Category: Introspective
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People We Know
People we know are lonely People we know are afraid People we know are hurting From the games they’ve played They didn’t know they were playin’ They just wanted happiness But the walls got higher Those are nasty frogs they kissed And we try to cheer them up Say they are worthy of more We […]
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Capitola
My toes are burning It must have been the sand When we were walking on the beach And I was holding your sweet hand I remember it all The love we used to make When you and I were younger then I loved the tasty scones you’d bake Now I sit here In this wheelchair […]
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The Movie We Made
It’s the movie we made Without filming it to be shown It was just for ourselves It was for us alone It’s the movie we made It oftentimes in my mind It’s a past I can’t shake Or even get behind It’s the people I left It’s the ones who left me It’s the regrets […]
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The Ocean Is No Better Than The Lake
My parents settled in a college town by the sea First came oldest, than the middle one, then me We’d go to the beach and watch the waves break But the ocean is no better than the lake I loved that boardwalk town, it’s my childhood Then we grew up as we three knew we […]
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Boys From Her Hometown
Verse 1: When she met me I was wearin’ suits coats, belts, shirts and silk ties I dressed up to sell daily at my job but it was a sudden surprise After we got married, fancy got old Keepin’ up with Joneses ain’t my style I like my Dive Bar tees ‘n jeans but that […]
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May You Prosper Greatly
For Grace Marie and Annie Jean As you walk along the shoreline As you hear the crashing waves As you do your due diligence As you explore your inner caves May you prosper greatly May you be blessed by your breaks May you live the life you wanted May you swim in oceans and lakes […]
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True Love Stays
He watches the waves And thinks of the days When he was young, fun and in better shape He’d go out with friends On all those weekends The lessons all stung He dreamed of escape Then a girl found him Working out at a gym His eyes looked at her She knew right away Out […]
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Friends Live On In You
Tonight we’re like the teens we were years after we faced our fears All sitting around at this reunion Laughing and in our eyes are tears There’s no one out to get us now There’s nobody we can blame For how our lives all turned out At least nothing stayed the same I look back […]
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Santa Cruz Young
Dedicated to my brothers, Russell Gray & Jeff Gray Just to ride down that trail again To see the whole Monterey Bay And to feel that strong breeze Against my golden brown face Just to walk in that neighborhood To Westlake with my schoolmates And not have too worry about What was on our dinner […]