Straight From The Vault

by Frank McComb

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1.	White Line In The Sky 01:46	lyrics
WHITE LINE IN THE SKY I WANNA BE AS FREE AS THAT WHITE LINE IN THE SKY YOU CAN STAY IN THESE LAST EVIL DAYS IF YOU WANT TO. I WANNA BE AS FREE AS THAT WHITE LINE IN THE SKY YOU CAN STAY IN THESE LAST EVIL DAYS IF YOU WANT TO.
2.	I'd Be A Fool 04:31	lyrics
I’D BE A FOOL CHORUS ALL MY PROBLEMS ENDED TO DAY CAUSE YOUR LOVE CAME AND CHASED THEM AWAY I’M SO GLAD THAT YOU ENTERED MY LIFE I’D BE A FOOL NOT TO MAKE YOU MY WIFE VERSE 1 TIME AND AGAIN I KEPT MYSELF FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO WOMEN THAT I DID NOT KNOW I GAVE MY HEART ONE TIME TOO MANY AND SHE RAN SINCE THAT DAY I HAVEN’T SEEN HER AGAIN GULLIBLE YES I WAS AND TRULY I’M NOT ONE TO PUT UP A FUSS WHAT THEY DID SEE AS WEAKNEESES IN ME YOU CALLED THEM MY STRENGTHS I BELIEVE I FOUND LOVE AGAIN VERSE 2 BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO FINDS LOVE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE UNLESS THE OPPOSITE IS HIS FATE YOU MUST BELIEVE I AM A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH BECAUSE YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING I AM IS ENOUGH NOW I DON'T HAVE A DEGREE IN PERFECTION I DON'T NEED A GUN CAUSE GOD IS MY PROTECTION AND IT’S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU DON'T FIND THIS AS A WEEKNESS IN ME BUT AS MY STRENGTH I THINK I FOUND LOVE OVER AGAIN BRIDGE AIN’T NOTHING LIKE HAVING SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU LIKE YOU ARE TO TREAT YOU ARE A STAR LOVE’S THE KEY IF YOU SEEK TO BE HAPPY
3.	To The Left 05:20	info
4.	The Thing I Failed To Do 03:37	lyrics
THE THING I FAILED TO DO VERSE 1 YOU HELPED ME FACE THE HEARD TIMES WITH SMILES YOU SAID IT WOULD ONLY LAST A WHILE ALL MY FEARS I SHARED WITH YOU ALWAYS MADE TIME TO HERR ME THROUGH BUT MY HEART IS COLORED BLUE CAUSE THE THING I FAILED TO DO THAT ONE THING I FAILED TO DO WAS SAY I LOVE YOU VERSE 2 YOU SEE I NEVER FELT WORTHY OF YOUR HEART SEEING MYSELF THROUGH EYES I DIDN'T SEEM VERY SMART TO HANDLE THINGS THE WAY YOU COULD OR LIKE A STREET SMART MAN WOULD SO I CAN'T DENY THE TRUTH THAT THE THING I FAILED TO DO WAS SAY I LOVE YOU BRIDGE ONE WOULD NEVER KNOW THE THINGS HE’LL GAIN UNTIL HE USES HIS VOICE TO SAY THE THINGS HE BELIEVES NOW EVERYTHING I SEE YOUR FACE I’M REMINDED OF THAT THING I FAILED TO DO AND THAT ONE THING I FAILED TO DO WAS SAY I LOVE YOU.
5.	Each Day 04:03	lyrics
EACH DAY VERSE 1 HEY YOU DEPENDING ON YOUR GIFTES TO GET YOU THROUGH AND THINKING ALL YOUR PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED BY MAN DON'T YOU BE NO FOOL GOD USES PEOPLE AND YOUR GIFTES TOGETHER AS TOOL TO BUILD SOLID GROUND FOR YOU TO STAND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY (THAT) CHORUS EACH DAY I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES AND I PRAY GRATEFUL CAUSE THE LORD KEEP ME SANE I GIVE THANKS FOR PEOPLE LIKE MY FAMILY AND A CLEAN SLATE IS WHAT HE STARTS ME OUT WITH EACH DAY VERSE 2 HEY YOU STILL DEPENDING ON YOUR GIFTS TO MAKE IT THROUGH SOON YOU WILL LEARN THAT YOU’LL GET NOWHERE FAST I TRIED THAT TOO THEREFORE I’M HERE TO PASS THIS WISDOM ONTO YOU SO THAT YOUR FUTURE WON’T BE LIKE YOUR PAST HEAR ME WHEN I SAY…. (CHORUS) BRIDGE IT’S TRUE, I HAD BILLS DUE NO LOOT TO GET THROUGH LOOKIN’ AT MY MUSIC, THINKIN’ I COULD USE IT TO GET THROUGH IT, BROTHA DON'T YA DO IT BECAUSE IT’S PAINFUL AND SHAMEFUL TRYIN’ TO STAND ON QUICKSAND I CALLED ON A FAVOR FROM THE SAVIOR HE RESCUED ME AND TOLD ME TO TELL YOU….. (CHORUS AND END)
6.	King Of The Open Road 05:23	info
7.	Morning Glory 04:03	info
8.	The Things That You Do 03:45	lyrics
THE THINGS THAT YOU DO VERSE 1 WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND TURNING OVER SEEING YOUR BODY TO MY RIGHT MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD AND I’M FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AS MY GIRL SEE YOU COULD EASILY BE WITH ANOTHER MAN BUT YOU’RE HEE WITH ME AND IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND (THAT) CHORUS NO ONE COULD EVER DO THE THINGS THAT YOU DO NAW, NAW, NAW NO OTHER WOMAN COULD EVER BE A BETTER WOMAN FOR ME VERSE 2 I HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING HOME ANY GIRL TO TAKE WITH ME BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I WANNA DO WITH MY LIFE YOU SEE I WOULD RATHER HAVE TWO KIDS AND A GOOD WIFE NOW THERE AIN’T NOTHING WRONG WITH RAISING A FAMILY CAUSE NOAWDAYS, THAT’S WHAT EVERY GOOD MAN NEEDS (CHORUS) BRIDGE/PIANO SOLO YOU HOLD THE KEY TO MY HEART (CHORUS AND END)
9.	Left Alone 04:46	lyrics
LEFT ALONE VERSE 1 HE HOLDS HER HAND WHILE THEY WALK THROUGH THE PARK FROM DAWN TIL DARK PRAISES HER PUBLICLY HE’LL DO THE SWEETEST THINGS TO MAKE HER HAPPY BUT ONCE THEY’RE HOME IT OVER CAUSE THAT’S WHEN HE GETS IN HIS OWN WORLD AND IT MAKES HER WONDER….. CHORUS HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE BE INSERARABLE WHEN ONE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FEEL LEFT ALONE SHE OFTEN WONDERS HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE BE INSERARABLE WHEN ONE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FEEL LEFT ALL ALONE VERSE 2 SO SHE GIVES HIM GIFTS BEFORE FAMILY TO WATCH THEM ALL TURN GREEN WITH ENVY SHE KISSES HIM LIKE THERE NO END RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR FRIENDS BUT ONCE THEY’RE HOME IT’S OVER CAUSE THAT’S WHEN SHE GET’S ON HER PHONE AND SHE LEAVE HIM WONDERING….. CHORUS HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE BE INSERARABLE WHEN ONE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FEEL LEFT ALONE SHE LEAVES HIM WONDERING HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE BE INSERARABLE WHEN ONE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FEEL LEFT ALONE BRIDGE SHE KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE LEFT ALONE SO SHE LETS HIM SEE HOW IT FEELS TO BE LEFT ALONE IT’S NOT SUCH A GREAT TO BE LEFT ALONE SO SHE LETS HIM SEE HOW IT FEELS TO BE LEFT ALONE
10.	Still Has A Hold On Me 04:37	lyrics
STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME VERSE 1 SEVEN YEARS AGO WE MET UNDER THE STARS ABOVE AND RIGHT NOW I MUST ADMIT THAT NIGHT I’D FALLEN IN LOVE FOR WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ME AND I AT YOU I BECAME CONFUSED NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO THE NIGHT WAS YOUNG AND I SAW NO ESCORT BY YOUR SIDE I SAID TO MYSELF THERE MUST BE A VALID REASON WHY FINALLY WORDS WERE EXCHANGED BUT AN ENGAGEMENT RING KILLED THE CONFIDENCE I HAD GAINED IT WAS SO UNFORTUNATE FOR ME CAUSE AT THAT TIME THE TWO OF YOU GOT MARRIED CHORUS I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU THAT I LOVED YOU WHEN I HAD MY CHANCE AND MAYBE NOW WE WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST THE BEST OF FRIENDS BUT AT THE TIME IT SEEMED YOU WERE IN LOVE AND MY CHANCES WITH YOU WERE SLIM TO NONE LOVE OH LOVE , YOUR LOVE STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME VERSE 2 THE MARRIAGE WAS OVER AND HE LEFT YOU FOUR YOUNG KIDS AND NOW YOU’RE BLAMING YOURSELF FOR THE FOOLISH THINGS HE DID YOU’RE CONTEMPLATING TURNING CAUSE HE CONTAMINATED YOUR HEART AND WALKED AWAY I SORT OF FEEL RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUSH THE ISSUE TO LET YOU KNOW CHORUS I DIDN'T LET YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU WHEN I HAD MY CHANCE AND MAYBE NOW WE WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST THE BEST OF FRIENDS BUT AT THE TIME IT SEEMED YOU WERE IN LOVE AND MY CHANCES WITH YOU WERE SLIM TO NONE LOVE OH LOVE , YOUR LOVE STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME TAG/ADLIBS I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU THAT I ADORE YA AND THAT I PLACED NO ONE ELSE BEFORE YOU, BABY NOW YOU’VE GOTTA RAISE FOUR KIDS ON YOUR OWN HE BROKE YOUR HEART, HE BROKE YOUR HEART BABY AND BROTHA LEFT YOU ALONE I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU HOW MUCH I LOVED YOU BABY LIFE COULD’VE BETTER FOR US BOTH, GIRL……
11.	It Was You 06:00	lyrics
IT WAS YOU VERSE DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME LIFE HELD ME DOWN AND NO ONE CHOSE TO COME AROUND EXCEPT YOU, YOU, YOU I WAS LOST, I HAD NO FRIENDS COULDN’T EVEN PAY NO ONE TO TAKE IN BUT AT NO CHARGE THERE WAS YOU, YOU, JUST YOU PRE CHORUS YOU LIFED ME HIGHER THAN A CLOUD AND CONSTANTLY TOLD ME HOW PROUD OF ME YOU WERE YOU MADE ME REALIZE MY FRIENDS WERE ONLY FRIENDS EVERY NOW AND THEN WHERE WERE THEY WHEN HARD TIMES CAME MY WAY CHORUS IT WAS YOU, ONLY YOU, JUST YOU YOU'RE THE REASO I MADE IT THROUGH IT WAS YOU, ONLY YOU, JUST YOU I OWE IT ALL TO YOU
12.	A Good Past...A Better Future 01:25	info
13.	Groovin' 05:10	lyrics
GROOVIN’ VERSE 1 EVERYBODY CAME TO PARTY TONIGHT LEAVE THE PREMISES IF YOU COME TO FIGHT NO BETTER REASON FOR US ALL TO UNITE EVEYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS, STOMP YOUR FEET PEOPLE SITTIN’ DOWN, GET UP OFF YOUR SEATS SO MANY UNFAMILIAR FACES TO MEET HOOK THEN WE’LL BE GROOVIN’ ON THE DANCE FLOOR LET THE RHYTHM TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE VERSE 2 EVERYBODY LEFT THEIR PROBLEMS AT HOME SISTAS HERE WITH DRESSES AND MAKE UP ON AND BROTHAS TRYIN’ NOT TO LEAVE HERE ALONE EVERYBODY’S CLAPPIN’ HANDS, STOMPIN’ FEET PEOPLE SITTIN’ DOWN ARE UP OFF THEIR SEATS AND NO MORE UNFAMILIAR FACES TO MEET HOOK AND EVERYBODY’S GROOVIN’ ON THE DANCE FLOOR LET THE RHYTHM TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE
14.	Just A Few More Days 04:45	lyrics
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS VERSE 1 WILL I SEE HER AGAIN WE WERE JUST BECOMING GOOD FRIENDS AM I ASKING TOO MUCH FOR JUST ONE MORE TOUCH OR A CALL EVERY NOW AND THEN CHORUS I’LL MISS HER WHILE SHE’S GONE DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG I JUST WISH SHE COULD STAY JUST A FEW MORE DAYS VERSE 2 WILL SHE EVER CALL OR WRITE I’LL DREAM ABOUT HER EVERY NIGHT I’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF SHE’LL BE WILLING TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME CAUSE I KNOW HER SCHEDULE’S VERY TIGHT CHORUS I’LL MISS HER WHILE SHE’S GONE DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG I JUST WISH SHE COULD STAY JUST A FEW MORE DAYS
15.	Waiting On The Day 04:30	lyrics
WAITING ON THE DAY VERSE 1 TIME AND TIME AGAIN I TELL MTSELF THAT I GOTTA STOP LIVING THIS LIE I TRY SO HARD TO GET THROUGH EACH DAY ALONE YET SHE STAYS ON MY MIND WHERE HAS LOVE GONE MY HEART IS STILL HOLDING ON HOPING SHE WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND COME BACK TO ME CHORUS I’M STILL WAITING ON THE DAY SHE CALLS AND SAYS SHE’S COMING BACK TO STAY CAUSE IT’S HARD FOR ME TO FACE THE EVIL FACT THAT HER LOVE IS NEVER COMING BACK VERSE 2 ALL MY FRIENDS SAY I’M OUT OF MY MIND THAT I WASTE TOO MUCH OF MY TIME THEY SAY I’VE HELD SO STRONG FOR FAR TOO LONG BUT I CAN'T LEAVE HER BEHIND THEY CALL ME A FOOL FOR KEEPING MEMORIES OF THE ONE WOMAN WHO GAVE ME HONESTY WHEN MY FRIENDS WOULD HOLD OUT ON THE TRUTH (CHORUS) BRIDGE WE HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE BEST OF FRIENDS BUT I FOOLISHLY FELL IN LOVE CAUSEING THINGS TO CHANGE MY HEART IS THE BLAME NOW WE’LL BE THE SAME SO WHY AM I WAITING… (CHORUS/END)

about

After two failed attempts with two major record labels, the experience of having his unreleased music sold on the black market for pricy figures, and being told from a record company executive that he would never be unsuccessful at selling his own music, Frank McComb decided to take his career into his own hands and release his own music on his own terms."Straight From The Vault" was McComb's first release on his own label "Boobeescoot Music". Originally released in 2004, McComb single-handedly wrote, produced, recorded, mixed, hand-packaged and successfully sold this CD internationally. McComb was awarded "Best Album of the Year" with Soultracks and gained a featured spot with Jill Scott in Oprah Winfrey's "O Magazine".

"The term 'Independent' has now become a genre for most indy artists, but it's literally a lifestyle for me...." -Frank McComb.

credits

released December 12, 2017

All songs written, produced, edited, mixed and mastered by Frank McComb. All vocals recorded and instruments programmed by Frank McComb.