What We’ve Got

(Chiaravalle)

We’re livin’ in lies lately

It’s hard to know fact from fiction

And nothin’ makes sense baby

No nothin’ at all

Once upon a time we knew much better

I wonder if those days have gone

I need some understanding

I need it more than ever

‘Cause I feel this never ending sense of pending doom

Chorus

Hold on to what we’ve got

Even when it seems hope is lost

Don’t lose sight of the dream

Don’t lose your faith in us

It’s the only thing that we can trust

Hold on to all that you believe

Things used to be calm and collective

A long time ago

Maybe its just selective memory

Of things I don’t wanna know

Once upon a time we knew much better

I wonder if those days are through

I need some understanding

I need it now

“Cause I feel this overwhelming feeling all around

Chorus

Hold on to what we’ve got

Even when it seems hope is lost

Don’t lose sight of the dream

Bridge

I’ve giving us the benefit of doubt

My money’s on you

‘Cause through the ages

Time and time again

Determination gives me cause to carry on

Chorus

Hold on to what we’ve got

Don’t lose sight of the dream

Chorus

Hold on to what we’ve got

When all hope is lost

Don’t lose sight of the dream

Don’t lose your faith in us

It’s the only thing that we can trust

Hold on to all that you believe

We’re stronger when we’re together

We’ll make it through all kinds of weather

Don’t lose sight of the dream…

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

You’re Not Alone

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

As the morning greets the dawn

With a brand new day

I wait for the sun

To light my way

When it’s all to much to bare

Only heartache and despair

I turn to you

In my hour of need

Chorus

Take me away to anywhere but here

To another time and place where we can disappear

I need to find the strength to carry on another day

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please tell me I’m not alone

As the day comes to an end

And time moves on

Wonder what’s around the bend

Before the moment is gone

Well it might just be too late

Will we suffer such a fate

I turn to you

You’re the only one who sees me

Chorus

Take me away to any place but here

Can we find a hideaway until the coast is clear

I need to find a reason so I never stop believing

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please tell me I’m not alone

Bridge

Please tell me

That I’m not alone

Gotta find a ray of hope

Chorus

Take me away to another time and place

There’s nothing for me here

No sign of grace

I need to find a reason so I never stop believing

Please tell me I’m not alone

Take me away….

I need to fight the power

To make this my finest hour

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please say it ain’t so

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

Middle Ground

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

I’ve got too much on my mind lately

Been so beside myself

Every day I get a little bit closer to losin’ it

Losin’ it all

All around me it seems like a circus

With too many clowns

Crying on the inside while they’re laughing out loud

Laughing out loud

Maybe it’s about time we take a step back or two

Chorus

Find what we have in common

Might be more than we know

We need to work this problem and find some middle ground

And maybe meet half way

‘Cause you and I might have more in common than we know

Maybe it’s time for a revelation

And turn the heat down

“Cause every day we seem to lose a little more of humility

Pure insanity

What makes you think you know what I’m thinking

What goes on in your mind

You need stop assuming that I’m your enemy

I’m not your enemy

Maybe now’s the time to turn the tides around

Chorus

Find what we have in common

Might be more than we know

We need to work this problem and find some middle ground

And maybe meet half way

‘Cause you and I might have more in common than we know

More than we know

Maybe now’s the time to turn the tides around

Maybe we should Listen to the other side

Chorus

Find what we have in common

Might be more than we know

We need to work this problem and find some middle ground

And maybe meet half way

‘Cause you and I might have more in common than we know

Than we know

Meet me in the middle

“Cause every day we grow a little bit further apart

Apart from each other

We gotta find common ground

Common ground

Meet me in the middle

We’re got to find middle ground

You’re Not Alone

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

As the morning greets the dawn

With a brand new day

I wait for the sun

To light my way

When it’s all to much to bare

Only heartache and despair

I turn to you

In my hour of need

Chorus

Take me away to anywhere but here

To another time and place where we can disappear

I need to find the strength to carry on another day

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please tell me I’m not alone

As the day comes to an end

And time moves on

Wonder what’s around the bend

Before the moment is gone

Well it might just be too late

Will we suffer such a fate

I turn to you

You’re the only one who sees me

Chorus

Take me away to any place but here

Can we find a hideaway until the coast is clear

I need to find a reason so I never stop believing

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please tell me I’m not alone

Bridge

Please tell me

That I’m not alone

Gotta find a ray of hope

Chorus

Take me away to another time and place

There’s nothing for me here

No sign of grace

I need to find a reason so I never stop believing

Please tell me I’m not alone

Take me away….

I need to fight the power

To make this my finest hour

Please tell me I’m not alone

Please say it ain’t so

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

A Loss For Words

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

I’m at a loss for words

I don’t know what to say

Take it in for all it’s worth

Until it goes away

I won’t be seduced by your madness

I refuse to play along

I know damn well right from wrong

Waiting for the dark clouds to clear away

And bring back the beauty

To help us see the light of another day

Because it’s been so very long

Since we’ve seen the light of dawn

I don’t think we understand

All that’s at stake

I wonder if we ever can

For heaven’s sake

I won’t let you take my truth away

No I won’t be play the fool

No I won’t give in to you

Waiting for the blue skies up above

To shine down upon us

And fill our hearts with ever lasting love

Because it’s been so very long

It’s be so long

Where did we go wrong

Where did we go wrong

Because it’s been so very long

Since we’ve seen the light of dawn

Because it’s been so very long

It’s been so long

I’m at a loss for words

I don’t know what to say

Take it in for all it’s worth

Until it goes away

I’m at a loos for words

Don’t know what to say

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

Is This Really Who Are

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

Got me wishing

Got me watching

You got me guessing

And got me where you want

Oh yeah

You give me nothing to believe in

Just a message

A message so hard to read

Oh no

Chorus

I don’t know what to think anymore

Seems to me we’ll never be like before

What on earth have we become

Is this really who we are

Is this really who we are

You beg and borrow, cheat and steal

With such bravado

Spinning like a wheel

On no

One revision

One ideal

But no admission to how you really feel

Yeah it’s the art of the deal

Chorus

We’re getting closer to that day

When our freedoms are taken away

What on earth have we become

Is this really who we are

Is this really who we are

The stars are crying

The sky is falling

What have we become

You got me wishing

Got me praying

Got me dreamin’

Dreamin’ my life away

Oh yeah

I’ve been keepin’ my fears at bay

Waiting for

Waiting for judgement day

Waiting for that day

Chorus

I don’t know what to think anymore

Seems to me we’ll never be like before

What on earth have we become

Is this really who we are

Is this really who we

Now listen closely and you might hear

The sound of freedom as it disappears

What on earth have we become

Is this really who we are

Is this really who we are

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

Fools Like Us

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

In my youth I use to wonder at times

About the notion of a man in the sky

Reining so high above you and I

Always heard a voice in my mind

As I grew I traveled near and far

I always tried to lead with my heart

But here I am left feeling in the dark

Haven’t got clue where to start

Chorus

Day by day we fall in line

Fools like us going out of our minds

Each one believing that their way is right

Have we learned nothing at all over time

Oh….

I try not to worry

But that’s easier said than done

Each day the burden grows

Its only begun

I try so hard to see us all as one

But can this battle be won

Chorus

One by one we cross that line

Millions of souls looking for a sign

This fascination with our own kind

Have we learned nothing at all over time

Oh…

Bridge

Have we learned nothing at all

Through centuries

History tells us all

Fools like us since the beginning of time

Have we learned nothing at all over time

Fools like us…

Fools like us going out of our minds

Each one believing that their way is right

Have we learned nothing at all over time

Oh…

Some days I’m still that boy at heart

Walking down that winding road I’ve traveled so far

Surrounded by an endless sea of stars

I see how small we are

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

These Days (Anything Goes)

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

I said it before

I’ll say it again

I sound like a broken record

Spinnin’ ‘round and ‘round

From side to side

Where it’ll go I don’t think

Anyone knows

Maybe one of these days the tides will change

But I’m not holding my breath

Time is wasting away as we live and breathe

Where it’ll go it seems that

Anything goes

Chorus

These days I’m afraid to speak my mind

You never know if its better just keep it inside

Yeah these days I’m afraid to speak my mind

I look to my left

I look to my right

And the distance between them

Overwhelming to the third degree

Where it’ll go I don’t think

Anyone knows

Every day we seem to get much further from the middle

Know one seems to know what they’re talking about

Where it’ll go it seems that

Anything goes

Chorus

These days is it worth it to speak my mind

You never what’s gonna get you on the other side

Yeah these days I’m afraid to speak my mind

Bridge

Everywhere I go

Well it’s the same old thing

They try to change your mind

While never paying any mind

Know one seems to know what they’re talking about

Where it’ll go it seems that

Anything goes

Chorus

These days I’m afraid to speak my mind

You never know if its better just keep it inside

These days is it worth it to speak my mind

You never who’s waiting on the other side

These days is it worth it to speak my mind

These days is it worth it to speak my mind

I said it before

I’ll say it again

Where it’ll go I don’t think

Anyone knows

Where it’ll go it seems that

Anything goes

These days

These days

Anything goes….

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP

Take Me in Your Heart

(Bernie Chiaravalle)

I don’t believe my eyes

And all that I hear

Things just don’t seem right

I don’t know if we can ever go back

To the place we once knew

Though I know we can’t live in the past

But if could change things I would

We can go on like this

Not for one more day

Have we forgotten

Just what mercy is

So I turn to you in this moment of need

To be the calm in this raging storm

‘Cause no matter how hard I try to believe

I hope that you can show me

Chorus

Take me in your heart

Shelter me until it’s safe outside

Hold me in the dark

Let your love shine on this broken heart

How did we get here

Lost along the way

Livin’ in times of fear

If I close my eyes and wish it away

And hope for the tides to change

I turn to you and the love you provide

Can you help me get through the night

Chorus

Take me in your heart

Shelter me until it’s safe outside

Hold me in your arms

Let your love shine on this broken heart

Bridge

All I need to know

I have some place I can go

To survive the undertow

Take me in your heart

Hold me in the dark

Let your love shine on this broken heart

Chorus

Take me in your heart

Shelter me until it’s safe outside

Hold me in your arms

Let your love shine like a shining star

Take me in your heart

Shelter me until it’s safe outside

Hold me in the dark

Let your love shine on this broken heart

© 2025 Bernie Chiaravalle | Bernoit Music/ASCAP