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 The encore is over

They've turned out the lights

No more tomorrows

No more "good nights"

The melody faded

There's only the beat

But even it's making

Its way down the street

Photographs faded

In books on a shelf

Lost in these memories

Here by myself

Years pass like days

And so much gets lost

Wearing these scars

From paying the cost

These holes left behind

That nothing can fill

The hurt that consumed you 

Is haunting me still

So here's to you, brother

Tell Mama hello

Your love lives inside me

Wherever I go

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The Power of Your Love

 

You walked into my life

A smiling vision from the past 

When everything was growing dim

The light was fading fast

And hope was such a stranger

In this heart that had grown cold

A future filled with loneliness

A fear of growing old

I'd lost the one who sheltered me

In need of a good friend

You smiled and wiped my tears away

And helped my heart to mend

As time moved on, we realized

A love we'd never known

And standing at that altar

Knew we'd never be alone

Still, in the time of painful loss

You slip your hand in mine

No matter what pain life may bring

You heal me every time 

My Angel and my one true love

The comfort for my soul

Your touch can wipe the tears away

Your love can make me whole

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Taking Flight

 

It took so long for me to fly

So long to find these wings

Bound to my own failures

And shackled by those rings

The caged bird sings a lonely tune

That no one hears at night

Dreaming of a sunlit sky

And flying to the light

They sold me limitations

That were never meant for me

Afraid I might find freedom

And all that I could be

Then, one day it was opened

An unattended door

And I attempted my first flight

In search of something more

But I found freedom in a heart

That kept me safe and warm

Nesting here and holding you

Inside my loving arms

 

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My Someone

Nothing I had known before

Prepared me for her heart

And I'd never known the kindness

That she showed me from the start

No one lights a fire in me

Like when I feel her touch

When the world seems cold and lonely

I need that flame so much

No eyes ever looked in mine

And made me feel this way

I'm rarely at a loss for words

But I find it hard to say

How much this woman means to me

How much she's changed my life

My one true grand companion

My lover and my wife

So many years I stumbled down

A path that led nowhere

So many days spent searching for

Someone who really cares

But no one ever matched the dreams

Of the Angel in my head

Thinking she could not be real

And settling instead

Until I met my someone

And I found a love so new

Waking up to more than any

Dream that could come true

For there is no one like my someone

No other smiling face

Could light my world of darkness

Now no one can take her place

So, I will spend my days with her

As long as I shall live

Because no one else could ever match

The love my someone gives

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Jezebel

I watch as you go through your life

And I know who you are

Running from things you hide

But never getting far

From the truth that you reveal

While lying to get by

Funny, how you make me feel

I don't care enough to cry

I hear what you've been saying

But know everything that you said

The coldness there inside you

When you found out he was dead

But still you saw a spotlight

A chance to get up on stage

A moment of attention

Before people turned the page

It must feel really lonely

When there's no one left to burn

Even those who love you most

Eventually learn

That letting you into their lives

Exacts a painful toll

Finding only emptiness

While searching for your soul

So, now I know the time has come

To bid you my farewell

To live the life you've chosen

A prisoner with no cell

You see, no one can hurt you

Without getting to your heart

And you never meant enough to me

To get there from the start

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Sauvignon Ramble

It’s as bad as you make it

 It’s as good as it gets 

You live like you’re dying 

And leave no regrets 

It is what it isn’t 

You are what you ain’t 

You’re never all sinner 

Nobody’s a saint 

The way it it all started 

The way it all ends 

Nothing much matters 

Except a few friends 

Now, I see you’re dressed up 

In your bows and your sashes 

 Laughter to memories 

Tears turn to ashes

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The Hours Before Dawn

Sometimes in the hours before dawn

I wake up to the words of some old song

And think of childhood memories and laughter

And how you always used to always sing along

Sometimes in the hours before dawn

I find you in a vision or some dream

Some place where you are safe from all the sorrow

Where everything is simply as it seems

Sometimes when I'm half awake and dreaming

I hear your laughter and I call your name

Remembering the happiness you brought me

And knowing life cannot be quite the same

Sometimes before dawn, there is a sadness

That through my waking hours, lingers on

But my love for you forever shines immortal

Sometimes in the hours before dawn

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One Year

One year ago today

She made my wildest dreams come true

By telling me "you've worn me down"

And "I'm in love with you"

She didn't realize how long

She'd been the only love for me

The love I thought was obvious

She somehow couldn't see

I didn't want to scare her off

The stakes were much too high

Her friendship was too much to lose

So, I could never try

To tell her all I felt inside

And how she touched my soul

And how her smile could light my world

And make my spirit whole

But now it's one year down the road

Before Dawn

In the early morning hours

Long before the day’s first light

Thoughts left over from a dream

Another sleepless night

Fading like a photograph

You kept for all these years

Trying to see clearly

But blinded by your tears

Searching for some meaning

Reasons to explain

What you cannot understand

Efforts all in vain

Coffee for the cobwebs

As your day begins to start

Love survives when all else dies

Safely inside your heart

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The Struggle

You can bet your bottom dollar

You can try until your death

You can talk until your face turns blue

But you'll only waste your breath

Cause some folks only see the things

That we can both see through

And all the explanations

Cannot change their points of view

Some folks live with hatred

While some folks live with fear

Scared to open up their minds

Afraid of what they'll hear

Me, I sit here on this porch

And watch the world go by

Knowing what we could have been

Will haunt me 'til I die

Mama said that everyone

Does the best that they can do

And while I admired her wisdom

I'm not so sure that's true

Some folks live for only greed

The truth is plain to see

But our hope is in each other

And the love in you and me

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Philip's Song

You brought a love I never knew before

Brother, son, and somehow so much more

Remembering you inside that tent

Precious one who’d been abandoned

Your existence wasn’t random

Your life to me seemed heaven sent

Guess I really didn't know

All the pain that didn’t show

With no one here that could hide you

From the hurt born deep inside you

How I miss you here today

There was so much left to say

There will never be another

To replace my lovely brother

You had friends and you had lovers

I knew some, but there were others

You brought us light with just your smile

Wish I’d cherished every minute

Of my life when you were in it

The brightest stars just burn awhile

Guess we really didn't know

All the pain you couldn't show

None of us knew how to hide you

From the hurt born deep inside you

We all miss you here today

Hope you hear me when I say

There will never be another

To replace my lovely brother

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