DanceHall Productions

by Chuck Hall & Richard Dance

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about

DanceHall Productions, the brainchild of veteran musicians Chuck Hall & Richard Dance, has one simple goal: quality songcrafting. People of all ages & walks of life tell us our songs sound familiar yet fresh. And these are just the pre-productions!

We crank out new tunes every month in many genres: soul, country, funk, rock, r&b, western swing, hippity hop, whatever. Each song can cross over & be re-arranged for any recording artist or TV/Film application.

As we continue to write we welcome discussions with publishers, producers, recording artists, and investors...Wonder who those people will be?

WATCH OUR PROMO VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCdhUUjjtk


LINKS TO MORE MUSIC FROM RICHARD DANCE & CHUCK HALL:

www.thecrawdaddy.bandcamp.com
www.chuckhallband.homestead.com
www.myarizonahealthchannel.bandcamp.com

CONTACT US: rdance@q.com 602.277.0390

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released 11 October 2011
All words and music written, performed, and recorded by Chuck Hall and Richard Dance, copyright 2011-2012. Guest vocals by Al DeQuina, Gary Bruzesse, Diana Lee, Stan Deveroux, Katherine Reckling, and Charlie Beth Hall.

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Track Name: Wish I Was There
V1
Pull off the cover, lift the lid
A pitch black hole, crawl on in
Where there ain’t no light, no sun shinin’ bright
Can’t stand upright, in the dark of night

Pre-Chorus
We used to run, hungry & free
Back in the day, how it used to be

Chorus
Wish I was there
Wish I was there
Wish I was there
Wish I was there

V2
If you wanna hang, if you wanna know
You gotta chase us on down the rabbit hole
It’s time to walk straight, no time to wait
It’s 'bout to get late, get on thru the gate

Pre-Chorus

Chorus
Track Name: The Mod Squad
Chorus:
One black, one white, one blonde

V1
I got dealt a bad hand
When I was just a young man
Another young brother from a bad neighborhood
Up to no good

V2
My silver spoon wasn’t good enough
Out on the street I had to get tough
Only when you have it all
Do you know how far you can fall

V3
A hooker by the bay
Momma works night and day
It’s time to blow this scene
And find my Hollywood dream

Pre-chorus:
Three alone on the run
Out on the streets under the gun
Now we’re birds of a feather
On the run together

Chorus

V4
No more waiting in line, it’s better than doing time
Working undercover, instead of doing the crime
Driving fast busting thugs, popping pushers selling drugs
You might think it’s odd, we like to run with The Mod Squad

Pre Chorus

Chorus
Track Name: Credit Man
V1
Working hard all day, can’t get my rest
I done earned my pay, gave ‘em my best
I can’t be free, and it’s killing me

V2
Phone gonna ring, it’s the credit man
If I don’t pay my bill, he gonna take what he can
I’m just a slave, what can I do

Chorus:
Here he come again
He’s the credit man

V3
I gotta make a plan, see it through
Gotta take a stand, don’t know what else to do
Cause I’m going down, down down down

V4
He don’t want me to pay, all of my bill
He just want me to pay, till he get his fill
He’s the credit man, I just can’t win

Chorus
Track Name: In Plain Sight
V1
I was lookin’ for some sweet sweet lovin’
Every day and every night
Out there lookin’ for some sweet sweet lovin’
When all along she was right there hidden in plain sight

V2
I left my home, my woman all alone
Headed out into the night
Still lookin’ for some sweet sweet lovin’
When all along she was right there hidden in plain sight

Bridge
Da da da da da da
Sha-da-du-dat

V3
If you’re thinkin’ bout leavin’ your good thang
Lettin’ her go for the one who might
You’re out there lookin’ for some sweet sweet lovin’
When all along she’s right there hiding in plain sight

V4
There’s one more thing I wanna tell you fellas
So you can learn wrong from right
Stop lookin’ for that haystack needle
Your sweet sweet lovin’ is right there in plain sight
Track Name: You Know We Can Rock That
V1
Don’t string me along
You know you gotta bring it
I wanna hear your song
You know you gotta sing it

Chorus
You know we can rock that
You know we can rock that

V2
Hobo on the street
You know he’s gonna say it
Spittin’ thru his teeth
And his feet start layin it…down

Chorus

V3
Pretty girl walkin’
You know she caught my eye
Now she’s talkin’
You know she caught my style

Chorus

V4
Boy got a guitar
You know he want to play
Says he gonna make it
Take it all the way

Chorus
Track Name: Just A Little Bit More
Chorus
Just a little bit more, that’s what I want now
Just a little bit more, that’s all I need
Just a little bit more, that’s what I want now
Just a little bit more, just a little bit more

V1
You know I want it, You know I need it
I know you got it, so put it right there
I can’t get enough, it’s been a little bit tough
You got the right stuff, let’s take it somewhere

Chorus

V2
Can’t seem to shake it, I just can’t take it
I might not make it, I need a dose or two

½ Chorus

V3
Come hell… or high water,
It’s gonna be easy, I know just what to do
Walk with me… talk with me
It’s good for me, it’s good for you

Chorus
Track Name: A Cold Day In Hell
V1
GOT MY HANDS ON IT
I GOT IT WHEN I WANT IT
DON’T ALWAYS GET TO USE IT
BUT I USE IT WHEN I GOT IT

V2
HEARD THE PHONE RINGING
RINGING LIKE A BELL
GO AHEAD THE DEVIL SAID
CAUSE IT’S A COLD DAY IN HELL

CHORUS
ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER BUT I CAN TELL
THANKS TO THE DEVIL HE KNOWS ME WELL
TIME FOR SOME FUN FLYING CLOSE TO THE SUN
CAUSE I HEARD IT’S A COLD DAY IN HELL

V3
ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEVIL
CAUSE I’M WORRIED ABOUT MY SOUL
HE SAID THERE’S GOLD IN THE SHADOWS
AND THE SHADOW KNOWS

CHORUS

STRANGE POWER
MAGIC HAT
OUIJI BOARD
BONE OF A BIG BLACK CAT
Track Name: The Color of Money
V1
Done placed my bet, gotta let it roll
Gonna use my bottom dollar
To dig me out of this hole

V2
Gonna take a spin on the wheel of fortune
Gonna use my last good money
To keep that wheel in motion

V3
Won’t be long before I win it all
I got The Man climbin’ the wall
Climbin’ the wall of worry

Chorus
I’m goin’ green, the color of money
Livin’ the dream, I ain’t trying to be funny
Walkin’ tall, feelin’ strong
To win it all, it won’t take long
I just need my luck to come around
So I can bring this big house down

V4
Spin it black, spin it red
Spinnin' wheels in my head
I ain’t in no hurry, I know it’s comin’ ‘round
Lady Luck done told me to lay my money down

Chorus
Track Name: Jesus Goes to Church
V1
THERE’S A MAN LIVIN’ IN THE ALLEY LOOKS A LOT LIKE JESUS
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE AIN’T?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE AIN’T?
HE SWEARS BY GOD HE’S GONNA SAVE YOUR SOUL
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE CAN’T?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE CAN’T?

WALKIN’ THE SIDEWALK COUNTIN’ THE CRACKS
LIVIN‘ IN A BOX BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS

V2
PREACHER UP ON STAGE SAY HE TALK TO THE LORD
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE CAN’T?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE CAN’T?
DOWN ON HIS KNEES, ON HIS WAY TO HEAVEN
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE AIN’T?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE AIN’T?

WALKIN’ TO THE BANK COUNTIN’ HIS JACK
LIVIN’ IN A HOUSE ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE TRACKS

PRE-CHORUS
IF IT BEGS THE QUESTION ‘BOUT HOW IT OUGHTA GO
IF IT’S YOUR INTENTION, YOU THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW

CHORUS
HEADS IS TAILS, RIGHT IS WRONG,
BLACK IS WHITE, SHORT IS LONG
UP IS DOWN, STOP IS GO
DO YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW?

V3
JESUS GOES TO CHURCH LOOKING FOR A MEAL
PREACHER’S ON THE STREET LOOKING FOR A DEAL
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL
WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?

CHORUS
Track Name: Such A Fool
V1
AIN’T EASY TO ADMIT IT, AIN’T NO WAY TO SPIN IT
I’M THE ONE TO BLAME, I PUT OUT THE FLAME
WAITED ONE DAY TOO MANY, ONE HOUR TOO LONG
NOW IT’S TIME TO SAY, ALL ALONG I WAS WRONG

PRE-CHORUS
I’M GONNA TELL YOU WHY, I’M GOT TO TESTIFY

CHORUS
I’VE BEEN SUCH A FOOL
SUCH A FOOL
SUCH A FOOL
WHEN IT COMES TO YOU

V2
I DON’T THINK YOU WILL LISTEN, DON’T EXPECT YOU TO BELIEVE
NOW I KNOW, IT’S ALL ON ME
YOU USED TO WANT TO STAY, BUT I PUSHED YOU AWAY
ONE DAY I HOPE YOU’LL SEE, AND COME ON BACK TO ME

PRE/CHORUS
Track Name: Big Ol' World
Chorus
Say it with me, it’s a big old world
Say it with me, it’s a big old world
Say it with me, it’s a big old world
Say it with me, it’s a big old world


V1
You can live on the mountain, or the valley below
It don’t really matter, it’s just a place to go
Got to get together, right on time
Shout it out to the people on every side

Chorus


V2
It don’t have to be right, don’t have to be wrong
There’s plenty of room just to get along
You came to the New York islands, from every land
You were just a stranger, now you're every man

Chorus

Bridge
It could be so easy, it don’t have to be hard
Just throw a big party in your own back yard
I’m throwin’ a party in my back yard

Chorus
Track Name: Lil Miss Spoiled Rotten
Chorus:
She’s little miss spoiled rotten, out standing in high cotton
And she always gets her way
I been standing here knockin', and it’s time to get rockin'
But she won’t come out to play

V1
There’s a girl I’d like to know
Every day I watch her come and go
Cause she lives in a house at the end of my street
Well she walks kinda funny
Like she got a lot of money
And she’s never even noticed me

Pre-chorus:
I don’t know her name, but it’s all the same
I’ve tried to call on her, but she won’t get back to me ‘cause

Chorus

V2
She’s dressed in the finest clothes
All shined up from her head to her toes
She’s fine as far as the eye can see
She carries her own mystique
Chic salon boutique
High heels clicking as she’s walking down the street

Pre-Chorus

Chorus
Track Name: Get On Board
Chorus
Everybody get on board if you like the way I’m rollin’
If you wanna go, I’ll take you somewhere
Everybody get on board, we got to be goin’
Won’t take long cuz I’m already there

V1
Listen up everybody, somethin’s callin’ your name
Way off in the distance, I think I hear the same
Chariots rollin, trumpets blowin’, I can hear the hum
Way off in the distance, feels like a change gonna come

Chorus

V2
If you hold in your hands a million grains of sand
In your mind, tracks in time
Take a slide down the mountainside, might end up in the ocean
Walk across the water to the front of the line

Bridge

Chorus
Track Name: Everybody Just Wants to be Loved
V1
Little bitty baby rockin’ in the cradle,
The apple of his momma’s eye
All buttoned up and good to go
Momma's gonna treat him right

V2
Here come the King of Wall Street,
In his big black limousine
Makes a lotta money, gotta pot full of honey,
But he still gotta find a queen

Pre-Chorus
No need to keep it secret
No need to run and hide
Take it easy it’ll come to you
With arms open wide

Chorus
You can hear it ringin’ from the valley below
To the mountains up above
It ain’t no secret people
Everybody just wants to be loved

V3
Cute little girl, tryin’ to make a livin’
Workin’ every man in sight
She throws him a look he think he got her hooked
Think he gonna take her home tonight

Chorus
Bridge

V4
Tired old man, sittin’ in the lobby
Stayin’ at the old folks home
His vision is blurred, can’t hear a word
But still he want to get it on

Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Track Name: Someway, Somehow
CHORUS
SOME WAY, SOME HOW
MY NAME WILL BE KNOWN TO YOU
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE
SOME WAY, SOME HOW
MY LOVE WILL GET HOME TO YOU
AND ONE FINE DAY YOU'LL BE MINE

V1
SHE'S JUST A GIRL ONE OF A MILLION
BUT REALLY THAT'S NOT QUITE FAIR
SHE WALKED IN SOFTLY STOLE MY HEART AWAY
AND LEFT WITHOUT A CARE

V2
I'M JUST A BOY ONE OF A MILLION
YEAH YOU COULD SAY THAT'S FAIR
AS SHE WALKED AWAY SOFTLY MY HEART IN HER HANDS
I TRIED TO SAY TO HER

CHORUS

V3
NOW I LIKE A STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING
POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW
SHE STOLE MY HEART AND CARRIES IT SOFTLY
MAYBE SHE DON'T EVEN KNOW

CHORUS
Track Name: It's Always Somethin'
V1:
YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU DO, WALK THE WALK
IF IT’S TOO CHEAP, IT AIN’T NOTHIN BUT TALK
IF IT’S TOO GOOD, IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
LADY LUCK’S ROLLING THE OTHER WAY
ANOTHER BIG DEAL‘S GONNA MAKE YOUR DAY
HERE COMES TROUBLE LOOKING FOR YOU

PRE-CHORUS:

BELIEVE ME MAN I BEEN THERE TOO
I RECKON IT AIN'T GONNA MATTER
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO

CHORUS:
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHIN’ MAKE SURE IT’S SOMETHIN' YOU WANT
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHIN’ GOTTA MAKE IT SOMETHIN' YOU WANT
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'...

V2:
THE PARTY DOWN THE STREET IS GOIN’ STRONG
AND IF YOU'RE THINKING 'BOUT GETTIN' IT ON
STEP IT UP OR COWBOY DOWN
PEOPLE SPEEDIN’ THROUGH YOUR PARKIN’ LOT
GOTTA KEEP YOUR EYE ON WHAT YOU GOT
IF IT’S GOIN’…IT’S GOIN ‘ROUND

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

PRE-CHORUS 2:
I AIN’T PLAYING I’M JUST SAYIN’
COMIN’ OR GOIN’ I AIN’T STAYING

CHORUS
Track Name: I'm Out Here
V1:
STANDING IN THE RAIN
POUNDING ON YOUR DOOR AGAIN
IF IT’S ALL THE SAME
BABY WON’T YOU LET ME IN
DON’T FORGET I’M OUT HERE

V2:
STUCK OUT IN THE COLD
SHIVERING IN THE WIND
IF I COULD BE SO BOLD
COME ON BABY LET ME IN
DON’T FORGET I’M OUT HERE

CHORUS:
NOW YOU’VE GONE AND SET ME FREE
DIDN’T BOTHER ASKING ME
BABY WHAT WAS IT I DID SO WRONG
ONCE UPON A TIME
WE HAD IT SO FINE
IT SURE LOOKED THAT WAY TO ME
BUT I DON’T PLAN TO BE…..

V3:
STANDING IN YOUR DOOR
HANGING OUT ALL DAY
YOU THINK YOU GOT A HOLD
BABY WHY DO YOU ACT THIS WAY
DON’T FORGET I’M OUT HERE

RE-INTRO

CHORUS

V4:
BABY AIN’T IT A SHAME
I JUST FORGOT YOUR NAME
LET’S PLAY A LITTLE GAME
ASK ME AGAIN I’LL TELL YOU THE SAME
DON’T FORGET I’M OUT HERE
Track Name: I'm The One
V1:
I SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL
SIGNS POINTED ME DOWN THE HALL
RIGHT NEXT TO A PILE OF MUMMIES
I FOUND A BOOK CALLED FUNK FOR DUMMIES, AND IT SAID…

CHORUS:

I’M THE ONE; HIT ME HARD
I’M THE ONE; CAN YOU FEEL ME
I’M THE ONE; HIT ME HARD
FUNK GON’ SET YOU FREE

V2:
DO YA GET THE FEELING MAKE YOU WANNA DANCE
GET OUTTA YO SEAT GET THEM ANTS OUTCHA PANTS
YOU AINT GOT TO KNOW EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK
JUST BREAK YO’SELF OFF A PIECE OF THE HOOK

CHORUS

V3:
GET ON DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL DANCE HALL
BRING YO WOMAN, PEOPLE HAVE A BALL
KEEPING IT TIGHT NOW EVERY NIGHT
GOTTA BE READY WHEN YOU GET THE CALL

CHORUS
Track Name: Talkin' To Myself
V1
If you think you hear me mumble
And you don’t see anyone else
Don’t look at me so curiously
I’m just talkin’ to myself

Chorus

It’s about heart, it’s about soul
Like a rollin’ stone, I’m on a roll
And I don’t need anyone else
I’m just talkin’ to myself

V2
Out the door, down the street
Neon flickers to the click of my boot heels
Man I love to wander
Big Chevy motor, Detroit steel, jump behind the wheel
Man I love the thunder

Chorus

V3
Turn the key, feel my motor rumble
I know the road like the back of my hand
Left my home in Phoenix, Arizona
Still lookin’ for the promised land

Chorus
Track Name: Fly My Flag
V1
I don’t mean to be nice…You’re like fire and ice
Sure know how to roam… Baby won’t you come on home
Your ecstasy…Brings out my jealousy
You turn up that juice…Baby ‘bout to bust me loose
Let’s start this conversation
Say yes to the situation
Baby I’ll meet you at the station
I got to let you know

CHORUS
Baby it’s true
I’m gonna fly my flag for you
My little daydream came true
Fly my flag for you

V2
Day by day…We’re gonna get connected
Gotta learn to expect…The unexpected
Your eyes are bright…Your body’s just right
Gonna give up the fight…Go cryin’ into the night…when we see the Light
Let’s start this conversation
Say yes to the situation
Baby it’s our time for connection
I got to let you know

CHORUS
Track Name: Big House On The Hill
V1
It’s always down on the Delta, on the wrong side of town
The Mississippi River’s ragin’, and the water ain’t goin’ down
If you’re among the lucky ones, you can head for higher ground
When the Mississippi River’s ragin’, and the rain’s still comin’ down

Pre-Chorus
Well we stomped alotta miles through the Mississippi mud
Ran like hell every time it flood
My Daddy used to say to me…son I have a dream

Chorus
Someday I’m gonna live, in a big house on the hill
I swear I’ve had my fill, of the river below
And when I’m in my big house, my big house on the hill
Delta fair thee well, I ain’t goin’ back no more

V2
Out here on the Delta, been rainin’ hard for days
I got nowhere to run to, wind’s blowin’ like a hurricane
If I was among the lucky ones, I’d be on higher ground
But the Mississippi river’s got me stuck on the wrong side of town

Pre-Chorus
Chorus

V3
Now I ain’t among the lucky ones, up on higher ground
And there ain’t no room for the poor folks, on the rich man’s side of town

Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Track Name: Helpless (slight return)
V1
I’VE GOT A QUESTION, ONE YOU MIGHT HAVE THE ANSWER TO
I REALLY LOVE YOU, DOES IT HAVE TO BE HELPLESS ME AND MASTER YOU?

CHORUS
YOU MAKE ME FEEL...HELPLESS
I FEEL SO...HELPLESS

V2
I CAN STILL REMEMBER WHEN I DISCOVERED, YOU BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES
AND I NEVER HAVE RECOVERED FROM MASTER YOU AND HELPLESS ME

CHORUS

V3
STILL THERE’S A QUESTION, ONE YOU MUST HAVE THE ANSWER TO
WOULD YOU STILL BE WILLING IF IT WERE MASTER ME AND HELPLESS YOU?

CHORUS
Track Name: The Meter's Runnin'
Shacka-dacka dee dack dack
Track Name: Fonkya Way Out
If you find yourself in jam...Fonkya Way Out!
Things ain't goin' like you planned...Fonkya Way Out!
If it's about to get downright sticky...Fonky Way Out!
If you think you 'bout to take a lickin'...Fonkya Way Out!
Track Name: Callin' My Name
CHORUS:

BABY I HEAR YOU CALLIN' MY NAME
WON'T YOU SAY IT AGAIN
PLEASE SAY IT AGAIN (X2)

V1

(SPOKEN)
BABY YOU KNOW IT'S ALWAYS YOU AND ME, ALWAYS HAS BEEN
ALWAYS WILL BE
BUT IT'S FUNNY- I KNOW THAT I KNEW YOU BEFORE I EVER LAID
EYES ON YOU, AND THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I KNEW THAT WAS TRUE
HAHA-ONE LOOK WAS ALL IT TOOK AND I KNEW THAT MY WORLD
WAS YOU-DON'T EVER FORGET THIS
(SUNG)
WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU I AINT SAYING ENOUGH AND I TESTIFY
EVERY DAY
WHEN I SAY I NEED YOU I AIN'T JUST SAYING STUFF
I MEAN EVERY WORD I SAY

CHORUS X2

V2

(SPOKEN)
JUST ONE MORE THING BABY YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
I'LL NEVER LET YOU CRY OUT LONESOME IN THE NIGHT
I'LL BE BY YOUR SIDE AND I PROMISE I'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT

CHORUS X2
Track Name: I'm In Love
CHORUS:
I'M IN LOVE WITH MY BABY
I'M IN LOVE WITH MY GIRL (X2)

VERSE:
IT DON'T SEEM RIGHT, EVERY NIGHT
SHE WANTS ME TO TELL HER WHAT TO DO
IT SEEMS TO BE ALL UP TO ME
IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

WELL AINT IT FUNNY, I GOT NO MONEY
SHE SAYS THAT IT'S NO BIG DEAL
SHE'S ALRIGHT AND IT'S LIKE THIS EVERY NIGHT
WHEN SHE SLIDES IT RIGHT UP NEXT TO ME

CHORUS (X4)