How did i love you? There was no measuring Far above this dirty world Far above everything In your tower over it You were clean So warm and insightful Were you in my eyes I was sure the rightful Guardian of my life Damn you betrayer How you lied But for seven years You were […]
Climbing under A barbed wire fence By the railroad ties Climbing over The old stone wall I am bound for the riverside Well i go to the river To soothe my mind Ponder over The crazy days of my life Just sit and watch the river flow Find a place On the riverbank Where the […]
o, jealousy Is she fine So well bred The perfect girl A social deb? Is she the sort You’ve always thought Could make you What you’re not? O, jealousy Is she bright So well read Are there novels By her bed? Is the sort You’ve always said Could satisfy Your head? O, my jealousy Does […]
It’s a saturday afternoon romance Between a cowboy and a fool A drunken meet up In a crude saloon A poor rocky mountain town He’s a scoundrel and She’s no pearl Together they are two lovers cruel Got her balanced on his knee He knows exactly what to say "you ain’t been born Til you […]
If i ever write this letter The pages i could write But i don’t know where to send it You have vanished Heaven knows where you live Heaven only knows If i ever write this letter Bitter words it would contain Just and unrequited lover Wishing she had never Spoken your name Had never known […]
I may know the word But not say it I may know the truth But not face it I may hear a sound A whisper sacred and profound But turn my head Indifferent I may know the word But not say it I may love the fruit But not taste it I may know the […]
I’ve walked these streets A virtual stage It seemed to me Make up on their faces Actors took their Places next to me I’ve walked these streets In a carnival Of sights to see All the cheap thrill seekers The vendors and the dealers They crowded around me Have i been blind Have i been […]
River - Tigerlily
Young and strong hollywood son In the early morning light This star fell down On sunset boulevard Young and strong beautiful one We embraced so close Is gone Was torn away Let the youth of america mourn Include him in their prayers Let his image linger on Repeat it everywhere With candles, with flowers He […]
You were the love For certain of my life You were simply my beloved wife I don’t know for certain How i’ll live my life Now alone without my beloved wife My beloved wife I can’t believe I’ve lost the very best of me You were the love For certain of my life You were […]
Doctors have come From distant cities Just to see me Stand over my bed Disbelieving what they’re seeing They say i must be one of the wonders Of god’s own creation And as far as the can see they can offer No explanation Newspapers ask Intimate questions What confessions They reach into my head To […]
