Life: Here & Now II

West of the Pecos The landscape changes But through the ages

Waiting all my life for something better than I had Thought I was always waiting on you Found out I’ve been waiting for me all along

down by the border, in a border town dads and daughters just hanging around watching the river, knowing it's Grand and sharing the dreams only fathers understand

I'm not driving that pickup truck Long time ago, I gave that up

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

Prying in, breaking down, pushing you to the ground What have I undone, who have I let myself become With empty, outstretched hands I am the guilty man Free to go And once whole Free to remain outside I've locked the door By prying in, breaking down, pushing you to the ground This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

draggin my toes through the cool wet sand listen to the pounding waves wondering what it takes to be the man that makes you feel sure and safe

Went to see the shrink today, Find out why I act this way We all know something's wrong But I just keep goin on and on He made me sit down on the couch No layin down like a slouch Asked me questions that were hard About what's goin on in my heart I said I know I'm actin crazy I figure I'm a little insane But I've had just one thought lately And I can't get it out of my brain He took my hundred dollars Told me to come back again Gave me some steps to follow Called it daily discipline Came back a few days later All my homework done He looked over my papers Turned to me, and he said, "Son, You know you're actin crazy; I figure you're a little insane. You seem to have just one thought lately, And we've got to get it out of your brain. He set my fat folder down Pulled up his big old chair Stared over his glasses with a frown, Said "Let's get serious here" You know you're actin stupid; that girl can't love you ba...

I thought I knew me, and I had to think again I thought I was a winner, but now my confidence is thin I thought I had everything under control, but I was in a spin I thought I had you, I guess I'd better think again I was so cocky on that first day, Had all the good words, the cute turn of phrase I could back up and re-group without a second thought I thought I was somethin, now look at what I've got I thought I knew me, and I had to think again I thought I was a winner, but now my confidence is thin I thought I had everything under control, but I was in a spin I thought I had you, I guess I'd better think again I thought I was in this for the long run Thought we'd always be having fun Wanted to see your smile each and every day Thought you'd cheer me along the way I thought I knew me, and I had to think again I thought I was a winner, but now my confidence is thin I thought I had everything under control, but I was in a spin I thought I had you, I guess I'd bet...

we were headed in one direction I veered right never gave any indication just turned away into the night I've left you standing in a place that seems alone I've gone on without the grace to wait for you to come along traitor, sold us out joined the other side traitor, there's no doubt it's a label I can't deny slam me-- damn me I'm a traitor not going where you want to go not being fine returning to some first doors and re-asking myself why why had I left those things what I was what was part of me and finding the first cause traitor, sold me out never joined our side traitor, there's no doubt it's a label I can't deny can't retreat, gonna grieve I'm a traitor this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

there are geniuses who crunch numbers equate with algorithmic ease others split atoms while they slumber and decode to cure disease it takes a genius to love well a genius of another kind that kind of genius is able to tell what's on my heart and in my mind This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

I wanted to know, and you told me I wanted to go, and you took me I need to love, and you've loved me, day after day, year after year I needed to see just what you showed I needed to discover what you know I want to discover where we can go and what fork we're gonna follow it was quite a leap when you took me that deep like a diver watching the tide I saw you come in just in time you asked if I would dare then you took me there I thought I could see, and you shined here I thought I listened, and you taught me I was sure I was right, and then you winked Now I know how wrong I can be I looked for honey, found sweetness I looked for beauty, found it in a mess I looked for an answer, you said yes and I know my honey lies ahead it was quite a leap when you took me that deep like a diver watching the tide I saw you come in just in time you asked if I would dare then you took me there This work is licensed under...

just like a diamond in the jeweler's light, revealed deep within each facet reflecting what was honed but not revealed until the test only the expert can wield the lightly clouded spot ignored by all and here within it resides Aristotle named it well and only love can heal my fatal flaw This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

winter's chill, year's end mind's turned toward months ahead and years behind and the strength of a friend build new, keep the best let fall what should not stand as it shakes new things rise from the dust bird of myth, wheat's grain fall, hibernate in silent pallor decayed away and not the same come again This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

"take a deep breath." I did "hold it.." I tried. "don't bite your lip." I bit "let it out slowly." I sighed. And then I went to bed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

glowing on green pines orbs and figures hanging together make simple signs of the season's changing angel absent from the peak fragrant wreath dipping hugs provide the warmth we seek (and the nog we're sipping!) gold, silver intertwine upon wrist, neck and ear and on the tree simple signs of Christmas dreams held dear This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

the ideas are there: tall, strong like barriers of will and long they have stood and long they will remain now with syllabic tempoed care new ideas form and are brought to bear and navigate deep into the brain and so the objections fall, addressed or bought by the salesman's call This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

we are the one thing I never knew I needed the one thing I've got to see completed we are the last thing I think about at night the first thing I see in the morning light we are the key ingredient getting stirred the recipe that we only whisper we are the meal that comes out right after marinating through the night we could never make this happen if we tried we could never change what goes on inside when we give up and say it's so when we tell each other what we know we are the wine in the ancient barrel the world's favorite christmas carol we are the book for the newberry prize a love story for tired eyes we could never make this happen if we tried we could never change what goes on inside when we give up and say it's so when we tell each other what we know we are the one thing I never knew I needed the one thing I've got to see completed we are the last thing I think about at night the first thing I see in the morning light we are This work is licensed under a Cre...

when the weather got cold, and the ground got hard they'd make us a pond on the grass in the park and we'd trade our boots for skates with silver blades and warm up with the best hot chocolate ever made

There's a way to go, I wanna go that way there's a sweet place to be, I wanna be there There's a grand sight to see I want to see where All the best things come together every day. I want to hop on this speeding train I want to ride into the sunset again I want to fly on the fastest jet plane I want to climb in I want to be in I want to climb into your love again. There's a fun place to play, I want to play there There's a safe place to be, I want to stay there There's a welcome just for me I want to lay there Wrap my self around and never have to leave I want to hop on this speeding train I want to ride into the sunset again I want to fly on the fastest jet plane I want to climb in I want to be in I want to climb in I want to be in your love again. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License