CantGiveItAway Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) I live in the cemetary, old caretaker, they call meIn the winter time I rake the leaves, and in the summer, I cut the weedsWhen a funeral comes, the people, cry and pray, they bury their dead, then they all go awayAnd here I work, and I somehow hide, from a world, that rushes, by outsideBut each night, when I rest my head, Im contented as, the p...e...a...c...e...f...u...l...deadBut Whos Gonna Cry when old John dies, Whos Gonna Cry, when old John, diesOnce I was a young man, dashing, with the girlsNow noone wants an old man, I *lol* lost my handsome curlsBut I wanna say, when my time comes, lay me facin', the risin' sunPut me in a corner where I buried my pup, tell the preacher to pray, then cover me upDont plant flowers where my head should be, maybe God would let some, grow for meAnd all the little children that I love like my own, will they be sorry, that o...l...d...J...o...h...n...s...g...o...n...eWho's Gonna Cry when old John dies, Who's Gonna Cry when, old, John, dies Edited February 7, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) We stayed at the barroom till closin', I held down a place at his sideAnd drank to the memory that crushed him, a lady, who'd loved him and diedHe purely, could not find a reason, to get it back up, and go onThen out of the dark, came a stranger, who turned us around, with a songHe said I know the pain that you're feelin', I had a sweet little girlAnd I loved her more, than her mother, or anything, else, in this worldAnd sure as I loved her, I lost her, sure as I wanted, to dieThen I had a dream, or a vision, of wonder, that opened my eyesI dreamed, of a young band of angelllllllllllllllllllllsThat shone, like the stars, from aboveBut each held a bright, burning candle, except for, the angel, I loveAnd I asked why their candles were burninnnnnnnnnn'And why, that hers wasn't, the sameShe said Oh Daddy, each time, that I try to light itYour tears, just keep drowning, the flame.......We stared at the stranger, in silence, his spirit, was truly aliveIf life had made his eyes glisten, the diamond, was bright in his eyeCos' everyone, who ever loved him, no fortune, had torn them apartWe live, in the Hall, of the Angels, as long, as the love, in his heartOh they'll live, in the Hall, of the Angels, as long, as the love, in your heart Edited June 28, 2011 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Señor......Señor......Can you tell me where we're headin', Lincoln County Road, or Armageddon?Seems like I been down this, road beforeIs there any, truth, in that, Señor...Señor......Señor......Do you know where she's hidin', how long am I gonna be ridin'?How long must I, keep my eyes, glued to the doorWill there be, any comfort there, Señor...There's a wicked wind still blowin' on that upper deck...There's an iron cross still hangin' down, from around her, neckThe marchin' band still playin', in that vacant lotWhere she held me in her arms one night and said, "Forget me not"...Señor......Señor......I can see that painted wagon, I can smell that tail, of the dragon...I cant stand the suspense, anymoreCan you tell me, who to contact, here, Señor...The last thing I remember, before I stripped and kneeled...Was that trainload of fools bogged down, in a magnetic fieldA gypsy with a broken flag, and a flashing ring...Said "Son this aint a dream no more, its the real thing"Señor......Señor......You know their hearts here is hard as leatherJust give me a minute, let me get it, together...I just gotta pick myself, up off the floor, and Im ready, when you are, Señor......Como el viento en la montaña lo encontré la última vez tratando de encontrar el alma o perdiendo como el medio del abismo el amor que no encontró en la noche los tiempos con el oro se quedó Edited April 13, 2011 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I lit out from Reno babe, chased by twenty houndsDidn't get to sleep, that night, till the mornin' come around...Set out runnin but I take my timeA friend of the devil ain't a friend of mineIf I get home, before daylight, I just might get some sleep, toniiiiiiiiiight... I run into the devil, babe, and he loaned me, twenty BILLSSpent the night in Utah, in a cave, up in the hills...Set out runnin but I take my timeFriend of the devil ain't a friend of mine If I get home, before daylight, just might get some sleep, toniiiiiiiiiight...Ran into the barroom, the devil met me thereTook my, twenty dollar bill, and vanished in the airSet out runnin but I take my timeFriend of the devil ain't a friend of mineIf I get home, before daylight, just might get, some sleep, toniiiiiiiiiight......Got two reasons, why I lie awake each lonely nightFirst ones named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts, delight Second one is prison babe, the sheriffs on my trailAnd if he catches up with me, I spend my life, in, jail...I got a wife in Chino baby, one in CherokeeFirst one says she got my CHILD, it don't look like me...Set out runnin but I take my timeFriend of the devil ain't a friend of mineIf I get home, before daylight, just might get, some sleep, toniiiight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~There are two reasons, why I cry away each lonely nightFirst ones named, sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delightSecond one is prison babe, sheriffs on my trail...And if he catches up with me, I spend my life in jailllllllllllllllllllllll'Got a wife in Chino, baby, got another in CherokeeFirst one says, she got my child, but it don't look, like me...Set out runnin but I take my timeA friend of the devil ain't a friend of mineIf I get home, before daylight, I just might get, some, sleep, toniiiiiiiiiight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edited April 13, 2011 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CantGiveItAway Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) I was BORN, by a river, in, alittle old, tent...And just like the river, ive been, runnin', ever sinceIts been a longggggggggggggg, Its been a long time comin'But I, know, A Change Is Gonna Come...Yes it isIts been too, hard living, ohhhhhhh but im afraid to die...I dont know whats up there, beyond the cloudsIts been a longggggggggggggg, Its been a long, time comin'But I, know, A Change, Is Gonna ComeOh yes it is...There was a time, how when I asked my brother, I went to my brother and saidBrother, Brother wont you help me pleeeeeeeeEEEEEEEase...When he turned me down, how when I asked my mother, went to my mother I saidMother, Mama I am down, on my knees, there was a timeLord! When I thought I was able, somehow to carry onIts been a longggggggggggggg, Its been a long time comin'But I, know, A Change, Is Gonna Come...Well yes it isLike I said, there was a time, how when I asked my brother, and my brother I saidBrother, Brother can you help me pleeeeeeeeEEEEEEEase...When he turned me down, how when I asked my little mother, my dear sweet mother I saidMama, Yea Mama I am down, on my knees, there was a timeLord! I thought I was able, somehow to carry onIts been a longggggggggggggg, Its been a long, time comin'But I, know, A Change, Is Gonna ComeOh yes it is ~~~~~~~~~There was a time, HOW when I asked my BROTHER!, my brother I said!BROTHER!, BROTHER wont you help me pleeeeeeeeEEEEEEEase...When he turned me down, how when I asked my mother, my mother I saidMAMA, MAMA I am DOWN! on my KNEES!, there was a TIME!LORD! I THOUGHT I WAS ABLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!, SOMEHOW TO CARRY ON!Its been a longggggggggggggg, Its been a long time comin'But I, know, A Change, Is Gonna ComeYes I know, I know A Change, Is Gotta ComeAnd Ive been, so tired of stuggling by myself and bein' all alone!Yes a change, A Change Is G...o...n...n...a...c...o...m...e...http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g390/Rumpelstiltskin_-_/2008030063.jpg Edited February 7, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 When I was young, I was the nicest guy I knewI thought I was, the chosen one...But time went by, and I found out, a thing or twoMy shine wore off, as time wore on...I thought that I, was living out the perfect lifeBut in the lonely hours, when the truth begins to bite...I thought about the times, when I turned my back, and stalledI aint no nice guy, after all...When I was young, I was the only, game in townI thought I had it down, for sure...But time went by, and I was lost in what I foundThe reasons blurred, the way unsure...I thought that I was living life, the only wayBut as I saw that life, was more then day to day...I turned around, I read the writing on the wallI aint no nice guy, after all......AND all the years you spend, between your birth and DEATH!You know theres lots of times, when you shouldve saved your breath!It comes as quite a shock, when a trip leads to a fall...I aint no nice guy after all!! I aint no nice guy after all!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~When I was young, I was the nicest guy I knewI thought I was, the chosen one...But time went by and I found out, a thing or two...My shine wore off, as time wore onI thought that I was living out, the perfect lifeBut in the lonely hours, when the truth begins to bite...I turned around, I read the writing, on the wallI aint no nice guy, after all...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) Say there was, a secret chord, that David played, that pleased the LordBut you dont really, care for music, DO ya...It goes like, this, the 4th!, the 5th!The minor fall...the major lift...The baffled king, composin', HallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHalleluuuuuuuuuuujah...Halllllleluuuuuuuuujah...Halle luuuuuuuuujah...Halleluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuujah......Saw her, bathing, on the, roofYour faith was, strong, but you needed, the proofHer beauty, and moonlight, over, throw ya...Oh she took you, there, and tied you, to the, chairShe saw your faith, and she, she cut your hairAnd from you there, she drew the, HallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHalleluuuuuuuuujahhhhhhhhhhhhHalleluuuuuuuuuuuujah...Halleluuuuuuuuuuuujah...Halle luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuujah......They say, I took!, the name, in vain!But I didnt, even, know the namesBut if I did, well really, what whats it to ya...Theres a blaze, of light!, in every, word!, it doesnt, matter!, what ya, heard!The broken, or the, holy, Halle lujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHalleluuuuuuuuuuuujahhhhhhhhhhhhHALleluuuuuuuuujah...Halleluuuuuujah'...Halleluuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuujAH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I did my best, it wasnt much, I couldnt feel, so I, I tried to touch...I told the truth!, I didnt come, to fool! ya...And then, even know it all went, wrongI stand before, the Lord of, SongWith nothin', on my tounge but, Hal HallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHallelujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHalleluuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuujahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Edited February 7, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) I stand on the stairway, my back, to the dungeonThe doorway, to freedom, so close to my, handsAnd voices, behind me, still bitterly, damningFor seekin', salvation, they dont understand...Lord, help, me, to s...h...o...u...l...der...The Burden, of Freedom...And give me, the courage, to be what I, can...And when, I, am, wounded...By those, who condemn me...Lord help me, forgive them, they dont understand...Their lonely frustrations, descending, to laughterErases, the footprints, I leave, in the sand...And Im free to travel, where no one, can followIn search of, the kingdom, they dont understand...Lord, help, me, to s...h...o...u...l...der...The Burden, of Freedom...And give me, the courage, to be what I, can...And when, I, have, wounded... The last one, who love me...God help her, forgive me, I dont understand Edited June 28, 2011 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Well Ive never been to SpainBut I, kinda like the music...Say the ladies are insane, thereAnd they sure, know how to use it...You cant, refuse it,Cant misuse, it,Aint never gon lose, it...Well Ive never, been to EnglandBut Ive always liked the BeatlesI was headed, for Las, Vegas...But I only made it out, to NeedlesCan you feel, it,You must believe, it,Cause it feels so good...Well! Ive never been to Heaven!!!But I been to OklahomaPeople! tell me I was born, there!!!But I really, dont remember...Well! Oklahoooooomaaaaaa ArizoooooonaaaaaaWHAT do it matter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Alone ~~~ with the MORNIN' burnin' redOn the canvas in my headHangs a picture of you, And meDrivin' across country, in a dusty old RVJust the road, and its majesty...And Im lookin' at you, with the world, in the rearviewYou were pretty as can be, sittin' in the front seatLookin' at me, tellin' me you love meAnd your happy to be, with me on the4th of JuuulllyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYYHEY....Those white lines, get lost into the sunIf you aint got noone, to keep you, hangin' on...And there you, were, like a queen in your nightgownRidin' shotgun, from, town to townStakin' a claim on the world, we foundAnd Im singin' to you, your singin' to me, you were out of the blue to a boy like meYou were pretty as can be, sittin' in the front seatLookin' at me, tellin' me you love meAnd your happy to be, with me on the4th of JuuulllyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He stopped, loving her, today, they placed the wreath, upon, his door...Soon they'll, carry, him, away...But he stopped, loving, her, today... Edited March 28, 2013 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetSue Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi CantGiveItAway Ive been reading your songs, from time to time, and well just wanted to say that I think they are really good, and I like them Thankyou for sharing them with us Take care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thank you, Sue. Your so, Sweet. Im happy you like them...I hope your night is being kind to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetSue Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Hi CantGiveItAway My night is going really pleasantly, although technically its morning now Hope your ok Take care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) I could lie, here, foreverListen to the fallen rain...I didnt think I, would everGet touched, this way, again... until you came...You smiled, at me, and rolled away, the years...Back to a place...There was time, enough to LOVE, love enough to GIVE...You give me that, Old, Time, Feelin'...You give me that Old, Time, Feelin'...We'll find, a better place, a feelin' that we cant eraseThe rainbows that we chase, will never, end...We're comin' close again, when your love, lets me inI dont know, where I stop and you begin...You give me that, Old Time, Feelin'...In the early mornin', walkin' I have you by my side...The mornin' breeze, is blowin' All the trouble, from my mind... and when evenin' comes...We'll watch the moon ride, easy in the skyThe way it used to be...That old, way of LOVE, is comin' back to ME...You give me that Old, Time, Feelin'...You give me that, Old, Time, Feelin'...We'll find a better place, a feelin' that we, cant eraseThe rainbows that we chase, will never end...We're comin', close again, when your love, lets me inI dont know where I stop and you begin...You give me that Old, Time, Feelin'...You give me that, Old, Time, Feelin'...............When death, shall close, these eyelidsAnd this heart, shall cease, to beAnd they lay, me down, to restIn, some flowery, bound, retreat...W...i...l...l you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l, you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l you, miss, me, W...h...e...n, Im, gonePerhaps, you'll plant, a flowerOn my poor, unworthy, restAnd come sit, alone, beside meWhen, the roses, nod, and fade...W...i...l...l you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l, you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l you, miss me (Miss me when Im gone)W...i...l...l you, miss, me, W...h...e...n, Im, goneWhen these footsteps, near her, are heardAnd these lips, are pale, and coldIn a winding, sheet, of daisiesThis frail, body, then,will unfold Edited March 28, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I wanna drink that shot of whiskey, I wanna smoke, that cigaretteI wanna smell that sweet addiction, on my breath...I wanna ride cross, West Virginia, in the backseat, of a cadillacY'know, some cowboys, like me, go out like that...But I Need you...Like a needle needs a vein, like my Uncle Joe, in Oklahoma, needs the rainI Need you...Like a lighthouse, on a coast, like the father and the son, need the holy, ghost...I Need you...(Faith)I wanna get lost in, some corner booth, Cantena, MexicoI wanna dance, to the static, of an a.m. radio...I wanna wrap the MOON around us, lay beside you, skin on, skinMake love, till the sun comes up, till the sun goes, down again...Cause I Need you...Like a needle!! needs a vein, like my Uncle Joe, in Oklahooooooma needs the rainI Need you...Like a lighthouse!! on a coast, like the father and the son, need the hoooly ghost......I Need You......I wanna drink, that shot of whiskey, I wanna smoke, that cigaretteY'know some cowboys, like me, go out like that...I Need You...I Need You I Need You I Need You I Need, You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Some friends, of mine and me, stayed up all, through the nightRockin' pretty, steady, till the, sky, went, lightAnd I didnt, go to BED, didnt, go to WORKI picked up, the telephone, told the boss he was a JERKYour mama, dont like it, when you run around with meBut we got, ta help your mama, tell her gotta live, freeDont, need, her, dont, miss, schoolYou dont, like your daddy, and you dont, like, rulesSo, come on baby, lets go, dont you hear the rock n' rollPlayin' on the radio, sounds, so, rightGirl you better, grab hold, everybody got ta knowAnything thats rock n roll's fineAnything thats rock n roll's fineAnything thats rock n roll's, fine...Oh, oh, oh, hold me, little babyIm a little bit, shakin' Im alittle, bit, crazyBut I know, what I want, and I write, what I want, but you cant, hear my guitar, its playin', way, up, LOUD!!!!!!!Come on baby, lets go, dont you hear the rock 'n' rollPlayin', on the radio, sounds, so, rightCome on baby, grab hold, everybody got ta knowAnything thats rock n roll's, fineAnything thats, rock n roll's fineAnything thats rock n roll's, fine......I was talkin' wit a friend of mine, said a woman that hurt his prideTold him that she loved him so and uh, turned around let him goThen he said you better watch your step, or you gonna get hurt yourselfSomeones gonna tell you lies, cut you down a sizeDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, what if I love you baby ~ Dont do me like thatDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, someday Im gonna need you baby ~ Dont do me like thatListen honey can you see, baby you would bury meIf you were in the public eye and, givin' someone else a tryThen you know you better watch your step, or youre gonna get hurt yourselfSomeones gonna tell you lies, cut you down a sizeDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, what if I love you baby ~ Dont, Dont, Dont, DontDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, what if I need you baby ~ Dont Do me like thatCause I heard someone say one time, someone was sayin'Love doesnt last that, longBut I got this feelin', deep down insideBoth night and day and, somethin' tells me, they were wrong...Listen honey can you see, baby you would bury meIf, you were in the public eye and, givin' someone else a tryThen you know you better watch your step, or you gonna get hurt yourselfSomeone might tell you lies, cut you down a sizeDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, what if I love you baby ~ Dont, Dont, Dont, DontDont Do Me Like That ~~~ Dont Do Me Like That, I just might need you honey ~ Dont, Dont, Dont, Dont ~~~~~~~~~~~~My loves an ocean, you better not, cross itYea its been the distance and it needs, some restYea it had somebody who wasnt there before they lost herAnd Ive been runnin', like a man possessedI dont, Scare Easy...Dont fall apart, when Im under the gun, you can break my heart, and I aint gonna runI dont Scare, Easy......for no one......Yea, Im a loser at the top of my, gameI, shoulda known to keep an eye, on youYea I gotta sky that aint never, the sameI gotta dream that dont, ever come true...I dont, Scare Easy...Dont fall apart, when Im under the gun, you can break, my heart, and I aint gonna runI dont, Scare, Easy...for no one...Sun goin' down on a canyon walkI gotta soul, that aint never been blessedYea Im a shadow at the back of the, hallYea, I gotta sin I aint never, confessed...And I dont, Scare Easy...Dont, fall apart, when Im under the gun, you can break, my heart, and I aint gonna runI dont Scare, Easy......for no one...... Edited March 26, 2013 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetSue Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Just thought I'd drop in and say I was still reading your songs I really like the last one Hope your ok Take care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Look here, is that, you I seeYou sure seem, down to meWould you like, to tell it, to a friend...I can help, if anyone canYou know, I understand...Everyone, Gets Crazy, now and then...I know those, empty nights, get lonelySometimes, you feel like, youre the only, oneTo lose more, then they win...Yes! these troubled times, get scaryBut thats just, ordinary...Everyone Gets Crazy, now and then...And whoooooo can say, theyve, never stumbledAnd never fallen, to their knees...Your dreams, like castles, when they, crumble...But I know, what you need, and I know how hard, it cannnnnn seem......I get crazy just like you, lost, and lonely tooLike some old flag, left flyin', in the wind...Time has tought me, this for sure, time is, the only cureAll your blues, will turn, to gold again...Oh, Everyone, Gets Crazy, now and then ~~~~~~The bars, are all closed, and, the ladies, are leavin'Theres nobody, nobody knows, on the street...Just a few, stranded souls, waitin' cold, at the stationNowhere, to go, but to bed, and to sleep...Lord, would you look, at me now, that Im hereLookin' back, through the years, see the hard way Ive comeAll alone, all the way, right or wrong, now whos to sayThat I threw, it all away, for a song ~~~~~~ Boys Ive, sure come a l.....o.....n.....g w.....a.....y, from home Edited March 22, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Standing... at the edge of the worldIm lookin for you, babyListen, Ill keep lookin at the sun...Its Rainin In My Heart...Well now I, dont know...how life, begins...But I sure know, just where life, might endAnd I, keep lookin, I keep, lookin for the sunAnd its rainin, in my, heart...Even though, whatevers, said and doneMy love, for you, is an eternal oneBut how can I, survive!! With a love, so deepI keep rainin, it keeps rainin!! on, all over meI cant understand for the life of meWhy cant it be, like it used to beStop the rain, somebody oughtta, stop the rainOhhhhhhhhh lookin at the sun...Its raaaaaaaaainin in my heart...Well it seems, like, that it was, only yesterdayWe were so in love, so in love (just now)...And we were, lookin at the sunBut somehow, it keeps rainin, rainin, rainin in my, heart...Even though, its all been said and doneMy love for you, loves, an eternal oneHow can I, survive!!!! LOVES so deepI, I keep rainin!! it keeps rainin!! it keeps rainin, all over me HEY...Somebody stop the rain... keeps rainin rainin, rainin in my heartRainin in my, rainin in my heart, RAININ in my heart, and its rainin raininRAININ in my heart, rainin in my, heart...Rainin, In My, Heart......One, with the sun ~~~~~~ you and me ~~~One, with the sun ~~~~~~ livin' is free ~~~I got you, now ~~~~~~ wont, let you go ~~~Tomorrow's, a memory ~~~~~~ we'll never know ~~~One, with the sun ~~~~~~ Im listening to you ~~~One, with the sun ~~~~~~ I hear what you say ~~~And I love you, so, much ~~~And thats the way, it is ~~~The planets, are the stars ~~~~~~ I think they are, your eyes ~~~And all, of the stars ~~~~~~ will always, be ours ~~~We'll, always be ~~~~~~ one, with the sun ~~~Because, we are one ~~~~~~ with the sun ~~~And we've, just begun ~~~~~~ theres another sun ~~~Sun, is on its way ~~~~~~ and we'll, always be ~~~~~~ One, with the, sun ~~~ Edited March 28, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Was it wonderful for you?Was it holy, as it was for me?Could you feel the hand, of destinythat was guiding, us, together?You, were young enough to dream.I was old enough, to learn, something new.I’m so glad, I got to dance with youfor a Moment, of, Forever...Sometimes, when you’re cryin’, you’re happy.Sometimes, you’re just cryin’,I know...I know...Come, whatever happens, now.Ain’t it nice to know, that dreams, still come true?I’m so glad, that I was close to youif only, for a moment.Sometimes, when you’re cryin’, you’re happy.Sometimes, you’re just cryin’,I know...I know...Come, whatever happens now.Aint it nice to know that dreams, still come true?I’m so glad, that I was close, to youfor a Moment, of, Forever.Its Always Now, and nothin', ever goes away......everything is here ,to stay...And its Always Now...Its Always Now, there never, was a used to be......everything is still, with me...And its Always Now...So brace your heart ~~~~~~ save yourself, some sanity ~~~~~~ Its more, then just a memory ~~~~~~And its Always Now...And heres your part ~~~~~~ sing, it like, a melody ~~~~~~ Theres really only, you, and me ~~~~~~And its Always, Now......Got a song about, a soldierRidin', somewhere, on the trainEmpty sleeve in-to his shoulderAnd some pills, to ease the pain...Started drinkin' in El, Paso...He was drunk, in San Antone...Tellin' strangers who were sleepin'...How he, hated, goin', home...Just a simple song, of freedom......he was never, fightin' for......noones, listenin' when you need'em......aint no fun, to sing, that song, no more......Got a song about, a sisterWaitin', lonesome, by the phoneFor some man, who said he missed herEven though, he come and gone...And its harder for a woman...With, a baby, on the way...Thats the price, of bein', human...When your, poor, enough, to pay...Just a simple, song of freedom(that she listens to)......in, the silence, at her door.....noones missin', till you need'em......aint no fun, to sing that, song, no more......Got a song about, a saviorLookin', lonesome, and afraidAt a city, full, of strangersAnd a cross, he never made...And hes sadder than hes wiser...And a longer way, from home...And he wonders, why, his father...Left him, bleeding, and, alone...Just a Broken, Song, of Freedom......and, the closing, of a door......noones missin', till you need'em......aint no, fun, to sing, that, song, no more...... Edited March 5, 2013 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted July 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) What'a you do, with the sands of time, when they carve out lines, around your eyesI can close, my fist up, good and tight......but I cant, hold back, the sands of time......What'a you do with a memory, that just hangs, around and, stares at meI can tear, that frame down, off the wall......but it wont erase, the things I saw......Niiiiiiiiight and, Day ~~~~~~ Niiiiiiiiight, and, Day ~~~~~~ You, remain ~~~~~~ You, remain ~~~~~~What'a you do, with old regrets...theres a box full, under-neath the, bedJust close enough, not to forget...but what'a you do, with old, regretsTheres an old house key, in the kitchen, drawerTo a door, I cant unlock, no moreSometimes I hold that key, real tightBut what do you do, after, goodbye...Niiiiiiiiight, and, Day ~~~~~~ Niiiiiiiiight and, Day ~~~~~~You, remain ~~~~~~ You, remain ~~~~~~Niiiiiiiiight, and, Day ~~~~~~ Niiiiiiiiight, and, Day ~~~~~~You, remain ~~~~~~ You, remain ~~~~~~Cowboys and Indians, in trees, seek to climbTommorrow, came to fast, but he, didnt mindAnd distance, was short, to light it, againDont take no, time, to get, where I am...The One Paper Kid, wasnt really, so meanJust alittle, bit scared, and alittle, bit greenAnd he heard, of a place, where its legal, to dreamSo he sat, with his coffee, in a blue Texas wind......and wrote, on a rock......The One Paper Kid, hes rollin', again...The driver was drunk, or he just, didnt seeThe future was there, it'll happen, to meAnd all the time, that he wasted, was his, once againIt never, takes to long, to go, where you been...Broken! hearts scattered, all over, the pastOld, bad mem-ories tryin', to lastWhiskey, and women, and growin up, fastFussin', and lovin', and rushin', right passedNo the One Paper Kid, wasnt really, so mean Just alittle, bit weird, cuz the times, were so leanNow hes gone, to a place, where its legal to dream!No camels, no coffee, no cold, morning winds......it read on, the rock......The One Paper Kid, hes rollin', again......Im not here to, forget you, Im here to recallThe things we used, to say and, doI dont wanna, get over, you...I dont wanna, get over, you...I haunt the same places, that we, used to goAlone, at a table, for twoI dont wanna, get over, you...I dont wanna, get, over, you...They oughtta give me, the Wurlitzer PriiiiiiiiizeFor all the silver, I let, slide, down, the slot...Playin' those songs, so blue......help me, remember, youCause I dont wanna, get, over, you...Fresh roll of quarters, and, the same old songMissin' you, through and, throughI, dont wanna, get over, you...I dont wanna, get, over you...They oughtta give, me, the Wurlitzer PriiiiIiiiizeFor all, the silver, I let, slide down, the slot...Playin' those, songs so, blue......help me remember, youCause I dont wanna, get, over, you...I dont wanna, get over, you...I dont wanna, get over, you... Edited March 25, 2012 by CantGiveItAway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 His picture, was in all, the papersThey said, that a legend, had passed...The! late evening news, did a special, reportswore, that his memory, would last...Theyre playin', his records, all weekend Prasin', the life, that he lead...Nashville! is rough on, the living...But she really, speaks well, of the dead...The wife that they, interviewed, criedIs the same one, who left him, last, fall...And! the record, producer, who called him a heroIs the one, who wouldnt answer, his calls...The ladies, they sit over, coffeeBraggin' bout sharin', his bed...They didnt want him, around, when hes living...But hes sure a good, friend, when hes dead...They excerpted 20, seconds, of silenceAt the Opry, on Saturday, night...And their searchin' the bars, and the basementsFor some, souvenir, of his, life...Their plannin', the book for, SeptemberShowin', his plain, country roots...And! their sellin', the rights, to the movies... And the hall, of fame's gettin', his boots...At the funeral, somebody, recited, a poemThat told, how he suffered, and bled...Nashville! is rough on, the living...But she really, speaks well of, the dead...Yeah! Nashville! is, rough on, the living...But she really, speaks, well, of, the...dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Lord, Lord, Lord, is there a place for meIn the scheme, of things, in the service of, the KingLord, Lord, Lord, there is no job to greatAs I grow in faith, theres no job, to, greatLord, Lord, Lord, there is no road to longCause you made me strong, theres no road, to, longLord, Lord, Lord, there is no stream to wideWith you by my side, theres no stream, to wide...Let me help! someone, through the darkest hourLet me shine! shine! shine! like a beacons, towerLet my light be strong, and myself be smallLet me know, the truth, that im, one, with allLord, Lord, Lord, theres no job to smallCause im one with all, theres no job, to smallLord, Lord, Lord, is there a place, for meIn the scheme, of things, in the service of the KingLord, Lord, Lord, theres no job to greatAs I grow, in faith, theres no job, to, greatLord, Lord, Lord, Lord'o'Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord'o'LordLord, Lord, Lord'o'Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, LordMmmmmmMmmmmmMmmmmm Lord'o'Lord, Lord, Lord MmmmmmMmmmmmMmmmmmIm Sittin', in the mornin', sun ~~~~~~ Sittin, when the, evenin', comeWatchin' the ships roll, in ~~~~~~ Then I, watch'em, roll away, again~~~~~~ Im Sittin', On The Dock Of, The Bay ~~~~~~Watchin' the tiiiiide, roll, away~~~~~~ Im Sittin', On The Dock, Of The Bay ~~~~~~Left my home, in Georgia...I was headed, for the, Frisco, Bay...I, had, nothin', to live for...looks like nothins, gonna come, my, way...Im, Sittin', On The Dock, Of The Bay...Watchin' the tIiiiiide roll, away...Im Sittin', On The Dock Of The Bay... Wastin', time...Looks like, nothinnnnnn's ever gonna change...everything, still, remains, the same...I cant do, what them people tell me, to do...so I guess that Ill, just remain, the same......Sittin'! here, restin my, bones...and this, loneliness, wont leave me, alone...2000, miles I roam...just to make, this dock my, home~~~~~~ Im Sittin', On The Dock, Of The Bay ~~~~~~ Watchin', the tiiiiiide, roll, away ~~~~~~ Im Sittin' On The Dock, Of The Bay ~~~~~~If you, miss, the train Im, onThen you'll, know, that I, have goneYou can, hear, the whistle, blow...a, hundred, miles...A hundred, milesA hundred, milesHundred, miles100, miles...you can, hear, the whistle, blow...100, milesTeardrops fell, upon, my noseWhen I, read, the things, she wroteShe said we miss you, hun, we love youCome on, homeWell I didnt, have, to packI, had it all, right on, my backBut im, 5, hundred miles, away, from, homeLord im, one! Lord im, two! Lord im, three! Oh Lord im, fourLord im, 5, hundred, miles, away from, homeAll these, years, all, these roomsNever lead me, back, to youIm still, 5, hundred miles, away from, homeAway from home, away, from home, always, out here, on, my ownIm still, 5, hundred, miles, away from, homeIm still, 5, hundred, miles, away, from, home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrmaJean Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Dock of the bay. Love that. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantGiveItAway Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 When you're weary, feeling small...When tears are, inYour eyes...I will dry, them all...Im on, your side...Ooooooo when times get rough...And friends! just cant, be found!Like a Bridge, Over Troubled, Water...I will lay me down...When you're, down and out...When, you're on the streetWhen, eve'ning falls, so hard...I will comfort youI'll, take your part...When darkness comes...And pain! is all, aroundLike a, Bridge, Over Troubled WaterI will lay, me downLike a Bridge, Over Troubled, WaterI will lay, me down.......Sail on, silvergirl...Sail on, by...Your time has come, to shine!All your dreams, are on their way...See, how, they, shine...If you, need a friend...Im sailing! right, behindLike a Bridge, Over, Troubled WaterI will ease your mindLike, a Bridge, Over Troubled, WaterI will ease, your mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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