Life Change
So now your life has changed
It's not the same today
Now is not to look behind
Let the future take your mind
What would have, won't be now
Your heart has changed somehow
I only wish that I could live
Just half as much as you can give
It's for the best, don't come to rest
The need for you is greater now
You say "This can't be me
You must set me free"
But here you are and here you stay
So make the best of every day
It's for the best, don't come to rest
The need for you grows day by day
Over the next few years I wrote several others. Some of these have melodies that go with them, but I don't know how to write music so...
This is life through the eyes of a 22 year old in 1975...
Short Stops on a Life Span
I was born almost six years ago
Life's been easy with people I've come to know
But they said yesterday, you've had enough play
It's time you were told
Now I realize I'm getting old
I'm finally in love, first time in my fourteen years
It's been three whole weeks, she's lifted my teenage fears
Then I heard her goodbye and I wanted to die
But I only have tears
How can one night last ten million years
I've finished school I'm finally ready to be
What the whole damn world and my parents want me to be
But I heard what they said, that the 60's are dead
And now Wall Street's the key
Well, I'd rather learn to play flute and live in a tree
I'm married now, that's my wife over there
For the last ten years we've convince ourselves we still care
Then she mentioned divorce and I said Of course
But I keep my chair
What ever happened to us, The perfect pair?
I was born seven decades ago
In a passing glance each year clearly will show
And this pain in my chest says it's time for a rest
Well I better go slow
Now I realize theres no time to be old
One of the most tramatic events of my childhood...
The Parade
I went home for lunch from school that day
Turned on the TV to hear them say
And now from Dallas we bring the Parade
But there were no clowns just a long motorcade
So I turned off the TV in favor of play
When I got back to school the teacher was crying
Say something about the President dying
As he rode in his limo in a southern town
A man with a gun had shot him down
I thought "So thats the parade that I saw with no clowns"
And where were you?
When the radio said
That a man in Dallas had been shot dead
And his wife's dress was spattered red
As the bullets shattered his familiar head
I was just a kid but I still remember
the way the world stopped that day in November
And how people cried and how people prayed
And said "How can such a thing happen today"
The world has changed in it's usual way
A fellow worker's wife was dying of cancer...
Why Must I Survive
My babe lay looking up at me
A look I had seen before
By the look I knew she was about to say
She just couldn't take anymore
But this time she suprised me
She came with a different line
She said "Please help me from this world
I can't wait for my time"
"Why Oh why am I alive
Why oh why must I survive
I know, I know it may not be right
But Babe Please help me leave tonight"
My mind wouldn't give me the words to say
Or tell me what to do
I said "Baby don't ask me such a thing
I'm too much in love with you"
I watched as tears swelled to her eyes
"If you loved me like you said
You'd help me from this world of pain
I can only lie in bed"
Who??? Me???...
Lied
There's a feeling I feel deep inside
That lets me know I cannot hide
From those I've loved and lies I've lied
To keep those loved ones by my side
And quiet the tears for me they cried
No explanation needed (I hope)...
Small Ones
Give me the small ones
Give me those ittty bitty ones
Well, we can have so much fun
With your itty bitty ones
Now Dolly's got what the girls all want
Looks like two traffic cones
But I suspect bout half of that
Just might be silicon
Give me the small ones
Give me those ittty bitty ones
Well we can have so much fun
With your itty bitty ones
I know guys ain't satified
'Less she's got 38's
But if you take off her supports
They're down to her waist
Give me the small ones
Give me those ittty bitty ones
Well we can have so much fun
With your itty bitty ones
So many girls are discontent
Cause they are itty bitty
But I say after two hands full
The rest is just a pity
Give me the small ones
Give me those ittty bitty ones
Well we can have so much fun
With your itty bitty ones
I sing today this song of praise
To the lady less endowed
But if she knew how good they felt
She'd be shoulder back and proud
After I met my wife Vickie...
How Could I Have Thought
How could I have thought I could ever be happy
Knowing what I know now
How could I have thought I'd have any kind of life
Not having you around
When you left, I laughed and I said
I didn't need you anyway
I was really cool and I kept on laughing
She's gone for good I'd say
But it didn't take long before I missed
Seeing your sweet smile
And I found myself wanting to see you again
If just for a little while
You're everything I ever wanted
I just didn't realize
But now you're back and we're to together
That's how we'll spend our lives
After my mom died...
A Little Sigh
I give a little sigh when I think about you
And all those times we would talk and talk all night
Then I remeber how we'd disagree
But you could never convince me I was not right
I want my life to be like then
When you would always be there
When I would find I'd need a friend
You'd stand up and say I'm here, I'm here
Sometimes when I'm alone I dwell on you
And I can't think of a single thing not good
Now you're gone and that's forever
But if I could bring you back, you know I would
You were the rock that I could lean on
I could never fall with you around
It seems so strange now to realize
If I lean that way again I'll hit the ground
Vickie again...
You Taught Me How to Need
You taught me how to need and now I really can't believe
What a relief I feel
Now we share the weight of the decisions we make
I know that this love is real
I can't believe it's true for me
There's so much more to life
I thought I was in love before but this is what I've waited for
I want you for my wife
I never had this tingle all the years I was single
Though I tried time after time
I've been on top and underneath but I held on to the belief
Someday true love would be mine
I can't believe it's true for me
There's so much more to life
I thought I was in love before but this is what I've waited for
I want you for my wife
I tried a lady for her cash I kept a woman who was trash
Some how they weren't enough
So like the rest they didn't last and now they're all back in my past
Sometimes the road can be rough
Vickie again...
You Are the One
You may not believe it but I've thought a lot
About the lessons I've learned and the ones I have taught
I've known some faces I've seen some places
But through it all, you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
You are the one who can make me or break me
You are the one who can saddle the steed
I never thought I could ever need someone
Now I'm shouting out loud, You are the one
Maryanne
Maryanne
You make me very merry, Maryanne
Why are you so contrary to my plan of making love to you
Come along
Although your mother said that it was wrong
If we could stay together all night long
You'd want to do it over, over and over
How bout now
The more I look the better you're endowed
Come on with me and I will show you how here and now
I love you
Can't you see
Just how fantastic making love would be
And how terrific it would make us feel, you and me
Especially me
We've been together for so many months
But we haven't been to bed even once
Don't you think we ought to be a bit closer