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The Greatest Gift
09:08
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THE GREATEST GIFT
Lyrics...Laurie Costoso Coen
Music...Mark W. Costoso
Cradled In my arms, my love, I feel your energy
Imagining all that you'll become, the possibilities
Watching, waiting, wondering as you gently, softly breathe
Investing all my love in you. You are a gift indeed
A heavenly gift sent to me on earth bringing all that's meant to be
CHORUS
The Greatest Gift was given me for what I do not know
Forever thankful for this gift. With this gift, my love will grow
The Greatest gift was given me for what I do not know
Lashes flutter, fingers twitch, your eyes dart here and there
Caress your cheek and kiss your nose, stroke your silken hair
I can't believe you are my child that I could possibly
Have created something such as you, a miracle to me
A heavenly gift sent to me on earth bringing all that's meant to be
CHORUS
Who knows what awaits you in this world. You have just yet to see
That you are part and parcel of our human destiny
Some say our future is set by fate, some say it's a mystery
Actions do speak louder than words. To do, yes, is to be
So, grab up just as much as you can. Give even more and you will see
That what you get is what you put in, a wealth of memories
A heavenly gift sent to me on earth bringing all that's meant to be
The Greatest Gift was given me, now I think I truly know
What love can do, what love does mean, how love from love can grow
The Greatest gift was given me for what I do not know
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Gina
05:56
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GINA
Lyrics...Michael McKasty
Music...Mark W. Costoso
Loyalty can be so downright foolish
Best friend's girl or not
The girl that I was seeing then
She had a name, but I forgot
Panting red lips, platinum blonde hair
Soulful eyes of emerald green
So curvaceous, so outrageous
And skin of milk maid cream
I was a fool to turn down Gina
She is my only regret
I was a fool to turn down Gina
It weighs heavy upon me yet
'Cause you know I'll never find a lady
Oh, so beautiful, so hot
I was a fool to turn down Gina
And it tears me up a lot
Last chances, only memories
I think I'm gonna scream
If I knew then what I know now
I'd have played it differently
I was a fool to turn down Gina
She is my only regret
I was a fool to turn down Gina
It weighs heavy upon me yet
'Cause you know I'll never find a lady
Oh, so beautiful, so hot
I was a fool to turn down Gina
And it tears me up a lot
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Younger Man
06:32
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YOUNGER MAN
Lyrics...Michael McKasty
Music.......Mark W. Costoso
I shared your rainbows, I shared your blues
As far as love goes, I paid my dues
Now you're leaving for a younger man
Frankly, baby, I don't understand
I loved you gently and I loved you sweet
Now you're telling me I just can’t compete with your
CHORUS
Younger man, he has your attention
Younger man, I just thought I'd mention
I can give you anything
You're getting from your younger man
When I was young, you rode me just like a horse
Now that I've mellowed, it's please get lost
Now you're headed for that younger dude
I find your goodbye just a little crude
He does one thing that I'd never do
He treats you like you just turned 22, he's your
CHORUS
Who wee, baby, you know it's such a sin
To trade my understanding for his softer skin
You know, my darling, you're not being very fair
After all, I'm not just meat and hair
like your younger man
I'll be waiting when you're dumped on by your younger man
When the boy says,
"Those little lines around your eyes are sort of getting to me"
I'll be here
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Grace
03:39
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Resurrection Part 1
05:24
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RESURRECTION, Part 1
Lyrics...Laurie Costoso Coen
Music.......Mark W. Costoso
Happened again like I knew It would
You said never again like you knew you should
Angry words thrown like rocks and stones
Verbal spears flung hard meant to pierce through my soul
Hands that hold me so sweetly
Transformed and like sledgehammers beat me
How many times do I have to bleed
How long must I beg, cry and plead
How many times
Spiteful eyes filled with jealous fears
That have beaten me down for so many years
That gaze of disgust erupts again
Pour salt on the wounds, burn the hurt and pain
Those same eyes in a moment of regret
Stream with tears, fall like rain so heavy and so wet
Can taste the salt in your tainted kiss
Pressed hard against my bloody swollen lips
How Many Times
Happened again like I knew It would
You said never again like you knew you should
Make me believe I'm the one to blame
Just a prisoner held hostage by your past pains
To stay for love or to leave for fear
Cried so many times I've run out of tears
How many times do I have to bleed
How long must I beg, cry and plead
How many times
How many lies
How many cries
How many times
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Resurrection Part 2
04:06
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RESURRECTION, Part 2
Lyrics...Laurie Costoso Coen
Music...Mark W. Costoso
It seems like years I've finally grown
Beyond the gate of the unknown
As proof my track record has shown
My circumstances such to moan
Feeling futile like I'm dead
Just helpless pray caught in a web
I'm paralyzed, no chance to move
And utterly misunderstood
Pleading just to be released
So desperately in need to cease
And suddenly the tide has turned
The fire within me still does burn
CHORUS
Just to smile again and laugh a little
I'm no longer lost deep in the middle
I've reclaimed my place among the living
Now the clouds have passed I'm now believing
In tomorrow one again
The future calls me loud and clear
And now I answer free of fear
A shining star It beckons me
So brightly lit it reckons, see
Blessings bought with patience dear
Gifts received through sweat and tears
It seems like years since I have known
Within myself I'm finally home
CHORUS
(c) 2018 Cosmark Music
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Salt Hay
07:40
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SALT HAY
Lyrics.…..Cricket Cohen
Music.......Mark W. Costoso
Was bright eyed and looked good and caught the groove of his day
Smart enough to build a reputation, make it last and make it pay
And so today a perfect antique house with his antiques throughout and
In the garden salt hay
His beautiful wife here with his collection
After 10 years, chooses to walk a different aisle, she no longer makes the connection
Two decades younger than this man, the man with the empty smile who puts
Salt hay in his garden
CHORUS
He met success in his early years
And now in his garden he puts salt hay
People sometimes can conquer, can conquer the gloom
Lonely years with too many seasons Now after refinishing the bedroom
Once again, he doesn't question his reasons and covers the ground with his salt hay
CHORUS
With business as usual at his antique shop, he remembers the past as a series of successes
Relatively good life leading to his Hampton spot
The old golden retriever no longer chases birds and cats running through their lot
Squirrels hiding in the garden with no traces beneath the blanket of salt hay
Tonight, he takes out his antique silver soprano sax
Sounds of melodic improvisations soak up every surrounding tree
And passers by will hear some magic, the magic he still holds
But he is alone now, alone with the sound he breeds
Like the earth and its solitary, solitary moon shining
And darkened sky reflecting on the salt hay in his garden
CHORUS
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Sweet Surrender
05:30
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SWEET SURRENDER
Lyrics and Music....Mark W. Costoso
Sometimes you're just a little out of touch
When life is just a little bit too much
You need a place to lean your head upon
Well baby, there's a place where you belong
Sometime you need a little love to share
Sometimes you need to show how much you care
So when you're with the one you're thinking of
Take the time to fill your need for love
CHORUS
Sweet Surrender....Girl, I'm wanting you
We got the time for what's on my mind
So baby, don't you feel it too
Sweet Surrender....Girl, I need you near
The feeling's right and we've got all night
So babe, lovin' time is here
I think about the warmth of your embrace
When I close my eyes, I see your face
After all the changes we've been through
Still got a kind of crazy love for you
CHORUS
I wanna be the sun that lights your day
I wanna be the star that guides your way
I hope that I'm the one you're thinking of
Whenever you feel the need for love
CHORUS
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Wanderlust
04:21
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WANDERLUST
Lyrics...Laurie Costoso Coen
Music...Mark W. Costoso
Look, see, over there
It's looming ever still
See, look, over there
Just beyond that hill
Someplace, Somewhere
Restlessness is in my blood
Wanderlust is what I would follow any day
Wanderlust is calling me
Drawing me so far from here
Though here is still so dear to me
And you, my dear, I know are here
In my heart you'll always be
Somewhere, Someplace
Restlessness is in my blood
Wanderlust is what I would follow any day
Wanderlust is calling me
I know this all seems so unfair
A betrayal, yes, I’m guilty
But look, see, over there
What might could be is calling me
Keep me near to yours, my dear
Your love lets me be me
For this, my love, I am ever grateful
Your love has set me free
Someplace, Somewhere
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Next Time I'm In Town
06:03
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NEXT TIME I'M IN TOWN
Lyrics.....Michael McKasty
Music.....Mark W. Costoso
I left you something on your doorstep in the dark.
You were on your run through the streets and the rough the park.
I arrived too late, all the bottles had been spent.
The party was in clean up. I got too busy making rent.
So I left you something on your doorstep in the dark.
CHORUS
We can be so careless how we grind the decades down.
Something's always missing every time you turn around.
But I really hope to see you
The next time I'm in town.
I have this shoebox full of photos and the like.
It's a little journey, a little leap, a little hike.
Came in too late, all the bottles had been spent.
The party was in clean up. I got too busy making rent.
So I left you something on your doorstep in the dark.
CHORUS
I can see you smiling looking just like endless Spring.
I can remember the joy and comfort you would bring.
I arrived too late, all the bottles had been spent.
The party was in clean up. I got too busy making rent.
So I left you something on your doorstep in the dark.
CHORUS
So this is just to say, Only want to say
I think of you so often, really, always, always think of you.
And this is just to say, only want to say.
Next time, I'll be early, really, really early, early, really
The next time I'm in town
(c) 2021 Cosmark Music
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Resurrection Coda
00:49
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