Well Why Not (2014)
At the Top (2014)
I admire the things you can do
I love your ability to help
I want your support
I ask you for much
I envy your strength
the inspiration you have
I fear your power
and your superiority
to whichever side we happen to belong
no sense or rhyme
we should always remember
it's a symbiotic relation
which can change anytime
The weaker needs the stronger
and detests him for that
The stronger needs the weaker
since without him he's not
Forgiveness (2013)
When the road seems long and the sun is gone, the pain too great to bear
We lose our way, time passes on, our thoughts lead us astray
I spend my nights with quiet thoughts hours draw on and on
Remembering and wondering what on earth went wrong
Trying to understand this great love,
this great love
that goes through many chapters, before it comes back to zero
Forgiveness begins right here - right here - with you and me
Loving you has made me strong, has made me question all I do
Thoughts of you keep me moving, on the path to evermore
Once in a long while it seems to linger in the still blue afternoon
Taking in - way deep down - inspiration, the wonder of it all
And as I spend my nights with those quiet thoughts
the hours just draw on
Always remembering and wondering what on earth went wrong
Encounters of Chance (2013)
At certain times in our lives people float on by
Like little stars in the sky meetings of the mind
Let us have our say make us realize
Where we’ve gone astray
Like a chain-linked fence, one serendipitous moment leads to another
From beam to post we move along the current of life
The stars slowly fade into the heavens, leaving us
With yet another lesson learned
Serendipitous moments, encounters of chance so it seems
Perhaps there’s a reason, a great master plan
That gives us what we need
Serendipitous moments, creating the spaces we seek
Perhaps it’s to say, show us our way
Allow us to believe
In the Balance (2013)
Old friends gathered around me at the end of the day
Untouched by those battles fought so far away
Feelings of futility, hurt, loss of hope, I turn away from the screen
Just to help me cope with a sense of helplessness within me
Hanging in the balance, sitting on that train
Constantly evolving, nothing stays the same
Constantly changing, remembering those days
When life was so familiar, so set in its ways
We should focus on important things, merge the good of the old
with the good of the new
Wield only weapons of love and respect and let the rest of it go
Amar es Vivir (2013)
por todo corre un rio
profundo y lleno de amor
Todo lo que escucho cuando estas conmigo
respira mi nombre
escucha mi voz
todo se cambia cuando pienso en ti
en la selva de mi alma
a través de mi razón
siento tu rayo de luz
el calor de tus manos
la gracia de tu ser
me da motivo de vivir
todo lo que veo es tu
reconozco tu palabra
querer es mas que puedo sostener
vuelvo al encanto
me deshago del orgullo
en la lucha de mi corazón
Choices (2013)
Sometimes when time is standing still we wonder what went wrong
the days go by so slowly, nothing new comes along
Energies around us don't seem to catch a breeze
the air is peaceful, the wind is still, a ray of sun to tease
Two roads to choose from, which one will it be
both quite tempting, hard to see, this life's a mystery
One secure and gently moving, the other burning strong
will it last, will it fade, which is right or wrong
And in the quiet of the morn the earth will move and shake
peace and quiet are no more and many hearts may break
connections, feelings, circumstance tie us in a knot
we roam ahead, leave to chance, temptation has us caught
And in the quiet of the morn the earth will move and shake
peace and quiet are no more and many hearts may break
When I Stray (2013)
riding down that country road, the free wind in my hair
searching for another bend to turn
the old map ain't doing the trick so I stop to ask for the way
a nice ol' man can't tell me where to go
for several days I've been thinking now about the things you said
why don't you stop by for a while
lost in time and memories, I keep moving on
thoughts of you will help me carry on
try as I may I walk the different path
but no matter where I stray, I always find my way
always find my way back to you
many years from now I'll think back on that day
many bends further up the road
memories will linger, my soul will feel the warmth
of that soul-stirring, lovely summer day
Figure it Out (2013)
As she stopped by his place, banged on the door
she caught a glimpse of his face
hurting again, she thought, the whiskey his friend
nothing I can't replace
As he opened the door and she waltzed in
knocked him right on the floor
She sighed and pulled him over to the bed
and thought, here we go again...
She said - Go figure it out
If you think for yourself
wake up a while put your troubles on the shelf
You might realize you need to open your eyes
to see what's in front of you...
Look around, get a clue and who knows -
you may figure it out
She took off his boots, loosened his shirt
took his hair by the roots
he loudly complained as she tried to ignore
the sweet scent of his breath
Dear, you smell like a rose, now, you sleep it off
try to forget your woes
he took a good look at her blew a kiss at her ear
and proceeded to pass out cold...
Let Me Know (2013)
So hard to be sure, so hard to decide
Starting each day with too much to say and too much to hide
Trying to see, trying to be somebody else
Something just tells me you want to be free
Loneliness comes, holds on to me, that’s how it’s been -
When I close my eyes -
Let me know when you know when
Looking each way, crossing that road
Dangers await, is it our fate, futures untold
Souls intertwined, should we feel blue
Storm clouds may stay, get in our way, we’ll make it through
Talented Maneuvers (2013)
I didn't tell you but I should have
Well why not
When I told I realized I was afraid
Unwilling to lose what I thought I had
Willing to believe that it was all as cozy as can be
Making excuses coated with reason
So easy to believe
In the end it’s still betrayal
Lies up your sleeve
You my dear are different nothing can compare
Empty words and promises are everything we shared
It’s not what you mean when you say
the words you meant to mean
It’s what you say and don't do
Back and forth unable to decide
you're unsure, afraid of the divide
and losing - your precious freedom
Back on the Trail Again (2013)
Shaking off the spider webs, swatting at the flies
Somewhere halfway down the lane
Crossing streams and country roads, the neighbors wave hello
the Country Mart awaits our thirsty souls
Old Gabe takes us around past the pond and geese
through the briars and the thorns
Gary wishes he had had a little more restraint
chuggin' on that last can of beer..
We're back on the trail again, nature sounds around
Friendly talk, companionship, beauty knows no bounds
Through the woods, across the plains, winding 'round the trees
A flash of lightning, a thunderbolt, that's where I want to be
Back on the trail again
Bluegrass music, country jams never cease to amaze
on those long, lazy summer nights
Fields of green, bales of hay pretty horses graze
tall grass swinging in the breeze
Night on the Water (2004)
Painted sins and shadows of old
Travels far and near
Wanton courage and time to spare
t'was the night on the water
Rarest beauty and love abounds
Spirits and bodies joined
Passion reigned and bore the fruit
Of that night on the water
Years did pass and stories told
Of the maiden fairest
Left behind a cross of gold
From that night on the water
Last she told a tale forlorn
Tears were on the horizon
Nevermore did he return
From that night on the water