Those in attendence at the wedding were given a CD (well, one of the CDs went missing). As promised in the CD, here are the lyrics to the songs (as well as the text of the liner notes):

Over the years we have known each other, Les has made numerous CDs for Eva. Many of the songs here are from these CDs. Others are newer, but all of them mean something to us in some way. For some songs, the lyrics matter most. Other songs just evoke fond memories.

Something to Talk About — Bonnie Raitt

For reasons we can’t quite explain, this reminds us of meeting in college (maybe because it’s by a Harvard chick), even though we don’t think anyone really “talked about” us.

People are talking, talking 'bout people
I hear them whisper, you won't believe it
They think we're lovers kept under covers
I just ignore it, but they keep saying
We laugh just a little too loud
We stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing something we don't, Darlin'.

I feel so foolish, I never noticed
You'd act so nervous,
Could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor to make me wonder
Now I'm convinced I'm going under
Thinking 'bout you every day
Dreaming 'bout you every night
Hoping that you feel the same way
Now that we know it, let's really show it, Darlin'.

Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?

Let's give them something to talk about
A little mystery to figure out
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?

Kryptonite — Three Doors Down

More about fond memories driving around in the rain on Long Island than its actual meaning, we love to sing this one together.

I took a walk around the world to
Ease my troubled mind
I left my body laying somewhere
In the sands of time
I watched the world float to the dark
Side of the moon
I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah
I watched the world float to the
Dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be something
To do with you
I really don’t mind what happens now and then
As long as you’ll be my friend at the end
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well , will you be
There holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side with
My superhuman might
Kryptonite
You called me strong , you called me weak ,
But still your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times I
Never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head , if
Not for me then you would be dead
I picked you up and put you back
On solid ground
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well , will you be
There holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side with my
Superhuman might
Kryptonite
Yeah !!
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well , will you be there
Holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side with
My superhuman
Kryptonite

Bring Me To Life — Evanescence

Sometimes you just need someone to save you.

how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become

now that I know what I’m without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life

-chorus-

(Bring me to life)
(Bring me to life)

frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead

all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life

-chorus-

(Bring me to life)
I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside
(Bring me to life)

Walkin’ After Midnight — Patsy Cline

Used for a cute TV ad not too long ago, this song reminds Les of our first date, for undisclosed reasons.

I go out walking after midnight
Out in the moonlight just like we used to do
I'm always walking after midnight searching for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Well that's just my way of saying I love you
I'm always walking after midnight searching for you
I stopped to see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow maybe he's crying for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night blooms will whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walking after midnight out in the moonlight
Just hoping maybe you're somewhere walking after midnight searching for me
I stopped to see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow maybe he's crying for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night blooms will whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be
I'm out walking after midnight out in the moonlight
Just hoping maybe you're somewhere walking after midnight searching for me

The World Is New — Save Ferris

When continually separated by hundreds of miles, a phone call can make all the difference.

I was sitting and awaiting
Just thinking, contemplating my life when I heard the phone
I picked up the receiver
And I did not believe her
When I heard a voice say you're not alone

[chorus:]
When I am down and I am blue
All I have to do
Is close my eyes and think of you
And the world is new

Life was getting hectic
And things were unexpected
When I first received your call
But now it is the best thing
That filled up what was missing
And now my life is envied by all

[repeat chorus]

I was sitting and awaiting
Just thinking, contemplating my life when I heard the phone
I picked up the receiver
And I did not believe her
When I heard a voice say you're not alone

Naked Eye — Luscious Jackson

This is here more because it captures a mood than anything else, a sort of cozy, groovy mellowness that is hard to explain.

Wearing nothing is divine
Naked is a state of mind
I take things off to clear my head
To say the things i haven't said
I live inside the elements
The earth and sky are my best friends
Water is the evidence
That washes me from end to end

With my naked eye
I saw all the falling rain
Coming down on me
With my naked eye
I saw all if i said it all
I could see

It's not a choice i tried to make
It's not a thought i couldn't take
Something told me it was time
To give you yours and leave me mine
My vision started to be clear
I watched the sunlight coming near
I knew the day i knew the night
I knew i could regain my sight
And it feels alright {x2}

{CHORUS x2}

Last night i came into your home
To break some ice and throw some stones
I asked if we could be alone
I had some troubles of my own
Knew i had to say goodbye
To all the old things held inside
If i let the moment fly
I knew they'd all be magnified

And it feels alright {x2}

Came around after dark
You are nothing but a lark
Know i snuck in like a narc
I knew i had to leave my mark
Wanted to be satisfied
I tried to be dignified
Wearing nothing is divine
Naked is a state of mind

And it feels alright {x2}

{CHORUS x2}

It feels alright {x9}

Just A Man — Faith No More

When we both lived in Cambridge, Les once climbed on a table and serenaded a giggling Eva to this song at the top of his lungs, for no evident reason, so this song occupies a special place in our hearts. You kind of had to be there.

Sky is clear tonight
Sky is clear tomorrow
A star is out
I reach for one to sparkle in my hand
A star is out
I will not touch you, I am just a man
Sky is clear tonight
Sky is clear tomorrow
And every night I shut my eyes
So I don't have to see the light
Shining so bright
I'll dream about a cloudy sky,
a cloudy sky
I'll dream about a cloudy sky, a cloudy
"Man was born to love-
Though often he has sought
Like Icarus, to fly too high-
And far too lonely than he ought
To kiss the sun of east and west
And hold the world at his behest-
To hold the terrible power
To whom only gods are blessed-
But me, I am just a man"
And every night I shut my eyes
So I don't have to see the light
Shining so bright
I'll dream about a cloudy sky, a cloudy sky
And every night I shut my eyes
But now I've got them open wide
You've fallen into my hands
And now you're burning me
You're burning me

When A Man Loves A Woman — Percy Sledge

A favorite of Eva’s, Les thinks she just likes the idea that he loses his mind when she is around.

When a man loves a woman
Cant keep his mind on nothin else
Hed trade the world
For a good thing hes found
If she is bad, he cant see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he puts her down

When a man loves a woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
Hed give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said thats the way
It ought to be

When a man loves a woman
I give you everything Ive got
Trying to hold on
To your precious love
Baby please dont treat me bad

When a man loves a woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
Hes the last one to know
Loving eyes can never see

Yes when a man loves a woman
I now exactly how he feels
Cause baby, baby, baby
I am a man
When a man loves a woman

Flagpole Sitta — Harvey Danger

We don’t really know what this song means, but it reminds us of a particular road trip.

I had visions , I was in them
I was looking into the mirror
To see a little bit clearer
Rottenness and evil in me
Fingertips have memories
Mine can't forget the curves of your body
And when i feel a bit naughty
I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
(but no one ever does )
I'm not sick but i'm not well
And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell
Been around the world and found
That only stupid people are breeding
The cretins cloning and feeding
And I don't even own a tv
Put me in the hospital for nerves
And then they had to commit me
You told them all i was crazy
They cut off my legs now I'm an amputee , god damn you
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And I'm so hot cause i'm in hell
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And it's a sin to live so well
I wanna publish zines
And rage against machines
I wanna pierce my tongue
It doesn't hurt , it feels fine
The trivial sublime
I'd like to turn off time
And kill my mind
You kill my mind
Paranoia paranoia
Everybody's coming to get me
Just say you never met me
I'm going underground with the moles
Hear the voices in my head
I swear to god it sounds like they're snoring
But if you're bored then you're boring
The agony and the irony , they're killing me
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And I'm so hot cause i'm in hell
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And it's a sin to live so well

Jump, Jive and Wail — Brian Setzer Orchestra

A favorite of Les’s, as it reminds him of Eva smiling, one of the greatest sights in the universe.

Baby, baby, it looks like it's gonna hail
Baby, baby, it looks like it's gonna hail
Better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive an' wail

You gotta jump, jive an' then you wail (Repeat 3X)
You gotta jump, jive an' then you wail away

Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Mama's in the backyard
Learnin' how to jive an' wail

- chorus -

A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing about him
He knows how to jive an' wail

Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up
She wants to learn how to jive an' wail

- chorus - (Repeat and fade)

I Just Want You — Ozzy Osbourne

Les has always put at least one Ozzy song on every CD or tape he has ever made for anyone. Though Ozzy is not known for romance, the idea of this song is that even though the universe is confusing and unknowable, what we do know is that we need each other.

There are no unlockable doors
There are no unwinable wars
There are no unrightable wrongs
Or unsignable songs

There are no unbeatable odds
There are no believable gods
There are no unnameable names
Shall I say it again, yeah

There are no impossible dreams
There are no invisible seams
Each night when the day is through
I don’t ask much

I just want you
I just want you

There are no uncriminal crimes
There are no unrhymable rhymes
There are no identical twins or
Forgivable sins

There are no incurable ills
There are no unkillable thrills
One thing and you know it’s true,
I don’t ask much

I just want you (x4)

I’m sick and tired of bein’ sick and tired
I used to go to bed so high and wired, yeah - yeah, yeah, yeah
I think I’ll buy myself some plastic water
I guess I should have married lennon’s daughter, yeah - yeah, yeah, yeah

There are no unachievable goals
There are no unsaveable souls
No legitimate kings or queens, do
You know what I mean? yeah

There are no indisputable truths
And there ain’t no fountain of youth
Each night when the day is through,
I don’t ask much

I just want you

Hand In My Pocket — Alanis Morissette

Though a bit of a trendy, generational anthem, this song made the time we spent in different cities more sane.

I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind
I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
I'm high but I'm grounded
I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby
What it all comes down to
Is that everthing's gonna be fine fine fine
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving a high five
I feel drunk but I'm sober
I'm young and I'm underpaid
I'm tired but I'm working, yeah
I care but I'm restless
I'm here but I'm really gone
I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby
What it all comes down to
Is that everything's gonna be quite alright
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other is flicking a cigarette
What is all comes down to
Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving the peace sign
I'm free but I'm focused
I'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly baby
I'm sad but I'm laughing
I'm brave but I'm chicken shit
I'm sick but I'm pretty baby
What it all boils down to
Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is playing the piano
What it all comes down to my friends
Is that everything's just fine fine fine
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxi cab…

Basket Case — Green Day

With an opening like “Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once”, this could be about a lot of things: long hospital hours, multi-state commutes, take your pick.

Do you have the time
To listen to me whine
About nothing and everything
All at once
I am one of those
Melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone
No doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Or am I just stoned

I went to a shrink
To analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex
That's bringing me down
I went to a whore
He said my life's a bore
So quit my whining cause
It's bringing her down

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Uh, yuh, yuh, ya

Grasping to control
So I better hold on

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Or am I just stoned

I’ll Be Your Shelter — Taylor Dayne

All about lyrics. Plus, we occasionally hit the high notes while driving.

When there's clouds hangin' in your sky
And they'e not just lettin' any light in
And you feel like you'd like to give in
Don't you give up so soon
What you need is a friend to count on
What you got, baby you got someone
Who will stay when the rain is fallin'
And won't let it fall on you
I'll see you through
I'll cover you with a love so deep and warm and true
I will be there, oh

Honey I'll be your shelter
I'll be the one to take you through the night
Whenever you need shelter
I'll make everything alright
Make everything alright, yes
Na na nana na na

I got arms strong enough to hold you
Get you through anything you go through
Anything that you need
You know it's only a touch away
When your hear needs a heart beside it
Should be mine that it's keeping time with
'Coz I got so much love inside it
(It) Beats for you every day
I'll be the one
To give you love
When it seems like there's just not enough
Mine will be there, oh

Honey I'll be your shelter
I'll be the one to take you through the night
Whenever you need shelter
I'll make everything alright
Make everything alright, yes
Na na nana na na

I'll see you through
I'll cover you with a love so deep and warm and true
I will be there, oh

Honey I'll be your shelter
I'll be the one to take you through the night
Whenever you need shelter
I'll make everything alright
Make everything alright, yes
Na na nana na na

Otherside — Red Hot Chili Peppers

No one knows what this song means. It does, however, remind us of numerous, pleasant afternoons on Long Island, harmonizing in the car.

How long how long will I slide
Separate my side I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slit my throat
It's all I ever

I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you've gone you can never go back
I've got to take it on the otherside

Centuriees are what it meant to me
A cemetery where I marry the sea
Stranger things could never change my mind
I've got to take it on the otherside
Take it on
Take it on

How long how long will I slide
Separate my side I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slit my throat
It's all I ever

Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts
She wants to know am I still a slut
I've got to take it on the other side

Scarlet starlet and she's in my bed
A candidate for a soul mate bled
Push the trigger and pull the thread I've got to take it on the otherside
Take it on the otherside
Take it on
Take it on

How long how long will I slide
Separate my side I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slit my throat
It's all I ever

Turn me on take me for a hard ride
Burn me out leave me on the otherside
I yell and tell it that
It's not a friend
I tear it down I tear it down
And then it's born again

How long how long will I slide
Separate my side I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slit my throat
It's all I ever

How long I don't believe it's bad
Slit my throat
It's all I ever

Yes I Am — Melissa Ethridge

This is another song present here (mostly) for its lyrics, though Ms. Ethridge might have had a slightly different meaning in mind than we do. We are particularly fond of the line “I will stand firm in the tempest”.

In these days and these hours of fury
When the darkness and answers are thin
Lovers come and check out in a hurry
Shallow and hollow again
Come lay your body beside me
To dream to sleep with the lamb
To the question your eyes seem to send

Am I your passion your promise your end
I say I am
Yes I am
Your passion your promise your end
Yes I am

Barring divine intervention
There is nothing between you and I
And if I carelessly forgot to mention
Your body your power can sanctify
Come feed your hunger your thirst
Lay it down the beast will die
You can question my heart once again

Am I your passion your promise your end
I say I am
Yes I am
Your passion your promise your end
Yes I am

I will stand firm in the tempest
I will ride destinys' trail
To believe when the truth comes up empty
To hold and respect without fail
Come and be one in the motion
A desire they cannot comprehend
Never to question again
For I am your passion your promise your end
Oh yes I am

Thank You — Dido

With a slightly tropical sound, we’d like to thank you for sharing this day with us. We’re very glad you could make it. We appreciate you making the long journey!

My tea's gone cold,
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
the morning rain clouds up my window
and I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey ,
but your picture on my wall
it reminds me that it's not so bad
it's not so bad

I drank too much last night ,
got bills to pay
my head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again and even if I'm there,
they'll all imply that I might not last the day
and then you call me and it's not so bad
it's not so bad and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

Push the door , I'm home at last
and I'm soaking through and through
then you handed me a towel
and all I see is you
and even if my house falls down now,
I wouldn't have a clue
because you're near me and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

Smooth — Santana

To end with a little fire, some say that each couple has an internal song that only their souls can hear. Ours sounds like this a good deal of the time.

Man, it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool

My Munequita, my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa
You're my reason for reason
The step in my groove, now

And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
'Cause you're so smooth

And it's just like the ocean under the moon
That's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin', that can be so smooth
And, gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it

I'll tell you one thing
If you would leave it'd be a crying shame
In every breath and every word
I hear your name calling me out

Out from the barrio, you hear my rhythm on your radio
You feel the turning of the world, so soft and slow
It's turning you round and round

And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
'Cause you're so smooth

And it's just like the ocean under the moon
That's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin', that can be so smooth
And, gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it

[break]

And it's just like the ocean under the moon
That's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin', that can be so smooth
And, gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it

Let's not forget about it…

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