Shawn Mullins

Hey Y'all ... 

Over the past couple of years I have had the pleasure of hanging out with Shawn Mullins. In fact, many of you know of me because of Shawn's generosity in sharing his stage with me ... He has allowed me to open a lot of shows for him and we have written a lot of really cool songs ... but way more than that, we have become close friends and so the songs and the shows are just a bonus to what is the real deal here ...

Shawn will be coming out with a new project this fall and he and I wrote the first single together ... the song is "LIGHT YOU UP" and as it turns out, this will also be the title to his new CD!!

What an honor!!!

Long before I knew Shawn, I was a fan ... WHAT A VOICE!! WHAT A SONGWRITER!!! WHAT AN AWESOME HUMAN BEING!!!!!

And, to a person, ALL THE PEOPLE in his organization are simply decent caring people who all have such a sense of a higher purpose ... And I cannot begin to tell you how refreshing that is!!! In my experience, this is top down in nature ...

For me to have become such close friends and to have played a role in his new project is ... well, pretty dang cool!! (I wish I had cooler words to express what I am feeling here ... )

You will love his new CD ... I guarantee ...

Here's the lyric ... so you can sing along from the get-go ...

LIGHT YOU UP

EVERYBODY WANTS A FLAT SCREEN
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE SEEN
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE FAMOUS
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BLAME US

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THE REAL DEAL
EVERYBODY WANTS TO COP A GOOD FEEL
EVERYBODY WANTS MORE MONEY
EVERYBODY WANTS A TASTE OF YOUR HONEY

     I JUST WANT TO LIGHT YOU UP
     LIGHT YOU UP
     LIKE A FIRE
     I JUST WANT TO TURN YOU ON
     TURN YOU ON
     TAKE YOU HIGHER

EVERYBODY WANTS TO PICK YOUR GUITAR
EVERYBODY WANTS A RIDE IN YOUR FAST CAR
EVERYBODY WANTS A PUFF OF YOUR PIPE DREAM
EVERYBODY WANTS A LICK OF YOUR ICE CREAM

THE PREACHER WANTS TO TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE RIGHT
YOUR MAMA AND YOUR DADDY GOT YOU UPTIGHT
YOUR LOVER'S GONNA GO AND PICK ANOTHER FIGHT
I JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT

     I JUST WANT TO LIGHT YOU UP
     LIGHT YOU UP
     LIKE A FIRE
     I JUST WANT TO TURN YOU ON
     TURN YOU ON
     TAKE YOU HIGHER

          THIS OLD WORLD CAN BRING YOU DOWN
          TURN YOUR SMILE INTO A FROWN
          BREAK YOUR HEART AND MAKE YOU SAD
          DRIVE YOU STARK RAVING MAD

     I JUST WANT TO LIGHT YOU UP
     LIGHT YOU UP
     LIKE A FIRE
     I JUST WANT TO TURN YOU ON
     TURN YOU ON
     TAKE YOU HIGHER

(REPEAT CHORUS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND ...)


Words and Music
SHAWN MULLINS and CHUCK CANNON
Copyright 2009
All Rights Reserved


Peace
~ Chuck