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Better Late Than Never

by S D Charlton

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    **Bonus Track 12 - Another Lonely Day (Heidi Jane) - I wrote these lyrics in 1992, 2 years after my sister, Heidi Jane Charlton, died at the age of 16 yrs old.
    The lyrics then turned into a song in 1993 and then was re-recorded, re-arranged, re- mixed and produced by Phil Ball in early 2020
    Both the song and album are dedicated to her memory xx
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1.
Hey There 03:11
HEY THERE 1/ HEY THERE, IM SORRY ITS LATE AGAIN BUT I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE IVE CRASHED AGAIN SAME OLD PROBLEMS COME RUSHING IN AND I NEEDED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE CHORUS COS IN YOUR ARMS I FEEL SAFE MY BODY WILL LEVITATE IN THE CALMING EMBRACE MY LOVE WILL ALWAYS COME TOO LATE 2/ HEY THERE IM DOWN ON MY LUCK AGAIN I JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE BUT I CANT PRETEND THAT IM DOWN ON MY KNEES AGAIN I REALLY DON’T HAVE A CHOICE CHORUS MY LOVE WILL ALWAYS HESITATE Intsru(chorus) 3/ HEY THERE IM HERE ONMY OWN AGAIN I THINK I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE
2.
Heaven Sent 10:06
HEAVEN SENT 1/ HEAVEN SENT, A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL TO ME WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEATHER SHE TOLD ME OF HER NEEDS CAME FLOATING THROUGH THE MIRROR OF MY BEDROOM FANTASIES SHE SAID WE’D BE TOGETHER BUT ONLY IN MY DREAMS 2/ IN SILOHETTE, SHE STANDS THERE AS REAL AS ME SHE SAID SHE’LL ALWAYS BE HERE MY CONSTANT MEMORY AS HER GHOSTLY FIGURE FADES I FEEL A CHILL INSIDE SHE SAID LOOK TO THE FUTURE I WONT BE FAR BEHIND CHORUS AND THE TEARS I CRY ARE REAL AND THE HURT I FELT AND FEEL IT STILL REMAINS INSTRU 3/ HEAVEN SENT, A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL TO ME I KNOW I WONT FORGET YOU COS UR HERE INSIDE OF ME CHORUS X2
3.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER I’D RATHER GO FORWARD THAN BACK IN TIME LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND NOT WHATS BEHIND BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS IVE DONE HAVE LED ME TO HERE IVE NEVER WANTED TO LIVE IN THE PAST OR CHANGE ALL THE THINGS GOOD OR THE BAD BECAUSE ALL OF THE THINGS IVE DONE HAVE BROUGHT ME TO HERE BUT STILL THE VISIONS OF YESTERDAY KEEP SPINNING AROUND MY HEAD AND THE VOICES I HEAR THEM SAY ITS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER I TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT REGRETS ARE FEW AND THE CHOICES I MADE WERE FAIR AND TRUE BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS IVE DONE HAVE LED ME TO HERE I DO MY BEST TO KEEP THE LIGHT IN MY LIFE TO SHUT OUT THE DARK, SHINE AND BE BRIGHT BECAUSE ALL OF THE THINGS IVE DONE HAVE BROUGHT ME TO HERE CHORUS ONE ON ONES A CONVERSATION I NEEDED TO HAVE, OH OH ( YOU KNOW I TALK TOO MUCH) FACE TO FACE WE SAY THE THINGS WE WISHED THAT WE HAD, OH OH (COULD NEVER SAY ENOUGH) AND AS THE LIGHTS GO DOWN ON THIS SMALL BEATEN TOWN INSTRU CHORUS
4.
The Fear 04:01
THE FEAR SITTING IN THE CANDID CORNER WAITING FOR A LULLABY READS THE SCRIPT LIKE JACKANORY WATCHING ALL THE KIDS GO BY CHORUS FEED THE FEAR ITS TAKING HOLD OF YOU FEAL THE FEAR ITS CONTROLLING YOU COUNTING SHEEP THAT JUMP THE FENCES THE PROWLING WOLF HE BIDES HIS TIME HOPES THE GIRL WILL TAKE THE WRONG TURN IMAGINATION RUNNING WILD CHORUS SILENT SCREAMS THEY CANT HEAR IT SHATTERED DREAMS INTO PIECES CHORUS
5.
SONG FOR NO ONE Intro ALL AIRBRUSH AND FILTER THE PICTURE SHE GAVE HIM WAS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE IMAGE HE HAS ON A BUS GOING NOWHERE A BABY SLEEPS LOUDLY AND A MOTHER CRADDLES THE PHONE IN HER HAND Chorus WE’RE CROSSING THE LINES ITS THE SIGN OF OUR TIMES OOH,OOH OOH OOH WE’RE TRYING TO FIND SOME PEACE IN OUR LIVES OOH OOH OOH OOH Verse 2 ON A ROOF TOP HE’S WAITING FOR THE WIND TO START CHANGING LOOKS BELOW TO SEE THE COMFORT HE NEEDS FROM A WINDOW SHE SEE’S HIM REACHES OUT BUT CANT FEEL HIM PRESSES SEND AND HOPES THE MESSAGE HE READS Chorus TAKE TAKE TAKE ALL WE WANT AND GIVE NOTHING BACK OH OH OH OH OH OH TAKE TAKE TAKE ALL WE WANT AND GIVE NOTHING BACK OH OH OH OH OH OH Chorus
6.
Sleep 04:49
SLEEP 1/ IM SO TIRED, I CAN’T SLEEP THE NIGHTS A LIAR AND A THIEF IN DARK I SHIVER CAUGHT UP IN THIS HAZE EYES WIDE OPEN BUT IM NOT AWAKE CHORUS SLEEP, GIVE ME SLEEP SLEEP TO MAKE ME FEEL AS REAL AS ANY DREAM IM IN BROKEN I SUFFER, THEN FADE AWAY IN A CORNER BLACK SCREAMS HERE TO STAY PULSE IS WEAKER ITS ALL TOO MUCH TO TAKE CHORUS M8 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING OF DESPAIR FALLING INTO THE ABYSS NERVES ON FIRE FEEL THE PAIN MY EYES ARE OPEN YET AGAIN CHORUSx2
7.
Walk On 02:44
WALK ON THERES A 100 FACES EXPRESSIONLESS WITH EYES PEERING OUT INTO THE DARK FROM THE CORNERS OF THEIR WORLD ON A TRAIN THATS GOING NOWHERE THERES A 1000 CHILDREN LEARNING FROM THE BOOKS THAT WERE WRITTEN BY THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WERE THERE FOREVER KEEPING THEM ALIVE THERES MILLION’S OF PEOPLE NEVER GOING BACK TO THE HOUSES THAT THEY BUILT TO THE PLACES THAT THEY LIVED TO THE STREETS THEY USED TO WALK ON 7.6 BILLION PEOPLE READING FROM THE BOOKS THAT WERE WRITTEN BY THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WERE THERE WITH THE STORIES ETCHED FOREVER IN THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS THEY BREATH THEY SEE THEY BREATH THEY FEEL
8.
Rain 03:21
RAIN 1 RAIN FALL AGAINST THE WINDOW PANE REMINDS ME OF THE TIME U WENT AWAY U SHOULD HAVE STAYED RAIN WASH AWAY THE TEARS THAT CAME AND ALL THE PAIN I FELT AND I KNOW I WILL FEEL AGAIN CHORUS OH OH OH THE SHAME IS STILL THE SAME BROKEN PROMISES BEGIN TO FADE BUT WHOS TO BLAME RAIN FEEL IT ON YOUR FACE AGAIN TAKES YOU BACK TO THAT FORGOTTEN CERTAIN SPECIAL PLACE RAIN CANNOT RELEIVE THE PAIN AND ALL THE HEARTACHE STIRRED BY WALKING DOWN OUR MEMORY LANE OH OH OH THE SHAME IS STILL THE SAME BROKEN PROMISES BEGIN TO FADE ITS LOCKED AWAY AND THROUGH THE WHISPERS OF THE TREES WE LEARN TO LIVE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN NO NEED FOR SEDATIVES TO SLEEP JUST THE MOAN OF FALLEN LEAVES IN THE RAIN….. CHORUS X2
9.
OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE THERES A BIG WIDE WORLD FOR YOU OUT THERE BABY TAKE A CHANCE HONEY GET SOMEWHERE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE IM WAITING ON YOU TO MAKE YOUR PLANS IM COUNTING ON U BABY SO TAKE MY HAND AND OH YOU GOT THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET ITS SO EASY FOR YOU JUST GOTTA TAKE CONTROL NOW I TELL YA, HERES WHAT YOU SHOULD DO OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUTSIDE
10.
THE WONDERFUL 1/ OLD MEN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OLD MEN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND CAN’T YOU SEE IN THEIR EYES SOMEKIND OF WONDERFUL CAN YOU SEE IN THEIR LIVES SOMEKIND OF WONDERFUL 2/ OLD MEN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OLD MEN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES ITS SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL AND THOUGH THE MEMORIES DIE THERES STILL THE WONDERFUL CHORUS GET AWAY NOW DON’T YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR RUN AWAY NOW GOTA FIND YOUR OWN WAY OUT TO YOUR WONDERFUL 3/ OLD MEN, HAUNTED BY THE PAST THESE OLD MEN, KNOWING THEY’RE THE LAST AND THOUGH THE YEARS HAVE GONE THEY STILL SEE THE WONDERFUL SPIRITS ALL DONE AND STILL THEY FEEL THE WONDERFUL CHORUS (HIGH VOCAL END And FADE)
11.
WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT YOU BRING THE LIGHT TO MY LIFE MY LIFE OH OH OH YESTERDAY HAS FADED AWAY A LOVE SO STRONG THAT BLEW INTO MY LIFE MY LIFE OH OH OH CHORUS BUT THE WORLD KEEPS ON TURNING OUR CHOSEN PATHS ARE MILES APART INSIDE A FIRE’S BURNING WILL TIME MEND THIS BROKEN HEART I DON’T KNOW WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT YOU PULLED ME UP WHEN I WAS DOWN DOWN OH OH OH GAVE ME LOVE TO HEAL THE PAIN A WARM EMBRACE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE MY LIFE OH OH OH CHORUS SO MANY TIMES IVE WISHED UPON THAT SHOOTING STAR THAT SEEMS SO FAR BUT IN THE END I REALISE THAT WHAT WE HAD IT MEANS SO MUCH AND CARRYS ON CHORUS
12.
HEIDI JANE HERE I STAND MILES FROM MY MEMORIES LANDS AWAY FROM MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS THE LIFE I SPENT WITH YOU SEEMS SO FAR AWAY HERE I SEE CHILDREN PLAYING GAMES JUST LIKE US IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS UNTIL THE TIME YOU HAD TO GO CHORUS ALTHOUGH ITS BEEN SOME YEARS SINCE HE TOOK YOU AWAY WHILE MY EYES CANT SEE WHAT MY HEART IS TELLING ME ANOTHER LONELY DAY GOES BY X2 HERE I SIT WATCHING TIME PASS BY ANOTHER HOUR OR A MINUTE TIL I WILL END AGAIN ANOTHER WORKING DAY CHORUS HERE I STARE INTO THE OPEN SPACE I CAN FEEL YOUR GENTLE CALMING GRACE AND MY SILENT TEARS WILL FALL CHORUS

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This Album has taken over 25 years to complete, even though most of the songs have only been written since august 2019.
The Album was recorded in Leeds and Lincolnshire between May 2020 and Jan 2022

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released April 25, 2022

Producer, Music arranger, mixing and recording engineer on all tracks except 7&10 - Ben Whelan
Producer, Music arranger, mixing and recording engineer on tracks 7&10 - Alan Croft

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S D Charlton England, UK

Born in Nottingham but raised and still living in Lincolnshire, Shaun has released 2 eps and his first solo album "Better Late Than Never"..2022 was another busy year with several collabs being written, recorded and released later in the year.2023 see's a collaborative album released and you can follow him on twitter @chuckstar85 ... more

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