Joey Contreras

I Could Fall

STEPHANIE

The page was turned

The lesson learned

And I was fine moving on

Met other boys

Hung out with friends

Relationships end

Recovery is over-rated

And my life has been upgraded 

Without you

I've made it through

 

JASON

Don't understand

I don't know why

Maybe some cupid out there is trying

To play sick games

Cause everyday

I look and there you are

Five years have passed

And I can tell why

We broke up the first time

 

STEPHANIE

I won't be the one to do it first

 

JASON

I won't be the one to really say

 

 BOTH

This is so weird

This is not okay

 

I could fall

Back in love

I could fall

Back in love with you

Even though you drive me crazy

I've been seeing much more lately

I could fall

Back in love with you

 

STEPHANIE

The grocery store

 

JASON

Across the street

 

BOTH

It's like we always plan to meet

 

STEPHANIE

When my hair's a mess

 

JASON

When I have bad breath

 

BOTH

It never fails

Damn it

 

STEPHANIE

But then you joke 

 

JASON

You always laugh

 

STEPHANIE

And we both start to linger

 

JASON

I won't be the one to say it no

 

STEPHANIE

I won't be the one no, not today

 

BOTH

This is not right

This is not okay

 

I could fall

Back in love

I could fall

Back in love with you

Even though you drive me crazy

I've been seeing much more lately

I could fall

 

STEPHANIE

There's something dangerous

When I look into your eyes

They somehow make me forgive all of your lies

 

JASON

Now your nagging seems so inviting

 

STEPHANIE

I no longer mind all the fighting

 

BOTH

Maybe you've changed

Maybe you've changed

Maybe we've changed

 

STEPHANIE

He bit his tongue

 

JASON

She licked her lips

 

BOTH

It seems to be right at the tips

Of both our minds

How this reminds 

Me of our first

kiss

 

I could fall

I could fall

Even though you drive me crazy

I've been seeing much more lately

Could I fall

Yes I'll fall

Back in love

Get Up and Go

Three years, seven months, two weeks 

But who’s counting? Not me. 

Looking back, I don’t know where time’s gone, 

And sometimes I don’t like what I see 

 

Cause lets be honest and 

Let’s be real 

You can be a little psycho 

When I’m just chill 

Making everything into some big freaking deal 

 

And I’ve tried to break it off once before 

But then you surprise me 

And act like the woman that I

Fell so hard for 

It’s like you always know 

When I want to get up and go 

 

After the blow up on Valentine’s Day 

You got me court side tickets to the Lakers’ Game 

Cause you knew I had had it 

And you knew how to make me stay 

 

After you purposely starved by goldfish 

To get me back for just some little crack that I 

Made about your coat 

My fish went a-float 

I got sex for a week 

That was your "apology" 

 

But let’s be simple and let’s be sane 

Do we really like being on this crazy train 

Of a relationship 

Flip, whip 

Upside down and zip, dip 

We need to get a grip. 

 

And I’ve tried to break it off once before 

But then you surprise me 

And act like the woman that I 

Fell so hard for 

It’s like you always know 

When I want to get up and go

 

So then it’s fine for awhile 

Until we get hostile 

And I want to break it 

Off and say the end 

Until you surprise me again 

 

Why does a smile, a real true smile 

Only once and while come upon our faces?

The laughs we share are few and far between 

Where are the people that we used to be?

Who just couldn’t wait, to say the three words 

We could not contain 

How long have those people been missing? 

Cause I know so much about you 

What makes you tick 

What makes you weak 

And you know so much about me 

What’s happening? 

What’s happening? 

 

Three years, seven months, two weeks 

But who’s counting? Not me. 

Looking back, I don’t know how bad it was 

But I know, it’s what had to be 

 

Cause I was honest and you were real 

And in that moment we both started to feel 

We had to get up and go  

My Simple Request

I know everything about him:

His interests, his activities

Music, cooking, hanging out with friends and fine wine

We have so much in common

His favorite films, I adore!

And he listens to Britney, I love her, but I love him more

Such a romantic, I can tell - 

Quoting sonnets from Shakespeare

Such an intellect, I can tell

And a Yale graduate from ‘04

 

When I type in my name and my password on Facebook

I get so anxious cause I know soon I can look

At your profile page filled with status updates

I feel so included in your life, I’ve concluded

That we belong and trust me, it’s plain to see -

That we need a tagged picture of you and me

Oh how I would love to be friends on the Facebook

But I’m nervous to send my request

 

So I’ve waited for the right time

Hoping fate would be on my side

And maybe that we’d meet fortuitously

And each day I check in -

See your recent posts and all

Wishing that we both had a "wall-to-wall"

I could just show up at your work

You listed it conveniently

Conductor of a church choir, oh

Why couldn’t I just be an Episcopalian?!

 

When I login on Facebook, I get so flustered

I just need to muster

The courage to write you a message tonight

But I’m nervous to send my request

 

Woe, woe is me!

Falling in love so foolishly

I’m tired of waiting, so Facebook tell him he’s mine...

Tell him that he's mine! 

 

One click and here I go

The wedding bells start to ring

One day it will be official

A relationship status with me and...

Though we’ve never met, it’s clear to see

That Facebook is the best for lovemaking!

Forget eHarmony or Match.com

This isn’t MySpace

There is no Tom!

All I want is for you to take a chance

Make this more than an online romance...

 

Just take the first step of our lives on Facebook

One tiny accept

To my simple request

Then fate will seal the rest

Waiting For More

I wanted to see you smile at me 

I wanted to feel the ground shake under my feet 

I wanted to know that everything would grow 

And though you said it would 

I’m not falling now 

To tell you the truth, I wanted to go from the start 

Cause you are too afraid to let it show 

 

But if you say what is real 

Gotta do what you feel 

Cause I’m not gonna be here for long 

I’m not waiting this time 

Not another shy guy 

Tell me the truth, open up and start to – 

 

Feel me, like you’ve never felt before 

Under my skin, that’s where it begins right now 

Love me, like you’ve never loved before 

If you want it baby, come and get it 

Don’t leave me waiting for more 

 

I’m running and running in circles 

With you, I’m going nowhere 

This isn’t how it should be 

And though you said it’d change 

Why is it still this way? 

I’m tired of making excuses for everything 

If you love me, come and show me today 

 

Cause I know it is real 

Everything that we feel 

And I’ve known it for far too long 

I am needing a sign

This is the last time 

Tell me the truth, open up and start to – 

 

Feel me, like you’ve never felt before 

Under my skin, that’s where it begins right now 

Love me, like you’ve never loved before 

If you want it baby, come and get it 

Don’t leave me waiting for more 

 

Take me away 

Show me what is inside 

All my desires are for you 

 

So if you say what is real 

Then do what you feel 

Cause I’m not gonna be here for long 

I mean it this time

Let's go for the ride! 

Show me the truth, open up and start to – 

 

Feel me, like you’ve never felt before 

Under my skin, that’s where it begins right now 

Love me, like you’ve never loved before 

If you want it baby, come and get it 

Don’t leave me waiting for more 

Don’t leave me 

Waiting for more 

Run

I look at you, you look at me, it should be easy 

To say hello and goodbye 

I say a word or two; you maybe say a word back 

But sometimes you don’t even try 

 

We used to walk and talk 

Move so freely and now we’re awkwardly still 

Searching for moments that I wish we were creating 

Waiting for the day, where we'll...

 

Lie in bed ‘til ten in the morning 

Run my fingers through your hair 

All these empty misunderstandings 

All the times we used to share 

 

So now I’m running far away to guard my heart 

Now I’m starting to wake up from what we’re not 

 

You push away, I want too much, it’s not so simple 

I guess we weren’t so in love 

Counting the reasons why we shouldn’t be together 

You’d think that I’d be above 

 

All of this childish behavior, see the signs go away 

Well it seems that slowly but surely, the truth is starting to stain 

 

So now I’m running far away to guard my heart 

And now I’m starting to wake up from what we’re not 

Watching you move right along 

Killing me inside from afar 

I can’t stand the person you’ve made me become 

So now I have to run 

 

I don’t care if I appear to be the weaker one 

But if nothing’s going to change, then I can’t stay this way 

 

So now I’m running far away to guard my heart 

And now I’m starting to wake up from what we’re not 

Watching you move right along 

Killing me inside from afar 

I can’t stand what I’ve become 

So now I have to run 

 

I look at you, you look at me, it should be easy 

To say hello and goodbye 

Back In My Life

KYLE

I just couldn’t take it 

I’m happier than I’ve ever been 

And to not share it with you 

Now that would just be a sin 

 

I don’t care what they have to say 

Stubborn and stuck in their old ways 

Preventing me from seeing you 

Scared of what I’d become 

Scared of the way that 

 

Time has changed and I 

I’m taking control of my life and 

Time has come and gone 

And I see who I want 

There’s nothing wrong with me 

There’s nothing wrong with you 

Mom and Dad need to step aside 

And see that I’m gonna make it through 

Now I just want my brother back in my life 

 

Well maybe I’m not perfect 

That’s something that they will soon see 

You’ll be there at my wedding 

Celebrating with our family 

 

MORGAN

But I don’t want to cause a scene 

You’d be better off without me 

 

KYLE

Come on, I want you to be 

A part of the changes that they need to see cause 

 

Time has changed and I 

I’m making decisions about life 

Time has come and gone 

Think about how much has gone on

 

MORGAN 

If you want it to be 

Then I will agree 

Mom and Dad need to step aside  

 

BOTH

Doesn’t matter who we are and who we like 

I want my brother back in my life 

 

MORGAN

I’ve learned that this thing called loved love

Is what everyone wants 

But no one ever seems to know how to handle 

Life’s greatest gamble 

Think it through 

That’s my advice for you 

 

KYLE 

Sure we have moments of hesitations

More from her end, but still just occasionally 

Every couple has situations 

That only makes them stronger eventually

 

So there’s no need to worry 

I got it all under control 

Just be there to support me 

My day will be complete 

 

BOTH

With my brother there we’ll see 

 

Times have changed and now 

Reunited for once and for all 

Time has come and gone 

Let’s make up for what we’ve missed on 

We’ll piss them off real good 

But still we have to prove 

Mom and Dad need to realize 

 

KYLE

So I like girls 

 

MORGAN

And I like guys 

 

BOTH

Who cares 

I need my brother back in my life 

I’m so glad you’re back in my life 

Whether or Not

I stand and I look right at you 

Thoughts running through my head 

How I thought you were my best friend 

But now it’s different 

Nobody could have planned it

But still you went on right through 

Broke the trust that I had in you 

 

Whether or not you know it 

Whether or not I show it 

I can’t forget and I won’t forgive 

But I travel on 

 

Oh, I know 

I know I know I know I know I know 

You never meant to hurt me 

And it’s easy to say that we’ll be okay 

Cause now, cause now

You see me laugh, you see me smile 

We joke around, when all the while 

I’m just falling deeper 

 

And whether or not you know it 

Whether or not I show it 

I can’t forget and I won’t forgive 

But I travel on 

 

Giving you that thought 

That I’ve moved on 

I don’t want to lose you 

But this is the truth 

 

I stand and I look at you two 

I see why you both work out 

He’s yours without a doubt 

 

I wish that I could play that role 

Be the one to share your joy with 

But I’m still with 

These feelings I can’t control 

 

And whether or not you know it 

And whether or not I show it 

I can’t forget and I won’t forgive 

But I travel on 

Giving you that thought 

But I’ve not moved on 

Love Me, Love Me Not

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)

What you don't know is that I would do anything for you.

What you don't know is that I would do anything for you.

 

Love me, love me not:

Counting petals on the floor.

Stop being so afraid

To let our love become more.

Take me, take me in:

I won't let you down.

I'm not running; I'm not leaving today.

 

But you can think what you want.

There's only so much I can do and you

Don't see all I am giving away

And I'm asking for you to stay.

 

Love me, love me not:

Counting petals on the floor.

Stop being so afraid

To let our love become more.

Take me, take me in:

I won't let you down.

I'm not running; I'm not leaving.

I'm not hiding, no, I'm not lying.

I'm not wanting anybody else today

But you ... just you. 

Remember

ZAK

I'm writing you today, see here

I have some thing to say, Just incase I...

Okay, listen here I go

 

The movements here are slow

Making progress but send my mother love...

Know she's frightened. I can't imagine what...

What the papers show

 

But I assure you

That while the conflict is drawing near

I will be fine

If I know that your love is with me here 

 

So remember

Remember me

Whatever should happen

Just remember

 

JOEY

Forgive me of my faults

For the pain that me being here as caused 

How I wish I could wash away the tears

Stop your endless fears

 

ZAK/JOEY

But I can not remove all this yearning

To fight for what I feel could be hurting

 

JOEY

The future of our child

 

But I assure you

That while you worry with all your might

I am still there

As a soft breeze, kissing you goodnight

 

JOEY/ZAK

So remember

Remember me

Whatever should happen

Just remember

 

PHILIP

Don't mourn me yet

Don't let go now

What keeps me going

Is that your love is around

I want to shield you

But these chains pull too tight

 

ALL

I can't escape this fight

So remember

Just remember me

 

JOEY

Whatever should happen

 

PHILIP

Whenever you're lonely

 

ALL

Just remember

 

PHILIP

The snow, our kiss

Each day, I reminisce

Our son playing ball

Out on the front yard

 

JOEY/ZAK

And I hope that you're proud

Even when I'm not around

 

PHILIP

But it's not the end yet

So please don't forget

 

ALL

Just remember

 

ZAK

Remember me

With Him

Isn't this, you know, kind of crazy?

A part of me finds it hard to believe.

Two adults, no yelling, no blaming:

For everything that came between

 

You look good, and I hear you're quite successful.

I always knew you would be.

Your children look just like you

and your wife is quite beautiful and ... Oh, me?

 

Well, I met a guy from St. Louis.

Kind of came out nowhere, but he's nice.

I was on tour and he asked me out after one show and

I thought maybe I should give it a try.

 

And suddenly I felt like a girl in college once again

Similar to the feelings I'd get with you.

The butterflies inside, the constant tongue ties, and

I thought, maybe this could be good...

 

And now 

With him I just fall again.

With him,

With him I just feel again.

With him

I come alive.

I feel like the girl

I thought I'd never find.

With him I just love again

 

I used to believe

That we'd be together for eternity.

It was hard to see

That future wasn't for you and me.

 

Remember when we laid in the park to soak up the sun and

How scared you were of all the pigeons?

You were convinced they were on a mission to chase you out 

And as we kissed, I think one pooped in your hair.

 

I'm sorry, I don't mean to get nostalgic and all, but

Look, there are things I want to know.

Like - how did you and your wife meet? 

and - did you end up proposing on a beach?

I know that's how you wanted ours to go.

 

To tell you the truth

Being here with you is so strange.

As you sip your coffee I feel my heart rearrange.

I'm afraid ... so afraid. 

You smile, and you laugh, and you still give me hope.

The what ifs and could beens, what we'll never know.

I wish I was stronger, I'm sorry...

I need to go

 

Cause with you

I just fall again

With you I just ...

With you, I just feel again

With you

I come alive

I feel like the girl I used to like.

With you I just ... 

With him I must ...

With you I just love again.

Ready

RACHEL

There's something about this moment

Right here I feel a power I've never felt

A clarity that I will not forget

It's time to own myself

Erase the voices that were in my head

Replace it with this confidence instead

Cause what's the point of beating yourself down

That's such a waste of time.

 

BRAD

I wish I felt this sooner

This calm is something that I could have used

When I was younger, awkward, and confused

But still at least I made it

And now the real journey is right ahead

And I can't wait to take the first step

And what's the point of holding on to the past

It's only weighing you down!

 

ALL

I am ready

I am getting

Stronger on my own

And heading straight into the unknown.

I am worthy

So I'm just gonna try

Maybe I could crash and burn

But there are lessons I can learn from everything

I am ready ... I am ready!

 

CARRIE/JOEY

I wear my heart on my sleeve

Put my hope in everything

And though I've come with mixed results

I'm realizing at this point

There's only so much you can do

But if you don't remain true

No one can see the real you

 

BRAD

I finally have my head on straight

Surrounded by the ones that I love

Supporting what they know I can become

 

RACHEL

I can fight and I can dream

No limits on what I'll achieve

There's so much I want and can be

 

ALL

Love, strength, truth, life ...

Here we go, no backing down

Proving now what we have found!

 

I am ready

I am getting

Stronger on my own

And heading straight into the unknown

I am worthy

So I'm just gonna try

Maybe I could crash and burn

But there are lessons I can learn from every

 

CARRIE/JOEY

Person that I get to know

Loving what can make me grow

 

ALL

Who knows how far I'll go

 

I am ready ...

I'm doing what I want to do

I am ready ...

After all I've gone through

I am ready ...

No matter what people say

I am ready ...

I'm getting better with each day.

I am ready!