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Thinking With My Heart

by Rick Paul

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1.
Here I Go Again (Country Version) 03:23
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HERE I GO AGAIN words and music by Rick Paul Here I go, here I go again Thinkin’ with my heart and not my head Should have known when she walked in I’d soon be fallin’ And here I go, here I go again Hey, who’s that across the bar I can see her sittin’ in my car Ridin’ shotgun, her hand on my knee With those angel eyes and long blonde hair I just wanna be her teddy bear I must be starin’ ’cause she’s all I can see And… Here I go, here I go again Thinkin’ with my heart and not my head Should have known when she walked in I’d soon be fallin’ And here I go, here I go again Seems like I’ve been here before Told myself, “no more!” I should be lookin’ the other way But, damn, how can I resist When I so wanna kiss her lips Go ahead, bring on the heartache ‘Cause… Here I go, here I go again Thinkin’ with my heart and not my head Should have known when she walked in I’d soon be fallin’ And here I go, here I go again When we’re talkin’ I’m fallin’ But she’s got no eyes for me She’s amazing And I’m crazy Plannin’ futures that can never be Here I go, here I go again Thinkin’ with my heart and not my head Should have known when she walked in I’d soon be fallin’ And here I go, here I go again Here I go, here I go again Here I go, here I go again © 2015, 2016 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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Ho-hum, Humdrum Life 03:22
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HO-HUM, HUMDRUM LIFE words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul I get up at the same time every day Kiss the same two lips, hit the shower Pour a cup of coffee, black Pack an apple for a snack Drag to work at thirty miles an hour From the outside lookin' in, it's pretty boring Just a normal, average, ordinary story That's my ho-hum, humdrum, yada yada, blah blah Yawn fest, depressed, zip, zero, zilch, nada Same old, same old repetition Each and every day It's a ho-hum, humdrum life And I wouldn't want it any other way Like a rerun of the worst show in the world I get off at the same time every day Wave goodbye to all my friends As they hit the gym again I head home doin' ninety all the way Like some secret undercover spy I just unlock the door and slip inside To my ho-hum, humdrum, yada yada, blah blah Yawn fest, depressed, zip, zero, zilch, nada Same old, same old repetition Each and every day It's a ho-hum, humdrum life And I wouldn't want it any other way I know it's hard to tell with the curtains closed But we're just sittin' 'round, far as you know In a ho-hum, humdrum, yada yada, blah blah Yawn fest, depressed, zip, zero, zilch, nada Ho-hum, humdrum, yada yada, blah blah Yawn fest, depressed, zip, zero, zilch, nada Same old, same old repetition Each and every day It's a ho-hum, humdrum life And I wouldn't want it any other way No, I wouldn't want it any other way No, I wouldn't want it any other way © 2011, 2022 Michael J. Parker (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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All I Need to Know 03:07
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ALL I NEED TO KNOW words and music by Suzanne Wanvig and Rick Paul Someone asked me to describe How it feels to be in love The first thing that I thought of was your eyes That look you have that tells me Everything I need to know It’s like you reach inside of me And touch my very soul I have no doubt You are the one The one I’ve waited for The very best My dream come true Couldn’t ask for more There’s nothing I have ever been so sure of You’re all I need to know about love All my senses come alive Every time I feel your touch I feel like I have wings and I can fly Each moment that I’m with you Is a perfect place in time It’s like Heaven on this Earth Just knowing that you’re mine I have no doubt You are the one The one I’ve waited for The very best My dream come true Couldn’t ask for more There’s nothing I have ever been so sure of You’re all I need to know about love My heart is very certain There’s no question in my mind I want to spend my life Right here by your side I have no doubt You are the one The one I’ve waited for The very best My dream come true Couldn’t ask for more There’s nothing I have ever been so sure of You’re all I need to know You are everything I need to know You’re all I need to know about love © 2002, 2018 Suzanne H. Wanvig (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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More Than a Little 03:19
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MORE THAN A LITTLE words and music by Rick Paul I’ve been known to keep my distance I’ve been known to hold it in When I run into resistance I just take it on the chin I’m usually kind of quiet I don’t go to extremes When things get kind of crazy I don’t come apart at the seams I’m the kind of guy who’s kind of hard to read But right now I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve ‘Cause I’m more than a little in love with you So don’t mind me if I’m crowing ‘Cause this feeling’s overflowing And it’s hard to hold it in When your heart’s got a great big grin And I’m more than a little Way more than a little Yes, I’m more than a little in love With you Oh, I don’t make lots of money I’ve got hardly any hair My jokes aren’t all that funny No one’d call me debonair And the good Lord knows I’ve stumbled When he’s given me a shot So it’s not hard to be humble Thanks to everything I’m not But since the day you told me you’d be my girl I can’t help it, I’m sitting on top of the world ‘Cause I’m more than a little in love with you So don’t mind me if I’m crowing ‘Cause this feeling’s overflowing And it’s hard to hold it in When your heart’s got a great big grin And I’m more than a little Way more than a little Yes, I’m more than a little in love With you Yeah, since the day you told me you’d be my girl I can’t help it, I’m sitting on top of the world ‘Cause I’m more than a little in love with you So don’t mind me if I’m crowing ‘Cause this feeling’s overflowing And it’s hard to hold it in When your heart’s got a great big grin And I’m more than a little Way more than a little Yeah I’m more than a little in love with you So don’t mind me if I’m crowing ‘Cause this feeling’s overflowing And it’s hard to hold it in When your heart’s got a great big grin And I’m more than a little Way more than a little Yes, I’m more than a little in love With you More than a little in love With You Yeah © 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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Who'll Be the First (Album Remix) 03:39
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WHO'LL BE THE FIRST words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul She doesn't cry herself to sleep He doesn't lie awake and wonder what to say She doesn't wake up with a smile, to a soft kiss from his lips They're both past the point of those charades There's no love, and there's no hate Just indifference; he hardly speaks at all And that spark that use to show up in her eyes Is locked away in photos on the wall No one needs to say, "I'm sorry" "I love you," would only be a lie They know the time is near, but neither knows Who'll be the first Who'll be the first to say goodbye They stood up before God Vowed to love and honor and obey But somewhere along the way, those feelings fell apart Now they wear their rings like shackles they can't break No one needs to say, "I'm sorry" "I love you," would only be a lie They know the time is near, but neither knows Who'll be the first Who'll be the first to say goodbye He doesn't want to be the bad guy She doesn't like to be alone Maybe in the morning it'll all be clear But now the night is comin' on No one needs to say, "I'm sorry" "I love you," would only be a lie They know the time is near, but neither knows Who'll be the first Who'll be the first to say goodbye She doesn't cry herself to sleep He doesn't lie awake and wonder what to say © 2008, 2021 Michael J. Parker (BMI)/Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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Ghosts 04:54
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GHOSTS words and music by Rick Paul Phantoms steal just out of sight Slip into mists of time Flickers of some distant flame Dance across your mind And you chase them away Can't let yourself believe Memories haunt your day-to-day And will not let you go Whispers of your left behinds Chill you to the soul So you chase them away Ooh, oh, oh There've been so many ghosts So many ghosts So many ghosts along the way Yesterday was long ago And nothing is the same Shadows in the stormy night Have taken you away And they won't let you go Oh, no, no I've seen so many ghosts So many ghosts So many ghosts along the way Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Phantoms steal just out of sight Slip into mists of time Flickers of some distant flame Dance across my mind But they fade away Even though I still believe Memories lost along the way I thought would never go Whispers of my left behinds That warmed me to my soul But they've gone away Oh, no, no I miss the ghosts I miss the ghosts I miss those ghosts today There've been so many ghosts So many ghosts So many ghosts along the way © 2020, 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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I Dare You 03:06
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I DARE YOU words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul Me and Cindy Hanson were out on Johnson's Cliff Holdin' hands, lookin' down, yeah, standin' on the edge We'd seen high school kids jumpin', screamin' in the sun It always seemed so scary, but it always looked so fun Cindy dropped my hand and said, "let's do it I'll kiss you on the lips if we live through it" "I dare you I double dog dare you Take that step, put fate to the test On the count of three Fly or fall with me I dare you" We backed up a few steps, then Cindy counted three I don't think I was breathin', all Cindy did was scream We swam back to the shore, stood in the sand to dry She put her arms around me, she looked me in the eye I smiled at her and told her, "we don't have to" She said, "I don't do nothin' I don't want to" "I dare you I double dog dare you Take that step, put fate to the test On the count of three Fly or fall with me I dare you" And on the day I gave her the ring I said to her from down on bended knee "I dare you I double dog dare you Take that step, put fate to the test On the count of three Fly or fall with me I'll take that leap of faith, if you will, too I dare you I dare you I dare you I dare you" © 2004, 2022 Michael J. Parker (BMI)/Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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I Need Her Tonight 03:06
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I NEED HER TONIGHT words and music by Ray Ducharme, Vic Michener, and Rick Paul Sittin’ in the back row Down at the movie show Teasin’ and squeezin’ and carryin’ on Whisperin’ sweet nothin’s Kissin’ and a-huggin’ Lost in the magic of learnin’ ’bout love No hearts ever beat that fast No passion ever burned so bright Our love was gonna last forever Lord, I need her tonight Cruisin’ in the old car Can’t go very far We’re outta money, and gas is runnin’ low Parkin’ on a back road Steamin’ up the windows Body next to body, never gonna let go No hearts ever beat that fast No passion ever burned so bright Our love was gonna last forever Lord, I need her tonight Now those carefree days have faded Passion never burns as bright What happened to that girl Lord, I need her tonight I remember Swimmin’ at the reservoir Swearin’ on every star She’d always love me, and I’d always love her Takin’ that final step Losin’ our innocence Never any doubt, we were both the first No hearts ever beat that fast No passion ever burned so bright Our love was gonna last forever Lord, I need her tonight Our love was gonna last forever Lord, I need her tonight © 1997, 2022 Raymond F. Ducharme (BMI), John V. Michener (SOCAN), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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Holding Onto Air 03:22
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HOLDING ONTO AIR words and music by Rick Paul Magic moments float across my memory Gentle breezes whisper in my ear I'm wide awake and dreaming And wishing you were here Tear-filled conversations, life and laughter Silly songs we sang to pass the time Private moments filled with stories That still echo through my mind I can close my eyes to see you Anytime and anywhere But when I wrap my arms around you I'm just holding onto air Ghostly winds blew in across the desert You turned away when I looked in your eyes And I couldn't heal the hurting You kept hidden deep inside I can close my eyes to see you Anytime and anywhere But when I wrap my arms around you I'm just holding onto air Holding, holding Holding onto air I'm wide awake and dreaming And wishing you were here I can close my eyes to see you Anytime and anywhere But when I wrap my arms around you I'm just holding onto air I keep holding onto air Yes, I'm holding onto air © 2021, 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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I've Got You 02:23
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I'VE GOT YOU words and music by Rick Paul I might not have much money I'm not the kind most folks call lucky If I found the end of the rainbow Somebody'd beat me to the pot of gold But what I've got is better than All the riches in this world I've got you I've got you I've got you I may never be a big gun But you make me feel like I'm someone And it's like I'm some big VIP Every time you're sitting next to me I don't need fame or fortune, no How could I want for more When I've got you I've got you I've got you I'd given up on finding love Until the day you came You flashed that smile that drove me wild And stole my heart away Oh, I might not have much money But I sure am feeling lucky Don't need to be chasing rainbows Looking for pots of gold 'Cause what I've got is better than All the riches in the world I've got you I've got you I've got you Oh, I've got you I've got you I've got you Yeah, I've got you I've got you I've got you © 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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If You Only Knew 03:37
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IF YOU ONLY KNEW words and music by Rick Paul I sit across the table as you bare your soul So close that I could touch you, but you're not mine to hold Oh, you tell me that the heartbreak's starting in again And you're so glad I'm not like other men Then you say it's so nice to have a friend so kind But I wonder if we'd still be friends if you could read my mind If you only knew what I was thinking of right now If you only heard the words I cannot say Would you still be here Just a touch away When I look at you like this Dreaming of your kiss What would you do If you only knew As I look across the table and into your eyes The neon lights show me tears you're trying hard to hide Oh, I want so much to hold you, and say, "It'll be all right" But, if I did, I'm not sure I could let you go tonight And so I ask about him, and "How are the kids?" To remind myself why I must bite my tongue like this If you only knew what I was thinking of right now If you only heard the words I cannot say Would you still be here Just a touch away When I look at you like this Dreaming of your kiss What would you do If you only knew Would you still be here Just a touch away When I look at you like this Dreaming of your kiss What would you do If you only knew © 1997, 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved
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My Reason 04:24
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I locked myself in a prison Proceeded to bury the key Somewhere under expectations Meant to protect me It seemed like the safe path to follow Next to nothing to lay on the line Like so many who came before me I'd just do my time Then the walls that I'd built Came crumbling down And left me alone with the sky With no clear direction but limitless bounds Shaken, yet feeling alive There's a reason For all I have seen People who've touched me And places I've been And I hunger For what I don't know Seeking some spark to fire up my soul And find my reason I traveled the whole world over Seeking what I need to find But I blew off the voices that told me "Look inside" So I followed down paths meant for others Lost myself along the way Found it harder and harder and harder To keep the faith Then the walls that I'd built Came crumbling down And left me wondering why In search of direction I still haven't found And nowhere I can hide There's a reason For all I have seen People who've touched me And places I've been And I hunger For what I don't know Seeking some spark to fire up my soul And find my reason Yes, the walls that I'd built Came crumbling down And left me alone with the sky With no clear direction but limitless bounds Shaken, but feeling alive There's a reason For all I have seen People who've touched me And places I've been And I hunger For what I don't know Seeking some spark to fire up my soul And find my reason And find my reason Find my reason My reason © 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved

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With “Thinking With My Heart”, my sixth full-length album (and fifth of original songs), I’ve gone in what I’m referring to as a “country-ish” direction. “Country-ish” rather than “country”? Yeah, some of the songs are fairly clearly country pop or country rock, but there’s also a smattering that are stripped down, in a singer-songwriter/folk sense, and even one that is a throwback to an early Elvis (Presley, not Costello) style. And I don’t have a twang, so there’s that.

The album’s title comes from the first few lines of the first track: “Here I go, here I go again, thinking with my heart and not my head.” There’s a bit of a head versus heart thread that runs throughout. Most of the songs touch on love, unrequited love, or loss of love, but the closing track extends the head/heart theme to life purpose.

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released August 5, 2022

Credits:

1. Here I Go Again (Country Version) - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2015, 2016 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

2. Ho-Hum, Humdrum Life - words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul
© 2011, 2022 Michael J. Parker (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

3. All I Need to Know - words and music Suzanne Wanvig and Rick Paul
© 2002, 2018 Suzanne H. Wanvig (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

4. More Than a Little - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

5. Who'll Be the First (Album Version) - words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul
© 2008, 2021 Michael J. Parker (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

6. Ghosts - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2020, 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

7. I Dare You - words and music by Michael J. Parker and Rick Paul
© 2004, 2022 Michael J. Parker (BMI), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

8. I Need Her Tonight - words and music by Ray Ducharme, Vic Michener, and Rick Paul
© 1997, 2022 Raymond F. Ducharme (BMI), John, V. Michener (SOCAN), Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

9. Holding Onto Air - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2021, 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

10. I've Got You - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2022 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

11. If You Only Knew - words and music by Rick Paul
© 1997, 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

12. My Reason - words and music by Rick Paul
© 2021 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)

Performed, produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Rick Paul.
Cover artwork and photography by Rick Paul.

(P) 2022 Richard W. Paul
All rights reserved by the respective copyright owners. Used by permission.

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Rick Paul's songs combine memorable pop/rock and country melodies with mature, often thought provoking, lyrics on life and love. His singing has drawn comparisons to Dan Hill, Randy Newman, and Neil Young, while his piano playing is most frequently compared to Rick’s biggest musical influence, Elton John. Rick performs frequently in Orange County, California. ... more

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