APPLES
I went downtown
the apples lie on the ground…
not good anymore…
I’m gonna be here
when the next apple falls
I’m not gonna miss it
I’m gonna have it all
You warned me, you did
“It won’t be easy with me
Please take it patiently”
I’m gonna be here
when the next apple falls
I’m not gonna miss it
I’m gonna have it all
Maybe the May bells swinging in the breeze
that is the most beautiful thing
Maybe the baby bird in the tree
that is the most beautiful thing
I’m gonna be here
when the next apple falls
I’m not gonna miss it
I’m gonna have it all
I’m gonna be here
when you wake up and open your eyes
I’m not gonna miss it
We’re gonna have it all
© 2024 Jukka Ruottinen
OCTOBER
The first cold morning
Rain falling down
You seem to be losing
You can’t even the score
Walk in your wet shoes
Feeling low
You’re already late now
Better head home
October’s coming
We’ve got November to wait…
then another four cold months…
and I’ll see you again
I’ll see you again
Stare out to the darkness
but there’s no one there
every now and then I,
I still picture the day
The light and feel of….
warm spring rain
We reach the harbour…
and I’ll see you again
just make it through this
make it through this
It will be alright
it will be alright
October’s coming
We’ve got November to wait…
then another four cold months…
and I’ll see you again
I’ll see you again
The first cold morning…
© 2024 Jukka Ruottinen
SHE LEFT A HEART
Fading memories of yesterday
haunting me as the time stands still
Hope it’s gonna be alright someday
but right now pain is all I can feel
She left a heart on my pillow
She left a heart on my pillow
Tear stains on a note,
on a note that she wrote
She left a heart, hm-m-m
I really didn't mean to hurt her
I just wasn't myself, that's all
But now yesterday’s just a blur
and I'm feeling oh so small
She left a heart on my pillow
She left a heart on my pillow
Tear stains on a note,
on a note that she wrote
She left a heart, hm-m-m
And I've been a bad, bad boy. Yes I'm a bad, bad boy
I'm a bad, bad boy for breaking her heart again
I've been a bad, bad boy. Yes I'm a bad, bad boy
I'm a bad, bad boy for breaking her heart again
She left a heart on my pillow
She left a heart on my pillow
Tear stains on a note,
on a note that she wrote
She left a heart, hm-m-m
And I didn't mean to hurt her, no, no, no-o-o-o-o
I wasn't thinking, that's all
Tear stains on a note,
on a note that she wrote
She left a heart, hm-m-m
© 2024 Teemu Toropainen
GHOST
It’s time to go ahead
forget it all…
It’s time to step ahead
forget it all…
But I know she’s here
she’s the ghost
who won’t let me sleep
It’s time to take new photos
watch them with my friends
Put the old ones in a box to bury in the garden
smell the air that’s new
but it’s hard
so hard…
But I know she’s here
she’s the ghost
who won’t let me sleep
Won’t let me sleep
won’t let me
won’t let me be…
© 2025 Jukka Ruottinen
BACK IN YOUR ARMS
Cold wind blowing through my hair
I walk down the faceless streets
of this city full of strangers
This city beats me down
Got double bed in my room
it feels so empty without you
Another bottle of whiskey
on nightstand calling my name
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms again
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms
In your arms again
Hearing your voice over the phone
doesn’t make this any easier
You miss me too
you can’t hide it anymore
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms again
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms
In your arms again
When I get home I never wanna leave again
‘Cause in my heart I know that soon I must be going again
When I get home I never wanna leave again
‘Cause in my heart I know that soon I must be going again
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms again
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms again
Back in your arms again
I just wanna be back in your arms
In your arms again
In your arms again
© 2025 Teemu Toropainen