Friday, January 19, 2024

chores


all the chores are done
let's go to the river
to see what we can see
there's bound to be excitement
for you and for me
we can rest or we can get wet
but we better not forget
this is our life
it's our one big chance


Thursday, January 18, 2024

cry forever (rewrite 3)


I think I will cry forever
when I hear your name
the world is just as you left it
but for me, it isn't the same
the days and nights are lonely here
ever since you disappeared
just like a rapid rolling river
I will cry forever

I will always remember you
when I hear a child laugh
a weed growing through the sidewalk
as I walk along its path
I saw what there was to see
and I keep it in my memory
I will not forget you, never
I will cry forever

          I will think of you
          when the northern breezes blow
          I am so proud
          that it's you I got to know

maybe I'll always be sad
maybe that's the price you pay
and I've paid the price and more
what more can I say
except you will live inside my heart
where we will never be apart
where our bonds will not be severed
I will cry forever


nothing is ever easy


nothing is ever easy
it doesn't matter who you are
one day you're a shining jewel
the next day you're a fallen star
I still wish the best for you
wherever you may go
what I mean is, where you're going
there's no real way to know

you're born naked and fearful
and you don't have a choice
you don't even recognize
the sound of your own voice
you grow into an old man
after many, many years
always asking of yourself
exactly why am I here

but the answers never come
you're as clueless as before
but that has never stopped you
from going out the door
and greeting the new morning
with completely open arms
maybe for once the world
isn't causing any harm

so live inside the moment
you're safe for right now
you're not asking where or when
the only question is how
now it's time to celebrate
the world that you know
by counting all your blessings
until it's time to go


Wednesday, January 17, 2024

cry forever (rewrite 2)


I think I will cry forever
when I hear your name
the world is just as you left it
but for me, it isn't the same
the days and nights are lonely here
ever since you disappeared
just like a rapid rolling river
I will cry forever

I will always remember you
when I hear a child laugh
a weed growing through the sidewalk
as I walk along its path
I saw what there was to see
and I always will in my memory
I will not forget you, never
I will cry forever

          I will think of you
          when the northern breezes blow
          I am so proud
          that it's you I got to know

maybe I'll always be sad
maybe that's the price you pay 
of all people in your past
begin to pass away
but you will live inside my heart
where we will never be apart
where our bonds will not be severed
I will cry forever


Tuesday, January 16, 2024

need for the unknown


where fireflies light up the sky
like fireworks on the fourth of July
mom and daddy standing by
this is where you grew up
and you know you love it and always will
the place where time always stands still
the faraway call of the whippoorwill
you could never get enough

so why did the city cry out for you
people to know and things yet to do
it felt so much like home
it's the need for the unknown


Monday, January 15, 2024

self-conscious


I will try not to be self-conscious
but here's the honest facts
yes, I'm the one you read about
and his heinous acts
it's true I killed the Mrs.
but listen to my side
you will soon tell
why it cannot be denied


Sunday, January 14, 2024

secret to my dreams


of all the miles I've traveled on
all the lessons I have learned
all I've set my eyes upon
all the bridges I have burned
I long to kiss your fingertips
like a tender mountain stream
out of everyone I've ever known
you're the secret to my dreams

love is an everlasting thought
that lives inside your soul
it has its own body and mind
and it's beyond your control
I fight my best against it
but it brings me to my knees
don't take me down a troubled road
you're the secret to my dreams

and now our time is ending
and the hour's drawing near
for you and I to vanish,
if we were to disappear
are you the cure for all my problems
or are you the disease
either way it does't matter
you're the secret to my dreams


Saturday, January 13, 2024

the cheating kind


there are a million ways to say I love you
this here is a million and one
I will always be dreaming of you
after all is said and done
I always hold you in my thoughts
you occupy my mind
is it true what they say about you
that you're the cheating kind

          the cheating kind
          that's what you'll find
          when she has left your sorry ass behind
          when she's gone and you're alone
          the answers will remain unknown
          it happens every time
          she's the cheating kind
          

Friday, January 12, 2024

cry forever (rewrite one)


I think I will cry forever
when I hear your name
the world is just as you left it
but for me, it isn't the same
the days and nights are lonely here
ever since you disappeared
just like a rapid rolling river
I will cry forever

I will always remember you
when I hear a child laugh
a weed growing through the sidewalk
when I walk along its path
 I saw what there was to see
and I always will in my memory
I will not forget you, never
I will cry forever

          I will think of you
          when the northern breezes blow
          I am so proud
          that it's you I got to know

maybe I'll always be sad
the price you pay for being close
of all the people in my past
I will miss you most
but you live inside my heart
where we will never be apart
where bonds are never severed
I will cry forever


Thursday, January 11, 2024

cry forever


I think I will cry forever
whenever I hear your name
the world is just where you left it
but for me, it isn't the same
the days and nights are lonely here
ever since you disappeared
just like a rapid rolling river
I will cry forever

I will always know you
when I hear a child laugh
a weed growing through the sidewalk
when I walk along its path
I'm so glad I saw what there was to see
and I always will in my memory
I will not forget you, never
I will cry forever

          I will think of you
          when the northern breezes blow
          I am so proud
          that it's you I got to know

maybe I'll always be sad
the price you pay for being close
of all the people I have lost
I'll miss you the most
but you live inside my heart
where we will never be apart
where bonds are never severed
I will cry forever


Wednesday, January 10, 2024

the future's wide open


I'm always waiting
anticipating
the worst to happen to me
I'm always trying
but not denying
to see what I can see
where I'm going
there is no knowing
it's just around the bend
but I'm not prepared
there's nothing there
to place my hopes within

          I  keep hoping
          the future's wide open
          though time is running out
          when it's my time to go
          I still won't know
          what this life was about

I've stopped my silence
it's like a science
learning to be me
I've come to ignore
who I was before
I set my own self free
it would upset me
if you left me
I don't want to be alone
I am unraveling
I believe I'm traveling
closer to my home

          I  keep hoping
          the future's wide open
          though time is running out
          when it's my time to go
          I still won't know
          what this life was about

I keep forgetting
what I'm regretting
remind me of my cause
I've had enough
I won't give up
until I hear applause
this world turns
and I'm trying to learn
how to live in this time
I'm broken and scarred
but still I try hard
to find something that's mine

          I  keep hoping
          the future's wide open
          though time is running out
          when it's my time to go
          I still won't know
          what this life was about


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

I am here


I have a secret
and I can't tell you
you'll have to figure it out
for yourself
all my life
I've been so lonely
I just want
to be somebody else
someone who
sees the silence
in a blade of grass
someone who
feels so sad
but knows its time
will surely pass

          I am here
          will you accept me for who I am
          I am here
          trying hard to understand


Monday, January 8, 2024

another day here on earth


there's a howling wind on the prairie tonight
I watch it from the safety of my TV
all around the world right now
there's lots of folks like you and me
fighting fiercely for their lives
trying hard to just survive
fright and fear in all their eyes
as they defend themselves from hurt
it's just another day here on earth

there are rich folks out on the town tonight
they haven't got a care
all inside their own little worlds
no worries are found in there
or maybe that's the way it seems
living someone else's dreams
do you have the ways and means
do you know what it's worth
it's just another day here on earth

what does this mean for you and me
working for our daily bread
with lives that question and explain
what it could be like instead
joy and sorrow coexist
pain may be in a flying fist
answers lie inside the mist
we've been searching since birth
it's just another day here on earth


Sunday, January 7, 2024

all things considered


I'm doing the best I can,
all things considered
I walk and talk and make my plans
but still my dreams
they have all withered
try as I might
I still don't understand

but enough of self-pity
you try and try again
always pay attention
to the place you are in
time is no monster
time is your friend
and you are its assistant

'

Saturday, January 6, 2024

you'll get through this (rewrite one)


you'll get through this
I know you
you can do this
you know it's true
every decision that you make
isn't always a mistake

it's occured to you
and you believe
that time has something 
hidden up its sleeve
it's up to you to fill that space
with something time can't erase

          I know you're hurting inside
          it's something that you can't hide

you're feeling weak
but you are strong
but you've known that 
all along
it's now your chance to be yourself
you are not somebody else

you'll get through this
you know you will
you can do this 
time never stands still
you'll simply do the best you can
and hope someday to understand
you'll get through this
you'll get through this


Thursday, January 4, 2024

you'll get through this


you'll get through this
I know that about you
you'll get through this
you know it's true
every decision that you make
isn't always a mistake

it's occured to you
and you believe
that time has something 
up its sleeve
it's up to you to fill that space
with something time can't erase

          I know you're hurting inside
          it's something that you can't hide

you're feeling weak
but you are strong
but you've known that 
all along
it's time for you to see what you've become
waiting to be born

you'll get through this
you know you will
you can do this 
you know that time
never stands still
you'll get through this
you'll get through this


Wednesday, January 3, 2024

drowning


don't tell me what to feel
I've known myself my whole life
and I know what I know
you're not a big deal
I don't trust your eyes
and I want you to go
away from me
can't you see
I'm drowning

it's a long way down
when the wind is blowing
and you're starting from the top
it's not safe and sound
it's interrupting my day
and I want you to stop
being around here
isn't it clear
I'm drowning


Tuesday, January 2, 2024

asking for permission


you have spent your entire life
asking for permission
you deserve some input
if you're making the decision
to stand up on your own
to find your way back home
you're only skin and bones
in your body and mind

you're trying to convince yourself
that you're a winner
don't forget as you move along
you are only a beginner
hope can be your closest friend
it's the crack where the light shines in
it happens every now and then
it's not left behind


Monday, January 1, 2024

escape


I decided to escape last night
and now I'm at your door
begging you to take me in
the way you did before
when I was a younger man
dumb and filled with pride
I know you remember me
can we go inside?

you know that I'm an honest man
but I'm not free from sin
that is how i found myself
time and time again
fooled by love and honor
I cast aside your love
to plan a certain meeting
that I was not proud of