Life: Here & Now II

Did you think you could get very far With your complicated answers Begging for wishes in my tip jar Going straight to the bottom line There's no payout, no return on this Investment that you've been banking Oh, you're going to be pissed Reading the official statement

It's some sort of denial, I've got to believe That makes me try to forget When I really ought to grieve

Lord willin and the creek don't rise I'll wake up tomorrow lookin in your eyes You and I'll be havin the time of our lives We'll be wondering where all the good times fly Good Lord willin, and the creek don't rise Good Lord willin, and the creek don't rise Good Lord willin, and the creek don't Creek don't rise Last time I saw you way down in Abeliene We were hatching plans, laying out our schemes Didn't know much, but we believed in our dreams And somehow that all went away Spent way too much time just wandering around Looking for something I forgot I had already found Till the places I could possibly go finally ran out And now I'm coming back to say Lord willin and the creek don't rise I'll wake up tomorrow lookin in your eyes You and I'll be havin the time of our lives We'll be wondering where all the good times fly Good Lord willin, and the cree...

Here I am Surrounded, dumbfounded By a love that astounds me; you found me Brought me back To where we started, restarted Now I know where I belong to be strong Hug me close; protect me -- don't let me go your love was waiting for me I didn't know what was keeping Me from remembering just like that one first kiss it's something my heart misses it woke my slumbering

Last time I heard, you were laughing On the other end of the telephone The next thing I knew you were asking Me to just leave you alone

I can see it in your eyes..... (click on title)

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For quite a while I'd been thinking Of her smile And my heart sinking Believing that she wouldn't go with me To the office Christmas party I didn't dare even ask her But she's there, I walked past her I'm was sure she wouldn't see Somebody like me at the office Christmas party Then I saw her coming through the doorway, walking through the crowd right toward me I stood there frozen thinkin "no way!" There must be someone else that she sees! But then she yelled, "Hey there mister!" And I could tell, she knew I'd missed her She smiled right at me So everyone could see us at the office Christmas party Why me? I still don't know But she led me to the mistletoe And on our way out, She gave a goodbye shout To the people at the Christmas party We didn't exactly go for a sleigh ride We walked in the snow for a long time I know I had a smile that I couldn't hide She said yes when I asked her to be mine We walk back in, I'm holding h...

Like trudging through a long winter's book, I was dragging myself along -- Finding out that each step I took was just a step closer to being gone. You made me realize that what I had inside was worth giving all I had, And you were there to take it in stride, to love me with the good and the bad. And you put Spring in my step; You took the cold chill away You brought back all I had left, you've made it easy to say That I know who I am, and though I'm not all that great, I've got a lot workin for me, and it's still not too late To be growin up as I'm growin old To rewrite a better end To live in love, in kindness be bold and speak words I don't have to defend. And you've put Spring in my step, you took the cold chill away. You've brought back all I had left; You've made it easy to say I love you, I know who you are I'm starting to know me now, And that love will take me far -- You put Spring in my step somehow.

Note: This is a song extension, in which I've responded to lyrics from a song. Please listen to the song first, or as you read my response. dust rises emphasizes a carefree trail doesn't fly far cakes on the car get the soap and pail even if not seen it's better clean a happy tale

flow over me, till i am rinsed clean. cool refreshing love warm me. flow over me, prepare me to eat. gentle kindness disarm me. Photo: J. Shuflin

I remember when we first met, I didn't know I was clueless and yet Inside I was ready to learn and grow. I looked at her eyes as she spoke Started laughing in my heart, though it wasn't a joke Her words full of fun and hints of where we could go. And every time I tried to respond, The words my  head chose came out all wrong So I let my heart lead, and that's when I opened up and said "Ahhhhh" Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! I opened up and said "Ahhhhh" Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! Pretty soon after that we were touchin hands Just a simple thing, no big demands Lettin the nervous fears fall to the ground She would walk over there, and I'd stand near Feel her presence, tryin to make it clear Where I wanted to be without making a sound. By the time we got to that first kiss The vortex was spinning, it was more than bliss But we got balance enough to lean in and then We opened up and said "Ahhhhh" Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh! I opened up and said ...

when you welcomed me I didn't realize the bad shape i was in but you've patiently worked with me so i can begin you let me take your hand and squeeze it hard and tight you've shown me where I was wrong, how to let go of being right your eyes of love have seen inside and gazed past what I said schooled my heart in those things i couldn't quite get through my head but in the end you've taught my mind and heart to be one and free and it all started on that day when you first welcomed me you welcomed me, and let me in you welcomed me, let me begin when others put me out when my love had its doubt you welcomed me when i lay down at night I can feel you tuck me in as I hang on and treasure this love I'm soaking in your heartbeat overshadows mine as I climb inside and you uncover more in me, things I have denied now I cannot watch the stars without your pounding in my heart and I believe that there is nothing here that can tear us apart for there's something lasti...

She was a cute little blondie with a great big smile, She lived just a few doors down Her bright green eyes and precocious ways were the talk of the whole town. Older folks would nod and grin at those cute little curls Dangling from her pretty little head Only fools thought it was empty but they paid attention when she said "Mister! What are you doing?" She said "Mister! What you got goin' on here?" There is power in her sweetness Command in her meekness And her love is oh so very clear... I could never figure out just how she always knew what i meant before I'd start to ask her to dance i had to be a man and finally tell her what was really in my heart To hold her in my arms, press into that smile under a starry sky in the autumn air I linked our fingers, squeezed her hand but when I ran my fingers through her golden hair She said "Mister! What are you doing?" She said "Mister! What you got goin' on here?" There is power in her sweet...

with a love like yours, a man could be completely satisfied -- he'd have no more fears, he'd have no more tears he'd have no more need to hide you have saved me from myself (larry norman) with a love like yours, a man could finally be free -- to chase his dreams, to find what seems to be the end of futility with a love like yours, I could have a quiet place to wrap my worn out arms, my head and my alarms to rest safely on your lap you have saved me, you have saved me, you have saved me from myself

dylan says a train is coming just around the bend slow-ly sing-ing, sure-ly com-ing, in-ev-it-ab-ly ka-choo-choomping, speed unknown, whistle blown, engine's groan, ripping what's been sewn yesssssssss dylan says the crazy-movetive is coming my way i've laid the track, i broke my back and now I'll get my pay mercy, stop the train grace, set me free free me from this engine of inevitability