Because love does exist
With family and friends
Just to begin the list
NO GRAVITY
Hey lady
If we were all the same
There would be no gravity
Won’t you join me please
We’re all spinning around
We all have an attitude
Like quick
It makes us who we are
So, no mam, I wasn’t being rude
I’m telling ya
If we were all the same
There would be no gravity
And we would fall off
The earth, not the wagon
So I’ll have another drink
Wont ya’ join me please
Cuz’
If we were all the same
There would be no gravity
Hey there, this ain’t your neck of the woods
Your not real sure how to fit in
I believe
If we were all the same
There would be no gravity
But I know everything will be ok
Just be yourself and say what
You want to say
This is America, it’s OK
Where Did The Fairytale Magic Go
Where did the fairytale magic go?
The sparks in our eyes
Were once those of joy
Happy so happy
Now the sparks are so full of anger,
So much anger
Now it’s all about tit for tat
And you can’t have that
Where did the fairytale magic go?
When did it turn into black, black magic?
No longer fairytale magic
The fantasy has turned
Turned around and flipped upside down
Into a nightmare that’s happening while I’m wide awake
During day life
Finding myself no longer wanting to be
Your wife,
Cuz’ our fairytale magic
Has turned into an all too real nightmare
In broad daylight
Written for Amie
GOD COULD
When things end up the way they should
Ya gotta believe
It was because God could
Yeah, God could
Make it happen
The way it should
Remembering
The plan did come together
And the baby was born
And there was life
The day started when the sun rose
The grass grows
When the moon is high in the sky
We pray when we lay down to sleep
Remembering why things end up the way they should
Ya gotta believe
It was because God could
When There’s Just Enough
Life is good in the neighborhood
With a little time to spare
Just enough now and then
Will prove you care
Life is good in the neighborhood
With a friend like a circle
No beginning, no end, just a friend
Life is good in the neighborhood
With the children outside
Playing in the yard, on the swing
Such a simple thing
Means there’s more than enough
Love left in life, that’s good
To make up our neighborhood
WHAT A FRIEND
I’ve been there for you
And you sit on your ass
And ridicule me
Like I’m yesterday’s leftovers
To be tossed in the trash
How many times will I let you hurt my heart!
Before I refuse to let you have a part
Because of the things you said
I understand now, completely
I’m not your friend
You were so mine
My friend . . . . I wrote to you
Sent you money
Held you when you cried
Felt the pain and suffering of such a seriously hard loss
And shared it all with you and your family
If you’d just get a job
Get rid of Bob
Get a little pride
And self esteem
Go out and accomplish a dream
You’d feel so much better about yourself
And you wouldn’t have to
Put your friends down
To make yourself feel good
Or drink so much beer
Or throw so many fits
Your life is what you make it
Nothing more, nothing less
So get your own address
WHAT’S NEXT
What’s next?
Another hurdle to jump
Another mountain to climb
Another day
Not the same as yesterday
Unless you yourself let it be that way
So! Run the race
Jump the hurdle
Put on your boots and climb that mountain
Create a better yesterday
So it’s not just the same
Unless you yourself let it be that way
What’s next
Is another day
We pray
LIFE’S NO MYSTERY
On the beach
There is nowhere like the beach
Where your dreams are all within your reach
The blue water and the blue sky
Are reason enough to get up and try
And create a why
Where the sand and the sea are free
Forever for you and me
Don’t you see!
The rest is all history
No longer a hidden mystery
Here on the beach
Where your dreams are all
Within reach
WAY BACK
Way back is twenty years ago or more
Way, way back is forty years ago or more
And way, way, way back is sixty years ago or more
Isn’t it
I’m not ready to see why God picked me
I’m glad to know he thinks my life is worth a go
THE MUSIC OF WATER
The sun sparkles on the water
As the waves come in
What you see, sounds like music
The waves crashing on shore
At times like a lions roar
Or sometimes soft and demure
As a kitten’s gentle purr.
MY PILLOW
We all know wannabes
Are like Koala bears in fairytales
This is my dream
How could you understand
What I mean
Cuz’ when I catch my buzz
I’m ready for my pillow
YOU
Deceit, Dishonesty
Is what you’re about
Back stabbin; and dissin’ me
You’ll have to find someone else to fool
With those games you learned in grade school
Cuz’ I find then rather rude and cruel
Back stabbin, and dissin’ me
Deceit, Dishonesty
Is what you’re about
Makes me wanna shout
Realizing I was your fool
And truly you are cruel
IF YOU DON’T WANNA
If you don’t wanna read what I wrote
Then don’t
Don’t read one word
If it’s too hard to understand
Put the book back on the shelf
And concentrate on something else
YOU DO GET REWARDED
Patience and persistence
Are rewarded with success
Ya’ gotta’ choose your dream
Ya’ gotta sacrifice here and there
To make both sides meet in the middle
Because patience and persistence
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IT’S HARD
Arguing and fighting
Over every simple thing
Dinner . . .
You don’t like what we’re having
Running off
Skipping school
We don’t ask much
You rebel at our thoughts
Our touch
You know right from wrong
This adolescent thing seems to take so long
As a parent, I’m mad and disappointed
Again today
Refusing to let it lead me astray
IT’S ALMOST TIME
I been thinking
About the man in the red suit
Who’s always winking
It’s almost time
For the light to sparkle
For the snow to fall
And the church bells to chime
Yeah! It’s almost time
For Christmas
YOU LIE
Okay, I have listened to you lie on the phone
Standing next to me
About me!
I’ve seen you do and say some things
That make’s me question my instincts
Anyway, you flat out lied Saturday night
Sick, maybe from drinking
If at all
This bar has been my life
Since you were five years old
And I’m not stupid
And this is not my first rodeo
Or windy day at the beach
I gave up my shift for you
You didn’t want to have to dance
Oh that’s crazy
Losing out on the best night
For a lie
No more
I still like you
I hate that you lie and you drink so much
Please don’t let life cost you
A part of yourself
MY SISTER MY FRIEND
Even if it’s only now and then
Until the end my friend
A sister, yes I guess
Because I understand
It didn’t work
You meant for it to
But you were totally wore out
Your time had been tapped
For everyone else but you
Like the last drink in the keg
So a sister, Yes!
I’d expect nothing less
From a friend
That’s what we truly are
From the beginning to the end
Simply a sister, a friend
With understanding
Forgiveness
Compassion
Thoughtfulness
Gratitude
And thanks all wrapped up into
The one and only you
My sister, my friend
From the beginning until the end
Even if it’s only now and then
LETTER FROM HEAVEN
Hey Mom,
I never thought it was gonna happen like this. I didn’t know for sure . . . None of us do really . . . But Hey! I’m Okay
Jesus came to get me . . . He’s cool! He even knows some good jokes and has the baddest Harley I’ve ever seen. He even let me drive it. I took it for a spin and it handles like a dream!
God . . . Now he’s all that, yeah! He’s the bomb. Ya know? He’s about it all, everything!
Wow, this place here is great! It’s laid back and happening too. It’s content, comfortable, safe and all that good stuff.
Don’t worry or stress if I could I’d send my address. Tell Laura and Dean I said to be strong for you and I love them both. Don’t forget to tell Catarina she’s special and loved very much. I’m sure they all, all ready know and my wife please try to have a good life. Take care of the kids, and look after the dog. Now you’s guys don’t sit around like a bump on a log. Ladies make yourselves up! Everyone smile your best smile. When you remember me cuz life will feel better after a while. I love you Mom and I’m gonna miss you’s guys
PS: Gramma Pecor, Grandpa Reed and Gramma Aldrich all say hi
LET’S GET UP AND GO
It’s a get up and go day
And I wanna stay home
Just hanging around the house
Not get dressed
Till almost noon
To look at pictures
To ponder on the smallest or stupidest things
Oh ya know
It’s a get up and go day
And I wanna stay home
Enjoy my coffee
The mornin’ sunrise
Watching the world come alive
Remembering for a moment
What it’s like to live
To share, to give
It was probably a get up and go day then
And I wanted to stay home
To color a picture, to ponder on the smallest or stupidest things
Oh you know
Get up and go
IN THE NAME
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
I pray for all the children who need a home
A warm meal to eat
A safe place to sleep
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
I pray for all the old
Who need to depend on their young to care for their needs
Like planting a garden and pulling weeds
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
I pray for all the weak
Who are afraid to believe
Or even conceive
Moses was on that mountain
Where the commandments were written in stone
And somewhere the seas were parted
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
YOU ARDELLA
It’s been nearly fifteen years since
You told me good-bye
Because you were going to die
I said no
You said it was your time to go
There was no fixing things this time
You held my hand and asked me to
Keep your dream dreaming for you
To keep your ship sailing
Now it’s been so long
And still sometimes I get it wrong
I try my best
To make them all feel like a guest
And make you proud
And keep our passengers from
Getting thristy, vulgar or to loud
Whenever they come aboard
To visit and listen to some good music on our juke box
As they check out the Gulf of Mexico
Enjoying a cold one
And maybe catching some sun on the deck
Before the nighttime comes
Sampling different rums
Keeping your ship sailing
And your dream dreaming
Now it’s been nearly twenty years
Since our goodbye
And still for you
I continue to be true, true to
You Ar’Della and the Poop Deck
IN A COCOON
In a cocoon
Wrapped up
And protected from the world
What’s real and right outside your window
You’ve spent nearly twenty-one years
Trying to figure it out
Now as I listen, I know
It’s time to fly
But I’m not sure I know how
But, Oh my yes
I am ready to try
From A to Z
I wonder
Is it all about me?
In a cocoon
Wrapped up
And protected from the world
YOU CHANGE
Faster than a simple exchange
You change
With an exchange
You change
With an exchange of words
You change
With an exchange of money
; You change
How can you be so different
So quickly
So totally opposite
From the happy fun you
To the, I’m gonna kill something
Get out of my way
Bitch you become
Stay away! I don’t want me some
NO MORE
You flip like a coin from heads to tails
Where’s the luck
Some play with their last buck
Hoping for a change
A change
With no exchange
WHEN THE CALLS COME
It’s nice to have someone give a shit
So you feel like
The full moon on the water
Shimmering, shinning
Bright and true
I’m glad it’s you
When the calls come
Just because
Just because you care
About me
Just because
You’re special
And it’s nice
To have someone
To give a shit about
That’s true
I’m glad it’s you
LOST IN THE SIGHT OF THE SEA
Lost in the sight of the sea
I live on the seawall
I’ve seen it all
From street girl’s answerin’ traffic calls
To families, weddings, the frizz-bee dude
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