I write the songs That no one wants to hear People are indifferent To my concern and fear About my former lovers About guilt inside my heart For mucking up so many times Now I don’t no where to start I write the songs That no one wants to play They’re all writing theirs, I’mContinue reading “Songs, not Poems”
Category Archives: About Songs
What Will We Do Without Willie?
As I was driving on an empty country road and had a Venti Starbucks Cafe Mocha at my side I had my Essential Willie Nelson cd on Cos I needed to hear some classics during my ride My Cousin Janet used to play him all the time but my parents didn’t own any of hisContinue reading “What Will We Do Without Willie?”
I Turn to Songs
When I’ve gone through a bad breakup When my heart is burning like hell When I feel my life’s in a dumpster When I think I have nothing in my well I look through my music collection and I throw something on to relax It helps me cope, that acoustic folk Or something smooth likeContinue reading “I Turn to Songs”
I’m No Garth Brooks, But…
I’m tired of Standing Outside The Fire Thinkin’ of That Summer & That Ol’ Wind And I’ve been sick of Burning Bridges and Unanswered Prayers again and again I might be goin’ Against The Grain now but I want to be your only Mr. Right For that’s when We Shall Be Free Cause we’ll findContinue reading “I’m No Garth Brooks, But…”
Smarter Than You
If you listen closely to these words and the progressions being played You will question your intelligence and everything you’ve ever made And at night you’ll lie awake because you won’t fall asleep And you may want to get rid of the things you need to keep This song This song This song This songContinue reading “Smarter Than You”
One Hell of a Song
If I am the lyrics Then you are the music and together we’re a song Written by someone Who’s having great fun ’cause we sure get along Yeah we have those times When my words don’t rhyme The tune just is plain wrong Then we get re-written and we’re again smitten Our chorus is conciseContinue reading “One Hell of a Song”
John Denver Song
If Sunshine on your Shoulders makes you happy and hey, it’s great for you to be Back Home Again You Guess You’d Rather be in Colorado ’cause you just can’t miss a Starwood in Aspen You’ve been Looking for Space with Your Sweet Lady and it seems like you’ve gone Around and Around All ofContinue reading “John Denver Song”
A Songwriter’s Wage
When I was a teen I studied many, many songwriters I wanted to know why I was drawn to that art like they were Why I felt the need to craft stories with paper & a pen Why I knew it would be my saving grace and cure I kept researching the greats like Berlin,Continue reading “A Songwriter’s Wage”
The Songs We Love To Hear
They make us laugh They make us cry They remind us of the dreams We had when we were high They make us sad They make us glad They remind us of the love We wish we had They are the songs we love to hear And they’ll never disappear To me it’s so veryContinue reading “The Songs We Love To Hear”