Teri Scheinzeit
Lyrics
3-D Glasses
© 2019 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
Friends ask me all the time
How do you make it through
With everything that’s happened
So tragically to you
Therapy, I tell them
Jungian and Gestalt
Hoping to blame my parents
And everyone else at fault
Now I’m wearing 3-D glasses
Detachment, Denial, Delusion
Now I’m happy all the time
No confusion
I’m fine, I’m fine, fine
Thought a guru was the ticket
Then yoga with a new life coach
Meditated for hours googling
Inspirational quotes
A sensory deprivation tank
I learned to let things go
Drank Matcha green tea latte
Signed up for Tae Kwon Do
Now I’m wearing 3-D glasses
Detachment, Denial, Delusion
Now I’m happy all the time
No confusion
I’m fine, fine, fIne
I tried Ayahuasca healing
In the foothills of Peru
Ted Talks, long walks
I made a list of gratitude
Wellbutrin and Celexa,
Attivan so I could sleep
Turned failures into lessons
Stopped Gluten and red meat
I prefer my 3-D glasses
Detachment, Denial, Delusion
Now I’m happy all the time
No confusion
I’m fine, I’m fine
I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine
Big Arm Chair
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I’m back from the dead
At least I’m out of bed
Scalpel, chart and meds
Rest, the doctor said
I used to be a busy bee
Doing endlessly
Now I barely even read
Sometimes I just breathe
Now I just sit and stare
By the window in my big armchair
My big, big, big, big armchair
My big, big, big, big armchair
Time is moving slow
Or is it fast, I don’t know
Trees sleep covered in snow
Where did the summer go?
Pillows all around
My feet up off the ground
I sit without a sound
Hmmmm
Think I’ll just sit and stare
By the window in my big armchair
My big, big, big, big armchair
My big, big, big, big, big armchair
Calls to make, I don’t care
Friends to thank, I don’t care
Walks to take, do I care
I’m sitting in my big armchair
I’m sitting in my big armchair
Sitting in my big armchair
The cat meets me there
Choosing Happy
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
Blue skies are muddy grey
Again the F Train is delayed
Lost a client who always paid
But I’m choosing happy today
Global warming like we’ve never known
On a bus I left my cell phone
It’s been years since my arms were toned
But I’m choosing happy today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Winter flu is here again
We’re fighting wars that never end
I’ve been yelling at my dad’s girlfriend
But I’m choosing happy today
Another victory for handguns
Another wrinkle from all the sun
I keep waiting for my time to come
But I’m choosing happy today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Higher taxes up ahead
I painted our walls way too red
To fall asleep now I’m taking meds
But I’m choosing happy today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Choosing Happy
Choosing Happy Today
Today, Today
Don't Do This Now
© 2008 Teri Scheinzeit
I trusted you with my heart
I trusted you’d do your part
Never, never, never let anybody in this far
Don’t do this now
I knew you had a past
Never lied about it when I asked
But you swore, you swore that was then
Don’t do this now
People love, they cry
They move, they die
People pray, try
But they don’t change
People hope, try
Squirm, lie
But they don’t change
Old dogs can’t learn new tricks
Too busy chasing the same old sticks
Crazy me, I thought I’d be the fix
Don’t do this now
Spiderman morphs on movie screens
Ken might change in little girl Barbie dreams
Tired of waiting for what won't be
Don’t do this now
Chorus
Wish I may wish I might
Have this wish, this wish, this wish
Tonight
People love, they cry
People move, they die
People pray, try
But they don’t change
People hope, try
Squirm, lie
But they don’t change
They don’t change
They don’t change
You won’t change
Falling Again
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I’m falling again
Don’t know when the fall will end
How far will I drop?
Again
I’m tired again
Not just now and then
Laying low in bed
Again
Bright bouncing balls that soar
And quickly rise
Come crashing down sometimes
I’d gladly give up my electric highs
To lose these stormy skies
I’m trouble again
Saying mean stuff to
All my friends
They don’t know what to say
Again, Again, Again
I’m wondering again
How long can I pretend
Everything is just fine
Again, Again
I’m falling again
Don’t know when it will end
How far will I drop?
Again, again, again, again
Groove With Me
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I’ve been walking out of step
Free falling without a net
Throwing good money at bad debt
Poor me
Ice-skating without a rink
Writing love letters without ink
Dancing the two-step out of sync
Poorly
Now I found my true groove
Come on now watch me move
Come on, Come on,
Come on, Come on, Come on now
Do do do do do do do
Groove with me (2x)
Windsurfing without a board
Playing music with all wrong chords
Crying out, Dear Lord,
Help me
Deep-sea fishing without a line
Out of touch, out of time
Watching myself decline
Save me
Now I found my true groove
Come on now, watch me move
Come on, Come on,
Come on, Come on, Come on now
Do do do do do do do
Groove with me (4X)
I’ve been rolling wrong dice
Selling low, paying the price
Measuring once, cutting twice
Screw me
Downhill skiing without a pole
Fitting square pegs into round holes
Trying to rock, trying to roll
Awkwardly
Now I found my true groove
Come on now, I’m quite the dude
Come on, Come on,
Come on, Come on
Come on now
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Groove with me
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Groove with me (2x)
With me, with me, Groove with me
Helpless Heart
© Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
Helpless Heart
Take it slow
A small, steady start
A gentle flow
Time will come to feel alright
Helpless heart, take it easy tonight
Helpless heart
Let your tears
Wash away your scars
Surrender here
Release, don’t hold so tight
Helpless heart, take it easy tonight
I will stay close now
Show you how
A heart like yours can come around
Helpless Heart
Don’t lose your way
Roaming down
Some lost highway
Here at home by the back porch light
Helpless heart, take it easy tonight
Helpless heart, take it easy tonight
Helpless heart
I'm Fine
© 2010 Teri Scheinzeit
I’m burning these old shoes
I’m dancing a few new moves
I’m choosing blissful ways
Waltzing past these dark days
I’m gaining a few more pounds
To help me win another round
Saying yes till I’m filled up
Saying no to an empty cup
I’m doing fine
Holding strong on the front line
Watch me shine
Cause for now, I’m fine
Getting ready at the starting gate
Staying close to my team mates
Scouting out a few good friends
To rally with me till the very end
I’m doing fine
Holding strong on the front line
Watch me shine
But for now, I’m fine
I might move slow in my own time
I don’t mind, I don’t mind, I don’t mind
Moving slow, a tad behind
I don’t mind, I don’t mind, I don’t mind
I’m doing fine
I’m doing fine
Watch me shine
Cause for now, I’m fine
Watch me shine, I’m fine
Joe
© 2010 Teri Scheinzeit
Once upon a time
I ran out of rhymes
No words I chose
Would fit
One unusual day
I found myself a stray
A cat in the snow
Moving slow
Crouching low
Nowhere to go
He had no flow
He would not grow
Sweet? Oh no
You’d say, “Oh”
I call my cat Joe
My cat Joe
Sitting on my lap
My cat Joe
He likes a little nap
Joe
Luckily for me
He couldn’t climb up trees
He stayed on the ground
Grew fat and round
He gained 8 pounds
Followed me around
His ears are brown
And he calms me down
He digs my sound
Yeah, he digs my sound
Look now who was found
My cat Joe
Sitting on my lap
My cat Joe
He likes a little nap
Joe
Take it, Joe
Chorus 2x
Laundry Room
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I like being in the laundry room
After hours by the light of the moon
I like it most when I’m alone
No emails or telephones
Just me, my quarters and the sudsy foam
I like separating dark from light
Making piles, making things right
Spraying on stuff that removes
All the crap I get into
Once a week I start anew
In the laundry room
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going down
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going now to the laundry room
Down in the laundry room
I call the shots
A cold, cold rinse for you
Out, out damn spot
No one says I’m moving slow
There is no line, which I must tow
No reports I must show
In the laundry room
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going down
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going now to the laundry room
Some people like to meditate to calm down
Others like to congregate at bars uptown
But me, oh no, I’d rather go
With softeners and Ivory Snow
Six flights down to a world below
Out of the dryer come towels sweet & hot
Inside I feel a warm and fluffy spot
I neatly fold my underwear
Socks have partners everywhere
Life is good. Life is fair
In the laundry room
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going down
Swish, twirl, tumble, swirl
I’m going now to the laundry room
To the laundry Room
To the laundry Room
See you later. I’m going down
Lili
© 2015 Words & Music Glen Roethel & Teri Scheinzeit
I feel wild, I feel free
Why don’t you sit by the pond with me?
The sun’s shining down, no one’s around
Don’t you feel skinny dippy?
I feel mellow, I feel fine
Let’s get loopy with some summer wine
Lay on our backs, chill and relax
Have a full-bodied time
My name is Lily
This is my pad
Come over when you’re feeling sad
I’ll soothe your soul
Come be my tadpole
Wrote you a love note, the ink is green
Splash and take a leap with me
The water is fine, we’re divine
Let’s have a little wet whoopee
I feel tender, no need to beg
I know you’ve got your eyes on my legs
You’ll feel alright, a true delight
When we jump onto that waterbed
Chorus
And when you come knock on my door
I’ll let you in
Then you’ll come back for more
Cause you’ll like where you’ve been
My name is Lily
This is my pad
Come over when you’re feeling sad
It’s the place to be
When you’re feeling lonely
We’ll kiss on the rocks
They’re steamy and hot
I’ll soothe your soul
Come be my tadpole
Rise
© 2020 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I treasure mornings
Bask in the sun
Soon without warning
I’ll come undone
I cherish my coffee
Each precious roast
Spread peach marmalade
Hot buttered toast
Rise, my dear heart, rise
Peace be with me
Early in the morn
Rise, dear heart, rise
I revel at daybreak
Fly out of bed
Journal and paint
In yellow and red
Dance across the floor
My magic music hall
Draped in silk
Knowing I won’t fall
Rise, my dear heart, rise
Peace be with me
Early in the morn
Rise, dear heart, rise
I crave a month of mornings
No nights, no afternoons
Breathe in the sunshine
Brave, alive, renewed
Instrumental
Rise, my dear heart, rise
Peace be with me
Early in the morn
Rise, dear heart
Rise, Rise, Rise
Rock Me Home
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
Holding tight
With all my might
I’m letting go tonight
Moving slow
Nowhere to go
I’ll let it flow tonight
You take charge tonight
Make what’s hard all right
Bring me home
Sing me home
Rock me home tonight
Breathing out
My fears and doubts
Try to release it tonight
Here at last
Without the past
Try to forget tonight
You take charge tonight
Make what’s hard all right
Bring me home
Sing me home
Rock me home tonight
I’ll lie still
Wait until
I drift tonight
Here I’ll rest
Forget the mess
I want to be blessed
You take charge tonight
Make what’s hard all right
Bring me home
Sing me home
Rock me home tonight
Bring me home
Sing me home
You’re my home tonight
Tasty Bites
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
I forgot how good this feels
I forgot what you taste like
I forgot you’re the real deal
I forgot your tasty bites
I forgot how luscious life can be
I forgot how parts blend
I forgot how you savor me
I forgot how hunger ends
Here we are together
Here we are again
Here we are together
And I’m better, I am
I was thinking I was fine
Living simply on my own
Never needing to wine and dine
I should have known
Here we are together
Here we are again
Here we are together
And I’m better, I am
Here we are together
Here we are again
Here we are together
And I’m better, yes I am
I forgot how good this feels
I forgot what you taste like
I forgot you’re the real deal
I forgot your tasty bites
I forgot your tasty bites
I forgot your tasty bites
How I need your tasty bites
Winter Moon
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
Our souls could have landed anywhere
Kashmir, Dublin or Delaware
Amber skin or fiery red hair
Anywhere
Our homes could have turned up any place
Tiny hut or majestic space
Or swirling ‘round in some big rat race
Any place
There’s a winter moon out tonight
Where ever darkness falls
One moon as we look up
In New York and Nepal
We could have been born Hindu
Me a Muslim, or you a Jew
You staring at me, me staring at you
Smiling, too
There’s a winter moon out tonight
Covering us all
One moon as we look up
In New York and Nepal
What might be?
If for one day I were you
And you were me
Maybe, we’d live in harmony
Winter moon, Winter moon
Winter moon, Winter moon
There’s a winter moon out tonight
Where ever darkness falls
One moon as we look up
In New York and Nepal
One moon as we look up
Covering us all
Our souls could have landed anywhere
You Don't Know Me
© 2015 Words & Music Teri Scheinzeit
You call me strong
You haven’t known me for long
You see me ten feet tall
You don’t know me at all
Chorus
I cry in the morning
Lost in the night
Scared like a deer in the headlights
Afraid to die young
Afraid to grow old
I’m more like you than you know
You say I’m brave
You haven’t seen me behave
You think I build no walls
You don’t know me at all
Instrumental
You say that I inspire
Never worn out or tired
You’ve never seen me fall
You don’t know me at all
Chorus