Ken Hensley's solo album:



OVERTURE: LA TRISTEZA SECRETA DE UN CORAZON GITANO (Ken Hensley)
instrumental



PRELUDE: A MINOR LIFE (Ken Hensley)
the instrumental introduction



OUT OF MY CONTROL (Ken Hensley)

The empty conversation
the coldness of Your touch
The moments of frustration
that always hurt so much
The look in Your eyes that seem to say
nothing's ever enough
Well it seems like I've tried every way 
to give You all my love 

But its's out of control
it's all up to You
Yes, it's out of control
what You gonna do
Everything I say, everything I do
never seems to satisfy You
So, I'll say it again, 
I'm gonna let You go
It's up to You 
cause it's out of my control

I've felt this strange resistance 
to the things I've said and done
And I've tried to keep my distance
I knew there was something wrong
But without communication 
without a message from Your heart
There's only empty expectation 
and a love that's torn apart

But its's out of control
it's all up to You
Yes, it'S out of control
what You gonna do
Everything I say, everything I do
never seems to satisfy You
So, I'll say it again, 
I'm gonna let You go
It's up to You 
cause it's out of my control



YOU'VE GOT IT (THE AMERICAN DREAM) (Ken Hensley)

1 by 1, 2 by 2
we all step out into the human ZOO
3 by 3 and 4 by 4
we've all got ours but we still want more
6 by 6 and 5 by 5
it's success we want, dead or alive
7 by 7, 8 by 8 
I'm alright jack and I aint gonna wait

it's real fight, it's real white
it's in Your neighbourhood tonight
it ain't cheap, it's no escape
it's here and now, the devil's rape

You want it, You've got it
it's all Yours
The American Dream

You want it, You've got it
it's all Yours
The American Dream  

it's in the air, it's in the street
just one hit, Your image complete
I know cause I've already been there
An empty pocket and an empty head
no-one listens to a word You've said
Just give it up and dish it out
Dont You think that they really care

it's real fight, it's real white
it's in Your neighbourhood tonight
it ain't cheap, it's no escape
it's here and now, the devil's rape

You want it, You've got it
it's all Yours
The American Dream



THE FINAL SOLUTION (Ken Hensley)

So the game goes on and on
Still no way of telling right from wrong
Who will deal the killing blow
Who will be the first to go

Your life my life 
So full of love so short of sight
Awaiting execution 
The final solution

See the players and the game
Win or loose its still the 
same - Oh oh
Pain and death are up for sale  
and noone lives to tell the tale 

I know you don't know me
So what are you trying to show me?
You're dealing so much sorrow
Who said you could have my tomorrow?

Your life my life 
So full of love so short of sight
Awaiting execution 
The final solution



IT'S UP TO YOU (Ken Hensley)

Twisted images and
Broken promises
One long crisis day after day
Hidden secrets and empty words
Without any truth to light the way

Is that what love is ...

You won't stop trying
But you can't stop crying
You say you're looking
But you still can't see
You throw the cards
And you read the stars
But only love can make it
What you want it to be because

You know what love is ...

It's up to you
Only you can make it grow
It's up to you
Hold on tight, don't let it go ... oh no!

You think you're somewhere
But you're going nowhere
It's all an illusion
Or that's what you say
There's always a risk
In an affair of the heart
If depends on the price
You're prepared to pay

I know what love is ...



FINNEY'S TALE (Ken Hensley)

Finney was a fighter 
he had both feet on the ground
He was a regular guy
just like You and me
But Finney's change of fortune waited
just around the corner
he was just about to meet his destiny

Well, they picked him off the streets
and put him straight into the light
Said we're gonna name the series after You
We're gonna show them how a loser turned into a winner
Go on Finney, show them what You can do

Well it all went as planned
he was an overnight success  
And year after year was filled with promise
He had all that he required 
but it wasn't all his heart desired
And he sometimes found it hard just beaing honest

Fame is fortune's prison
it's so easy getting in
But it's a different story trying to change direction
So Finney turned to drinking and he started his downhill slide
Just another loss to add to lifes collection

And, of course, they all put Finney down
said he's lost all his ambition
But to me he was a giant among men
For out of all his heartache 
and his see-through reputation
Finney just wanted to be Finney again ...



I CLOSE MY EYES  (Ken Hensley)

When I think about the distance between us
And how hard it is at times here on my own
Then I think about your smile about our love and in a while
I close my eyes and I am not alone

Though my footsteps fall my heart won't ever stumble
Through a 1000 miles a day - my love won't tire
For many each passing day - I pray that our love is here to stay
I close my eyes - and I'm not alone

Sometimes I whisper your name
Or dream awhile our lonely love again
All that I'm trying to say
Is that I love you in my way
Though the days seem long - I'll soon be coming home

As I leave my storm
My heart belongs to you my love
There really are no more words that I can find
For my love - you are my life - you are the colour in my sight
When I close my eyes and kiss you goodbye

Sometimes I whisper your name
Or dream awhile our lonely love again
All that I'm trying to say
Is that I love you in my way
And though the days seem long - I'll soon be coming home



A LITTLE PIECE OF ME (JULIA'S SONG) (Ken Hensley)

It makes me laugh to se You smile
and I'm so sad when You cry
and it's easy to see, this comes to be
cause You're a little piece of me

Once upon a time I really wondered
if You were gonna happen at all
but in the back of my mind
there You were all the time
and now You're on my knee

Well, Your momma and me, 
we wondered and we prayed
and Your little heart grew stronger 
as we waited for Your day
You were a little late arriving
so we took some time deciding on Your name
Julia



FREE SPIRIT (Ken Hensley)
(1994) From Time To Time

When I was young and my spirit was free to ride
No one I knew had anything to hide
But all of this is changing with the days
I walked into a disillusioned maze

Those lazy, crazy, mellow, yellow days
Are lost in a so-called sophisticated haze
And I can still remember being care-free
And no one knows it better than me

'Cause I'm a free spirit
And I'm looking for a place to run
Free spirit of the wind
And a free spirit needs to be complete
I've got to have the world at my feet

Now my time has come and I'm dealing with here and now
And I'm gonna have to take care of it somehow
And I don't intend to wait for the cover of night
The only way I know is to stand up and fought

'Cause I'm a free spirit
And I'm looking for a place to run
Free spirit of the wind
And a free spirit needs to be complete
I've got to have the world at my feet



MOVING IN (Ken Hensley)
(1999) A Glimpse Of Glory 

I've been standing on the edge
For a little too long
Waiting for the door to be opened
I've been hanging on the brink
Biding my time
Wondering if the spell
Would be broken
I've seen a million words of wisdom
Lost in the wind
Heard the voices of
The desperate and the dreamers
And I knew that any moment
They'd be calling my name
To see if I was ready for the game

So I'm moving, moving in the for kill
Got a date with a man
Who says he'll watch me fall
Gonna take this chance
I'm moving in for the kill
This time I'm gonna have it all

I'm moving in
And I won't make no mistake
For the kill
I'm gonna see what I can take
I'm moving in
Now that my time's come around
For the kill
I'm going up and
I'm never coming down

Got the songs in my pocket
The ideas in my head
I'm looking for a little inspiration
It isn't just the money
That gets me out of bed
I've got to have a little motivation
I ain't got no grand illusion
I'm better than the rest
But there's a fire in my heart
That makes me wanna be the best
I've got my finger on the trigger
I know where I wanna be
And everything is ready
As far as I can see

So I'm moving, moving in the for kill ...



LET ME BE ME (Ken Hensley)

Well I tried to do it your way
And ive tried to do it right
But no matter what I do it seems 
its different every night
And ive tried to do it their way 
Play by all their rules
But 9 times out of 10 I find im meddling with fools 
There's  a whole lot of people out there  
telling me what is wrong
But when it comes right down to it
I must do what's to be done

Let me be me like black is black 
and you are you
Let me be me stop trying to 
change my point of view
Let me be free to live my life
the way I choose

Well you don't even talk to me 
all you do is dictate
You never learned to give 
cause its much easier to take

You wake in the morning and you 
Bow to the machine
But I wont worship everything
Not just because its green
But you can take your narrow minded 
theories and run
Cause when it comes right down to it 
Ill do what must be done

Let me be me like black is black 
and you are you
Let me be me stop trying to 
change my point of view
Let me be free to live my life
the way I choose

Let me be me like black is black 
and you are you
Let me be me stop trying to 
change my point of view
Let me be free to live my life
the way I choose

Let me be me ...



I DON'T WANNA WAIT (Ken Hensley)
(1994) From Time To Time

I don't wanna wait 'till tomorrow
I don't wanna wait another day
I don't wanna live with all this sorrow
I'll just have to find another way

Seeing as how you've kept me
Hanging around for all this time
Playing with my mind and leaving
All our love behind

Well it's time for a decision
Should I stay or should I go
I need our love to grow
But there's so much I need to know

'Cause in my heart and in my head
Are thoughts of how it just to be
But a world of memories
Is only emptiness to me

I don't wanna wait 'till tomorrow
I don't wanna wait another day
I don't wanna live with all this sorrow
I'll just have to find another way

And it's not a false illusion
I can see what's going on
If the magic's really gone
Then this is not where I belong

And I ask myself the questions
That confusion seems to bring
While the answers stay so thin
Upon the ground where I begin
'Cause in my heart and in my head
Are thoughts of how it just to be
But a world of memories
Is only emptiness to me

I don't wanna wait 'till tomorrow
I don't wanna wait another day
I don't wanna live with all this sorrow
I'll just have to find another way



TELL ME (Ken Hensley)

Tell me, tell me, tell me 
Am I the one you love

Tell me, tell me, tell me 
is it me You're thinking of 

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true 
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true

Please don't keep me waiting
don't keep me hanging on
I'm thru with mild persuading
I've been standing still too long
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
All I'm trying to do is find the truth
All I'm asking You to do is help me 
Just one time so I can make my move

Please don't keep me waiting
don't keep me hanging on
I'm thru with mild persuading
I've been standing still too long
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
tell me, tell me, tell me true tell me



BONUS:

I WON'T CHANGE (Ken Hensley)
 
Don't keep me running around
I'm trying to keep
My feet on the ground
Stop filling my heart
With empty dreams
'Cause deep down I'm a regular guy
I laugh a lot but I know how to cry
I don't wanna be anyone else but me

And I won't change
I just try to stay the same
If you feel a difference
It's in what you choose to see
Some of those changes
Were a little too hard for me
So I pray my love will see me through

Next step isn't easy to find
'Cause with all this love on my mind
All that I can think about is you
If all you're asking is a little more time
If all you need is to make up your mind
I can only remind you that I love you

And I won't change
I just try to stay the same
If you feel a difference
It's in what you choose to see
Some of those changes
Were a little too hard for me
So I pray my love will see me through

All I ever think about is you