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