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Longing
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2022 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
As you lay me down, we become one.
Our love will rise like the morning sun.
I’ve waited so long for someone like you.
You’ve been looking for me, and you found me too.
When we meet, I will touch your face.
You’ll reach for me with a warm embrace.
How could it be, is this true?
All I want is to be with you.
As we close our eyes to sleep, you hold me close to you.
There’s no need for words, our love is deep.
It is the first of many years to come.
Together our lives have just begun.
Gentleness is what we seek.
It’s how we calm our souls, and we’ll find peace.
And though we’re apart, this is just the start.
‘Cause nothing will stop what’s in our hearts.
When we meet, I will touch your face.
You’ll reach for me with a warm embrace.
How could it be, is this true?
All I want is to be with you.
All I want is to be with you
Don’t Let Her Ruin You
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2020 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
You float down the river,
You throw yourself at work.
You hide behind your children,
With them you do not hurt.
But the point you are missing,
As you walk your desolate life.
Don’t let her ruin you,
She’s just your ex-wife.
Ohho’ohh...
You spent your years with the one,
You thought she was forever.
You worked, you played, you raised your kids.
The children you had together.
Then one day you walked inside,
To find her with someone else.
She was in your room with another man,
Aman who wasn’t you.
Ohh a’ohh, hoo ooh, ooh ooh, hoo da-y’ooh
The rage inside could not be contained.
How did this happen that you were betrayed?
You walked away and forever declared,
It won’t happen again, her life you did spare.
So, you both moved on, and you went your own ways.
You met someone else, and she brightened your day.
You faced a chance to have restored love,
But you ran out of fear of being disposed ahh-ahh-ahh of.
Oh,the point you are missing,
As you walk your desolate life.
Don’t let her ruin you,
She’s just your ex-wife.
Oh, the point you are missing,
As you walk your desolate life.
Oh, don’t let her ruin you,
She’s only your fucking ex-wife....
Ohh-ahh, ahh dada, ahh dada, ahh d’adaoh, ya yada hoo.
Hoo, ooh, ooh ,ooh, hoo da yada ooh...
A Mother's Cry
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2023Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
Will I ever find love that I seek?
Will I ever be accepted for me?
Why did you take my children today?
Why must I give my unborn away?
As the state takes you from my arms,
I want nothing more than for you to not be harmed.
My baby girl has a chance in this life,
With a mom and a dad who are husband and wife
Oh, I’ve shattered into pieces, this wasn’t meant to be.
Will I learn that no one cares, and they’ll never be for me.
Pain that is created from the breaking of my soul,
Are why the lessons teach I won’t be whole.
Are why the lessons teach I won’t be whole.
Will there ever be someone for me?
Wanted
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2020 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
I DON’T WANT!
I DON’T WANT!
I DON’T WANT!
I DON’T WANT!
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I don’t want to be wanted by you.
Oh, I don’t want to be the girl you pursued.
But I sat near the phone,
‘Cause you weren’t at home.
I was sad, I was broken, I was alone.
There was a time nottoo long ago
.I fell in love with a boy I used to know.
He smiled at me,and we laughed
All through the night.
He held my hand,and assured me
That we’d be alright.
But somethin’ went terribly wrong.
And now I’m left to write this damn song.
Our connection wasn’t real,
And it’s not just how I feel.
You chose a husband killing whore all along.
Oh, noI don’t want to be wanted by you.
No,I don’t want to be the girl you pursued.
But I sat near the phone,
‘Cause you weren’t at home.
I was sad, I wasbroken, I was alone.
And so,I triedto talk with you one day.
But you abusedwhen it didn’t go your way.
You are a guy,
Who should have gone to jail.
But instead,I think you are
GOING TO ROT IN HELL!
Yes, somethin’ went terribly wrong.
And now I’m left to write this damn song.
Our connection wasn’t real,
And it’s not just how I feel.
You chose a husband killing whore all along.
And through this life,
Without you I run very well.
You’re an ass,
But right now, that’s hard to tell.
I promise fool, this time will also pass.
And like before, I will run again oh so very fast.
‘Cause somethin’ went terribly wrong.
And now I’m left to write this damn song.
Our connection wasn’t real,
And it’s not just how I feel.
You chose a husband killing whore all along.
OH, NO, I DON’T WANT!
OH, NO, I DON’T WANT!
OH, NO, I DON’T WANT!
OH, NO, I DON’T WANT!
Oh, no, I don’t want!
To be wanted by you.
No, I don’t want!
To be the girl you abused.
So, I don’t hear the phone.
‘Cause I’m not at home.
Well, I’m not sad, I’m not broken,
I’m not alone.
I’m not sad, I’m not broken,
I’M ON MY OWN!
My Expansion
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2021 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
You entered the world and out of the gate.
You never accept status quo to date.
You blazed a trail that was all your own.
Even though being queer was not well known.
When others were wearing polo shirts.
You wanted tattoos under your skirt.
Being like them was never okay.
You began to proceed in your special way.
Oh, you are my expansion!
You are my expansion!
You taught me to think that the world was not as,
Rigid as I showed it to be.
You opened my eyes there is so much more,
To consider than all the years before.
You don’t believe exactly what I do.
Yes, engage the world as the authentic you.
Your path is your path it’s not mine to judge.
My job is to love you with love from above.
Oh, you are my expansion!
You are my expansion
Insecurities
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2022 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
Oh, your insecurities,
They are not mine to bear.
And I will not apologize,
I will not be compared.
And I belong, oh, in this world,
Exactly as I am.
It’s not my fault that you, yourself,
Accuse and blame your man.
I have spent years working on myself.
To be who I am today.
There are days that I just could not see.
So, I fell to my knees and prayed.
If you don’t like who you have become,
Decide and change your ways.
Take some time and look inside,
You might have some to blame.
Oh, your insecurities,
They are not mine to bear.
And I will not apologize,
I will not be compared.
And I belong, oh, in this world,
Exactly as I am.
It’s not my fault that you, yourself,
Accuse and blame your man.
Tear down your wall and build again.
Create somethin’ that is new.
Love yourself, and who you are.
Make no excuse and you’ll go far.
Don’t play games, who has the time?
Take your authority.
If you’re not happy just walk away.
I’m not your target, I’m not your prey!
Oh, it’s not allowed, for you to say,
The words you’ve chosen,
To speak to me today.
No, it’s not allowed, for you to say,
The words you’ve chosen,
To speak to me today.
Oh, your insecurities,
They aren’t my cross to bear.
And I will not apologize,
I will not be compared.
Well, and I’ll show up oh in this world,
Exactly as I am.
It’s not my fault that you, yourself,
Aren’t willing to expand.
It’s not my fault that you, yourself,
Aren’t willing to expand!
No, it’s not allowed, for you to say,
The words you’ve chosen,
To speak to me today.
No, it’s not allowed....
To Love You and Me
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2023 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
To share the best I have to give,
In hope to someday live,
What others seem to have.
Why can’t I sleep and never wake?
So, my heart will cease to ache.
I will not say goodbye;
I just want to die.
I don’t want to live no more,
All theheartache from before,
No pain or agony.
I wait in my suffering,
For all the world to see.
I just want to be free,
To love you and me.
To walk in this world alone,
With nowhere to call home,
It wasn’t meant to be.
I dream there is a better place,
Where everyone is safe,
From hate and bigotry,
And old patriarchy.
We don’t want to live no more,
All the heartache from before,
No pain or agony.
We wait in our suffering,
For all the world to see.
We just want to be free,
To love you and me.
Ooh-ooh-ooh...
Ooh-ooh-ooh...
We are not in this alone,
Ourselves out there to roam,
It is not meant to be.
We long for authenticity,
There’s no hypocrisy,
Where we can all be free.
To share the best we have to give,
In hope to someday live,
Where we can all be free,
To love you and me
Addiction
Words and Music by, Nancy Manet
© 2021 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
My heart just broke,
And I cannot figure out.
What I always do,
That makes you want to shout.
Why do you say the things,
That cut me to the core.
You filter me through the lens,
Of those who’ve come before.
My heart’s desire
Is to love you.
Your kindness,
And all the things you do.
But when I ask,
It triggers something deep.
You come out fighting,
And I weep.
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Why would I be blocked?
On your special day?
Why would you think
I’d just get in theway?
What is more important,
Than giving me a call?
What are you hiding?
How far did you fall?
What is more important,
Than giving me a call?
Oh, what are you hiding,
How far did you fall?
Hoo yado, hadyado yado, ohdo ohdo.
My heart’s desire
Is to love you.
Your kindness,
And all the things you do.
But when I ask,
It triggers something deep.
You come out fighting,
And I weep.
All I wanted
Is to love you.
For the man
You don’t want me to see.
But when I ask,
It triggers something deep.
You come out swinging,
And I weep.
But when I ask,
It triggers something deep.
You come out fighting
And I weep.
You come out fighting,
And I weep.
Fractured
Words and Music by Nancy Manet
© 2022 Manet Publishing, LLC / BMI
All of us are fractured,
As we navigate this life.
Our hurts, our pain, the brokenness.
Is met with so much strife.
As we ponder who we’ve become,
We sit and draw our breath.
We realize this fracturing,
Is for something greater yet.
To shatter into pieces,
Is part of the journey.
But if we learn, it will create,
A kaleidoscope you’ll see.
The beauty that’s created,
From the ashes of our soul.
Are what the lessons teach,
That’ll make us whole.
So, don’t be afraid of crying,
Your body needs to shed.
The pain and hurt you carry when,
You collapse upon your bed.
Letting go is always hard,
But if we choose release.
Love and light will come our way,
It will always bring us peace.
To shatter into pieces,
Is part of the journey.
But if we learn, it will create,
A kaleidoscope you’ll see.
The beauty that’s created,
From the ashes of our soul.
Are what the lessons teach,
That’ll make us whole.
Are what the lessons teach,
That’ll make us whole
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