RAINBOW… a happy song
Here is another song Caity Webb, my collaborator, put chords and vocals to. I only wrote the words… ;-)))
Enjoy!
GUARDIAN ANGEL… a song
They all said I couldn’t know you
But what they didn’t see
Were the windows to my soul
Where you will always be with me
Yeah, I was just a baby
When God took you away
But your presence, it still lingers
In every breath I take
Guardian Angel, yes, that is you
Picking me up when I fall down
Pulling me back when I’m feeling blue
Guardian Angel, still here today
Physically, I cannot touch you
But, you’re in my heart to stay
Guardian Angel
When I look into mirror
There is a freckle in my eye
People tell me it’s endearing
And sometimes it makes me cry
Not because I’m sad, you see
No, the opposite is true
The reflection that I see of me
Is a reflection of you too
Guardian Angel, yes, that is you
Picking me up when I fall down
Pulling me back when I’m feeling blue
Guardian Angel, still here today
Physically, I cannot touch you
But, you’re in my heart to stay
Guardian Angel
MEMORIES… a song
We drove down that old country road
We could see for miles and miles
We never saw another soul
It was the best times of our lives
And looking back it’s plain to see
Those little trips meant so much more
Than just a simple country drive
With a daddy and his boy
We’d spend the whole day fishin’
At an old abandoned shack
Where we’d dig worms and hook em up
And toss the small fish back
The tears well up within my eyes
Remembering those days
I pray my boy has memories of me
When like my daddy I’ve slipped away
THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT… song lyrics
I’m gonna roll into tomorrow
And forget my yesterday
We only have one life to live
So, live it all the way
And if you get an attitude
Step back and turn a smile
Then look into the mirror
And reflect for just awhile
Sometimes it isn’t easy – no
Sometimes it’s just plain hard
Like looking at the hand you’re dealt
Without the winning card
So, if you get this message
And, it’s ringing true for you
Take advice from one who knows
Your time will come when due
STARS… a song
She was walking down the sidewalk
Under big ole city lights
The dream of dreams she always had
Most every single night
And, momma tried to warn her
Of the wolves that run that town
Then… One casting couch later
And her dreams came tumbling down
—–
(Chorus)
She sent her wishes to the stars
And prayed some prayers for her success
She didn’t get too far, because
This life is such a mess
And if she’d known back then, the things,
She surely does know now
That stars and prayers and wishes
Don’t always make a happy sound
—–
That same boy comes in the diner
Almost every single day
He doesn’t order much
And he has even less to say
But soon the furtive glances
Turn into a rendezvous
She never thought her loneliness
Could become a me and you…
—–
(Repeat chorus)
She sent her wishes to the stars
And prayed some prayers for her success
Now she’s come so far, because
This life she has is blessed
And if she’d known back then, the things,
She surely does know now
That stars and prayers and wishes
In a child’s a happy sound
Yeah, stars and prayers and wishes
In a child’s a happy sound
ANTS… a silly song
Nobody sings
The dirges of ants
They tunnel and drill
And dance in your pants
Hilltops, their home
High above grass
As the lawnmower strikes
They’ll come after you’re a$$
Oh, you won’t hear them coming
For stealthy they be
But friend, take this warning
Their welts are for free
REACH OUT A WING… a Christian song
Reach out a wing
And help me find the strength I need
To climb out of this hole
Filled with despair
~~~
Can’t go alone, oh no
I need a helping hand
Heaven holds
The answer to my prayer
~~~
Long ago my momma cried
That awful sad sad day
When my daddy died
I saw what you could do
~~~
Now, she’s gone and left me here
The end for her
Was far too near
Why does life always end up this way
~~~
Reach out a wing to me
Show me God’s own grace
Lift me from this valley where I’m found
Reach out a wing to me
Save me in this place
Let me see the goodness all around
Reach out a wing to me
Won’t you, won’t you please…
Reach out a wing
~~~
Now I’m in my fifties
And I finally found the truth
The strength I needed then
Deep down inside
~~~
I hope my children see today
What I missed so miserably
Way back when, yeah
All those years in pride
~~~
And I know momma would be proud
The helpful hand out in the crowd
Loving those
Who never found their way
~~~
I guess this was just the time
When God’s great plan began to shine
And showed me what’s inside
Of one man’s grace
~~~
Reach out a wing to me
Show me God’s own grace
Lift me from this valley where I’m found
Reach out a wing to me
Save me in this place
Let me see the goodness all around
Reach out a wing to me
Show me God’s own grace
Lift me from this valley where I’m found
Reach out a wing to me
Save me in this place
Let me see the goodness all around
Reach out a wing to me
Won’t you, won’t you please…
Reach out a wing
Reach out a wing
Reach – out- your- wing
TO YOU AND YOUR GIFT… a Christian song
Slipping through crevices and cracks in my life
How do I make one more day
Rolling with punches
While holding on tight
It’s time I kneel down and pray
~~~
Father, won’t you help me
I’ve fallen again
Somehow, I veered off the road
To wrestle with judgement
And all – to what end
It’s not how to live – So, I’m told
Forgive me, again, as the web that I weave
Takes me further and further off-pace
In this prayer I lift
To You and Your Gift
Knowing, I’m not alone in this race
~~~
Failing at marriage
And failing with friends
Perhaps this old mirror
Is lying again
Taking me down
The old devil’s at hand
Arresting my virtue
Destroying this man
~~~
But, I have a weapon
And Satan’s aware
Though trying to con-fuse my way
Forgiveness and loving
Without this despair
Will set this road again – straight
~~~
Father, won’t you help me
I’ve fallen again
Somehow, I veered off the road
To wrestle with judgement
And all – to what end
It’s not how to live – So, I’m told
Forgive me, again, as the web that I weave
Takes me further and further off-pace
In this prayer I lift
To You and Your Gift
Knowing, I’m not alone in this race
In this prayer I lift
To You and Your Gift
Knowing, I’m not alone in this race
ODE TO A FRIEND… short song
I sing this dirge to my long-lost best friend
The times that we had were grand
The womens and boozes
And afternoon snoozes
Were a hell of a life for this man
—
But you left before me
Though you said you’d not go
And you’d wait for your friend of many years
Now I toast to your grave
Oh, the mess that you made
Now, I’m left with these memories and tears
