John Speckine Music

Trying to take a light-hearted look at how much I miss My Jody, although losing her was not light-hearted in the least. Just trying to make myself feel better, I guess.

Words and Music ©2011, 2025 by John Speckine

LYRICS:

My mind's not working quite the way

It did when I was young

Bits of information once were there

But now they're gone

I might forget to pay a bill

That's somehow overdue

I can forget anything but you

Last week, I made a doc appointment

I forgot to go

My boss told me to do some work

Forgot 'til I got home

Went to the store to get some milk

And I forgot that, too

Seems I can forget anything but you

Yeah, I can forget anything but you

You've been on my mind since 1982

Ever since the day you left

Well I'm the one that's blue

Seems I can forget anything but you

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I don't know where I put my keys

But I recall our first date

Don't know why I'm in the kitchen

But I can't forget your face

Don't ask what kind of meat it was

That I put in the stew

I can forget anything but you

Yeah, I can forget anything but you

You've been on my mind since 1982

Ever since the day you left

Well I'm the one that's blue

Seems I can forget anything but you

Yeah, I can forget anything but you

You've been on my mind since 1982

Each day, you're always with me

No matter what I do

Seems I can forget anything but you

Yeah, I can forget anything but you

Words and Music ©2011 by John Speckine

Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine

This version features a banjo instead of acoustic guitar.

LYRICS:

You brightened up a lonely day

Yeah, you found a way

To wake the love inside my heart

You took away my lonely nights

The way you hold me tight

Makes me hate when we're apart

I'll be your love until

The starlight in the sky has gone away

Yeah, you know I want to be your love

Forever and a day

The love I had before went bad

You know, it made me sad

What a good love it had been

My mama said though love went wrong

Some day you'd come along

And make me happy once again

You know I want you hear with me

Until the universe, alone, remains

Yeah, you know I want to have your love

Forever and a day

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I want to share my life with you

My hopes and dreams and plans we haven't made

Yeah, I want to give you all my love

Forever and a day

I want to make you happy, girl

Forever and a day

Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016 by John Speckine

All words and music ©2013 by John Speckine

Lyrics below.

When a problem isn't really a problem - or maybe it's just a good problem to have. :)

LYRICS:

I've got a problem: I think I'm in love

I've got a problem: You're the only thing I can think of

Don't wanna hunt, play golf or fish; to hell with football, too

I've got a problem: All I want is you

When I was going up, the sun would rise and I'd be gone

I'd hunt or fish and be home long before the game came on

The years went by - I took up golf and I like hockey too

But none of that means anything since I met you

I've got a problem: I think I'm in love

I've got a problem: You're the only thing I can think of

Don't wanna hunt, play golf or fish; to hell with hockey, too

I've got a problem: All I want is you

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I've got a problem: I think I'm in love

I've got a problem: You're the only thing I can think of

Don't wanna hunt, play golf or fish; to hell with baseball, too

I've got a problem: All I want is you

I made my mind up: I'd give up these things I love for you

If it means more time by your side, it's what I wanna do

But you've got season tickets, golf clubs, boat and fishing rods

What did I do to be so lucky to have what I've got?

I've got no problems now that I'm in love

Don't have a problem: You're the only one I'm thinking of

You like to hunt, play golf and fish; football and hockey, too

I've got no problems: I'm in love with you.

All words and music ©2013 by John Speckine

Words and music ©2000, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine

Lyrics below.

This song has an interesting evolution. I wrote it as a country waltz. For some reason, when I was practicing for recording, I started playing it in 4/4 instead. Next thing you know, I'm playing Major 7th chords on the piano and SHAZAM! - soft jazz.

LYRICS:

In my dreams, I see your face

You look at me, smile on your face

I kiss your lips, you close your eyes

Then I wake up and wanna die

I'm all alone, you're not with me

You're with someone, but it's not me

And my heart breaks a little more

Each time you don't knock on my door

When I met you, I lost my heart

And now my world is torn apart

I'm so afraid of life alone

It's what I face now that you're gone

BRIDGE

In my dreams, I hold you tight

And we make love all through the night

You fall asleep inside my arms

Then I wake up and stare in the dark

I'm all alone, you're not with me

You're with someone, but it's not me

And my heart breaks a little more

Each time you don't knock on my door

When I met you, I lost my heart

And now my world is torn apart

I'm so afraid of life alone

It's what I face now that you're gone

Words and music ©2000, 2016 by John Speckine

Imagining what a full life with My Jody would have been like.

Words and Music ©2014, 2025 by John Speckine

LYRICS:

Living in the old days, driving down the highway

Had no ties to hold me down

Then one day I met you and built my life around you

Happy with the love I'd found

I asked you if you'd marry me

You said 'Yes' and changed my world

Now every day I wake up with my arms around you

Another day in paradise

And each night I hold you and you say you love me

Another day in paradise

I wish I could bottle this:

The way it feels each time we kiss

BRIDGE

As the years have rolled by, having you by my side

Has made everything worthwhile

Can't imagine living if you're not here with me

Don't think I could ever smile

You have made my life complete

'Cause you said 'Yes' and changed my world

Now every day I wake up with my arms around you

Another day in paradise

And each night I hold you and you say you love me

Another day in paradise

I wish I could bottle this:

The way it feels each time we kiss

Every day I wake up with my arms around you

Another day in paradise

And each night I hold you and you say you love me

Another day in paradise

I wish I could bottle this:

The way it feels each time we kiss

Words and Music ©2014 by John Speckine

Words and Music ©2010, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine

Lyrics below.

That's a can of beer being opened in the INTRO and someone (might be me, but I'm admitting NOTHING) taking a toke on a bit of the Happy Herb in the CHORUS.

That's the general idea of the song: Escaping the cold Michigan winters (where it occasionally becomes colder than a titch's wit) and spending your days lazing around on a tropical beach being drunk and wasted.

Hey.... I went to college.........

LYRICS:

Been a long, hard, cold winter

It's a long time 'til spring

Tired of waitin' for summer

And all the fun that it brings

I'm tired of ice in the mornin'

So I'll get my money and run

I think I'll head south for a beach

And lay in the sun

I got tired of shovelin'

Snow away from my door

And I'm ready to give up

All the warm clothes I wore

Pick up the phone, buy a ticket

And dream of bottles of rum

Can't wait 'til I'm there on the beach

To lay in the sun

Palm trees wavin' in the breeze

I got sand in my hair (toke)

Every day's 80 fine degrees

I'm not goin' anywhere

I got nothin' but time

On my hands every day

And there's nothin' I'm wearin'

That I can't give away

Got beautiful girls all around me

With not much more than smiles on

I think I'll stay here on the beach

And lay in the sun

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Palm trees wavin' in the breeze

I got sand in my hair (toke)

Every day's 80 fine degrees

I'm not goin' anywhere

I got nothin' but time

On my hands every day

And there's nothin' I'm wearin'

That I can't give away

Got beautiful girls all around me

With not much more than smiles on

I think I'll stay here on the beach

And lay in the sun

Got beautiful girls all around me

With not much more than smiles on

I think I'll stay here on the beach

And lay in the sun

Words and Music ©2010 by John Speckine

Words and Music ©2013 by John Speckine

LYRICS BELOW.

This is a fun little song about the affect on your sleep habits meeting the love of your life can have. It starts with that giddy "just starting out" phase of a relationship, then moves to the "you carbonate my hormones" phase, and finally to the "been together a long time but you still turn me on" phase. Amazing how much sleep you DON'T get when you have that someone around. :)

Inspired by the way-too-short amount of time I got to spend with the love of MY life (my Jody). :)

The bass line was a hoot to play and you might hear certain sounds of old - for example: Dire Straits guitar and Grateful Dead harmony. Who knows what else? None of that was planned, but they sounded okay to me so I kept them. I guess I'm a slave to my growing-up music. :)

LYRICS:

Do you love me? Do you love me?

Do you wanna have my love? Do you love me?

Do you want my love for you?

Do you want a love you know is true?

Do you love me?

You said you loved me on Monday

And then you kissed me goodnight

I lay awake thinking one day

We'd be together for life

And I forgot about sleeping

All night

You're everything I ever dreamed

For me

Do you want me? Do you want me?

Do you wanna have me in your life? Do you want me?

Do you always want me there?

Do you wanna know I'll always care?

Do you want me?

I asked you out to a movie

Then we went out for a bite

And for the first time, I asked you

If you could just spend the night

And I forgot about sleeping

All night

You're everything I ever dreamed

For me

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The days go by and your with me

Weeks pass and you're by my side

The months roll on and you kiss me

Each day to start the day right

And I forgot about sleeping

Last night

You're everything I ever dreamed

For me

And you love me. Yeah, you love me.

Said you wanna hold me every night. Yeah, you love me.

Said you always want me 'round

And you're happy with the love we've found

Yeah, you want me

Said you love me

Yeah, you love me

Words and Music ©2013 by John Speckine

Words and Music ©2012, 2025 by John Speckine

Lyrics below.

My first piano composition. Sometimes, you have to pay for being a jerk; and a cancelled engagement hurts as much as losing your wife.

LYRICS:

I made you all those promises

I never meant to break

And when I didn't keep them

You took your love away

Now I've had to live my life

Without you by my side

And all the hopes and dreams I had just died

When you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

I close my eyes and think of you

Time does not heal all wounds

And though I know it's pointless

I still hope to see you soon

Almost thirty years have passed

Since I looked in your eyes

But I miss you just like it was yesterday

When you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

I wish I could go back in time

And change the things I did

I wish that I had never made you cry

I'd give everything I have

To be with you again

And live the life I know could have been mine

A million things a day remind me

That we're still apart

A million times a day, I feel

A knife go through my heart

I try to keep these feelings hidden

From the world outside

But still when I'm alone, sometimes I cry

About when you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

A million things a day remind me

That we're still apart

A million times a day, I feel

A knife go through my heart

I try to keep these feelings hidden

From the world outside

But still when I'm alone, sometimes I cry

About when you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

When you said goodbye

Words and Music ©2012 by John Speckine

This is about a brown-eyed lady I'd met and gotten close to. I thought we were about to get SERIOUS, and then we didn't. C'est la vie, I guess.

Words and music ©2003, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine

LYRICS:

You came into my life from out of a blue sky

You changed the way my heart has felt from then on

The love that you give me means more than my breathing

My home is by your side; I'll never be gone

Now each time I'm with you, I touch you and kiss you

Fall more in love with you. You're all that I need

Then when we must part, tears flow in my heart

There's no doubt that you are the woman for me

I get lost in your brown eyes, in your love, in your sighs

I love everything there is about you

When we're together, just talking - whatever

I think of forever

And get lost in you

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I don't know what you see - why you want and love me

But it makes me happy to know that you do

I can't help but love you; no one stands above you

I always think of you and get lost in you

I get lost in your brown eyes, in your love, in your sighs

I love everything there is about you

When we're together, just talking - whatever

I think of forever

And get lost in you

I get lost in your brown eyes, in your love, in your sighs

I love everything there is about you

When we're together, just talking - whatever

I think of forever

And get lost in you

Words and music ©2003, 2016 by John Speckine

Music & Lyrics ©2000, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine

LYRICS:

Green eyes that suddenly make me smile

Each time I look at your face

Peace and contentment come over me

I feel like I'm floating in space

God, I love you

I want you

Don't know what I'd do

Without you in my life

Something about you

Makes me think about you

And I've gotta tell you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

I know that sometimes you get confused

You're not quite ready for this

I know you can't yet give yourself to me

But what I feel each time we kiss

Is how I love you

I want you

Don't know what I'd do

Without you in my life

Something about you

Makes me think about you

And I've gotta tell you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

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God, I love you

I want you

Don't know what I'd do

Without you in my life

Something about you

Makes me think about you

And I've gotta tell you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Thank God for you

Words and Music ©2000, 2016 by John Speckine