dream #29
ALBUM CREDITS
Produced by Ray Kennedy and Cindy Bullens
Engineered by Ray Kennedy
Mixed by Ray Kennedy and Cindy Bullens
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Recorded at Room & Board, Hermitage, TN
Elton John's piano recorded at Caesar's Palace Theater, Las Vegas, NV
Protools Engineer: Kevin Paul / Sound Equipment: Clive Banks.
Tim Wakefield's vocal recorded at Woolly Mammoth, Boston, MA--Engineer: David Minehan
Header Photo: Joanne Berman
BAND:
Cindy Bullens: Vocals, Electric/Acoustic Guitars, synth, harmonica
George Marinelli: Electric Guitars
Garry Tallent: Bass
Justin Maxwell: Bass on January Sky
Dennis Burnside: piano, Hammond B-3
Ginger Cote: Drums
Ray Kennedy: Percussion
Elton John: Piano on dream #29 (One True Love)
Delbert McClinton: Vocal duet on This Ain't Love
Tim Wakefield: Vocal on 7 Days
Reid Bullens Crewe: Vocals on dream #29 (One True Love), Paper & Glass
Front and back cover photography: Joanne Berman
All other photos: Joanne Berman
Except Cindy in Germany: Wolfgang Determann
Art Direction and Design: Cindy Bullens and Justin Maxwell
LYRICS
ORIENTAL SILK
In my eyes you can see
The shadow of a barricade
And a hundred walls to be
I stand there staring, daring not to think
You put your hands around my waist
And they you start to speak
I see your lips move
I notice your smooth skin
I see your eyes shine
I let some light in
Your words slide over me like Oriental Silk
And then your fingers do the same
I stand there spellbound as you're breakin' down my will
I feel my resistance giving way
In my mind today the sky is blue
Thirty years of hopes and dreams just might be coming true
Maybe it don't matter just how long we have to wait
Gotta find the right equation relative to time and fate
And I see your lips move
I notice your smooth skin
I see your eyes shine
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
JELLICO HIGHWAY
Somewhere in eastern Kentucky
With a whole lotta time left to kill
I decided to get off the Interstate
And drive on up into the hills
As I crossed the Tennessee border
With my thoughts scattered over the road
I been tryin' like hell to forget you
But leavin' you left me so cold
And somewhere on the Jellico Highway
It hit me so hard I could cry
I told you I didn't love you
God knows I was tellin' a lie
Somewhere on the Jellico Highway
I realized that I said goodbye
If I know you as well as I think I do
You're already movin' on
You said if I ever left you
You wouldn't linger in the loss too long
And I'm out here drivin' to nowhere
With my tears and a full tank of gas
Cursing myself for failing you
And the fact that I acted so fast
Somewhere on the Jellico Highway
It hit me so hard I could cry
I told you I didn't love you
God knows I was tellin' a lie
Somewhere on the Jellico Highway
I realized that I said goodbye
Somewhere in eastern Kentucky
With a whole lotta time left to kill
I decided to get off the Interstate
And drive on up into the hills
And somewhere on the Jellico Highway
It hit me so hard I could cry
I told you I didn't love you
God knows I was tellin' a lie
Somewhere on the Jellico Highway
I realized that I said goodbye
Written by Cindy Bullens © 2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
BOX OF BROKEN HEARTS
Take a little pepper, shake a little salt
Try to make somethin' special outta nothin'
If it don't work out, it's nobody's fault
Just need a little practice in the kitchen
If the sun comes up in the mornin'
I try to see it as a lucky day
When my head comes up off the pillow
I move my feet
I never take things for granted
I've see the world fall apart
You'll never be inside my box of broken hearts
If I find a little honey, I try to make it last
Take every chance I can get to taste it
I know so many people who live on broken glass
They find something sweet and then they waste it
But when the sun comes up in the mornin'
I try to see it as a lucky day
When my head comes up off the pillow
I move my feet
I never take things for granted
I've see the world fall apart
You'll never be inside my box of broken hearts
This is what I've waited for
This is love I can't ignore
It feels so good baby it's all right
I never take things for granted
I've see the world fall apart
You'll never be inside my box of broken hearts...
Written by Cindy Bullens © 2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
PAPER AND GLASS
On the table there are pictures
And they're scattered every which way
I keep lookin' for the right one
For the best one of me and you
I go downtown in the evening
After the nice stores catch the tourists
I go search for just the right frame
For the picture of you and me
Paper and glass is all I have
What's left of you and me
Paper and glass inside a frame
So I find one and I buy it
And it shimmers like the stars
I will put it by my bedside
And I will kiss it every single night
Paper and glass is all I have
What's left of you and me
Paper and glass inside a frame
I feel the cold of glass upon my lips
And I know it's always gonna feel like this
Paper and glass is all I have
What's left of you and me
Paper and glass inside a frame
Written by Cindy Bullens © 2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
DREAM #29 (ONE TRUE LOVE)
Touching' down in Amsterdam in the early light of dawn
Wasn't I just in Amarillo thinkin' I'd been gone too long
Now I'm in my hotel room with a disco down below
Wakin' up between the beats with no place I can go
Stumblin' down the cobblestones chasin' down a meal
Fifty thousand bicycles nippin' at my heels
I know this ain't Texas or Nashville, Tennessee
And I'm just a little nervous 'bout what they'll think of me
You're my one true love
You're my one true love
Wakin' up in Paris, playing in Berlin
I ain't makin' any promises when I'll be home again
Drinkin' cappucinos, breathin' cigarettes
Everything's so beautiful, but still I can't forget
You're my one true love
You're my one true love
Written by Cindy Bullens © 2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
MOCKINGBIRD HILL
I drove past our house up on Mockingbird Hill
The ghost of our love must be living there still
There's a bike in the driveway and a dog in the yard
And no indication that life can be hard
On Mockingbird Hill, yeah yeah
And the mockingbird steals a song from the air
And he don't care
I did what you told me, I believed what you said
And after a while left my senses for dead
I looked up to you with the eyes of a child
With a borderless heart and my youth runnin' wild
On Mockingbird Hill, yeah yeah
And the mockingbird steals a song from the air
And he don't care
We fixed up that house up on Mockingbird Hill
Every inch of it handled with consummate skill
With a three car garage and a new swimming pool
It's hard to believe we had everyone fooled
On Mockingbird Hill, yeah yeah
And the mockingbird steals a song from the air
And he don't care
And some times I cry
Some times I cry
We had two babies on Mockingbird Hill
Each would defy you with their own iron will
Now one lives in the sky and one lives in LA
And you can't forgive them for going away
From Mockingbird Hill, yeah yeah
And the mockingbird steals a song from the air
And he don't care
And the mockingbird steals a song from the air
And he don't care
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
7 DAYS
Oh the rain came down in long black sheets
After days and days of blistering heat
I could see it comin' from miles away
But I'm gonna see my baby in 7 days
There's a raging fire everywhere I go
Maybe this rain will make it slow
I can see clear through all the smoke and haze
Cause I'm gonna see my baby in 7 days
I can drive my car ten thousand miles
Cause there's a place I go that's in your smile
I was four years old-Ted Williams played in town
My mother took my brother, she said I was too young
Well he died today, I never saw him play
But I'm gonna see my baby in 7 days
I can drive my car ten thousand miles
Cause there's a place I go that's in your smile
Every night I thank my lucky stars
Cause I can feel your kisses from afar
When the sun goes down in this desert sky
I won't sleep even if I try
I'll be thinking bout your loving ways
Cause I'm gonna see you baby in 7 days
I'm gonna see my baby in 7 days
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
THIS AIN'T LOVE
This ain't love
You've taken me hostage
Tied me up in chains
Without a shred of conscience
You stole my senses
Stripped me of my pride
I count every teardrop baby
These eyes have cried
Set me free from your tainted embrace
This ain't love, sweet God above
Tell me this ain't love
You say such sweet things
Tempt me with your kiss
But don't true love baby
Bring a little happiness
I wanna be free from your tainted embrace
This ain't love, sweet God above
Tell me this ain't love
I don't know much about it
But I know it's supposed to feel good
Set me free from your tainted embrace
This ain't love, sweet God above
Tell me this ain't love
Written by Cindy Bullens ©1994 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
You don't want to disappoint me
I don't want to hurt noone
It's too late now we took the chance
The damage has been done
One more time I let my heart
Try to get it straight
You know maybe it's not our fault
We ended up this way
You've got too much going
And me, I'm on the run
So I watch our dreams go up in smoke
We're too close to the sun
The flame that rose up between us
We could not have foreseen
Seems my life goes in highs and lows
With nothin' in between
One more time I let myself
Believe in something strong
And this time I swore that I
Could tell right from wrong
As I run my fingers through your hair
I know I'm the one
But there's no place to hold our love
We're too close to the sun
Let it burn
Let it burn
Like sweet red fire
You may live with your desire
And me I could die young
Our love will turn to ashes
We're too close to the sun
My soul will turn to ashes
I'm too close to the sun
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
LOVE LETTER FROM LAS VEGAS
These bright lights will blind you
Turn gold into stone
Gonna send you a letter baby
We just can't talk on the phone
I'm here in Las Vegas
Where it's the luck of the draw
And I'm in danger of losing
The only thing I want
Forgive me baby I'm such a fool
I didn't even know that I could be so cruel
Gotta find time to sit down and write
I've got a lot of ground to cover before I sleep tonight
I guess once in awhile I go out of my head
I said some things that I shouldn't have said
Got no excuses for what I've done
Hurting you baby is the last thing I want
From Las Vegas
I'm writing you a love letter
It's way past midnight and the place is packed
I haven't seen daylight in a week and a half
I'm working this time just as hard as I can
But I'm missing your love and I'm feeling the strain
I guess once in a while I go out of my mind
I get all caught up and I act unkind
When I'm not with you I'm all undone
Hurting you baby is the last thing I want
So from Las Vegas
I'm writing you a love letter...
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI
JANUARY SKY
Six o'clock in the mornin' I'm standing outside
January sky shows the first glimpse of light
I zip up my jacket and brace for the cold
I wait for the sun before I get old
Well the sun comes up like it always does
This time of year it don't stay up enough
I crawl back into bed knowing I've worn you out
With my personal struggle and my perpetual doubt
Hey hey, my my January Sky
You wake up shakin' from another nightmare
I brush my hand against your face to let you know I'm there
Can I give you some comfort, can I ease your despair
But you stay silent like I'm not there
Baby we got a good thing
Baby our love is strong
I know we got some trouble now
It won't last long
There's a hole in the darkness
Now it's indigo blue
Baby things will get brighter
Cause our love is true
Hey hey, my my January Sky...
Written by Cindy Bullens ©2005 Mommy's Geetar Music/BMI