World at my Feet - Song Lyrics
Copyright Carly Jo Jackson 2011

Just Another Game

Turning my, turning my, turning my wheels
My brain’s trying to compute exactly how I feel.
I wonder if I should even try, he can read my mind.
Fireworks and thunderstorms every night,
With lights from my home warming up my heart.
Anger in his eyes makes me wish that he could read my mind.
You say you still wanna love me, but saying is the easiest part.
So go on and show me the sober mind of your heart.

He’s got his eyes on his woman,
And he doesn't know her mind is swimming.
He wants to know if she thinks of him, if it’s worth believing in,
Will he ever win?
His hand is wrapped around a bottle of rum,
She picks the strings with the tip of her thumb.
She plays along because she’s already losing,
The games have not yet begun.

Turning my, turning my, turning my wheels,
I’m backing out your driveway with your blame on my heels.
Déjà vu lagoon and I’m just cruising I don’t care if it’s real.
Now hoping that you’re joking when you say I’m lying.
When your face is in your phone, you don’t see me trying.
Finally figured out what we’re about, then we press rewind.
Now you say you still don’t trust me,
And we go on and label it love.
But he doesn't know me,
Or anything that I've become…

He’s got his eyes on his woman,
And he doesn't know her mind is swimming.
He wants to know if she thinks of him, if it’s worth believing in,
And will he ever win?
His hand is wrapped around a bottle of rum,
She picks the strings with the tip of her thumb.
She plays along because she’s already losing,
The games have not yet begun.

Let’s stop blaming names
And playing games
I told you baby, it won’t help anything at all.
My wheels keep turning.
Turning, turning, turning, turning
My wheels keep turning, turning.

He’s got a right to keep her under his thumb,
She shakes her hair down and starts to play dumb.
He’s looking at her with those big blue eyes,
Those puppy dog eyes.
And her mind won’t stop swimming.
She wants to know if he’d break her heart in two, 
what else could he possibly do.
So my wheels keep turning.
My wheels will be turning baby,
‘cause you’re playing me baby.

Oh Yeah

Tonight I’m stepping out; love the mood I’m in.
And if your thoughts are knocking, don’t let them in.
once it’s Friday night, let the party begin.
Just dive in the water and come take a swim.

Music is the best remedy, and I had a hard week so it’s time to set free.
Dressed to impress, yeah my girls and me, we know we ain’t  stopping till 1 or 2 or 3 yeah.
Let the beat drop, don’t stop tonight.
Just jump to your feet and dance all your troubles aside.
Singing “Oh Yeah, I love this song!” Me and my best friends singing along.
Listen to the birds in the trees they’re singing to you, they’re singing to you.

Oh oh oh oh oh

Gather around the dance floor, where it’s at.
Yeah, don’t know the song but DJ can you play it back?
Rave lights and mosh fights are all I see. there’s a cutie over there that I’d like to meet.
Waves in the lake are rolling to my beat, gator in the cove is tapping his feet.
These are the crazy days, please don’t let them get away.
It’s 2 am, we’re still jamming anyway.
 Let the beat drop, don’t stop tonight.  Oh don’t stop
Jump to your feet and dance all your troubles aside.

Singing “Oh Yeah, I love this song!”
Me and my best friends, jamming along.
Listen to the buzzing of the bees yeah they’re buzzing about you, they’re buzzing about you, you.
Don’t matter where you’re from or why you came, it’s simply about the social gathering.
Being around the ones I love, feeling brighter than stars above.
Listen to the different heart beats, yeah, they’re just like you…

Listen to the birds in the trees and the bees, even though they sting, God told me to love everything.
I pick the weeds from seeds in the garden of the free. And live in unity, I made myself a better me.
Dance, Dance, yeah, dance the dance of freedom.
Someone bring me the DJ, I’d like to meet him.
Put my heart in the stereo, turn it up.
Lost my phone when I threw my hands up.
Cause I’m young and I’ve got the world at my feet,
Dance with her then come back and dance with me.
This night won’t be here all eternity, remember this and you’ll remember me.

Singing Oh yeah I love this song, me and best friends singing along
Listen to the birds in the trees yeah their singing to you.
Singing Oh yeah I love this song, me and best friends singing along
Listen to the birds in the trees yeah their singing to you.
Singing Oh yeah I love this song, me and best friends jamming along
Listen to the different heartbeats, yeah they’re just like you.

Clearly

From this weed there came a flower.
You left me in my darkest hour so I’d grow, and oh I’ve grown.
That year was wild with change, strange I ever thought things would be the same.
How could I know? Now I know, oh oh oh.
Though the road was rocky, the path was clear,
Then I realized that God wanted to bring me here.

These two footsteps of mine are the only ones you’ll find, behind me.
And the tears and the glory helped me see things a little bit more clearly.
I thought that I had it all down, but I never expected things to turn around.
And I know I was good back then, but I’m much better now ohhhh.
That’s all that matters, is I’m better.

Being yourself can be the hardest thing,
It’s sad, and I never thought my friends could be so mean.
I was accused, so confused, but I’m not bruised. 
My tears fell on the seed of truth.
And the fire made it fertile so the flower grew, and it bloomed.
And it’s beautiful.

These two footsteps of mine are the only ones you’ll find, behind me.
And the tears and the glory helped me see things a little bit more clearly.
I thought that I had it all down, but I never expected things to turn around.
And I know I was good back then, but I’m much better now.
Hey yeah, oh oh

I was told before that it wouldn’t be easy,
but I never thought it’d happen so fast.
Since when does doing the right thing make you have to change everything?
 I know I’m a star, I know I’m a star.
I don’t even know who you are.

These two footsteps of mine are the only ones behind me.
These two footsteps of mine are the only ones you’ll find, behind me, behind me, yeah.
And the tears and the glory helped me see things a little bit more clearly.
I felt things start to spin around, so I planted my two feet on the ground.
And I know I was good back then, but I’m much better now.

Watch out cause things will, turn around they’re gonna turn around.
They’ll take you inside out, upside down. Girl watch out things will turn around.

Heartless

I’ll take this town with my bare hands and flip it upside down.
And boy I swear that finding you will be like cat versus hound.
My conscience really wants this, I can tell because you’re ruling my mind, alright.
A thief, a criminal, a convict, taking what’s mine.

He’s got my heart, and I need it back.
Because my man will hear the story and we don’t want that.
So I’ll be searching, climbing, jumping, flying, trying every door I see in town.
In town baby, ‘Cause boy you’ve got me hooked, I’m heartless when you’re not around.

I can’t deny, I’m pretty sure that I’m in good hands. 
Oh, but what does it matter when the one you love is not your man.
My feelings are unreeling and I’m kneeling praying for the light in me.
This boy came in my life and left with everything I need, yeah.

Oh, and he’s got my heart, and I need it back
Because my man will hear the story and we don’t want that.
So I’ll be searching, climbing, jumping, flying, trying every door I see in town. 
Cause boy you’ve got me hooked, I’m heartless when you’re not around

When you’re not around, when you’re not around, when you’re not around.
 Boy won’t you tell me how you feel, I need to know that this is real
 You haunt me every night, I’ll get you back if it’s the last thing that I do
 Like a waterfall acting like a stream there’s so much more to what we should be
There’s just one little thing I need from you, you

Oh, Oh He’s got my heart, and I need it back.
Because my man will hear the story and we don’t want that.
I’ll be searching, climbing, jumping, flying, trying every door I see in town.
In town, ‘cause boy you’ve got me hooked, I’m heartless when you’re not around.
Cuz oh boy you’re such a crook I’m heartless when you’re not around.

This is Goodbye

So I  trashed my old work shoes, they had some dirt stains on them it reminded me of you
I guess it’s easy to get you out of my head
Boy I stayed home every night
You kept me up waiting like you thought it was right
I can’t believe I let you back into my bed.
Now I’ve heard every line of your mixed up story, and all you’ve proven was a lie.

So I guess this is goodbye,
You know  I don’t wanna cry, no I don’t wanna cry.
It’s time to sweep the pieces out the door and into the streets.
I guess this is goodbye before you ask me why , just hear my reply.
Promise you’ll never come back my way, cross my heart stick a needle in your eye.

Now maybe it’s just the love you have for losing trust,
If I catch you checking my phone again I swear I’m gonna lose my head.
Baby, you got what you wanted,
And now it’s my turn so you and that home wrecker can watch me flaunt it!

I guess this is goodbye,
You know  I don’t wanna cry, no I don’t wanna cry.
It’s time to sweep the pieces out the door and into the streets.
I guess this is goodbye before you ask me why , just hear my reply.
Promise you’ll never come back my way, cross my heart stick a needle in your eye, oh oh oh.

Don’t forget to tell your mother that I love her,
And kiss the foreheads of your little brothers.
I bet you’ll tell them that I’m a liar, just like the others.
But you’ll know that you’re wrong, and how I knew it all along.

I guess this is goodbye,
You know  I won’t cry, no I won’t cry.
It’s time to sweep the pieces out the door and into the streets.
I know this is goodbye before you throw it back , just hear my reply.
Promise you’ll never come back my way, cross my heart stick a needle in your eye.