I wake up feeling groggy, unsure, but I know what the world holds, and so I roll, over thinking.. The day is just an empty mug, and I love thinking about all the potential, I can do, whatever I put my head to Just met a girl and she's like a cup of coffee, Running through my mind when I'm walking, Not a dull moment, no yawning Never liked the stuff but now I can't get up off it! Releasing my endorphins, and it happens often Feeling on top of the world, that's why you see me on my Tippy toes: dancing, at work: dancing, grocery: dancing, whenever she's close to me: dancing. In the shower singing, flowers: I’m bringing, Met her at the door and I kissed her, Wore a puffy dress like a coffee filter, she's a drip I’m loving that coffee can I have another sip? (wrap me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) But the coffee's getting cold, we've been sitting too long (rock me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) Tell me will you take a sip when the steam and the foam's all gone.. (Chorus) They say the first cut is the deepest, then how come every time I find love I find a way to redefine the word deepness From the get-go, you left me speechless, rarer than a comet Had to take a bite to find that life's box of chocolate Heard love is like a cup of coffee, first you wanna spill the beans, Nervous and tweaking, freaking and shaking But it feels so good when the hearts vibrating .. And then there comes the love making You're so Effervescent, Enthusiastic and Eccentric So, Honey, it’s no wonder why I fall in love with ease (E's) Always put me in a good mood so, even if I'm angry, Think of you and it’s like I'm saying cheese But the picture don't fit the frame.. No more Or maybe we overcomplicate.. Oh boy Plus this love has grown stagnant, we used to be a magnet We've grown complacent, and I'm not having it! So what do we do when the coffee's luke warm in the Winter? Shit, how do we begin to heat things up so that this love can continue Its like what do we do when its Spring and there's lightning and thunder? Fuck it, throw some ice cubes in the coffee, and now it’s Summer (wrap me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) Wanna fill it up, but I may have to give it up (rock me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) Can't get enough and so it’s on to the next cup Get up.. (Chorus) It seems like it’s the end but it’s never been the end before, So how would i know (repeat) She was the best part of waking up, was the best, was the best part of waking up Now it seems like we’re breaking up, now it seems, now it seems like we’re breaking up (repeat) So how did we go, from yesterday when you would express-yo Deepest feelings like, you were telling Geppetto.. No lie. Now it’s like were playing Nintendo, Except these two player games aren't working anymore, So the cartage we blow, trying to make a spark A cappuccino with the milk shaped like a heart, And when things were steaming up, I realized that "one more" Shot of espresso, will never be enough I said, Sweetie, there’s no way to sugarcoat this But things have gotten dark, now I don't mean to seem hopeless I think we oughta go our separate ways, I think were on the same page, As far as that goes, love has many stages and As ours begins to plateau, I say this comfortably, I’m not the cup for you, and you’re not the cup for me You get a rise out of me, but then comes the crash That's not how love oughta be, if we wanna last And so I'm moving on from Coffee, we took a chance, But things aren't always what they seem at first glance I said, I’m moving on, Coffee, don't be judging me I just met a girl, and she seems like my cup of tea…. (wrap me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) The best and the worst parts about love are falling (rock me, in your arms, I can't feel it but..) But after 500 days of Summer comes the Autumn

(oooooooooh make love to me) That’s what she wrote in a text message So effortlessly, I start reflecting Back to when we were an item on the market The hottest new toy moving off the rack at Target But now I'm on the road, raging, her place my Destination, but I gotta use caution be patient Looking both ways now, before I cross the pavement .. She sent another message saying.. (ooooooooooh, my love, come home to me) But we don't share the same home In another mind state, in a different zone Building blocks like LEGO, the foundation but it Shattered, go figure, so many battles Now I'm moving on to bigger things that really matter Looking forward, not backward, my mind is on the Priorities, I'm focused on Steve, But you’ll never leave my heart, or my memories I said it’s not you, it’s me. I said I'm sorry babe I gotta leave (why can't you stayyyy?) You can't eat your cake and have it on a plate (chorus) (the sun is gone) So now things have changed We've come a long way since we wrote the first page I used to love spending countless summer days With you in the basement, I’m moving on now Baby let’s face it, I’m growing older now, No need to babysit, Those days are gone but there's no Feeling in the world could ever replace it Every once in a while I take it back to the basics When it was just me, and you, and my imagination Would take us places, that we had never seen That childlike nature, and creativity Gladly do it all again if it were up to me But it ain't, my man father time Mind on the big picture, the grand design That "everything happens for a reason" type of thing Growth; a changing of the season type of thing So when apple juice turns to coffee, ideas considered lofty, The "real world," it seems so daunting The ignorance of childhood is now fleeting Light shed upon the unknown is so revealing Unrealistic for me to be dreaming, I’m leaving.. (why can't you stayyyy) (chorus) She keeps telling me don't let it slip away, go outside and play, But I've got a schedule now I broke my ankle, I’m not as flexible now Gotta stay strong, eat my vegetables now The Fall: I’m not a spring chicken anymore I’m getting older, but I’m still kicking' for sure I got a young frame of mind, take it one day at a time.. And every now and then I rewind To the smell of the grass, a burn from the carpet Jumping on the couch, ice cream from Carvel The first time getting stung by a bee Thought I could fly, I jumped off the TV I sprained my shoulder, you learn from mistaking But the more you know takes away imagination I’m getting older, but I’m still pacing Cause the more you know takes away imagination Lost in my childlike fascination Lost in the things I’m creating I’m still a child at heart, I’m gonna keep playing I’m staying! (chorus)

Oh, look at that, another friend getting married Look at that another friend became a parent And there’s one, just got a full-time job and so he gloats, Over a-hundred likes on that post.. Now tell me why I give a fuck about a status? (Cause you're bartending while your friends are climbing social ladders) But I’m following my dream, why am I so envious? (Because your friends get paid vaca, and they get benefits) Lost in false emptiness, I’m ignoring my sentiments Self-doubt becomes venomous; the deadliest (Hmmmm..) So while I’m sitting in my room I think of all the things I could be doing.. I could be watching as flic (I could be down at the bar) I could be dating a chick (be at a nice restaurant) I could be driving up north (to the place where I was born) Hang with my friends even if there's nothing going on So while there are so many different places that I could be in Four walls, a floor, and a ceiling are caving me in, Sitting at my big desk with a bright light to see and That’s the price I pay for following my dream and I feel more comfortable alone.. Either that or in a room that’s fully crowded Because, either way.. Either way, no one can hear me when I’m shouting I scream.. From the bottom of my lounges When I’m on stage, and the people give me love They say the squeaky wheel gets the oil, but if that’s the case.. How easily can that wheel be replaced? I do appreciate, all the support that I get Even if sometimes it’s here one day and then gone the next At the end of that day, I’ll still lay down to dream Even if I’m the only one who believes.. (chorus) I swore that I would never work from, inside a cubicle Working on my computer from home is more suitable These walls are closing in, though, or maybe I’m delusional Out of anxiety bite the skin around my cuticle I sometimes forget this is a game of patience.. The goals I’m achieving are not as tangible And I apologize for any misplaced frustrations, Just know I’m in it to win it, but these delusions of grandeur keep Occupying my mind, like, as if the shit was Wall Street Sometimes my passion comes across as being salty I can't get these demons off me! I guess I’ll bring em along with me, We made it this far haven't we? Besides.. What is light without darkness? What is soft without hardness? The same thing that plentiful is without sparseness The same thing that art is without the artist, In my twenties, I'm learning what my drive is, The things that I’m prioritizing, reminding myself That if my lane isn't the same yours, I'm doing this for me, I do it for the glory! (chorus)

Alllll Aboarrrrrrd!!

When I was young, I swore to you, that I would be, an architect As farfetched as it could get, but now I’m doing the opposite I graduated school and worked for about a year and a half, to be now Tearing down the walls I built ‘cause they were holding me back, It took a hop, skip, and a jump but now I’m looking like Peter Pan, I threw my dream up in the sky, and now I'll Never Land I'm focused, I know that when there's an obstacle in my path, They said Buzz Lightyear couldn't fly, 'til he had a rocket strapped to his back I got that energizer with me, the music is my city And I will live in this dream, until I die, or ‘til they come evict me I do this with my heart; you can feel it in every pump My tracks like grandma's cookies ‘cause I baked the shits with LOVE! And awww mannnn, how I come alive on the stage That feeling is unmatched, that feeling can't be explained That full-time job with benefits was cool, but I gotta say I wouldn't be proud of what I’m doing if I hadn't have run away Away.. (Chorus) Now it's two thousand thirteen, and I've got an architecture degree But I'm music making during the day and I'm bartending in the Eve-ning, Barely making rent, bouncing checks more than bouncing beats, Gaining traction? I can't even get on my feet! But I've got a girlfriend, man she's so in love with me I mean I used to have a girlfriend ‘til she broke it up with me But I've always been the type to carry a trick up my sleeve Always been the type to turn that heartbreak into positivity Recorded in my room all by myself, with just a mic.. It was something about "Hope", something about "Finding the Light" I got it mixed, by Samori and Kenny; sixteen tracks That said no matter how dark it may get there's a way of bouncing back UH! You could catch me at venues performing it in Philly But there was something missing. It was just music without the Business.. I needed to work on my online presence But then comes Steve's inflamed sense of Social Media resentment Then comes the stressing, worrying about the fans I haven't got And all the bio's and the blogs, the very moment that I stopped Putting the focus on the music I became exacerbated Almost vengeful so I start procrastinating, Becoming reluctant to post on social media I just said fuck it.. (Chorus) This started with a dream, the dream was first a vision A dream remains a dream unless the dreamer is relentless Acting on the dream is how you bring it to existence There's “acting” and there's “wishing”, real dreamers know the difference And I can tell you the difference, cause I was wishing for a long time Trying to get people to listen, I got respect from my peers in South Jersey and Philly when I made the move to New York City, I was following the vision.. but you could measure the progress in inches! Can I go the distance, can I turn this into a business? Can I go out, perform, and network to establish connections? And can I build friendships with other artists who've been working Regardless of whether they're making their rent on time or not or enduring other hardships? Can I create partnerships? Can I collaborate with musicians from the Greatest city in the world? Am I on a path soon to be Building a community that will flourish into a fanbase? Can I take these words and use them to create majestic landscapes? Can I take an empty canvas and produce something that's beautiful That was once unimaginable? Can I take these lower cases And can I turn them into capital? And if I'm capable Will it ever truly be enough or am I completely insatiable? (chorus) This started with a dream, the dream was first a vision A dream remains a dream unless the dreamer is relentless Acting on the dream is how you bring it to existence There's “acting” and there's “wishing”, it's good to know the difference People will tell you that your dream is flawed and unrealistic But I'm so optimistic, that you can go throw salt on my game And I'll go sifting, through the salt and I'll find the sugar cane And make a simple syrup throw in life's lemons.. Add a little rain, and that may put a damper on your day, But me, I'd just kick back relax enjoy this batch of lemonade Spring flowers popping up enduring adverse conditions, knowing We've had worse conditions, like the rose that grew in concrete in the Winter.. That’s not ideal but when you consider we rose from Ash and fire and built higher with the new World Trade Center So when they try to tell you that it's impossible just remember, A dream is just a dream unless that dreamer stands to defend it.. They thought flight was impossible, now I'm checking my baggage Enjoying my in-flight meal, flyer than Buzz Lightyear, and I'm Light years away from where I'm going, surely, but never slowing And I'm enjoying the refreshments, I'll think of up to six more Impossible things before breakfast, hey Jo, let's get this.. (outro)