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Overtaken

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:50:38 -0700

OVERTAKEN

(C) 2009 MJD MUSIC INC / Matthew J Doughty Music Publishing (ASCAP)

Music by:
Matthew J Doughty, Chad Benzel

Words by: Matthew J Doughty, Chad Benzel, and Laura Marie Allen

It was unexpected, how you caught my eye

The way you looked that night.

And now there's no pretending, I cannot deny

All these feelings inside

With the way you looked that night...

The way you looked that night...

I'm OVERTAKEN again

Don't know how it happened, but I'm happy again

And the way you looked that night

With the starfire in your eyes... I'm Overtaken.

So unexpected, when we locked eyes,

Colors I can't define.

And in this moment, locked in time,

Your heart connects with mine.

It's True, I fell before, but never like this.

The light inside your eyes inspires my way.

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Shades of Grey (Someday)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:50:38 -0800

SHADES OF GREY (SOMEDAY)

Words by: Matthew J Doughty, Kyra Eve Wyatt

Music by: Matthew J Doughty

Now I may be a little bit broken,

and a little bit lost.

But the words we have spoken,

have kept me this long.

And now the mourning is over,

and a new day begins.

I know there's nothing worth learning

if you can't find it within.

So tell me one more time...

"Welcome to these Shades of Grey,

and don't forget Love is Everything!

Light and Dark rest side by side,

and all will be okay... SOMEDAY."

And we, we could all use some healing,

some rest away from this pain.

But all the smiles we've been stealing

are too stiff to maintain.

So when this journey is over,

and the new light shines in,

All this Hope we've been saving

will comfort us once again.

So tell me one more time...

"Welcome to these shades of grey

and don't forget Love is everything!

Light and Dark rest side by side,

and all will be okay... SOMEDAY."

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MJD MUSIC INC.

Matthew J Doughty Music Publishing (ASCAP)

main phone: 323-387-3653

main phone: 323-387-3MJD

mobile: 530-713-5510

Email: info@MatthewJDoughty.com

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Winter Sun

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:39:18 -0800

WINTER SUN

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

By now, you’ve probably found out that,

sometimes, you cannot believe your ears or your eyes.

You’ve had your trust broken, and I know

you’re afraid to hurt again... to see the lies.

Take some time to Live Your Life Today!

When Winter comes it will be colder.

We’ll Vanish in a haze, sing songs of better days

that we know are soon to come.

Just smile and you will see, nothings as it seems to be.

We’ll have lived our dreams when we’re done

...in the Winter Sun.

Right now is the only time you have,

Don’t think, just Open up your Heart and Live... live and love.
Your fear is only there to guide you.

Stay strong, and make the most of what you have...

‘cause you have Love.

Take some time to Live Your Life Today!

When Winter comes we will be older.

We’ll Vanish in a haze, sing songs of better days

that we know are soon to come.

Just smile and you will see, nothings as it seems to be.

We’ll have lived our dreams when we’re done

...in the Winter Sun.

We're living as much as we can in the Winter Sun.

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The Great Divide

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:50:38 -0800

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Words and Music by:
Matthew J Doughty

Well we met in the middle of the road.

Not a soul had I seen for miles.

It was electric when you caught my eye,

And it was you that returned my smile,

As we walked The Great Divide.

Seattle Summer and the sky was blue,

and there were miles of rolling green.

And every step that I took with you

was a memory from a dream,

As we walked The Great Divide.

And we walk The Great Divide.

And so we walk down The Great Divide.

You changed your ways, and I changed mine.

Cause in the middle, there's a place for us

to find a way to place our trust in Love.

We're holding hands over The Great Divide.

There have been many who've come this far.

There have been many who've parted ways.

But the times that I've walked the line

Have been the happiest of my days.

So we walk The Great Divide.

Yeah, we walk The Great Divide.

And so we walk down The Great Divide.

You changed your ways, and I changed mine.

Cause in the middle, there's a place for us

to find a way to place our trust in Love.

We're holding hands over The Great Divide.

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Beauty In Grey

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:39:18 -0800

BEAUTY IN GREY

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

I know you checked out a long time ago.

Anything to ease the pain.

When you wander in the Winter,

can I walk with you my love?

Sometimes I feel as old as the trees.

I lived a lifetime in ten days.

You opened doors in my spirit

I forgot I'd locked away.

And I want you to know that

I see beauty, I see the Beauty In Grey.

You haunt me still with the memory of Love,

and with that look in your eyes.

I saw all the way to the concrete wall

on the back of your soul.

I'm lost in Winter on this winding road.

Don't you remember, you're my guide?

You hold the keys to a life

I may never ever find.

And I want you to know that

I see beauty, I see the Beauty In Grey.

And I want you to know that

I see beauty, I see the Beauty In Grey.

And I want you to know that

I want you to live a life in full-color.

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MJD MUSIC INC.

Matthew J Doughty Music Publishing (ASCAP)

main phone: 323-387-3653

main phone: 323-387-3MJD

mobile: 530-713-5510

Email: info@MatthewJDoughty.com

http://www.MatthewJDoughty.com

Open Your Heart

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:39:18 -0800

OPEN YOUR HEART

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

You opened up your soul.

All I could ask for.

You opened up your heart, then you walked away

You don’t really know what it is to maintain.

You certainly know how to live with the pain.

What about the Joy in Life?

What about the Hope in Love?

Yeah, you’ve gotta Open Your Heart, babe.

Now’s a great time to start, babe.

You opened up your arms.

You were more than I could ask for.

You opened up your heart, then you walked away.

You don’t really know what it is to maintain.

You certainly know how to live with the pain.

What about the Joy in Life?

What about the Hope in Love?

Yeah, you’ve gotta Open Your Heart, babe.

Now’s a great time to start, babe.

You’ve gotta Open Your Heart.

I may never understand why you drew me in,

just to push me away again and again.

What I want for you is that you can find Trust in Love.

What about the Joy in Life?

What about the Hope in Love?

Yeah, you’ve gotta Open Your Heart, babe.

Now’s a great time to start, babe.

You’ve gotta Open Your Heart.

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Home is Here

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:10:18 -0700

HOME IS HERE

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty, Kyle Martin, Shawn Wedlund, and Cole Andrews

Girl, you gotta know what you're fighting for.

No one's got it easy, no one knows much more.

Forgiven are the things we've said

so rest a while your weary head...

Home is Here.

I don't see these troubles that you're speaking of.

We will find our Peace wen we truly Love.

Quiet all your worries now,

Hold close to me I'll show you how...

Home is Here.

You may feel like you're lost, but you're never alone.

If you walk away, you'll be leaving Home.

The choice you have in front of you

is easy if you only knew...

Home is Here.

Goodbye lies, goodbye fear.

The past is a ghost, redemption is here.

Yesterday is gone, "Tomorrow" is a lie,

but Home is Here!

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Hold on to Me

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:09:56 -0700

HOLD ON TO ME

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

There are moments when our lives are changed forever

These are times when we need each other most

I am lost, alone if we are not together

And without you I feel like a ghost.

Darling, you've always seen me for who I can truly be

And when the world gets angry, just hold on to me

Hold on to me

I'll be there as the rains fall down

Hold on to me

As we get washed out to sea

Hold on to me

When your world comes crashing down

Hold on to me

I will love you patiently

Through all the tattered days and nights that we'll encounter

When our dreams are beaten up and bruised

We'll be just fine as the road winds on before us

I'll be your comfort and you can be my muse

Darling, I'll always see you for who you can truly be

Never let your heart be troubled, just hold on to me

Hold on to me

I'll be there as the rains fall down

Hold on to me

As we get washed out to sea

Hold on to me

When your world comes crashing down

Hold on to me

I will love you patiently

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Be With Me

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:17:57 -0700

BE WITH ME

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

I like to watch you, stomping through the autumn leaves

I like to watch you, running from the waves and sea

I like to watch you, happy to be next to me

I like you just to BE WITH ME

I know when times get hard we'll never walk away

But when those troubles come you'll always hear me say...

I love the way you smile at me when you've done something wrong

I love the way you wrap your arms around me like a winter fog

I love the way you kiss, like there's nowhere you'd rather be

I love you just to BE WITH ME

I know when times get hard we'll never walk away

But when those troubles come you'll always hear me say...

I want to be with you through the cold of winter's rains

I want to lay my life down for you everyday

I want to be the one to satisfy your every need

I want you just to BE WITH ME

Won't you BE WITH ME...

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Rain Down

Mon, 09 Sep 2002 15:09:08 -0700

RAIN DOWN

Words and Music by: Matthew J Doughty

Hello again. We are ex-friends.

It's been so long that we've been apart.

Your veil and dress, his dark green vest,

I knew today would be this hard.

So Rain Down

I know that you don't love me now

Oh, all I feel is pain

Rain Down

How could I mean nothing to you now?

Rain, wash my life away

I wish you well, I wish I could tell

you all the things I should have before

I love you still, I always will

But now, I guess those times are no more

So Rain Down

I know that you don't love me now

Oh, all I know is pain

Rain Down

How could I mean nothing to you now?

Rain, wash my life away

You can wash my life away

Wash our past away

Wash this pain away

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