• bend

   

  • Lyrics

    Have you ever been silent for so long
    That the spoken word comes out wrong?
    And you find yourself a bit tense,
    Backed against the fence
    And you ride yourself to the floor
    When all you gotta do is...

    Bend a little more to let him in
    Bend a little more to let him in

    And you said just maybe it was me and not you
    And you said how unfair I could be
    How you dizzied me with your feel
    Oh baby this can't be real
    How you rollercoastered my mind
    Oh baby, I think it's time I...

    Bend a little more to let you in
    Bend a little more to let him in

    And now I'm warming up my heart
    And I'm tearing down that wall
    It's ok this time if I fall

    Bend a little more to let you in
    Bend a little more to let you in

    I'm finding all the words
    For once, opening my door
    I'm winding up the spool
    And rolling into you

    Yes I'm finding all the words
    For once, opening my door
    I'm winding up the spool
    And rolling into you

    Bend a little more... Oh, a little more...

    All ya gotta do is... All ya gotta do is... Bend

    Bend a little more... Oh, a little more...

    All ya gotta do is... All ya gotta do is... Bend

    Words & Music: Jennifer Vazquez
    Music: Sadi Shreibman
    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  1

• nothing without you

   

  • Lyrics

    I'm happy, I'm sad, can't make up my mind
    But one thing I do know, when I think of you
    I start to glow

    'Cause you're my truth, my dignity
    My lost youth I'm reaching to find

    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, without you, without you, without you...

    Lost my job today, rock bottom you might say
    Never felt so low in my life as I do now
    I took me down to ciderville
    where I knew that you would be
    Not a clue, oh answerless
    Still you showed me what you see in me

    'Cause you're my truth, my dignity
    My lost youth I'm reaching to find

    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing without you, without you, without you

    Oh now, you told me to improvise to set myself free
    And you said I'm halfway there
    And you said, "don't stop yet."
    You said, "you'll see, you'll see..."
    Oh, I've seen that...

    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing...

    'Cause you're my truth and my dignity
    My lost youth I'm ready to find...

    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, nothing without you
    I'm nothing, without you, without you, without you...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  2

• you and me

   

  • Lyrics

    Little Maeve was born today.
    Early December she made her way.
    Right on time, she didn't skip a beat.
    Look at those tiny hands and those tiny feet.

    That was once you and me.
    We used to believe in rainbows.
    Flying high for us to see
    The beauty within our reach,
    The beauty of being free.

    Now, it's 6:26 on that Monday night.
    Little Maeve has a smile on her face
    She's gonna sleep well tonight.
    Mama cries, Daddy don't know what to say.
    He's speechless in every way.

    That was once you and me.
    We used to believe in rainbows.
    Flying high for us to see
    The beauty within our reach,
    The beauty of being free.

    And little Maeve colors and paints the days
    Purple, Green and Gray.
    And if she ever feels the strain,
    She remembers it's all a game.

    That was once you and me.
    We used to believe in rainbows.
    Flying high for us to see
    The beauty within our reach,
    The beauty of being free.

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  3

• he’s like strawberry milk

   

  • Lyrics

    He's there sleeping while I'm still awake
    But I don't get up and leave
    Something makes me want to stay.
    Unknown territory, how could I feel so safe...
    As he's wrapped up next to me, I think it's plain to see

    That what he gave me
    When he said goodbye
    Was a new way for me to go back in time

    He's like strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how you feel when you're totally at ease...
    And he's like what you went through
    when you were in love at 16
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man

    Timing is everything I must say...
    'Cause he came into my life
    The perfect time on the perfect day
    His gentle smile and his soft touch
    His simple way of saying just enough

    Nothing to hide from or behind
    Well, he just goes ahead
    He says just what's on his mind

    He's like strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how you feel when you're totally at ease...
    And he's like what you went through
    when you were in love at 16

    Now he's 5000 miles away, oh ya....
    My smile still won't fade

    Strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how I feel when I'm totally at ease...
    And he's like what I went through
    when I was in love at 16
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man...
    Jennifer Vazquez
    © Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

    He's there sleeping while I'm still awake
    But I don't get up and leave
    Something makes me want to stay.
    Unknown territory, how could I feel so safe...
    As he's wrapped up next to me, I think it's plain to see

    That what he gave me
    When he said goodbye
    Was a new way for me to go back in time

    He's like strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how you feel when you're totally at ease...
    And he's like what you went through
    when you were in love at 16
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man

    Timing is everything I must say...
    'Cause he came into my life
    The perfect time on the perfect day
    His gentle smile and his soft touch
    His simple way of saying just enough

    Nothing to hide from or behind
    Well, he just goes ahead
    He says just what's on his mind

    He's like strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how you feel when you're totally at ease...
    And he's like what you went through
    when you were in love at 16

    Now he's 5000 miles away, oh ya....
    My smile still won't fade

    Strawberry milk when you were a child
    He's like the perfect purple gray sunset
    you haven't seen in a long while
    And he's how I feel when I'm totally at ease...
    And he's like what I went through
    when I was in love at 16
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man
    Ah ah, Ah ah, My Strawberry Milk Man...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  4

• running out of time

   

  • Lyrics

    How long does it take
    How long 'till I break
    How much can I fake
    Liking what I see in front of me

    Silly twisted youth
    Hidden in the wise
    Well, I can't compromise
    No, not anymore
    You see... I'm running out of time
    Oh, I'm running out of time

    So let's layer up the days
    And peel the baggage away
    A friend for life
    Help me solve this strife
    And stop me from dancing 'round the truth
    Stop me from dancing around the truth...

    I am what I know
    And I am all that I can see
    Far away I've gone so I'd, oh I'd come right back here to me
    And I dreamt of Miss Hollywood tonight
    Oh, she said she'd come for me
    As soon as she done twirling around the apple tree
    Oh, Miss, Miss Hollywood, she'll come for me

    Silly twisted youth
    Hidden in the wise
    Well I can't compromise
    No, not anymore
    You see... I'm running out of time
    Oh, I'm running out of time

    Six years back
    Felt I knew so much
    Stop this now
    Oh, I can't take it anymore
    You see, I'm running out the door
    While I keep running back for more

    Oh, now I, I swear to you
    She went by my door
    And I, I swear to you
    She told me so much more... Running out of time.......

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  5

• rain fall down on me

   

  • Lyrics

    Rain, fall down on me
    And cleanse me of all I've seen
    Oh, help me believe

    Now, I'm a traveler on this road,
    filled with highs and lows
    I chased my dream, lost my car, my house
    and now I'm broke
    Do I let go...
    Hell no...

    Rain, fall down on me
    Well, I just had an epiphany
    Oh, now it's all up to me

    You see, I'm a lover, not a hater, truth now be known
    I wear my heart on my sleeve for all to share with me
    It used to bother me...
    Not anymore...

    Rain, fall down on me
    The smile once lost, now can be seen
    Oh, cause I've made my peace

    And what I've learned is that life is too short
    You gotta ask and you'll receive

    Rain, fall down on me
    Rain, fall down on me
    Now, oh I, I do believe
    Oh, rain, fall down on me
    Oh, now I, I do believe
    It's all up to me
    Oh, now I've made my peace
    Rain, fall down on me
    Oh, I've, I've made my peace...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  6

• miranda

   

  • Lyrics

    Little love notes all around
    Under the toaster... in a mug
    Under the pillow... waiting for his love...
    We know how this one ends...

    Miranda, I think you should know
    Whatever that boy says
    Be sure to take it with a mountain of snow
    Sweet talk'n love'n man
    He takes 'cause he knows he can...

    I've been here before
    An out pour of tears followed by but he's so sincere
    Just don't forget to put the toilet seat down
    Oh and leave the butter out...
    Oh Miranda, Oh I think you should go

    And Miranda, it's time you learn
    Enslaved by the concept
    Oh girl, you're gonna get burned
    'Cause he swept you off your feet
    As sure as a shepherd rounds his sheep

    Well, I've been here before
    Question your own name when you walk out his door
    Oh, he'll make you think he's a big man
    Well, he's a touch of truth
    with a whole lot of nothing in his pants
    Oh Miranda, girl, you gotta go

    So Miranda, one more thing before I go
    You see, I didn't answer
    But I read your every note, wow
    And all those feelings reappeared
    What I had gone through during my younger years

    I've been there before
    An out pour of tears followed by but he's so sincere
    Well, he'll make you think he's a big man
    Well, he's a touch of truth
    with a whole lot of nothing in his pants
    Oh Miranda, girl, oh it's time you go

    Little love notes all around...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  7

• i’m no saint

   

  • Lyrics

    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    And the things gone right... Oh I'll tell you tonight

    I'd sit on my bed, I'd daydream for hours
    'Til the image became real
    I held him in my arms
    River was his name
    Oh I have to come clean
    I'm no saint
    No, I'm no saint

    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    And the things gone right... Oh I'll tell you tonight
    Ya I tell you tonight

    Now I know I've done wrong
    And I know who's to blame
    But I choose not to speak her name
    But trust what I say
    Oh I've learned the hard way
    A violin needs to be played
    Oh I'm no saint
    Oh I'm no saint

    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    Let me tell ya 'bout life, Let me tell ya 'bout love
    Let me tell ya 'bout the things gone wrong
    And the things gone right... Oh I'll tell you tonight
    Ya I tell you tonight

    Now I was ten
    And all alone
    Feeling unsolved like a mystery
    Crazy maybe to all but me
    But now I see
    The question no longer stands

    You see...I believed... I lost... I forgave... Now I know...
    Oh I believed...And I lost...But I forgave... And now I know...

    Oh I'll tell you tonight, Ya I tell ya tonight
    Oh I tell you tonight, Ya I tell you tonight
    Ya I tell you tonight...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  8

• my stepping stone

   

  • Lyrics

    Another endless night
    In my bed I lie
    Staring at cobwebs that hang from my ceiling
    Numb from my head to my toes without feeling
    Numb without feeling

    All the while I die
    But bring myself to smile
    'Cause now that it's over I see how you saved me
    Somehow you took but somehow you still gave me
    Somehow still gave me

    Now, oh it's clear
    Oh, I'm still here
    Washed away footprints
    Oh, how I've grown
    You were just, you were just... my stepping stone

    Learned from all the pain
    Tears not cried in vain
    I've healed from the heartbreak, no longer feel guilty
    I'm stronger than ever, you're love didn't kill me
    No, your love didn't kill me

    Now, oh it's clear
    Oh, I'm still here
    Washed away footprints
    Oh, how I've grown
    You were just, you were just...

    Call it bittersweet, serendipity
    That you're, oh you're still you,
    But I'm a better me

    Oh Ya, well now, oh it's clear
    Oh, I'm still here
    Washed away footprints
    Oh, how I've grown
    You were just, you were just...
    my stepping stone, my stepping stone,
    Now you were just, you were just...
    my stepping stone...

    Words & Music: Jennifer Vazquez
    Words: Trevan Wong
    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  9

• am i a woman

   

  • Lyrics

    Gonna keep my feet close to the tar
    And my hair brown
    Gonna put on a suit and tie
    Put the man on inside of me for a while
    So they know I mean business
    They ain't gonna get me down

    But am I a woman
    You see, I forget sometimes
    'Cause I've been running around this town
    Trying to make sense of me right now

    So I'm gonna steady my breath
    Balance the tears with the smiles
    No need to climb that fence
    When I could just walk right around
    You see, I took another look, I saw another side
    It’s been staring me in the face all the while

    But am I a woman
    You see, I forget sometimes
    'Cause I've been running around in my life
    I think I got lost in my own fire

    And oh, I'm tired, I'm so tired
    So tell me, Am I? Am I?

    So won't you empty my pond so I could fill my ocean
    And touch me, feel me now
    Oh won't you touch me, feel me now
    And tell me, Am I? 'Cause I forget sometimes...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  10

• almost to california

   

  • Lyrics

    We said we'd take your bed
    Our cd's, and pack them in the van
    We'd go from New York City, to New Orleans
    Canada to Mexico, heading up the coast

    Well I guess the days grew out longer
    When we lost track of time
    When we lost track of the road we mapped
    Somehow we missed the signs

    And oh we were almost to California in my mind
    So close to leaving it all behind
    No looking back
    Our bags were packed
    We were almost to California in my mind

    And isn't it funny how
    One plan turns into a life
    But it's been a while since we've seen
    Beyond the city lights

    And oh we were almost to California in my mind
    So close to leaving it all behind
    No looking back
    Our bags were packed
    We were almost to California in my mind

    Losing you was the hardest thing
    Oh I ever had to do
    So close to San Francisco Bay
    When I had to walk away

    You see we were almost to California in my mind
    So close to leaving it all behind
    No looking back
    Our bags were packed
    We were almost to California in my mind
    Oh we were almost to California in my mind
    Ya we were almost to California in my mind
    Oh we were almost to California in my mind

    Words & Music: Jennifer Vazquez
    Words: Danielle Petito
    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  11

• don’t make me say goodbye

   

  • Lyrics

    Well, you left the key to our tomorrow outside my door
    You flew right back to where you'd come from
    You said no more

    Well, walk on my own, I have done this before
    Quickly whisk away my tears
    Get back on my feet
    Cover up this disease
    The days and the nights
    And as my strength builds
    As the clock passes time
    Well I wonder if your heart ever felt mine

    I don't want to say goodbye
    Let's give it one more try
    'Cause even in the dark I see your face
    It's as clear as the sky on a warm summer's day
    I don't want to say goodbye
    Don't make me say goodbye

    Well, was it my imagination
    Was I floating on a dream
    Did I force fate on you
    Well, I sit back and trace the truth
    Me a sculpture and you my clay
    Fitting every mold that I make
    And as my hand shakes
    Not sure of the now
    Your forever smile turns down

    I don't want to say goodbye
    Let's give it one more try
    'Cause even in the dark I see your face
    It's as clear as the sky on a warm summer's day
    I don't want to say goodbye
    Don't make me say goodbye

    Well, you left the key to our tomorrow outside my door
    And oh well now you flew right back
    to where you'd come from
    You said no more

    Well I don't want to say goodbye
    Don't make me say goodbye...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  12

• back home

   

  • Lyrics

    Tell me where you want to go
    I'll take you there right now
    England, Paris or Rome
    Anywhere to take you back... back home, back home

    Circles sound in my mind and on my wall
    A head with a 1000 portholes
    I entered one last night
    Oh, I've gotta fight to take you home

    'Cause in your hands, I found your eyes
    And in your eyes, your darkest hour
    So I give you my smile until you find yours
    And my heart 'till yours finds it's beat

    I'm right here by your side
    I'll take the fall
    I don't mind the bumpy ride
    Oh, I'll take the pain, ya baby
    Heaven will bring angels to heal your name

    'Cause in your hands, I found your eyes
    And in your eyes, your darkest hour
    So I give you my smile until you find yours
    And my heart 'till yours finds it's beat

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

  13

Jennifer Vazquez’s full length project, “bend”, is a blend of pop, folk – rock & country all in one. “Bend” contains 13 songs that you can enjoy either while driving on the road, working out at the gym, taking a bubble bath or snuggling up to the one you love. It’s a timeless collection of songs you will enjoy over and over again!

This album is dedicated to the fans.
Time and time again, you remind me why I continue on this journey when life’s obstacles rush in. Your kind words and emails have kept me sane. I feel very blessed and am eternally grateful.

A very special thanks to my fans and friends from The Third Street Promenade and from Highland & Hollywood for all your support over the past years!