Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

Yup love hurts and sometimes we fall for the wrong guy… This song was written in the summer of 2010. Michael Morse and Maitland Ward are playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“So when you said you can’t fulfill my needs
In one swift blow you dropped me to my knees
My shattered dreams you’ve torn them all apart
With archer’s skills your words have pierced my heart

I didn’t know that you’re that kind of guy
How could I know your love was just a lie
What hurts the most is believing what you said
While talking sweet you got me into bed…”

Written By

John Douglas

Story

John E. Douglas wrote this ballad in 2007 and I think he captures the essence of love and hurt that sometime follows the loss of love. This is one of my favorite ballads of his and thrilled to be able to sing it. And of course John is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar.

Lyrics

“We never thought this would last, a pause a kiss, forget the past
And then reality was swept away in tides of passion where we lay.
Each drop of falling rain, each bit of sand, grain by grain.
I’ll count each and every star, in search of your heart
To be where you are …”

Written By

Mick Jagger/Keith Richards

Story

One of my all time favorite songs written by Mic Jagger and Keith Richards. Rumor has it was written for Marianne Faithful after a suicide attempt but that’s not confirmed. The song is basically about a guy who’s involved with this girl who has suffered through something and takes it out on him. However, as much as she hurts and tries to hurt him, he still loves her and does whatever he can to make her happy… nice idea. John Douglas is playing the piano and Maitland Ward the guitar.

Lyrics

“Childhood living it’s easy to do
the things that you wanted, well I bought them for you
Graceless lady, you know who I am
You know I can’t let you just slide through my hands
Wild horses, couldn’t drag me away
Wild horses, couldn’t drag me away
I watched you suffer, a dull aching pain
Now you’ve decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or off-stage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I actually wrote this song in 1985 but didn’t have a melody for it until recently. Michael Morse and Maitland Ward are playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“I’m a city cowgirl
I ride in a car
Horses are for country folks
I hangout in a bar

Texas two step
I do real well
Heartbreaking women
Likes to kiss and tell

Come on guys
When the two-stepp’ngs done
City cowgirls are a lot of fun

City girls, country girls,
They’re really all the same
They just have different methods
For the cowboy game

I can chug-a-lug a beer
As fast as any man
Keep that beer a pouring
From my Lone Star Can

Ride um high cowboy
I think you’re the man
I’ve been looking for all night
For my one night stand…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

“Falling” was inspired during a time when I was falling head over heals for someone and I was wondering if he was feeling the same way. I felt like I was free falling and needed to be protected from my own fear of being hurt if I took a risk on love again. I was feeling overwhelmed, conflicted and consumed by my emotions. George Friedenthal is playing the piano.

Lyrics

“I wonder what you’re doing now
I’m thinking of the mysteries the night has brought
I wonder what you’re dreaming now
Am I in your thoughts or am I far away?
I can’t erase you from my mind,
it’s racing faster than all time
I feel like I’m falling, falling, falling, catch me now…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

This song was written for someone I was missing and wanted to see again… Roger Bradley helped me with changing the original chords to make the song more tender and John Douglas added his magic touch.

Lyrics

“Now I see the morning light
Telling me the dawns in sight
Passing through my window
Reminding me the nighttimes through
Along with tender dreams of you
Brush away my sleepy thoughts
Will I go another day
Wishing all my time away
Longing for your gentle hug
Feeling empty for your love…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

The theme for this song is once again about love. John Douglas is playing piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar.

Lyrics

“Some quiet night I’m alone with you
Take my hand and guide me through
Mysteries of love that only you know how to do
Yes guide me through
Passion revealed in your eyes
Is something you can’t diguise
So hold me tight make love to me tonight…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

When you don’t think you are capable of falling in love again it can sneak up on you… but then it can disappear as quickly. John Douglas is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“I’ll always remember our first sweet kiss
Your touch soft and gentle, Your love I now miss
Who would have known, I could feel this way
So many empty nights had passed my way
I lost all feelings and yes I forgot
Love can consume you ready or not
But I don’t believe, and I can’t conceive
A world without you, your locked in my heart
The picture that I want, has your smiling face
And all of your love that I can still taste…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I wrote this song in the Spring of 2010. It’s all about falling in love and the confused feelings that often are its companion. Sometimes our fear of being hurt gives our ego a reason to put up a wall, run away or worse act like a crazy person. But, it’s all part of the joy of having butterflies, and longings that set our hearts on fire. Roger Bradly helped me tweak the original melody. George Friedenthal is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar.

Lyrics

“I’m all torn up about this love
I have for you inside
If I had to say goodbye to you
I don’t think I’d survive
My future so uncertain now
I don’t know where to turn
Keep telling me you love me
I know that I will learn
What am I suppose to do
With this love I have for you…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

This is a song about being in love and wanting to share your life with someone. I wrote this song for John Douglas, who is now my husband. John’s daughter Nanda sang the song at our wedding and his son JP accompanied her on the piano. Roger Bradley and John helped with the arrangement. John is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar.

Lyrics

“I just want to be the breeze that fills your sail
The stars that light your night
The song that sings your tale
Let me be your eyes
If you’re lost I’ll be your sight
Let me be your voice
When you’re wrong I’ll make it right…”[

Written By

John Douglas/Noreen Flowers/Nansie Chapman

Story

This song was written by John Douglas and Noreen Flowers in 2008 and I added a verse in 2010. The song is about the universal theme of love that is fading. John is playing the piano.

Lyrics

“I wish I could tell you what I tried to find a way to show
I know I don’t need to tell you, anything that you already know
These days my hearts not warming,
Even when I feel your touch
I still feel this isolation and you say you don’t feel enough
If we could feel it for a moment we’d feel it forever
True love like true lovers know
If it held us in an instant we’d never let a moment come between us to let love go…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I wrote this after my marriage broke up and the hurt and concern I felt for ending a long chapter of our life together influenced the

Lyrics

“In a black and white fantasy it’s easy to say goodbye
It’s a colored world we live in I’m sorry I made you cry
Maybe if you cry a little bit louder
I’ll come back to comfort you
I know it won’t stop the misery and pain
But perhaps it will easy your gentle rain…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

This is one of my “country” songs that I wrote in the Spring of 2011 but I didn’t have a melody for it until recently. It’s for all those guys that … well you’ll figure it out when you hear the

Lyrics

. Michael Morse and Maitland Ward are playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“I know you think you’re really slick
That’s why you flirt with every chick
A job that’s been assigned to you
Chase the broads is what you do

You don’t care what you say
Using words to get your way
When you’re lucky you bed them down
Once that’s over you’re not around

Cold cold heart how can you stand
To call yourself a decent man
Breaking hearts is what you do
Cold cold heart shame on you…”

Written By

Ellington Jordan/BillyFoster

Story

This is a song that Etta James sang that was written by Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster. Maitland Ward is playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“Something told me it was over
when I saw you and her talking now
Something deep down in my soul said ‘cry girl’
when I saw you and that girl walking around ooooo

I would rather, I would rather go blind boy,
Than to see you, walk away from me now

You see I love you so much that
I don’t want to watch you leave me baby
But most of all I just don’t want to be free at all ooooo”

Written By

John Douglas

Story

John E. Douglas, wrote this song back in 1981 and and once again I’m thrilled to be able to sing it. It’s about one of my favorite themes, being in love. John is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar.

Lyrics

“You’re there inside my mind in the mor-nin
When I wake up and whisper ‘I love you’
I clear away the cobwebs and find you
But I can’t think straight cuz of you, darling it’s true
Darlin, seems most the time I find, you occupy my mind,
hummm hummm”

Written By

Joe and Audrey Allision

Story

The original song, “He’ll Have To Go, was made popular back in the 50’s and 60’s by country singer Jim Reeves. I change the

Lyrics

slightly to be gender appropriate. John Douglas is playing the piano and Maitland Ward guitar.

Lyrics

“Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Let’s pretend that we’re together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you
She’ll have to go…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I wrote this ballad in the spring of 2011 around the universal subject of love and the conflicting feelings and questions that often surround it. George Friedenthal is playing the piano, Maitland Ward guitar and Justin Claveria is playing the saxaphone.

Lyrics

“I remember yesterday, there was nothing to live for
Before you walked into my life, and through my open door
My days were long, nights were cold
There was nothing around for me to hold
Nothing around for me to hold

Looking up I saw you, a vision in my mind
Sacred moments capturing us, we stepped out of time
Bathing in endless joy, hours that would last
Passion filling in the void, of empty days now past

But am I chasing rainbows, a dreamer afraid to wake
Will you be my true love or just one big mistake?
I know you can hurt me, I’m vulnerable it’s true
It’s all because I let myself fall in love… with you…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman/John Douglas

Story

This song John Douglas and I wrote in 2010 about love and heartbreak. It was one of the first songs we worked on together and one of my favorites. John is playing the piano, Maitland Ward is playing the guitar.

Lyrics

“Like flowers that bloom after gentle rain
Your love brings joy but sometimes pain
We walked in the park, it felt so right
All wet we kissed long into night
So why do I feel cold morning dew
is wrapped around me not warmth from you?
I never knew love could hurt this way
bright colors fade and turn to gray…”

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I wrote this song in July of 2011. George Friedenthal is playing the piano and Maitland Ward is on guitar. Another song about love and letting go.

Lyrics

“Writing song about the past
The love you gave that didn’t last
Late night movies, wine and laughs
Kindling fires and soothing baths
I thought you’d come back to me
I was blinded and didn’t see
Love for you was just a game
Love caught me and you’re to blame…”

Written By

written by Nansie

Story

I wrote this song while I was in Carmel on vacation and thinking about John before we were married and our relationship was still new. I was missing him and thinking about how much I was in love with him. Watch the video I made to go along with the song:

Lyrics

Misty gray mornings
With Cypress trees
Bending their branches
And greeting me
With gentle drops
Of morning dew
Caressing my skin
With memories of you…

I think it might be nice to also have this link on the home page under the song… What do you think? It’s the only video I’ve managed to create so far.

Written By

Arthur Hamilton

Story

I always loved the way Julie London sang this song, it seemed to fit in with some of my other more melancholy songs so I wanted to include it as one of my singles.

Lyrics

Now you say you’re lonely
You cry the whole night thorough
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

Now you say you’re sorry
For bein’ so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you…

Written By

Nansie

Story

John (who eventually became my husband) and I had just spent our first night together and I didn’t know if our feelings for each other would last. The song was inspired by my feelings for him. Brian Mann did a beautiful job of arranging the music to make it dreamy.

Lyrics

Dream dream of me now
For I don’t know how
I’ll ever find you
Where did you go?
For I cannot see through the
Forest or the rain
That falls upon me

Where where are you now?
My heart is broken
And searching so hard
To find you once again
Will this dream ever end
Will morning break my darkness?…

Written By

lyrics by Nansie arrangement by John Douglas

Story

Many relationships go through breakups that are painful and the partners struggle to find a way to hold on to what was once exciting and special. Please Stay was written for a friend whose marriage was falling apart and hoping to find a way to keep the relationship together.

Lyrics

If I told you I still love you
Would it change the way you feel?
Would it melt away your fantasies
And make your dreams seems real?
Would it strip away your armor
You always keep so near?
Would it open up your heart again
And push aside your fears?

I don’t know what happened
To make you pull away
Was it something I didn’t show
Or something I didn’t say?
There were times when you held me close
Now I miss your warm embraces
We drifted apart after all these years
It’s something I’ve got to face
Please Stay…

Written By

Nansie Chapman

Story

I wrote this song one weekend when I was staying in Ojai at a storytelling festival. While enjoying a quiet moment, a gentle breeze touched my face and I was humming the melody as the words started to form. Music has always touched my soul!

Lyrics

Songs of love caressing me
Like winds blowing through the trees
Music is soothing me
Like warm summer days
Bringing me ecstasy
In a thousand different ways

Notes of passion teasing me
Like waves upon a sandy beach
Are these sweet melodies
Finally here to stay
Or will they wash to sea
And carry love away?

When my thoughts starts drifting
And suddenly I feel that
Life is just an empty dream
And nothing here seems real

I hear notes that calm my soul
Reminding me I’m safe
Wrapping me in loving arms
Of music’s warm embrace