Member of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers & The Songwriters Guild of America

Member of Nashville Songwriters Association International & Tennessee Songwriters Association International

1996 & 1997 International Society of Poets "International Poet of Merit" Award Winner & "Poet of the Year" Nominee

Elected by the Board of Directors of The National Library of Poetry to The International Poetry Hall of Fame (1997)

Half my life I've spent so sad and all alone

Just looking for a place to call my own

It seems it comes so near and then it disappears

Like seeds of feelings never having grown

Now you've come through the endless shadows of the night

And you could love this darkness into light

To help me make it start just break into my heart

Just break into my heart tonight

Break into my heart… break into my heart…

Break into my heart tonight…

( Help me make it start… don't keep us apart… )

Feeling so afraid I'm coming at you wrong

You touch my hand to gently ease my mind

Playing on the jukebox…  a melancholy song

Reminds me love like this is hard to find

So if you'll give me time to spend alone with you

I promise everything will turn out right

I'll play my part if you will help me make it start

And break into my heart tonight

Break into my heart… break into my heart…

Break into my heart tonight…

( Help me make it start… don't keep us apart… )

There's no need to say you've been this way before

'Cause yesterday is gone forevermore

But I won't go away… if you want me to stay…

Just show me in… then turn and lock the door

I'll love you through the fading shadows of the night

Then love you all the more at morning's light

I'll play my part if you will help me make it start

And break into my heart tonight

Break into my heart… break into my heart…

Break into my heart tonight…

Help me make it start… don't keep us apart…

Break into my heart tonight