The part where I walk alone into the night
The part where some cowboy starts a fight
The part where I never get my fill
Put on a fist raising anthem and I’m ready to kill
Raise your fists
Raise your voice
Sometimes they don’t leave you
With no other choice
I’m raising my flag
And I’m waving it proud
Put on a fist raising anthem
And I crank it up loud
And now I’m throwing punches in the air
Tellin’ all the world that I don’t care
I don’t wanna fight, but if you push me I will
Put on a fist raising anthem and I’m ready to kill
Raise your fists
Raise your voice
Sometimes they don’t leave you
With no other choice
I’m raising my flag
And I’m waving it proud
Put on a fist raising anthem
And I crank it up loud
We must always remember to celebrate…the marathon that is life.
RUN
Run, Run, Run
At the sound of the gun
Row, Row, Row
Wherever the tides might go
Give me courage to carry on
Life is like a marathon
I’ve got to run to keep from going mad
Every day is like an Olympiad
Run for the sun
Run for the rain
Run until it stops
And then you run again
Run for the glory
Run for the pain
Run until you drop
And then you run again
Run, Run, Run
Until the race is won
Row, Row, Row
Down the river of the melting snow
Long distance message from me to you
I won’t stop running until I’m through
I’ll carry my torch, my burden, my name
There’s an inner-strength that feed my flame
Run for the sun
Run for the rain
Run until it stops
And then you run again
Run for the glory
Run for the pain
Run until you drop
And then you run again
Run, Run, Run
Run, Run, Run
Better run for your life
Run, Run, Run
Run, Run, Run
Better run for your life
Do you ever wonder what might happen if all men and women of all races and religions joined forces in a solemn prayer for peace? Could it not happen, could it not be arranged now that we live in this age of world-wide internet communications? Could it really be that simple? I propose that we will surely never know unless we give it a try!
THE BROTHERHOOD
Did you ever get to wondering if we’re doing all we can?
So put down that flaming cross my friend, let’s join a different clan
I’m tired of all the politicians who talk but never speak
And then when push finally comes to shove, they play a game of hide and seek
I’m tired of being a spectator, I’m tired of being a fan
I know just what I’m a gonna do now, come and listen to my plan
I’m gonna form a brotherhood
Storm the brotherhood
Start a brotherhood
The brotherhood of man
… the brotherhood of man
People killing people, this ain’t how it should be
Country vs. country, it don’t mean shit to me
Neighbor vs. neighbor, Hatfield and McCoy’s
Project vs. project, guns become a toy
City vs. city, town vs. town
South don’t like the Northerners, it just goes on and on
I’m gonna form a brotherhood
Storm the brotherhood
Join the brotherhood
The brotherhood of man
… the brotherhood of man
Now they’re joining up in East Berlin, in the fields of Vietnam
They’re joining up in Russia, in the Square of Tiananmen
They’re joining up in Pakistan, Iraq is in the fold
Terrorists and dictators, this war is getting old
They’re marching in the streets, all around the world
Human rights here and now, for every boy and girl
I’m gonna form a brotherhood
Storm the brotherhood
Start a brotherhood
The brotherhood of man
… the brotherhood of man
Hey we all like to boast and act tough sometimes (as for me, I prefer to do it with my guitar!).
REEFER SMOKING, GUITAR PLAYING, MOTHER FUCKIN’ JUNKIE
I ain’t no doctor, ain’t no pimp
I ain’t no DJ, don’t walk with no limp
I’m no ice man and I ain’t no gansta
I’m no MC and I’m no gang banga
I’m just a reefer smoking, guitar playing, mother fuckin’ junkie
I play it slow and I play it low but I play it oh so funky
I’m twice your age but I ain’t chilling
My gears might slip but my mind is willing
I ain’t no heavy, ain’t one of the boyz
But I can make some funked up noize
I’m just a reefer smoking, guitar playing, mother fuckin’ junkie
I play it loud and I play it proud but I play it oh so funky
Just gimme some time, I can get it on
Get over here bitch and hit this bong
Light it up, smoke it down, smoke it right to the bone
Slide right up, next to me, and feel my Telecaster tone
I’m just a reefer smoking, guitar playing, mother fuckin’ junkie
I play it slow and I play it low but I play it oh so funky
Is it an emptiness in my heart…or have we all just become so damned hollow?
HOLLOW (DOWN THE ROAD)
My clothes are wet and my feet are muddy
My heart is hard and my face is bloody
My soul is dark and my feet they follow
Down the road, my heart is hollow
Must we always be so deaf and dumb?
Sometimes I think the world’s gone numb
But a leap of faith, it keeps me going
Down the road, never knowing
Whichever way the wind is blowing
Whatever weight your heart is towing
Whichever way your boat is rowing
Down the road, the river’s flowing
We are lost with no direction
As we approach the intersection
Is it to myself I keep on lying?
But down the road, I keep on trying
In deep despair we seem to wallow
Down the road, my heart is hollow
A truth we cannot seem to swallow
Down the road, my heart is hollow
I was so despondent when my dad died that I wasn’t sure whether I could go on any longer. But instead of moping around, I channeled that sorrow and wrote this song in his honor, and believe it or not, somehow I immediately felt better afterwards; it was as if he was shining down from above, listening to my every word.
I WILL PAVE THE WAY
When you don’t know where you’re gonna turn
And it’s hard to see the way
With all the smoke from the bridges burned
Confusion ruled the day
When the road gets rough, just take my hand
I will pave the way
When you can’t go on and your world is gone
I will pave the way
I will pave the way
I will pave the way
Love will save the day
You know that I will pave the way
When you’re lost and when you’re searching
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When the Nazis come to take you
I’ll be the one that hides you
I will pave the way
I will pave the way
Love will save the day
You know that I will pave the way
When the time has come for us to part
And the afterlife begins
The journey home is the longest one
But I will pave the way
I’ll lead you to the Promised Land
To the ones who’ve gone before us
I’ll make this sacrifice for you
I will pave the way
I will pave the way
I will pave the way
Love will save the day
You know that I will pave the way
It’s said that time goes by
In the blink of an eye
For no one does it wait
The tears that you cry
Become the sky
When they evaporate
They’ll leave you blind and reaching out
Trying to find a way
That’s when I’ll be there for you
I will pave the way
This one is dedicated to all of the guitarists in the world…and to all those lonely nights spent plucking away, trying to master your craft, with no audience in the room; just you and your guitar.
ME AND MY GUITAR
I got my guitar in my lap
But there’s no one here to clap
There’s no one here to clap
For me and my guitar
I got a telephone in the hall
But there’s no one I can call
There’s no one here to talk
To me and my guitar
I got on my fancy pants
And I’m ready to do a dance
But there’s no one here to prance
With me and my guitar
I got a bottle of apple wine
It could make her feel so fine
But there’s no one here to drink
With me and my guitar
I got friends who ain’t around
When I’m feeling down
There’s no one here to help
Me and my guitar
I got women who mistreat me
Always out to cheat me
There’s no one here to love
Me and my guitar
I got six good strings
And we’re learning how to sing
I’m gonna make a star
Of me and my guitar
This blues-based tune was always a staple of our live shows.
SOUTHBOUND ROCK N ROLL RAILROAD TRAIN
Oh she’s a southbound rock n roll railroad train
One way ticket here we go again
Got a show to do, across the tracks
Don’t know when I’ll be coming back
And I might not have a place to stay
But we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
I say we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
Get on that train and it’s all aboard
She got all the luxury you can afford
Left my baby back in Boston
She don’t know what the trip is costin’
And I might not have that much to say
But we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
I say we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
Oh she’s a southbound rock n roll railroad train
One way ticket here we go again
Southbound rock n roll railroad train
Nothing to lose, nothing to gain
Coast to coast, sea to sea
Come on baby rock n roll with me
North to South, East to West
Baby you know you do it the best
Tonight New York, tomorrow LA
I say we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
Yeah we go anywhere the people wanna hear us play
Oh she’s a southbound rock n roll railroad train
One way ticket here we go again
Southbound rock n roll railroad train
Nothing to lose, nothing to gain
This is for that girl who could never quite figure out what she wanted out of life.
CONFUSION IN YOUR EYES
You don’t like the night and you don’t like the day
You don’t like to work and you don’t like to play
You keep on winning the loser’s prize
And all I can see is confusion in your eyes
Confusion in your eyes
Confusion in our smiles
You’ll live a life of lies
So give love another try
You don’t like the heat and you don’t like the cold
You don’t like being young and you don’t like growing old
You do what you will, but time just flies
And all I can see is confusion in your eyes
Confusion in your eyes
Confusion in our smiles
You’ll live a life of lies
So give love another try
You don’t like to laugh and you don’t like to joke
You don’t like to drink and you don’t like to smoke
You’re lost in the maze of your own disguise
And all I can see is confusion in your eyes
Confusion in your eyes
Confusion in our smiles
You’ll live a life of lies
So give love another try
Give love another try
Give love another try
Don’t be afraid to
Give love another try
You don’t want to live and you don’t want to die
You don’t tell the truth but you don’t like to lie
Everything you love you seem to despise
And all I can see is confusion in your eyes
Confusion in your eyes
Confusion in our smiles
You’ll live a life of lies
So give love another try
You don’t want to slander and you don’t want to pray
You don’t want to go and you don’t want to stay
When will you be big enough to try me on for size?
And all I can see is confusion in your eyes
Confusion in your eyes
Confusion in our smiles
You’ll live a life of lies
So give love another try
Give love another try
Give love another try
Don’t be afraid to
Give love another try
Back in the early days of internet dating I met a woman who went by the user name Hourii. Naturally, being the curious sort that I am, I couldn’t resist asking her about the origins of her peculiar handle, and of course she was more than happy to enlighten me; apparently some sort of ancient Middle Eastern legend has it that Hourii was a virgin goddess allotted to those special few who were worthy of attaining eternal paradise.
Sadly, my relationship with the woman who was hidden behind the Hourii moniker didn’t last very long, but at least I got this poem out of it (and I must say that she was kind of awestruck by it as well).
Also featured in the novel “From the Eyes of a Juror”, available as a free e-book download from the following link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/258503
HOURII
PART 1 – The Surrender
Hourii, Hourii
As pretty as a girl can be
Smile of pearls, your eyes unfurl
That white flag of surrender
You sacrifice your soul for me
Bear the child, humanity
Blinded by faith, yet too blind to see
That in the end, it’s you that captures me
Hourii, Hourii
It’s you that captures me
Ancient Middle Eastern prose
You stand there in you statue’s pose
Your eyes they call
me with a stare
I’ll follow you now, anywhere
I know it’s me you must possess
It’s come down to this fate I guess
Hourii, Hourii
I’ll be the one who loves you
PART II – The Seduction
You take me to your secret loft
The lights are low, the music’s soft
You take me where I’ve never been
Back to Adam, Eve and Sin
Silk gives way, revealing skin
I close my eyes, my head it spins
Our arms caress, your scent so sweet
Gently now, our lips they meet
We hold each other, soft and smooth
I feel something in my spirit move
So entwined, I can’t let go
I worship you from head to toe
A taste of your forbidden fruit
A serum, sticky sweet with truth
Hourii, Hourii
I’ll die for you
PART III – The Eternal Flame
I’ve given up my life for you
And still there’s more that I can do
Eternity and that’s for sure
I’ll be with you forever more
Hourii, Hourii
I’ll burn for you
You study stars and moons and tides
For signs of births, of dates, of times
Hourii, Hourii
Who knows what we will find…in our flaming paradise
Hourii, Hourii
Who knows what we will find…in Heaven…or in Hell
Wouldn’t it be a much better world if somehow we could all just get along?
AIN’T INTO DEATH SYNDROME (AIDS)
They’re falling like flies in the neutral zone
Cease fire don’t even slow them down
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