Keeping the Light on - The Best of Gerry Beckley

by Gerry Beckley

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1.	3am 01:11	lyrics	buy track
(Instrumental)
2.	Crying 03:15	lyrics	buy track
I see your face  I hear your voice  I touch your hand  It's all so clear  The days go on  We have no choice  What's that I see  Is it a tear?  Why are you crying  Why are you trying to work this out  Why are you crying  You know what this is all about  There is no light  It's all so blue  There's only me  There's only you  What's that you say  That can't be true  You've let it go  I don't believe you  Why are you crying  Why are you trying to work this out  Why are you crying  You know what this is all about  Here I am  Right back whrere I started from  Hand in hand  Is where I want to be  (Crying ) (Crying) Why are you crying  Why are you crying Why are you crying Why are you crying
3.	Emma 03:58	lyrics	buy track
I was falling for some time  Passing others, as they'd climb  In a moment very clear  You seemed to beckon, come here dear  Emma, sure as the sun's shining on you  I can tell I'm in your spell  Emma you're the one, oh  If they ever change your mind  Try to leave it all behind  If there ever comes a time  You go your way, and I'll go mine  Emma, sure as the moon circles over  Heaven knows, that's how it goes  Emma you're the one, oh  I can tell I'm in your spell  Emma, you're the one, oh  Emma, Emma, Emma Emma, Emma, Emma
4.	Watching The Time 03:54	lyrics	buy track
I was a child in the '60s  So unsure of my direction  I would follow where my friends and family would lead  I was strengthened  When I first heard the music  Sparked by inspiration  I was scarred by the pain  Of constant departures  I was wounded severely  At an early age  But my hopes hung high  On the thought of the future  I was happy to watch  The time go by  Eye to eye  Watching the time go by  Watching the time go by  Day for night  Watching the time go by  And then the world changed  There was hope in the distance  Til it raced up around us  And proceeded to shine  Like the moonlight  Full of reckless abandon  We would reach for the stars  'Cause there was room at the top  And food on the table  We were doing quite well  At such an early stage  There was no need to stop  Nor were we able  And no one could see  The time go by  Eye to eye  Watching the time go by  Watching the time go by  Day for night  Watching the time go by  There are moments I regret more than the rest  There are days I can't recall at all  Looking back now, there's not much that I would change  I am happy to watch  The time go by  Eye to eye  Watching the time go by  Watching the time go by  Eye to eye  Watching the time go by  Watching the time go by  Day for night  Watching the time go by  Watching the time go by  Why, oh why  Watching the time go by
5.	Calling You 04:08	lyrics	buy track
A desert road from Vegas to nowhere, Some place better than where you've been A coffee machine that needs some fixing In a little cafe just around the bend I am calling you I am calling you A hot dry wind blows right through me The baby's crying and I can't sleep But we both know a change is coming Coming closer sweet release I am calling you I am calling you Ooh, ooh I am calling you I am calling you A desert road from Vegas to nowhere, Some place better than where you've been A coffee machine that needs some fixing In a little cafe just around the bend And I am calling you I am calling you Ooh, ooh
6.	Self Image 03:23	lyrics
Some people move to the left now Some people move to the right Some people keep their hearts in their hand's all night Some people go for the bottle Some people go for the spoon Some people call their souls to a halt too soon Working on their self image Trying to get a little self image Working on their self image Trying to get a little self image Put a shine on your shirt Now polish your pants Crease in your shoes Start singing the blues Now go look for romance Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Ooh, she gave me something to believe She gave me something to hold at night Make me feel alright It's nothing I've never known I saved it up, she threw it away I can't believe that we're here today I still recall the times we tried She says now what's it to your Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Working on it Self image Trying to get a little self image Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Working on your self image Trying to get a little self image Self Image
7.	Now Sue 03:05	lyrics	buy track
We are walking  We move mountains  We want you to want us  But what can we do  She sits alone as she sews  Pierce the grey valiant  I search for zero  Here lies what she wore  Guess I’ve never had enough  Out with the blue book  Yes that I make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more, make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more, make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more  We are walking  We move mountains  We want you to want us  But what can we do  They sit in darkness as they sew  He who breaks the rules and there you are  Such a dark evening  Maker of what it ain't and is  May I ask no other guests  They are in belief that I lost their faith  The day that I arrived  Make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more, make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more, make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more, make up our minds  Now Sue it gets more and more  Now Sue, now Sue, now Sue, now Sue, Sue...
8.	Goodbye Highway 04:16	lyrics	buy track
In this world of lost horizons  Where your dreams burn fast  But your nights go slower  Ever find that you're compromising  All your hopes and fears  Just to get to know her  So you take a walk down the goodbye highway  The hello goodbye way  It's a long long road  Ever take a stroll down the goodbye highway  The some other time way  Try to ease your load  She was never one for social graces  And hangin' out with the midnight faces  Wore me out  I guess the thoughts of the nights alone  Or the time waiting for the telephone  Removed the doubt  So we took a ride down the goodbye highway  The hello goodbye way  It's the longest road  Soon you're fighting over the yours or my way  The do or die way's  The only way you know  So you stand up for the things that you're losing  Out on but it's all so confusing  You hold on, but it slips right through your hands  Guess it's so long with a change of direction  Goodbye gotta make my connection  Solo, as you head on out the door, forever more  So you take a walk down the goodbye highway  The hello goodbye way  It's a one way road  Ever find yourself down the goodbye highway  The some other time way  Nowhere left to go, nowhere left to go
9.	Norman 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Norman I miss your style  And It's been a long, long while  Funny how people forget  I won't let them Norman  You know that I'd sail a ship 'round the oceans if it had your name on it  And I've never sailed a ship before  Norman it's raining here  But soon the skies will clear  Leaving you nothing to fear  Halleluiah Norman  You know that I'd sail a ship 'round the oceans if it had your name on it  And I've never sailed before  And I'd fly a plane through the heavens if it had your name on it  And I've never flown a plane before  Halleluiah Norman You know that I'd sail a ship 'round the oceans if it had your name on it  And I've never sailed before  And I'd fly a plane through the heavens if it had your name on it  And I've never flown a plane before  Norman, won't you listen to the silent roar  Norman, there's a midnight soaring  Norman, there's an open door  Norman Yeah yeah yeah
10.	Always 01:59	lyrics	buy track
I’ll be looking for you  Always, always  Don’t know what I would do  All day, all day  And it’s true  Where would I be without you  Lost in the sea without you  Mmmm  Always, always  Always, always  And it’s true  Where would I be without you  Lost in the sea without you  Mmmm  I’ll be looking for you  Always, always  Don’t know what I would do  All day, all day  And it’s true  Where would I be without you  Lost in the sea without you  Mmmm
11.	Hang Your Head High 03:29	lyrics	buy track
You're down on the ground You're up in the air It doesn't seem to matter You just don't care You're down in the dirt Or up in the skies All you can do is hang your head high Ohhh, yeah Hang, hang your head high Ohhh, yeah You run out of time You run out of cash You're busting your brain You're busting your ass You leap in the air You think you can fly You fall to the earth But hang your head high Ohhh, yeah Hang, hang your head high Ohhh, yeah It's so sad, it's so so sad Counting all the love that you think you had It's so sad, it's so so sad Watching everything turn from good to bad Ohhh, yeah Hang it up, hang it up Ohhh, yeah I once met a girl with diamonds for eyes She looked at me once, I was hypnotized It's over so fast, you don't realize And all you can do is hang your head high Ohhh, yeah Hang, hang your head high Ohhh, yeah Ohhh, yeah Hang, hang your head high Ohhh, yeah Ohhh, yeah Hang it up, hang it up Ohhh, yeah Hang your head high Ohhh, yeah
12.	(I'm Your) Heart Slave 04:01	lyrics
I’m your heart’s slave Nowhere I’d rather be I’m your heart’s slave For all the world to see And if you should ask me to Say that the oceans blue I’m your heart’s slave What else can I do Nowhere on Earth That I would rather be Than here by your side For all the world to see And if you should ask me to Say that the oceans blue I’m your heart’s slave It’s all I can do Always, it’s you that I’m calling Always, to keep me from falling It’s over my head now that we’ve come this far I’m your heart’s slave Nowhere I’d rather be I’m your heart’s slave For all the world to see And if you should ask me to Say that the oceans blue I’m your heart’s slave What more can I do?
13.	Life Lessons 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Summer nights seem to last forever City lights, burnin’ up til’ dawn I can't say how we ever managed But any way the history goes on Hey, where did we go wrong Life is gonna be short or long (But) love was here all along Smiling from the wings So, catch and hold on tight Some last for just one night It's true, oh yeah, it's true Unaware, way back when we got started I said a prayer and hoped it would be strong And my blue jeans, they were torn and tattered In my teens I was searching for the sun Hey, where did we go wrong Life is gonna be short or long (But) love was here all along Smiling from the wings So, catch and hold on tight Some last for just one night It's true, oh yeah, it's true Every drop of rain It's part of the plan Every step I take And every grain of sand There's no doubt, we'll work it out Hey, where did we go wrong Life is gonna be short or long (But) love was here all along Smiling from the wings So, catch and hold on tight Some last for just one night It's true, oh yeah, it's true oh Oh Yeah, it's true (Ooh ooh ooh) (Aah aah)
14.	Once A Distant Heart 02:25	lyrics	buy track
One a distant heart was all I’d ever need Was just enough to keep me going round I never tied you up I only tied you down Somethings are better handed off than handed ‘round Look, look what we’ve done We’ve got our dreams on the run Look, look what we’ve done And can you see what we’ve become?   Did you see the moon tonight? It hung like armor close to the bone
15.	Tokyo 03:47	lyrics	buy track
I’m calling from Tokyo Just finishing the second show I hear your memory in my mind Everything’s turned to shit No matter how I look at it And I am running out of time   Here I am, on the phone Will this bring us together There you are, all alone Could you love me forever   Somewhere in Mexico Near Zihuatanejo There is a little house on the beach Well maybe it’s just a dream Or one of my crazy schemes That’s always just out of my reach Here I am, on the line Will this bring us together There you are, out of time Could you love me forever   Days, into weeks, into months And the years just roll on by   Here I am There you are Here I am, on the line Will this bring us together There you are, out of time Could you love me forever   I’m calling from Tokyo Just finishing the second show
16.	Cup of Rain 04:00	lyrics	buy track
If I could save these teardrops  Falling through your pain  I'd capture all the thunder  That’s causing you the same  I would keep on trying  If little was to gain  Beside my heart I’d bring you  A little cup of rain  Maybe you can use it  To wash away your tears  I promise though it’s little  It’s gonna last for years  If it feels like everything  Is going down the drain  Follow with a chaser  From this little cup of rain  Aha, aha, aha, aha  Aha, aha, aha, aha  So when it seems nothing more  I can really do  All my efforts falling short  Never reaching you  Heart in hand I write this down  Sitting on a plane  And send it through the ether  A little cup of rain  Aha, aha, aha, aha  Aha, aha, aha, aha  But when you come up  Come up for air  You know I will be there  Aha, aha, aha, aha  Aha, aha, aha, aha  Aha, aha, aha, aha  Aha, aha, aha, aha
17.	How Can I Turn You Away 03:38	lyrics	buy track
How can I turn you How can I turn you How can I turn you away How can I turn you away You’re the only thing that means something to me How can lead you a stray So, come back baby it’s a misunderstanding I remember but it seems so long ago Every moment would go so slow I remember but I guess I can’t let go How can I turn you How can I turn you How can I turn you away How could you turn me on Just by looking over your shoulder Why does it take so long for me to know just much you mean to me I remember but it seems so long ago Every moment would go so slow I remember but I guess I can’t let go How can I turn you How can I turn you How can I turn you away How can I turn you away I see your face, the time the place, hoping the dream never ends I replay every frame over and over again How can I turn you How can I turn you away How can I turn you away How can I turn you How can I turn you away How can I turn you away Turn you away How can I turn you How can I turn you away How can I turn you away
18.	Calling 03:38	lyrics	buy track
You wonder why I never phone and here I am all alone It doesn't mean it's true,I haven't thought of you It's pulling me in many ways and leaves me hanging in a daze I got nowhere to go and God I miss you so Can you hear me now, I'm calling Listen to the sound, I'm calling Hear it on the wind, I'm calling Calling for you now Time is a commodity That always gets away from me Counting off the days with nothing left to say Maybe I am faraway, but it's doesn't mean these things I say Are any less than true, god I'm missing you   Can you hear me now, I'm calling Listen to the sound, I'm calling Hear it on the wind, I'm calling Calling for you now I remember long ago when love was just a game Can't you see me now, I'm falling Little did we know, I'm falling Look out down below, I'm falling Falling for you now
19.	Home Again 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Oh, oh to be home again Yes, so good to be home Back, back where my life began Mmm so good to be home Five hundred smiling faces standing at my door Hide myself away now I can't take them anymore What I've seen just makes me want to get up off the floor And try and find my way back to how I was before La da da da di di La da da da di di Hey, do you remember me I'm the one with the dreams Far, as far as the eye can see Life, is not what it seems Cuz, time takes a man and makes a child of him once more Somewhere on his journey from the mountains to the shore And when his time is up he takes him to the door and brings a brand-new baby to even up the score La da da da di di La da da da di di Home again Time and again I stumble and I fall I saw the man in black, he looked my way As sure as I'm here I thought I heard him call But then he turned his back and walked away La da da da di di La da da da di di Home again
20.	Keeping The Light On 04:45	lyrics	buy track
Keeping The Light On  Written by Gerry Beckley, ©2006 When I hold out my hand  All I feel is the wind from the stormy sea  I call out your name  All I hear is my voice but still I'll be  Keeping the light on  Keeping the light on  I'll be keeping the light on  All night long  Are you afraid of the dark  Afraid of what might be around the bend  Of missing your mark  But here is a message I will send  I'm keeping the light on  I'm keeping the light on  I'll be keeping the light on  All night long  Some say you will never get home again  Some say that you'll be walking alone my friend  I don't ask for much  But everyone needs a place that they call home  And I do miss your touch  And I picture you out there on your own  I'm keeping the light on  I'll be keeping the light on  I'm keeping the light on  All night long  Some say your will never get home again  Some say that you'll be walking alone my friend  Keeping the light  I'll be keeping the light on  I'll be keeping the light on

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released March 26, 2021

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Gerry Beckley Los Angeles, California

Gerry Beckley, co-founder and member of the legendary rock group America for 50 years, is a superb singer/songwriter, and a master of popular composition. Whether as the lead vocalist or in harmony on his group’s classic singles or on solo projects, there’s something in Beckley’s work that skews toward the edge. Nothing exemplifies this better than his latest album–the shimmering Carousel. ... more

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