MIGHT BE MISBEHAVING
© Marny Duncan-Cary/Anthony Kelly
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

I'm one of those who's hard to coax away from home or work/ And when I go I just lie low, no one moves no one gets hurt/ But this has been one of those weeks where nothing has gone right/ Well it's got me thinking about drinking and maybe I just might

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Be misbehaving, contemplating/ Overstaying maybe playing late tonight/ Yeah, I might be jumping into something gets my blood pumping/ Music's thumping loud all night/ Yeah I just might be misbehaving

If I go tonight, I'll do it up right paint the town fire engine red/ Go someplace that can keep pace with the rhythms in my head/ Find someone who's just for fun maybe flirt and dance real slow/ And who knows when the night might end that is if I go out

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BRIDGE
I don't think I'll miss behaving/ While I'm out there misbehaving/ And Sunday morning I'm there praying/ Lord forgive me for my

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Story

I love to party. And over the years I've learned (the hard way) that partying late into the night and then having to get up in the morning with the kids and be nice to them just doesn't work. As a result, I've been partying considerably less than when I was without children. I like it this way; a girl's gotta learn when to say when, right?

Anyway, the week was getting long and I was feeling tired of towing the line. I could feel a party coming on. One of my daughters was heading out with her friend for awhile. I warned the mother of my daughter's friend that I might be misbehaving upon their return. The phrase, "Might Be Misbehaving" just stuck with me as a great hook. I was getting together with Anthony Kelly a couple days after this and we came up with the song.

BECAUSE I WANT TO
© Anthony Kelly/Marny Duncan-Cary/Brian Kelly
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

You don't need to know the why or wherefore/ Only that it's you I care for, baby/ Because I want to/

And you question why I'm motivated/ For choosing you, it's not that complicated/ But if you need to know the reason why

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It's 'cause I want to get to know you/ Find out everything and more about you/ It's that simple, ain't no master plan/ It's 'cause I want to/ Yeah, I want to

I'm at the point now when I'm asked to/ I don't do things 'cause I have to, baby/ It's 'cause I want to/

And you're holding all your love inside/ Busy over analyzing/ You keep wondering why I'm so inclined

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BRIDGE
Why does it really matter why/ This isn't about destiny or fate

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Yeah I want to get to know you/ Find out everything and more about you/ It's that simple ain't no master plan/ And if I start to fall and love is where I land/ It's 'cause I want to/ Yeah I want to

I want to get to know you/ Have and hold find out more about you/ Be your best friend and your lover/ Hold you every night and day/ 'Cause I want to

Story

I wrote this song with Anthony Kelly (lead singer, songwriter and guitar player for the band Shifty Morgan) and his brother, Brian. It was our first co-write together. The phone rang late on a Monday night. Before I answered I said to my husband, "This must be a musician, because nobody else calls this late." It was Anthony saying he and his brother would be in town tomorrow and "could we get together for a coffee, maybe a co-write?"

They came out to our place for supper. I was happy they had the courage to phone and come over. It can be intimidating to get together with someone you hardly know and bare your soul to write a song. We jammed a bit; played each other our latest tunes and then Anthony threw this idea on the table. He said he got it from an acceptance speech he heard at an awards show. The award winner was taking a bit of time to say what she had to say. She apologized for rambling and then said she was doing it "because I want to".

The song is what I call "a smarty-pants song". It's from the point of view of a woman who's in pursuit of a guy for no other reason other than...'cause she wants to.

HEADIN' STRAIGHT FOR YOU
© Marny Duncan-Cary, Arnie Davis

Lyrics

Well it feels like forever/ Since I've held you in my arms/ I've been away too long/ I've been too long gone/ So I'm on my way back home/ Headin' home to you/ You're just what I need/ Baby, please wait for me

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Straight for you/ I'm headin' straight/ Headin' straight for you

I wanna see your smiling face/ And feel your skin on my skin/ Wanna hear you say my name/ when we're lyin in the night/ Well it's you who makes me me/ and I know I lost my way/ I put you off too long/ I'm sorry I was wrong

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BRIDGE
Oh clear the path/ Let nothing stand
In my way/ Not gonna walk around/ I'm runnin through/ My mind's made up/ I'm headin straight

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Story

Okay, truthfully, this song came out of a yoga pose. I was in my morning yoga session when I came up with most of the melody and the hook. I immediately stopped my yoga, sat at my kitchen island and wrote the first half of the song. I had a guitar lesson with Arnie Davis that morning and I asked him to help me with some of the chord changes, he added a bit more to the song, I came home and finished it. It took only hours. I love that. The song is about my guy. I am so lucky to be with my soul mate. He is me and I am him. We are different, but we are so much a couple. I love that guy forever and ever. There's nothing like crawling into bed with him at night and just molding to each other. I pray my girls will find the loves of their lives when they grow up.

BANNER ROAD
© J. Dean, D. Kush, M. Duncan-Cary

Lyrics

Heading home in an overstuffed ‘85 minivan/ Jenny’s crying 'cause Jimmy took her Barbie and she wants it back/ That’s when I saw the sign/ Took a left that took me back in time

Heading out in a souped up ‘65 Chevy Rag/ Bobby’s cursing cause Billy kissed/ Barbie and he wants her back/ Same thing every night/ School’s out and we had nothing but time

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Whoa, back on Banner Road/ Funny it hasn’t changed at all/ Twenty years have come and gone/ Ain’t it crazy how those memories keep hangin' on/ Back on Banner Road

That’s the spot by the river where we used to park & light a fire/ Lots of laughin', little lovin' and Barbie always wound up crying/ Hey, mom! What cha smiling for?/ Nothing, Honey, I just remembered something kinda.funny

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BRIDGE
Where I was is where I am right now/ Don’t get me wrong I love my life/ But goin back is kinda nice

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Story

This is the first song I wrote with my co-writers Jimmy Dean and Dean Kush. These two guys crack me up. I love writing songs with them. They are so funny together. (They’re kind of like those two old guys from the Muppets making sly remarks about everything that’s happening.) These two are hilarious. I just laugh and laugh when I am with them. Jimmy came up with the idea for Banner Road. His wife grew up around Banner Road and he said he would pass the sign and always wonder what were the goings-on on Banner Road. Dean started rolling with the lyrics and the song just flowed from there. A trip down memory lane. I take those trips from time to time. I like going to a time where I had less responsibility. I love my life now, no doubt. There's just so much more in my life now. No more just me, me, me. Truly, I'm where I wanna be.

I JUST KISSED MY BABY
© Anthony Kelly/Brian Kelly
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

I feel good, I feel fine/ It feels like the world's all mine/ I'm in a mood/ And I think it's maybe / 'Cause I just kissed my baby

There's this thing that makes me tick/ It's a feeling that I get/ And I've had it a lot lately/ 'Cause I just kissed my baby

I'm in this so deep/ You've got me under your spell/ And I just can't believe/ This is all going so well

I'm standing on the edge I guess/ Of a sea of happiness/ I'm gonna fall/ But don't try and save me/ 'Cause I just kissed my baby/ I'll go as far/ As this feeling takes me/ 'Cause I just kissed my baby/Yeah, I just kissed my baby

Story

Anthony and Brian Kelly wrote this song. Last fall, Anthony came over to my house with the plan that we would do some writing. He brought all four of his daughters and I had all my girls here, too. Seven little girls in all. It was a bit busy and not much writing was going to get done, but he was able to play me this song. I loved it right away. It's fun, it's energetic and it makes me want to smooch (where's my hubby when I need him?). I'm happy I had the opportunity to record it. Thanks again, Anthony and Brian.

LINGER
© Marny Duncan-Cary

Lyrics

Leaves in the valley are turnin'/ School bells are ringin' again/ Armed with her back pack and/ brand new school supplies/ My baby turns and waves goodbye

The bells have all gone and the/ school yard’s empty/ I’m standin' here all alone/ I really should go, I have so.much to/ do I know/ I’m just not ready to leave

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I’m gonna linger a little longer/ I wanna hold on to the past/ Let me linger a little longer/ I never thought you’d grow up so fast

I wanna peek through the window and/ see you’re alright/ Cause if you are then I will be too/ Did I do all the things that a.mother should do/ To get you ready for school

Since the day you were born I’ve done/ all that I could/ To bring up a happy, healthy child/ It may seem that I was your lifeline/ The truth is that you were mine

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BRIDGE
The moment is bittersweet/ When a child finds her wings/ So proud to watch her fly/ And sad to say goodbye

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Story

I wrote this the day my baby started grade one. She wanted to ride the bus to school so I followed the bus to school so I could walk her into grade one. Where did the time go? How did she get so big? I really was the last parent there waiting just in case she needed me. I did peek through her classroom window to spy and see that she was okay. When my second daughter went to school, I felt the same, but my baby was still at home and still required my full attention. The day my youngest started school, I cried so hard. Writing this song I was a blubbering idiot. It felt so good to cry and write. My daughter loves it when I sing this song.

LOVE, LIFE AND LAUGHTER
© Marny Duncan-Cary, Anthony Kelly
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

I don't know what our future holds/ I ain't got no crystal ball/ The way I feel is clear my dear/ I got no hesitation at all/ We ain't living in a fairytale/ So many times seen lovers fail/ But honey, I believe in you and me

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So let's drink to love, life and laughter/ This is our time, it is our chapter/ Here's to the days we have together/ And living our lives/ Happy ever after/ Love, life and laughter

This promise that I'm making dear/ Is coming deep down from my heart/ I wanna have you and hold you/ Honour, love you til death does us part/ For better or for worse/ I'll always put us first/ 'Cause honey I believe in you and me

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BRIDGE
I do love you/ Honey I do love you

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Story

My good friend Keith (a.k.a. Keithy Boy) was getting married. He and his bride, Lorie, asked me to emcee their reception. While preparing what I would say, I kept thinking of the phrase "love, life and laughter". I started thinking back to when I got married and how I felt. I didn't know what was ahead for my husband and me, but I knew with every cell in my body that marrying him was right. It's been great for us and it's been tough - our life is far from a fairytale - but our relationship is solid. Thanks to Anthony for writing this song with me. That said, I think I'll go crack a bottle of Chardonnay and drink to "love, life and laughter".

HE AIN'T MISSIN' MISSIN' ME
© Jason McCoy/Odie Blackmon Airstrip Music Inc.
(SOCAN)/Cal IV Songs (ASACAP)

Lyrics

He don't wake up and call my name anymore/ He don't pick up on the first ring anymore/ I can hear it in his voice there's somebody else/ And I got no one to blame but myself

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He ain't missin' missin' me/ Right now I'm just a memory/ His heart moved on and now he's free/ He ain't missin' missin' me

She's loving him in the ways I won't anymore/ And she's doing things that I don't anymore/ And I bet right now there's a smile on his face/ While he's kissing the one who's taking my place

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BRIDGE
Yeah I admit I was gone/ But I can't help but wonder/ It didn't take him long

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Story

REASON FOR BEIN'
© Marny Duncan-Cary/Dean Kush/Jimmy Dean
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

Been doin' what I should do/ 'Stead of what I want to do/ Enough to drive me crazy/ Not living free and easy/ I ain't blamin' no one/ I'm just tryin' to hold on/ The kids, bills, job, my man /I keep doin' all I can

I thought that I would benefit/ If I cleaned up my diet/ Became a vegetarian/ And I'm taking lots of vitamins/ Stuff to make my bones stronger/ Even help me live longer/ Trying to buy organic/ I'm pretty close to panic now

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Tell me what's my reason for bein'/ What's my purpose, tell me why am I here/ I need a sign to make things clear/ What's my reason for bein'

I'm looking to the cosmos/ 'Cause I know that God knows/ I been watching Oprah
Even doing yoga/ Trying to find my inner self/ Reading books on self-help/ All this stuff on new age/ There's so much that I could change

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BRIDGE
Why can't I just be/ Just be happy with me

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Story

As a working mother, there is so much to juggle. Kids, bills, job, my man, and now wanting to be a rock star. People pulling me in different directions. I try to be something to everyone. It can be overwhelming. I want to be a better person all the time and be a good role model for my girls. There's so much out there right now for self-improvement. So much to learn. It's overwhelming. I try to stay on the straight and narrow, but sometimes I just wonder what the H I'm doing here. And sometimes I just want to be bad. This song came from where I'm at in my journey of self-improvement – of becoming a better person. I believe I'm where I'm supposed to be, but sometimes I still wonder what's my reason for being?

WHO'S THAT MAN
© Marny Duncan-Cary

Lyrics

I was playing across the tracks with my friend Bell/ Catching frogs in the grass when I heard my brother yell/ Roaring down the dirt road like/ never before/ Screaming Dad's home, he's home/ from the war

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Who's that man/ Is he my Dad/ Does he look like me and will he/ love me/ Am I everything he hoped I would be/ Who's that man

I ran as fast as I could in my brown/ leather shoes/ I'd been waiting my whole life to finally hear this news/ Out of breath when I got to the back/ door, I crept in real slow/ Excited and scared I couldn't wait/ to know

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Leaning on the kitchen counter in/ his uniform/ He'd been called to serve our country just before I was born/ He was smiling at me but I think I saw/ a tear/ His voice was faint and broken but I/ hear him say quite clear

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Who's that boy/ Is he my son/ Does he look like me and will he/ love me/ Am I everything he hoped I would be/ Who's that boy

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Story

I wrote this song after 9-11. I started thinking about war after that all happened. I I had hoped war would never be a possibility in my lifetime. Then I started to think back on the histories of war. I started to think back about my family history and their part in war. I remembered my dad didn't meet his dad until he was four because my grandpa was overseas during WWII. Wow! That is so huge to me. I have kids now and I can't imagine my husband being gone for over four years of their lives. "Who's that man, who's that man” kind of came to me as a hook. Slowly, I got the rest of the melody. I talked to my dad extensively about his experience and his memories. The lyrics I came up with are the best account of what my dad may have been feeling the day he met his father. I love this song. It's my favourite because it has so much family meaning to it. Family is huge to me. Without good family, I have nothing.

ROCK STAR
© Marny Duncan-Cary
(SOCAN)

Lyrics

I'm gonna be a rockstar/ When my kids are all grown up/ 'Cause now every time that I get started/ Something keeps stopping me/ You know that someone wants a drink, a snack, a ride to a friend's/ And my favourite one of all is when they call from down the hall and I hear/ Mom, mom I'm done

I brought them here & I'm not sorry/ They fill my life right up/ But the time they take is unexpected/ My life's no more my own I got swimming lessons, dancing lessons, piano lessons too/ And my favourite one of all is when they call from down the hall and I hear/ Mom, mom I'm done

Well the labels like 'em young and firm/ But I'll start a new trend/ I'll be the coolest mama they've ever seen/ And I'll make their heads all spin/ Arista, Mercury, Universal be beggin' me to sign/ But for now they'll have to wait for me 'cause I ain't got the time and I hear Mom, I'm done

I'm gonna be a rock star/ When my kids are all grown up /I'm confident I can make it happen and here's the reason why/ You know that raising kids is the hardest thing that I've ever had to do/ And when I succeed then I believe/ There's nothing I won't do and now I hear/ Mom, mom come wipe my bum/Mom, mom come wipe my bum

I'm gonna be a rock star/ When my kids are all grown up

Story

ROCK STAR

For 15 minutes in my house there was quiet. So I sat in my sunroom to write a song. I no sooner got started and the s*it hit the fan. "Mom, can you get me a snack?…Mom, where's my bike?…Mom, what did you do with my favourite pants?" and so on and so on. I was frustrated. It was shortly after my 35th birthday and I felt old. Certainly too old to be breaking into the music business. I felt pressured – I needed to get my ass in gear. So I threw up my hands and wrote this song. I really didn't expect it to go on the record, but every time I sang it for someone, they just cracked up laughing. People love to hear this song. It may not be a radio hit, but it's fun.