Sold my soul inside a handbasket Been misled had a question forgot to ask it Floating down this river of heartache and missed dreams They all see me struggling but seem to ignore my screams I want to become a billionaire and drive a rust bucket You may sa...
Today is the day I put off my future Into its hours my fear nurtured Pain and risk are too much to carry Hiding from this shame is all mine to bury The gray now so profound to my hair So many moments lost, now fully bared My youth is all gone I tried to h...
It's bedtime for Bonzo and Hector Alonzo, Ronald Reagan didn't make it out of bed So we stayed there all day watching pretty women with that rug on top of Hector Alonzo's head Dancing in circles listening to the Go-Go's, waiting for that moment we'ed all...
Here we are banning books about Rosa Parks While the Pastor dresses in drag on Sunday Spewing a sermon of love that sounds more like hate Then goes home to berate his wife and children But that's o.k. he asked for forgiveness So next Sunday he'll expose t...
Spring has sprung you can feel it in the air Birds chirping Squirrels throw acorns from the tree tops Breakfast in their bellies, backpacks on First day back from Easter vacation Get in line, drop them at the curbside Hugs and kisses before I go Off to th...
Breaking through the clouds Illuminating the fields of wheat Warming them with pleasure Maple spreading out for the winged Nesting high up into her leaves Then underneath
All my addictions Wrapped up inside my brain You want to take a run at this disaster You'll only have yourself to blame The door it's locked The windows wide open That closet is full of pain Take it to heart Run for your life It's a hard falling rain Wher...
I like gas station cheeseburgers Those red hot burritos too The sun coming to shine on my backyard Got a woodpecker and squirrel, they think they own the place I suppose they probably do I like getting high in my basement Listening to Davis Byrne and John...
That old man with the walker Took one to the knee another to the thigh on his trip to Vietnam Comes to every one of his grandkids' games If he doesn't get a move on He'll miss the whole thing Hold the door Here comes that kid with the fingernail polish No...
I see you You see me We see nothing at all Hand in hand we walk into our willing blindness I speak You speak We don't understand any of the words Tongue on tongue tied into a tight knot You listen I listen The noise is so loud we can't hear The lights hav...
Used to be a farmer Used to till the ground Now my tractor's silent I can faintly hear the sound That memory of my father As I sat on his knee While he taught me the value Of the planted seed Used to be a milkman I used to be your friend I used to be some...
The flowers are wilted There's a sting in the air Leaves are all mourning As they drop in despair We held on so tight Still our hands slipped free All seemed lost as we broke our decree Tried for salvation Some kind of redemption for me Those flowers stay...
The wind blows down Western Avenue As I follow your memory home Waves crashing upon the shore of Lake Michigan Creating ice bulbs that make no sense All the heartache gone I feel you in the breeze I'll never let it go Holding your hand As we stroll throug...
