Our Songs

I’ve been shattered,
Battered, splattered, scattered.
No matter what!
I’ve been there.

Down on the ground.
No turning round!
Smashed, lashed,
crashed, mashed.
I’ve been there.

No matter what !
Gotta get up!
Gotta be strong!
Keep moving along!

Carry on!
Carry on!
No matter what!
No matter what!

I’ve been fed up, beat up,
Strung out, thrown out!
Down on the ground,
No turning round.

I’ve been crushed, bashed, lashed, slashed, crashed.
Out of cash.
No matter what!
I’ve been there.

Well, you gotta be strong.
Gotta get up!
Gotta keep on moving along!

Carry on!
Carry on!
Carry on!
No matter what!
No matter what!

When your life has broken down,
On the ground,
You gotta get up!

When you’re lost,
You can be found,
Can be found!
You gotta get up!

No matter what!
No matter what!

I’ve been shattered, battered, splattered, scattered.
No matter what!
I’ve been there.

Down on the ground,
No turning round.
Smashed, lashed,
Crashed, mashed.
I’ve been there.

I’ve been fed up, beat up,
Strung out, thrown out!
Down on the ground!
No turning round.

I’ve been crushed, bashed,
Lashed, slashed, crashed.
Out of cash!
No matter what!
I’ve been there.

But you gotta get up!
Gotta be strong!
Keep moving along!
Carry on!
Carry on!
Carry on!

Gotta get up!
Gotta be strong!
Keep moving along!
Moving along!
Sing your song!
Carry on!
Carry on!

No matter what!
No matter what!
No matter what!

Copyright © 2023 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

The great roller coaster of life
Makes my head spin.

Up and down! All around!

With you by my side,
Hold on tight!
We’ll take this wild ride.

So, hold on! Up we go!
Up we go!
Up we go!

Up we climb! Our senses spin!
Now take a spin!
Take a spin!

Bam! Bam! Hold on!
Down we go!
Down we go!

Joy turns to heartache.
We make mistakes.
Our hearts break.

Times can be rough.
Life can be tough.
Just hold on!

Imperfect as life is,
Let’s live it!
Imperfect as life is ,
Let’s love it!

Imperfect as life is,
Let’s taste it all!
Live it!
Love it!
Savor it all!

The great roller coaster of life
Makes my head spin
Up and down! All around!

With you by my side,
Hold on tight!
We’ll take this wild ride.

When the floor slips away,
I’ll catch you.
When your dreams crash,
I’ll hold you.
When despair rocks you,
I’ll give you hope.

The great roller coaster of life
Makes my head spin.
Up and down! All around!

With you by my side,
Hold on tight!
We’ll take this wild ride.

(Repeat chorus)

Copyright © 2022 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

CHORUS:
Give me a strong, strong woman. (Repeat 4 times)

Give me a strong woman
Who loves without limits.
Together we’ll take on the world.
We’ll make a better world, a better world.

Give me a strong woman.
We’ll care for our families
And build our communities.
We’ll share laughter and love, laughter and love.

CHORUS:
Give me a strong, strong woman. (Repeat 4 times)

Give me a strong woman,
Fighting for what’s right.
Standing for Justice day and night.
That woman is you. That woman is you.

Give me a strong woman.
We’ll be tough in hard times.
As a team, OH,
New heights we will climb.
New heights we will climb.

BRIDGE:
In these uncertain times,
Strength is what we need.
You inspire me.
You inspire me.

In these uncertain times,
Love is what we need.
I give love to you.
You give love to me.

CHORUS:
Give me a strong, strong woman. (Repeat 4 times)

Copyright © 2019 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

Chilling on the deck,
Sipping wine.
Life seems so fine.
I’ve put in my time,
Fighting for what’s right.

I fought the good fight.
I fought for my country
And marched for peace.
I’ve seen children go hungry
And gave them food to eat.

I saw prejudice.
So I marched for equal rights.
Wherever I saw hate,
I answered with love and light.

Now I’m chilling on the deck,
Sipping wine.
Life seems so fine.
I’ve put in my time,
Fighting for what’s right.
I fought the good fight.

Now my friends are talking
About extinction,
Solutions for pollution,
Paying attention in every election.

Looks like I must leave again
To do what’s right.
These times are calling me back.

Chilling on the deck,
Sipping wine.
Life seems so fine.
We’ve put in our time,
Fighting for what’s right.
We’ll fight the good fight.
We’ll fight the good fight. (Repeat)

Copyright © 2019 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

I love sitting in the garden with you
Under the starry night sky.
You and I, astronauts on this Spaceship Earth,
We’re stardust, after all.

We gaze up at the night sky and wonder.
Are we alone in all of this?
Are there lovers out there?
Is there kindness and peace?
Do other worlds sing and dance?

Our sun spins in the Milky Way,
Waltzing with galaxies.
One giant whirling,
Cosmic unending dance.

CHORUS

We’re stardust, after all.
We travel the starry night sky.
We contemplate this universe,
As we voyage on our Spaceship Earth.

We’re stardust, after all.
Astronauts, you and I.
We contemplate this universe
As we voyage on our Spaceship Earth.

How fragile is our Spaceship Earth,
Wrapped in a thin blue sky,
Given breath by the trees,
Sustained by the seas.
Astronauts, you and I.

We must care for our spaceship earth
As it we Spiral through the universe.
We must love it and marvel.
We’re stardust, after all.

Our sun spins in the Milky Way,
Waltzing with galaxies.
One giant whirling cosmic
Unending dance.

CHORUS

We’re stardust, after all.
We travel the starry night sky.
We contemplate this universe,
As we voyage on our Spaceship Earth.

We’re stardust, after all.
Astronauts, you and I.
We contemplate this universe
As we voyage on our Spaceship Earth.

We’re stardust,
after all.
We’re stardust, after all.

I love sitting in the garden with you
Under the starry night sky.
You and I astronauts on this Spaceship Earth,
We’re stardust, after all.

Copyright © 2020 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

Hot, hot, hot!
Our world is hot, hot, hot!
Whether we like it or not.
It’s getting hot, hot, hot.

We’re cooking in the summer.
Fires rage.
Rivers run dry.
Forests in flames.

Glaciers melt.
Seas rise.
Hurricanes come as no surprise.

Well, it’s hot, hot,hot.
Our world is hot, hot, hot.
Whether we like it or not.
It’s getting hot, hot, hot.

Global weirding has appeared.
It’s worse than we feared.
Nature must be revered
Because we’ve interfered.
Let’s all volunteer
Before we disappear.

It’s not too late!
It’s not too late!
It’s not too late!

The hot gets hotter.
The cold gets colder.
The wet gets wetter.
The dry gets drier.

It’s not too late.
This damage done is not our fate.
It’s repairable, restorable , renewable.
When we’re adaptable
Anything is possible.
 
Cooking in the summer,
Fires rage.
Rivers run dry.
Forests in flames.

Glaciers melt.
Seas rise.
Hurricanes coming and no surprise.

Cause it’s hot, hot, hot.
Our world is hot, hot, hot.
Whether we like it or not.
It’s getting hot, hot, hot.

The hot gets hotter.
The cold gets colder.
The wet gets wetter.
The dry gets drier.

It’s not too late.
This damage done is not our fate.

It’s up to all of us!
All of us!
All of us!
All of us!
All of us!
All of us!

Hot, hot, hot.
Well, it’s hot, hot, hot!
Whether we like it or not.
It’s getting hot, hot, hot!
HOT!

Copyright © 2021 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

What can we do?
We can organize.
Not just agonize.
Now what can we do?
We need to energize.

This was my childhood paradise
And I love it still.
But it needed some protecting
And it always will.

So I ran for city council
And I won. “What the hay!”
Then I ran for mayor
And I won. “What you say!”

So! What can we do?
We can organize,
Not just agonize.
Now what can we do?
We can organize.
We need to energize.

Our life, our world, our planet.
We need to protect.
When things go wrong,
We must correct.

Now I’m running for Congress.
“What you say?”
I’m running for Congress.
I’m on my way.

Whatever your story,
Wherever your home,
When you organize,
You’re never alone.
Speak out for what you believe.
You’ll be amazed at what you’ll achieve.

So! What can we do?
We can organize.
Not just agonize.
Come on!
What can we do?
We can organize.
We need to energize.

Copyright © 2018 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

As we swim in this turquoise sea,
Your legs glide next to me.
Dolphins leap in delight.
In this rainbow coral reef below,
Tropical fish tickle our toes.

What led us to this miracle of life?
Waves dancing day and night.
Birds circle up above
The forest at great height.
Here we are, a part of it, this dance of life. (2 times)

What a thrill!
What glory to be alive!
To be part of such beauty
With you by my side.
So will you be my partner in this dance of life?

Atoms swirl in infinite blending.
All this, miraculous, never ending.
Millions of years led you to me.
Here we are, a part of it,
A part of it, this dance of life.

On our precious planet, we all dance as one.
On this round blue ballroom.
We twirl in space,
Lift each other up,
As we travel through the starry night.

Here we are, a part of it,
A part of it, this dance of life. (2 times)

Here and now,
As we walk from waves to sand,
On this sun-kissed beach,
We twirl and whirl, holding hands.
Will you be my partner in this dance of life?

Copyright © 2019 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

I live in this town every night in my dreams Where hope flows like water in a gentle stream.
Children play without fear.
Neighbors offer good cheer.
And courtesy is sincere.
And kindness is king.
In the town of my dreams.

Won’t you join me in this town?
Bring your love and come on down.

I live in this town every night in my dreams Where everyone is greeted with smiles.
And every conversation rings with laughter for miles.
Yes, and kindness is king.

Every night I live in this town of love and light Where everyone tries to do what’s right.
Where beauty is found in everyone and everything.
Yes, and kindness is king
In this town of my dreams.

Won’t you join me?

Every night I live in this town of love and light
Where everyone tries just to do what’s right.
Where beauty is found in everyone and everything.
Yes, and kindness is king
In the town of my dreams.

Won’t you join me in this town?
Bring your love and come on down.
Everybody, everybody come on down to this town of my dreams.

Copyright © 2021 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

We work from home
Wear a jacket over our pajamas.
No commute! No office dramas!
We try to do big things, but my connection is so slow.
What day is it? Huh! I don’t know!

I can’t inhale your fragrance.
I miss touching your hair.
We long to feel the heat.
But you’re not there.
How do we make love when we can’t touch?

Ooooo....Mmmmm

CHORUS: (twice)
Let’s go a little crazy
To keep from going nuts.
We can still connect now
Even if we can’t touch.

We miss the city beat,
The noise in the street,
The car horns and the crowds,
Children in playgrounds laughing out loud.
Where is the heat?
Where is the beat of that city heart pumping? So sweet!

We celebrate with family on a little screen.
Grandma and grandpa making the scene, along with the teens.
All blowing kisses which everyone misses.
Playmates, friends, and family.
Together...virtually.

CHORUS (TWICE)
Let’s go a little crazy
To keep from going nuts.
We can still connect now
Even if we can’t touch.
 
Virtual love! Virtual work!
Virtual family! Virtual friends!
Lots of perks!
But I’m still going berserk.

Virtual love! Virtual work!
Virtual family!
All this virtuality is changing my reality.

We’re far away. But we’re close in a way.
I’m in your home. And you’re in mine.
We open our separate bottles of wine,
Make a toast on the little screen,
Kick back and everything is fine.

CHORUS
Let’s go a little crazy
To keep from going nuts.
We can still connect now
Even if we can’t touch.

Copyright © 2020 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing:
We want to live without fear.
We want to live without fear.
Our schools should be learning grounds, safe grounds.
Not battlegrounds.
We want to live without fear.

So everybody,
Listen to the children sing:
We want to live and love.
Listen to the children sing:
We want to laugh and play.
Put your guns away.
Let us live today.
Now we must find a way.

Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing:
We want a safer world.
Give us a saner world.
Together we will make a change.
Together we must find a way.
Give us a safer world.

Everybody!
Listen to the children sing:
We want to live and love.
Listen to the children sing:
We want to laugh and play.
Put your guns away.
Let us live today.
Together we must find a way.

Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing.
Our lives are in your hands.
And our hands.
Our happiness is in your hands.
And our hands.

Let us live today!
Put your guns away!
Together we must find a way.
Our lives are in your hands.

Listen to the children sing:
We want to laugh and love.
Listen to the children sing.
We need to find a way.

Listen to the children sing.
Listen to them sing.
Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing.

Put your guns away.
We want a safer world.
Listen to the children sing.
Together we must find a way.

Listen to the children sing.
Come on!
It’s in our hands today.
Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing.

Come on!
We want a safer world.
Listen to the children sing.
Give us a saner world.
Listen to the children sing.
Yes, we must find a way.

Listen to the children sing.
Listen to the children sing.

Copyright © 2018 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

We’re all heroes of our own stories,
Through all the pain and all the glories.
But sometimes Superheroes enter our lives, People, often strangers, who help us survive.

I want to thank the fire fighters,
Superheroes all around,
Who fought the towering flames to save my town.

Through suffocating smoke and blinding heat, You saved our homes.
Without you we’d be living in the street.
Superheroes one and all.

I want to thank the doctors and nurses, Superheroes every one.
You put yourself out on the line
And saved my family.

The many times we came close to the end, Doctors and nurses healed us again.
My family survives because of you. Superheroes one and all.

We’re all heroes of our own stories,
Through all the pain and all the glories.
But sometimes Superheroes enter our lives, People, often strangers, who help us survive.

I want to thank the teachers.
Superheroes every one.
You taught me how to think
When I pushed you to the brink.

You taught me how to observe and reason, To understand traditions and fulfill my ambitions.
Teachers, Superheroes, one and all.
 
When I stop and think about it,
There are superheroes all around
who make sure that we’re okay.
Strangers who lend a hand
When life is more than I can stand.
Superheroes every day.

We’re all heroes of our own stories,
Through all the pain and all the glories.
But sometimes Superheroes enter our lives, People, often strangers, who help us survive.

(Repeat chorus)

Copyright © 2021 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

Smiling, laughing,
Feeling the excitement grow.
We open the door,
New worlds to explore.

We know this bed well,
These pillows and sheets.
Our imagination swells
And music roars to our heartbeats.

The midnight moon.
The morning mist.
The noonday heat.
The sunset glow.
It’s all good.
But afternoon love is best.

Let’s close the shades,
Open up our hearts.
Clothes on the floor.
We don’t need them anymore.

It’s a magic carpet ride
To where we’ve never been.
Doing things we’ve never tried,
Until our heads spin.

The midnight moon.
The morning mist.
The noonday heat.
The sunset glow.
It’s all good.
But afternoon love is best.

Skiing—the mountain slopes.
Surfing — the perfect wave.
Biking — on autumn trails.
It’s all good.
But afternoon love is best.
 
We know this bed well,
These pillows and sheets.
Our imagination swells.
As music roars to our heartbeats.

The midnight moon
The morning mist.
The noonday heat.
The sunset glow.
It’s all good.
But afternoon love is best.
Afternoon love is best. (Repeat)

Copyright © 2018 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

I've got boxes of love for you,
Filled with love enough for two.
I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.
Open one and look inside.
You'll find love that I can't hide.
I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.
I've got trucks of hugs for you.
Put one on when you’re feeling blue.
I've got trucks and trucks of hugs for you.
When you need some arms around,
I've got hugs by the pound,
I've got trucks and trucks of hugs for you.
When you need someone to care,
Say the word and I'll be there.
I've got everything you need and it's all for you.
I've got trains and planes and barrels and baskets and cases of kisses, too.
Just enough to last your whole life through.
I've got stacks of I Love You’s
Jump on one when you’re feeling blue,
I've got stacks and stacks of I Love You's.
When you’re caught out in the cold,
I’ve got tons of hands to hold.
I've got stacks and stacks of I Love You's
When you need someone to care,
Say the word and I'll be there.
I've got everything you need and it's all for you.
I've got trains and planes and barrels and baskets and cases of kisses, too.
Just enough to last your whole life through.
I've got boxes of love for you,
Filled with love enough for two
I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.
Open one and look inside
You'll find love that I can't hide,
I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.
I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.
Oh! I've got boxes and boxes of love for you.

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash, All rights reserved.

Sailing out of New York Harbor,
Leaving my troubles behind,
Standing on the bow,
Holding the rail,
Adventure on my mind.

I'm in search of the beautiful,
The wild, and the free.
The dark sea mysteriously sings:
"Come to me. Come to me."

Lady Liberty, set me free!
Your golden glow beckons:
"Come to me. Come to me"
Lady Liberty ,won't you come to me?
May your golden glow set me free! Set me free! Set me free!

In the night chill, adventure calls.
And shooting stars fall.
The moon grins brightly
As New Jersey twinkles.
New York blazes brighter than them all.

I’m in search of the beautiful,
The wild and the free.
New horizons found.
Peace is where I’m bound.

Lady Liberty, set me free!
Your golden glow beckons:
"Come to me. Come to me."
Lady Liberty, won't you come to me?
Let your golden glow set me free! Set me free! Set me free!

I'll explore the world,
Give adventure a whirl.
From port to port,
Every town my resort.

Fearing nothing and no one,
I'll make the world my own.
Every man and woman my friend.
Every land my home.

Lady Liberty, set me free!
Your golden glow beckons:
"Come to me. Come to me."
Lady Liberty, won't you come to me?
Your golden glow says: “Set me free! Set me free! Set me free!”

Now, as I set out to sea,
I wave farewell to my Lady Liberty.
"Good journey!" I hear her say.
I blow her a kiss
And I'm on my way.

Lady Liberty, set me free.
Your golden glow beckons:

"Come to me. Come to me."
Lady Liberty, won't you come to me?
Let your golden glow set me free! Set me free!

(Repeat)

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

My great grandfather was an immigrant.
He took a boat across the sea.
He dreamed of America, with a yearning to breathe free.
Not much in his pockets but courage in his heart,
He took a boat across the sea and made a brand new start.
He worked hard with his hands and built a life,
Fell in love and found his wife.
They had kids and their family grew,
And each one of them knew, they were immigrants too.
We're all immigrants, we came from every land.
We came to America to be free and make a stand.

My great grandmother was an immigrant.
She took a boat across the sea.
She left her life and a family behind because she yearned to breathe free.
Couldn't speak much English.
But she was good with her hands.
She built a life with a needle and thread.
That's how it all began.
She worked hard with her hands and built a life,
Filled with love and filled with strife.
She had kids and her family grew,
And each one of them knew, they were immigrants, too.

We're all immigrants, we came from every land.
We came to America to be free and make a stand.

Throughout our history people came from every land.
By working hard, they helped to build this great land.


My great grandparents were immigrants.
They took a boat across the sea.
With courage and heart, they made and new start,
And they yearned to breathe free.
They had kids and their kids did, too.
They made a family tree.
They stood up for right and followed the light.
Then came you and me.
They worked hard with their hands and built a life,
Taught their kids to do what's right,
And as their family grew each one of us knew
We were immigrants, too.

We're all immigrants, we came from every land.
We came to America to be free and make a stand.

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash, All rights reserved.

Take me out to the ball game.
Take me out to the crowd.
And what a crowd it is!
On the field, in the stands,
We thousands came from many lands.

Take me out to the ball game.
Take me out to the crowd.
Everyone with a different story.
Yet we’re so much the same.
We're American.
Each different, yet so much the same.

Our differences make us stronger.
So our national motto says:
E pluribus unum.
From the many, we are one.
From the many, we are one.

Take me out to the ball game.
Take me out to the crowd.
And what a crowd it is!
On the field, in the stands,
We thousands came from many lands.

From the stands, I watch my brother pitch.
How proud my grandfather would be.
He came from the old country
With nothing but a dream and calloused hands.
I feel him with me in the stands,
Cheering my brother pitch in this new land.

Take me out to the ball game.
Take me out to the crowd.
And what a crowd it is!
On the field and in the stands,
We millions came from many lands.

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

It seems the best times of my life
Are on my back.
I laugh, I love, and I relax.
It seems to me that I have a knack for living on my back.

Childhood days,
Lazing on soft grass,
Warm wind in my ears.
Ladybugs on my fingers.

Summer nights, with pals,
We held court in tree forts,
Strumming on guitars,
Wishing on stars.

Chorus

Those high school days, in my unmade bed,
Of heroes and history I eagerly read.
Dreams of adventures filled my head.
Travels, romance and greatness ahead.

Those high school nights, in my unmade bed,
I tasted my first kisses. Not much was said.
What passed for love were
Youthful wishes. In my unmade bed.

Chorus

Honeymoon days, we were burned by the sun,
We made love in the sand between two palms.
The hammock swayed, life was grand,
Loving on the sand.

Honeymoon nights, rolling in cool sheets,
Sipping on juice and rum,
We whispered words of love and
Dreamed of the days to come,
Sipping on juice and rum.

Chorus

Someday, my kids will have kids, too.
With them, I’ll laze in soft grass.
We'll count ladybugs, warm wind in our ears,
Creating memories to last for years.

Chorus

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.

We fought, so silly.
We fought, so sad.
I was tired, you were mad.
Sometimes those little things seem so bad.
But that's just how some nights go.

The dishes were dirty,
The bed was unmade.
Laundry piled up and
Bills were unpaid.

We fought , so silly.
We fought, so sad.
But that's just how some nights go.

So I jumped in my truck,
Sped out into the night,
Headed to Joe's bar.
It wasn't that far.

“Double Jack on the rocks!"
Joe said, "You bet, my friend."
But that was the beginning of the end.

I ordered again, two or three times more,
Trying to get this fight off my mind.
Joe said, "You're cut off, son.
You don't need no more."
Then he pointed me to the door.

We fought so silly.
We fought so sad.
But that's just how some nights go.

Well, I turned that old truck around,
Wondering, why did we fight?
Baby, I'm coming home.
I'll be with you tonight.

We fought, so silly.
We fought, so sad.
Sometimes those little things seem so bad.
But that's just how some nights go.

I hit the gas and I missed a curve.
I crossed a ditch and I began to swerve.
I saw the end comin', my life was at stake.
But the truck bounced back when I pumped the brake.

Now I don't care about dishes or housework no more.
It's not a disaster if we don't mop the floor.
Facing the end made me realize,
I'm lost in this life without you by my side.

We fought , so silly.
We fought so sad.
I was tired and you were mad.
Sometimes those little things seem so bad.
But that's just how some night go.
That's just how some nights go.

Copyright © 2017 Vince Nash and Maritza Nelson, All rights reserved.