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leavin no trace

You won't see me go, You won't notice when I slip away Through the back door to the porch Past the dogs and through the gate I'll take my junk, I'll grab my clothes and guitar Leave the rest untouched Find out what's in store. I'll leave no trace behind I'll not litter up your life with memories of arguments or plans that came undone I'll wipe the slate clean It's already happening I can't see myself in your face I'm gonna leave no trace Rounding the bend usery and superstition flank me new beginnings from an end everyone will blame me I'll leave no trace behind I'll not litter up your life with memories of arguments or plans that came undone I'll wipe the slate clean It's already happening I can't see myself in your face I'm gonna leave no trace This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

hear you again

so good to hear your voice again forgot what a comfort sweetness can be though it was simple, a "hello", a "how ya doin?' something in your voice did something to me

manifest

there's only so much that we can see only so much we can know ahead of time one thing I know, I can't wait to find out all the things that will happen to me I want to know just how you'll fit in my life wanna know how I'll fit into yours get a glimpse of where we're gonna go with your hand here inside of mine it's a destiny yeah it's bound to be gonna make it happen you just wait and see it's gonna be the best as we watch it manifest as it all goes down as we pass the tests it's a manifest destiny I know I've been unsettled and wild bumped hard into you, almost knocked you down I've delivered some hurts, you've had the pain when i've acted like a child but with time I'll grow up, get a clue and be honest about who I really am As I figure that out, I'll keep running your way try to get closer to you it's a destiny yeah it's bound to be gonna make it happen you just wait and see it's go

give it up

overwhelmed, blown away it's been one of those days can't go on without a break from life's complications try again, gather strength but I've overtapped the well and finally, in the very end I need some intervention gonna give it up gonna lay it down gonna give it to you let you turn things around not gonna find out why but I'm gonna see how these things take flight when I lay them down gonna give it up now too much in the way not enough time to convey the things I need to say without interruptions have you figured the plan? do you really understand what I need to be that man in this kind of situation gonna give it up gonna lay it down gonna give it to you let you turn things around not gonna find out why but I'm gonna see how these things take flight when I lay them down gonna give it up now This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

centered

by the end of the day, I'm a bit out of whack said things best left unsaid pulled too hard, pulled my back too much running through my head when we get home and lay it all down and settle into that safe place our conversation seems to wander around then you put your hands on my face you pull me back to the center help me find a rest that's true lay your gentle hands upon me let me look at you whispering words of sweetness and love to soothe my soul pull me back to the center pull me back to you it's not easy, couldn't do it alone need some loving help, that's true little things you send me throughout the day good vibrations keep coming from you it's amazing baby, don't know how you do it how you make it all drain away how you pick me up, how you pull me close how you're always making love plain pull me back to the center help me find a rest that's true lay your gentle hands upon me let me look at you whispering words of sweetness and love to soothe m

the side-effects of love

you've got me doing things I wouldn't normally do saying words I didn't know were true you've got me feeling new feelings and they're all about you must be the side effects of love I've always been a red meat and potatoes man Never touched calamari or grilled salmon But now here I am eating this fancy fish creme brule and some good-for-me veggie dish you've got me doing things I wouldn't normally do saying words I didn't know were true you've got me feeling new feelings and they're all about you must be the side effects of love i listened to high-brow jazz till you came along now you've got singing these real life kind of songs filled my ipod with shania twain and now i'm downloading Alan Jackson again you've got me doing things I wouldn't normally do saying words I didn't know were true you've got me feeling new feelings and they're all about you must be the side effects of love drinkin vitamin water and powdery g

been a while

been a while, yeah that's true been a while since I talked to you since your eyes kissed me goodnight for a while I've been blue what was that? what did you say? shouldn't have turned out this way turned wrong, should've turned right here's the price I have paid can't hear your voice can't touch your hair can't hold your hands can't see your smile yeah, it's been a while time may heal, but it won't kill the memories or what we feel hard to get over, hard to stop can't deny it's still real been a while, yeah that's true been a while since I talked to you since your eyes kissed me goodnight for a while I've been blue can't hear your voice can't touch your hair can't hold your hands can't see your smile yeah missy, it's been a while This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

come back to my dreams

Come back to my dreams Make these nights less lonely Come back, so I can pretend you are mine Since you went away I've had more sleepless nights than I can say So won't you please come back to my dreams and stay It's hard waking up to the morning silence Instead of your sweet words in my ear Only God knows about the crying And the long sleepless nights with no tears. I've already paid the price of admission Though at each gate someone wants to charge me more You are the subject of my confession Though you're not standing at my door Come back to my dreams Make these nights less lonely Come back, so I can pretend you are mine Since you went away I've had more sleepless nights than I can say So won't you please come back to my dreams and stay This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License Posted mobile from my Nokia E-71

turn out all right

your friends will tell you what they think if you ask them or not my friends will all buy me a drink without givin it a second thought everybody has an opinion everybody has it all figured out they'll all make such a commotion if they knew what we are doing now we're breaking the rules, smashing the mold not playing according to Hoyle we're going too slow, moving way too fast, starting out on the wrong foot not a good idea, one we both had one we're both starting to like can tell it's true, the look in your eyes says this would turn out all right I know you're thinking this started out all wrong I know you're wondering if it would last that long somewhere along the way, it's bound to hurt but listen to me say "hey missy, it's gonna work" we're breaking the rules, smashing the mold not playing according to Hoyle we're going too slow, moving way too fast, starting out on the wrong foot not a good idea, one we both had one we're bo

lazy day

there isn't a care that will keep me from here not a worry that can keep me away when I'm with you sky's always blue the way we spend a lazy day just talking through things, holding hands solving all of the world's problems bringing peace on earth with each kiss nothing beats an afternoon like this it's a lazy day and in some crazy way it's the day I work the most when i'm spending time with you but I never tire your desire keeps me going, fills me up on a lazy afternoon full of love we've got plans, or at least intentions, things we're gonna do some day and it's true, i'm planning for you and I like it that way it's a lazy day and in some crazy way it's the day I work the most when i'm spending time with you but I never tire your desire keeps me going, fills me up on a lazy afternoon full of love This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

thinking 'bout you long and hard

I've been thinking 'bout you long and hard What you do has caught me off guard squiggling your way into my heart I've been thinking 'bout you long and hard There's something 'bout the way you talk that gives my heart a shot Sometihing about the way you walk makes me wanna beat the clock Don't quite know where you're from But you sure are lots of fun Don't quite know where you're from But look what you've gone and done I've been thinking 'bout you long and hard What you do has caught me off guard squiggling your way into my heart I've been thinking 'bout you long and hard How did I get my wish Lighting from that first one kiss Strikes me as a thing i'll miss Leaves me feeling just like this Picked me up, spun me around Got me breathing with a sound Don't leave me on the edge of town Dancing 'bout what I have found I've been thinking 'bout you long and hard What you do has caught me off guard squiggling your

torn

Woke up from the dream Where your eyes flashed green and my tears ran clean across your lips Torn asunder, inside out Samson's pillars pulled down trouble comes to the house and blows the wind Lush fields over there Barren rocks stand piled here Nothing left to fear A memorial On my knees to pray At mercy's open way Hard to really say Confessing all Torn asunder, inside out Samson's pillars pulled down trouble comes to the house and blows the wind Now it's all been said And love is found not dead As I lay my head Upon this pillow This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

I still love Paris

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It's been a while, way too long: The music's done, but not the songs that live here. Thoughts of the smiles, the long talks French acrobats in crazy socks -- I remember. I know I can't go back to those left-behind days -- Can only go on to better ways, but I still love Paris. I love the way Paris stretches languid -- Spread out, a delicious banquet of startling sights and cucumber scents. I still love Paris... It's been a while, way too long. The music's done, but not the songs that live here. I still love Paris. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

back then, right now

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when we were kids we watched as men went to the moon and our brothers and cousins went far away too when we were kids we each lived in our own worlds one awkward little boy, one beautiful girl back then, if I had bumped into you I'd have stumbled and stammered wouldn't know what to do back then, I'd have been a fool back then, if you'd been lookin at me with those eyes and that smile trying to get me to you back then, I'd have been a fool when we were teens girl, you were lookin so hot and then there was me, thinking I'm not when we were teens you were way too smart I was too blind to movements of my heart back then, if I had bumped into you I'd have stumbled and stammered wouldn't know what to do back then, I'd have been a fool back then, if you'd been lookin at me with those eyes and that smile trying to get me to you back then, I'd have been a fool here we are now in a different time and place and that sweet smile is still on your face her

you're still here

You're still here Through it all You're watched me run and win You've watched me fall

this last ride

Went up to the ranch, just to get away for awhile Folks at the X Diamond really go that extra mile Don't ask questions, though by their looks I think they know That something's happening, cos I'm going riding all alone

resonance

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when we're together, everything's in tune the world is spinning, but here in the room the energy flows so I don't have a chance when we're in the resonance everything around me is out of synch going so fast, I miss it if I blink But you make sure I slow down enough to dance when we're in the resonance it's amazing how this all begins it's hard to figure how it could ever end cos every day the waves come back again washing over me like the tides of the sea don't need an amplifier, it's alright got plenty of power to keep it going all night room keeps gettin hotter, speed up that fan when we're in the resonance it's amazing how this all begins it's hard to figure how it could ever end cos every day the waves come back again washing over me like the tides of the sea when we're together, everything's in tune the world is spinning, but here in the room the energy flows so I don't have a chance when we're in the resonance This w

just a little shy

standing by the wall, watching all the others walk by conversations fade in and out, eyes never meeting mine even if you're looking for me, I might be a little hard to find yeah, I'm just a little shy of what you had in mind you were hoping for a hero, I'm not the rescuing kind you've been coming up with answers; I can't tell you why it might seem I'm being evasive, but why should I lie? yeah, I'm just a little shy of what you had in mind it wouldn't take that much for me to come out of this shell and watching you walk away is gonna feel like hell just give me a look, say a word, or simply do something kind of like what you used to do when I was on your mind I know you've had plenty of reasons to give me the stiff brush something was wrong from the start, and I've ruined what you could trust and now it's so bitter in your mouth, just like old soured wine yea, i'm just a little shy of what you had in mind it wouldn't take that much for

where did you come from?

where did you come from? bringing with you this sweet love whom did you talk to? what did you read? to know exactly what I'd need? where did you come from? ya make me feel like I'm back home. go ahead, do the numbers and tell me the sum tell me why I don't have to run. such a gift, such a joy when it feels like this tween a girl and a boy a feeling once thought to be left behind something that won't leave my mind where did you come from? friends like you, there's just one right out of nowhere you pulled up alongside offered me this fun-loving ride Where did you come from? I suspect it's from above don't be confused by the one kiss it's ok when the heart says this Where did you come from? Where did you come from? Stay, stay till the morning sun Where did you come from? This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Going Down to Ruidoso

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it's clearer there up in the mountain air and I can see where I want to be by your side under the bluest sky it's exactly what I want to see going down to Ruidoso, where the ski elite and the oilmen come to retreat where the mountain grows up to heaven's windows and we look in at what will be down in Ruidoso Find out for me If it's meant to be and I'll be there on the next train to hold you close smell the coffee roast and we'll start it all once again going down to Ruidoso, where the ski elite and the oilmen come to retreat where the mountain grows up to heaven's windows and we look in at what will be down in Ruidoso This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

I can hardly wait

been gone awhile, seems like way too long since I saw your smile, but I remember it all everything about the way you look everywhere I want to be real soon and I can hardly wait to touch your mouth feel the words of grace come pouring out I can hardly wait to kiss your eyes cos when I do, that's when I realize there's really only one time and one place and I can hardly wait the way we left wasn't quite right yet i can't forget all those things we said before the end, when I made you smile before that end, where I watched you cry and I can hardly wait to touch your mouth feel the words of grace come pouring out I can hardly wait to kiss your eyes cos when I do, that's when I realize there's really only one time and one place and I can hardly wait can we begin, start it up once more pick it all up from where I spilled it on the floor? is there a way to watch it begin to heal is there a way to trust that it was real? and I can hardly wait to touch your mouth feel t

ain't enough tech

there's a ringtone that takes my thoughts to your door it's on my phone but i don't hear it anymore since you've gone away now that you're gone there's an icon to let me know that you're around and though it's turned on i never see it or hear the sound since you've gone away now that you're gone now that you're gone there's nothing left to say ain't enough technology to get back to that day can't undo what's been done anyway can't even try i can only cry since you've gone away there's a sweet scent lingering in my old mailbox a pale remnant of letters the mailman brought before you went away but now you're gone on my desk a digital picture frame you and I looking grand on that day before you went away but now you're gone now that you're gone there's nothing left to say ain't enough technology to get back to that day can't undo what's been done anyway can't even try i can only cry sin