

CHASING BUTTERFLIES

 

WRITTEN BY

 

JEFF R HILTON

 

2024

 

I REMEMBER

PEACE ON QUIET DAYS

STUCK INSIDE

A LONELY FRAME OF TIME

EACH DAY STARTS TO 

FEEL THE SAME 

THE SILENCE

 BEGINS TO ROAR

ON THE EDGE

OF SOMETHING MORE

 

THE VOICE I HEAR

IS SO SOFT AND CLEAR

CALLING OUT TO ME

MADE FROM LOVE

CUT FROM LEATHER

FRAMED WITH LACE 

SOMETHING REAL

SOMETHING MORE 

TO MY TASTE

ALL THE LOVE

THAT I FEEL

chorus

OUT IN THE SUN

CHASING BUTTERFLIES

YOUR HEART

RIGHT THERE TO SEE

WILL I GET LOST 

IN YOUR EYES

BEFORE YOU FIND ME

BRING ME

TO THE FORE

CONFESS YOUR LOVE

FOR ME

GIVE ME A KEY

TO YOUR HEART

AND THOUGH THE REST

 OF THE WORLD

MIGHT FALL APART

WE WILL THRIVE

WELCOME TO THE FOLD

TRUE LOVE

NEVER GETS OLD

 

IF THAT'S

TO BE MY LIFE

THEN I'VE

TRULY STRUCK GOLD

AS ALL THE OTHERS

COME AND GO

THERE'S ONLY

ONE TRUE LOVE

YOU'LL EVER KNOW

HOLD ON AS TIGHT

AS YOU CAN

DON'T LET GO THIS LOVE