Worth the Wait

They say that only fools rush in

And I've been that fool before

But maybe I've been through enough

To wait for something more

My heart keeps whispering to my head

It's time to make your play

But my head knows losing what I have

Is a price that I can't pay

Because I cannot lose the comfort

That I found inside your eyes

Or those special conversations

That made me realize

That special, rare connection

With someone sweet and kind

Is something I can't live without

Something hard to find

So, I'll keep waiting patiently

Enjoying what we share

And in your heart, you'll always know

How much I really care

And I'll keep running into fences

If I never find the gate

Knowing if you let me in

Your heart is worth the wait 

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Hope in Darkness

I'm so tired of the anger

That comes straight from the top

And weary from the wondering 

When will it ever stop

I'm sick of all the ignorance

Prevailing in this land

Hatred based on color

Is something I can't stand

How did knowledge become evil

Is compassion out of style

When did a smirk of arrogance

Replace a friendly smile

I thought we were getting somewhere

Now we're moving in reverse

I thought things were getting better

But they're only getting worse

But the dream lives on forever

And it always will endure

In the pilgrims led by love alone

In the hearts that remain pure

Don't give in to the anger

That you see everywhere

Hold on to compassion

And let them know you care

Because ignorance is dying

But not without a fight

And our children and their children

Will somehow find the light

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What I Need

A little Jason Isbell

And the pleasure in your smile

A moment lost inside your eyes

Can last me for awhile

The comfort of your company

The way you soothe my soul

Just knowing that you're in my world

Can some times make me whole

Laughter and good music

Conversations on the phone

Things that lift my spirits

These times that I'm alone

Feelings uninterpreted

And some things let unsaid

Never lost inside the details

Enjoying life instead

All I once thought mattered

Has long since slipped away

With such a short time left here

We should just enjoy the stay

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This Time Around

I didn't know that I was looking

Never knew what I might find

A sweet, familiar stranger

Who looked into my mind

A vision from another life

Where nothing's as it seems

A face I've known forever

If only in my dreams

Didn't know what I was missing

Until you came to call

Hello again, it seems as if

You never left at all

What we were and what we are

Some folks have never found

And the journey is much easier

With you, this time around

If

If you could see my heart

If you could read my mind

If I could speak the words

That are so hard to find

If I could tell you once

If you could understand

Just look into these eyes

Just let me take your hand

It shouldn't be so hard

I shouldn't care this much

But you can ease my soul

With just the slightest touch

If I could take a chance

Throw caution to the wind

If I could have one dance

With you, my dearest friend

If I could bare this heart

And set aside these fears

And step out from this darkness

Where I hid for years

If there was just some way

If there was just a clue

I might know what to say

I might know what to do

Instead I'm here alone

A place I know too well

Waiting to figure out

What only time will tell

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