Rapture

It’s just you and I, my love,
Wrapped up in this rapture,
Content just to be as one
As the twilight fades into the night.
We’re counting the falling stars
That race through the heavens
To rest in your waiting eye,
And the world seems so right.

One last kiss and we say goodnight,
Your head on my pillow.
Fall asleep sharing so much more
Than the air that we breathe.
Two hearts keeping perfect time
In a silent forever
With the rapture of happiness
In the dreams that we weave.

If the whole world goes crazy
And I can’t seem to go one more mile,
It’s enough just to be
In your sweet company.
All I need is the warmth of your smile.

The world can fade into dust.
Its’ treasures can’t last anyway.
But one thing I know for sure
Will endure to the end of all days.
This rapture we feel inside
Will always be there to see us through.
From now til the end of time
My rapture is loving you.

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Rodeo Hearts

Wild and free
          Like a mustang running ‘cross the open plains,
You and me
          Diving headlong screaming through a ring of flame.
And we never stop to wonder if
It all might fall apart.
We just ride that raging bull with our rodeo hearts.

Eye to eye
          Is what we see when we are in the here and now.
No goodbye.
          Wouldn’t want to face the future anyhow.
And we’ll ride this bronco to a place
Where reason soon departs,
Living out our dreams right now with our rodeo hearts.

Reaching out and reaching onto every crazy dream,
Making no excuses on the way.
Filling up our senses til they’re bursting at the seams,
We brave the night until the break of day.

Until then
          There is no denying what we have to do.
It would be a sin
          If we stopped right now and didn’t see it through.
So we take our winnings and we say a prayer
As the wisdom soon departs.
We’ll just keep on riding high on our rodeo hearts.

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Without Rhythm or Rhyme

Please, take all this pain away,
Clear these memories and ease my mind,
Play some old songs that we once knew
From a happier time.
All these feelings you say are new
Are just new ways to be unkind.
They appear like the morning news
Without rhythm or rhyme.

You say that you’re unhappy
With the way I’ve treated you,
And you’d be better off out on your own.
But if I have mistreated you
I’ll gladly make amends,
But I can’t do a thing to make it right
If you are gone.

I’m just a man,
I’m not too smart
Where women are concerned,
But that’s no reason to give up.
There are lessons to be learned.
If you can give us one more chance
I’ll get it right this time,
Instead of walking away
Without rhythm or rhyme.

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3-2-1-Blastoff

Up all night thinking about tomorrow.
Must admit you were on my mind.
Staring at your picture in the moonlight, 
Longing just to hold your hand in mine. 

You walk in the room, my heart starts racing.
You have no idea what you have done.
My mind is like a rocket on the launch pad
Counting down to blastoff 3-2-1.

Every time I think of you it happens.
Every time I see your perfect smile. 
Just to have a chance to taste your sweet lips
You know I would fly a million miles.

You have such a way to make me happy.
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do
To hold you in my arms and dance together.
Life would have no meaning without you.

We can take this rocket ship together,
Ride the rings of Saturn and beyond.
There’s no telling where the flight might take us
When we count it down… 3-2-1-
Blastoff.

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The Flight of Angels

In the huddle of every life
There will come a time
When sweet providence rears its head
And wants to take us away from here 
To a level that we can’t see
With these faltering eyes,
Lifted up on angel wings
Riding high with no fear 

In the flight of angels,
No more worries and no more cares,
Gently folded in angel arms,
Lifted up above all despair,
Taken into that Promised Land,
No more crying and no goodbyes,
In the flight of angels
Where no one ever dies.

I was lost with a tortured soul,
Tossing, turning all night,
Trying hard just to understand
The subtle differences of wrong and right.
Then the angels reached out to me,
Lifted my veil of gray,
Led me into the sweetest light,
Took my fears away.

In the flight of angels….

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My Friend

Life is a candle,
A flickering light,
Silently breathing a sigh,
Guiding the way through
The dark stormy night,
Watching the world strolling by.

You are the angel
Sent straight from heaven
To shield my light from the wind,
Sharing the burdens
In good times and bad,
Loving and being a friend.

Never a question to stay or to go,
You’re always there by my side.
When lost in a labyrinth I always know
You’ll know the way,
You’ll be my guide.

Every hour of
Every day,
No matter where, no matter when
Freedom is knowing you’re always there.
You’ll always be my friend.

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You Saved Me Again

You saved me
Just when my life was spinning out of control.
You rushed right in
With understanding and a hand to hold.
You touched my heart
And showed me how it is to be a friend.
Oh, and now
In my lonely hour
You saved me again.

You touched me
In gentle ways that I have never known.
Down deep inside
It’s clear to see how much the feeling has grown.
I know it’s true
You’ll always be there when I need a friend.
And when I’m down
You’ll be around
To save me again.

In my darkest hour when all hope was lost
You were always there with me
Traveling the road, sharing every load,
Knowing this is how it’s always meant to be.

There will come a day
I can repay the kindness you have shown.
I’ll step right in
If you are feeling lost and alone.
I’ll prove to you
I’ve learned just what it means to be a friend.
Without regret
I won’t forget
How you saved me again and again and again.

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Paying the Price

Do you remember a time
Back in our prime,
Back when our hearts were both young.
It was just you and me
Wild and free
Happily focused on just having fun.
But time has a way
Of making us pay
For every roll of the dice.
We bet it all
And our bluff gets called,
And we end up paying the price.

After all the dances
And the chances that we dared
It’s amazing that we’re both still here.
You and me together
Damn the weather, we don’t care.
We could face the devil without fear.

So let the piper play,
We’ll pay him someday,
Let the music go on for a while.
Honey can’t you see
It’s just reality.
We can dance and stroll another mile.
We can face another day,
It all passes anyway,
So cut that cake and have another slice.
Put your worries in the past
Because nothing ever lasts
And we all end up paying the price.

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Backed Up on the Freeway

I left your arms this morning,
Didn’t want to go.
Spent all day at work. Seems like
A million years or more.
Whistle blows and now I’m gone
In a screaming streak of blue,
But now I’m backed up on the freeway
Trying to get back home to you.

Fade left, fade right,
In a sea of red tail lights.
No saving off-ramp can I see,
Just tons of metal blocking me from you.

I call you on the telephone,
“Babe, I’m trying to make it home”.
And you say it’s okay,
You understand.
That’s the time I realize
The love that I find in your eyes,
And I’m so lucky
Just to be your man.

Now what’s that up ahead I see?
That wall of traffic breaking free,
This rolling prison soon may be
An open highway leading me to you.

The minutes seem to pass like days
And my mind is in such a haze,
Only one thought keeps me going
Strong to see it through.
Knowing at my journeys end
I will see your face again,
I won’t be backed up on the freeway
Trying to get back home to you.

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Let’s Get Out of Here

Let’s get out of here.
Let’s go for a walk.
No one else, just you and me,
Someplace where we can talk.
Your head on my shoulder,
I whisper soft in your ear,
Tell you how much I love you
As I’m holding you near.

I know you came here to have a little fun,
To dance a dance or two and maybe meet someone,
But every time I look into your eyes
What I want to say is so clear.
That’s how I know
It’s time to go,
So, Baby, let’s get out of here.

Let’s get out of here.
I know a place we can go
Where the music plays softly
And the lights are low.
I can sing you sweet love songs,
Take away all your fears.
Tell you how much I love you.
Let’s get out of here.

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On the Fourth Floor

Sitting alone in this third floor apartment
As alone as a body can be,
Staring at streetlamps til way after midnight
Starving for your company.
Longing to call, but knowing you’re busy
With your life and your brand new love. You’re up on the fourth floor
While I sit here longing,
With heaven just one floor above.

There was a time when you said you loved me
And promised to always be true,
But I wasn’t ready, the timing seemed wrong, and
I acted just like a fool.
Now that I know the mistake that I made
You’ve had the strength to move on.
You’re up on the fourth floor,
Happy at last,
While I sit here drinking alone.

No one can know how good we might have been
If I had seen Heaven back when.
I can’t help but wonder; would I get it right
If I had the chance to start over again?

I hope you’re happy. Hope that it lasts.
I hope that he’ll always be true.
But if things don’t work out, just call out my name
And I will come running to you.
One floor below you, just biding my time,
Knowing that Heaven’s in view
Up on the fourth floor you smile down at me
And I’m patiently waiting for you.

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Don’t

You say you were tempted
To up and walk away,
Divided by your feelings
And what other people say,
And you wonder,
Oh, is it all worthwhile.

Just keeps getting harder
No matter how you try.
Should you accept excuses?
Believe his alibis?
And you know
What you really want.
He says “I love you so.
Honey please don’t go.”
And you don’t.

How many stories?
How many times have you cried?
No one can blame you,
They see just how hard you’ve tried.

Next time he fills you
With his world of lies,
Tells you he’s sorry,
No matter how hard he tries.
He says he’ll change,
Ah, but you know he won’t.
And as you walk away
He’ll beg you to stay,
And you don’t.

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It’s Possible

It’s possible to put a man on the moon,
Possible that Heaven might be,
It’s possible that there may be life up on Mars,
Possible that you could love me.

Incredible, the look in your eyes,
Excitable, just holding your hand.
Unquenchable, the thirst that I have for your touch.
It’s possible I could be your man.

Every little bit of hope that you give me,
Every little sigh that you show,
Every smile, every mile of your highway
I will walk with you forever,
Wherever you go.

It’s possible to be so in love,
Possible to always be true.
And I know til the end of all time
I’ll still be here loving you.

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Unbreakable

Unbreakable…
Unshakable…
I built a wall right from the very start.
Then came you…
Can’t believe it’s true…
You’ve broken my unbreakable heart.

Siren’s call…
Did not intend to fall…
Just a fool playing out a part.
You forsake…
Left me in your wake…
Breaking my unbreakable heart.

I was so clever
Putting up defenses,
Then you broke down
Every single one.
But instead of staying
Mending all our fences,
You took my heart and
Sailed into the sun.

You’ll regret…
And I’ll forget
All those little things that
Tore our love apart.
Til I do
I’ll keep missing you
While I’m mending my unbreakable heart.

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Two Lips and Tulips

I walk through your field where
The tulips grow wild
And I sway as they wave in the wind.
I think of your sweet lips,
The curve of your smile,
And wonder if I’ll ever see you again.

You were my morning,
As fresh as the dew,
And life was so simple back then.
Your smile was brighter
Than the tulips of spring
When you kissed me and told me
That we were just friends.

How can I take it?
How can I make it?
I wanted much more from the start.
Maybe in time, if I’m patient, you’ll see
The feelings down deep in my heart.

Tasting your honey,
Lost in your wine,
Dreaming of how life should be.
Tulips in springtime,
Your two lips on mine.
Tulips, your two lips, and sweet memory.

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Conclusion

I’ve come to the conclusion that
The end is really not the end,
That life in its profusion
Simply doubles up and back again.
It causes some confusion when
One casts such theories on the wind.
But who’s to say and
Who is to deny.

It makes me happy to believe that
There is something more,
Makes it easier to grieve for
Those who’ve gone before,
To know that when it’s time to leave
To seek a distant shore
There’ll be no earthly need
For me to cry.

I’ll meet you in another place,
Greet your shining, smiling face.
Lost through doubt,
Redeemed by grace,
No thought to question why.

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Enigma

You are the riddle,
         The hidden enigma,
                 Baffling logic at every hand.
Strafing the surface of
         Broad ambiguity,
                 Asking for tunes meant to stump the band.

Vaguely perplexing,
         This minion of madness
                 Hailing and howling its song to the stars.
Building your case in
         The court of emotion.
                 Praying for time to heal all of the scars.

You never wavered.
         You never faltered.
                 You never begged for a second chance.
Always a champion,
         Always a lover,
                 First to the footlights,
                          Ready to dance.

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Whimsy

Taking off on flights of fancy
To an unknown destination,
Curious to know no reason,
Seeking extraordinary.

Break the plane of barren logic
Beyond Oz and Munchkin land to
Sleep the night in poppy fields
Guarded by a band of fairies.

Beat the drum and dance the dance
To tunes that no one else can hear.
Sing your own capriccio
Regardless of the consequence.

Be they quaint,
Be they odd,
Be they loud and fanciful
No one can predict the words that
Raise a cry for common sense.

And who would take a heart to task
When whimsy is the only rule?
Better just to sit and watch
The ravings of a mortal fool.

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Vindictive

It wasn’t enough to end it, now was it? 
You had to get in that last little bite,
Just one more sting, one last gouging punch,
Amend and append your vindictive charade.

Could have just walked away, got away clean,
Made a fresh start without causing a fuss.
But stroking your ego was far too important for
You to sit idle and watch the parade.

Life has a way of evening out all the
Weights and measures, to level the scales.
Patience is hard but worth the reward.
When all is over, it’s well worth the trade.

There is a consequence for every action…
Levies to pay for choices made.

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Pandora

Take me back to innocent times,
Let me be that naive child
Whose only fault was a deadly case
Of willful curiosity.

Sweet surrender filled my days
And there was honey in the wind
To satisfy my deepest urge,
To underscore civility.

Long before Pandora’s tryst,
Before the beast of chaos was
Unleashed on unsuspecting souls
There was an uneven peace.

But when the lid was opened
And the demons were set free
There was not a single force
To govern their release.

And we are left to face the test,
To cage the wily fox,
To wrangle with the consequence
And close Pandora’s box.

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