Troubadour (For Jason Isbell)

He's a cynic and a dreamer

Keeping one foot on the ground

He's a prophet with a purpose

He's profane and he's profound

He's a madman on a mission

Clinging to his sanity

He's a blind man with true vision

Laid bare for all to see

He's a poet with a guitar

Bound to follow his free will

With a fire that burns inside him

That life can never kill

So, once again he sings his songs

Playing much more than his part

A diary of the life he chose

With words straight from the heart

A pilgrim in the spotlight

Whose story must be told

Always hoping for that high road

In a world that's grown so cold

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Vengeance

I know you took what wasn't yours

I'm sure you felt so strong

By making her surrender

To one so sick and wrong

You sure taught her a lesson

Made you feel like quite the man

I wish I could have been there

To rearrange the plan

I'd like to make you cower

And beg me not to do

The kind of things you planned for her

Your nightmares all come true

You could offer your apologies

Without putting up a fight

And look into my glaring eyes

As I turn out the lights

But know that I know everything

I even know your name

Always look behind you

Your life won't be the same

For some men yearn for justice

For the weasels that abound

And this man longs to hunt you down

And put you in the ground

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My Someone

There is no one like my someone

She's the only one for me

So strong and yet so fragile

Like no other one can be

In a world of ones like others

She's the one who stands alone

The one who understands me

And loves me as her own

Other ones may settle 

For one like all the rest

But the one love she has given
Is the one love that is best
So, this one man will live this life
With one who owns his heart
The one he'll love and cherish
As he has from the start
Stand by me on this journey
Of love we have begun
And know until the end of time
That you are my someone

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So Many Turns

Well, I took a lot of wrong turns

And detours on this road

Too many times I stumbled

Feeling weary from the load

But I somehow kept on walking

Towards some beacon in my mind

Looking for a rhyme or reason

Or what comfort I might find

There were lots of wrong directions

And I missed so many signs

I forgot to look for messages

And read between the lines

And just about the time

The journey seemed to be too much

I found my life's direction 

In your smile and in your touch

Now, everything has turned around

I never walk alone

And there's joy inside this aging heart

I thought had turned to stone

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She Said Yes

She had already chased all the clouds from my skies

And brushed all the teardrops away

And given me joy beyond all of my dreams

She'd brightened my life every day

She made all of my missteps seem part of a plan

On the road that led to her heart

She looked in my soul and made my world whole

Now nothing can keep us apart

So, something so perfect that seems so complete

Could it possibly be missing a thing

Could the love of this woman that exceeded my dreams

Grow stronger with one simple ring

I felt there was no way this dream could get better

But now I am forced to confess

She exceeded those feelings when I asked her to marry

And with a beautiful smile she said yes

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My American Dream

Riding south on 17

While Jason Isbell sings

America is still my home

Though freedom rarely rings

Lost inside a memory

An old and faded dream

Hard to find here in this place

Where nothing's as it seems

This land once ruled by heart and soul

Has given way to greed

With children going hungry

And so many left in need

What happened to that melting pot

That beacon in the night

What happened to the land of dreams

And that enduring light

Her people give me hope for more

Her leaders make me fear

That all that we were built on

Could just simply disappear 

But I see the good in people

No matter where I roam

Good souls that keep the dream alive

That make this country home

So, I will not give into 

All this darkness that I see

And I will always share the light

That shines inside of me

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No Other Love

I had given up on dreaming

Of a love that could endure

Even though I found that someone

With a heart so sweet and pure

So much more than fantasy

This one I love so much

There's comfort in her healing words

And magic in her touch

No other love could heal the scars

That living left on me

No other love could break these chains

Her love has set me free

And if I had a thousand years

To say what's in my heart

There never would be time enough

How could I even start

How can you thank the one

Who brings new light to every day

Who moved into this heart

And promised she would always stay

The right words never seem to come 

But know this much is true

That I will have no other love

For no one loves like you

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