Wings

You tell me they love me
you tell me they see
they provide for my safety
and then they beat me

The tears they flowed freely
the years piled up
rebellion it festered,
overflowed  young man's cup

don't smile, they'll see you

don't make noise they'll know

they might wanna grab you

then hit you some more. 

They don't give me answers
they don't give me truth
they don't help with homework
just booze and abuse

Why would you love me
but hurt me like this
a belt is a weapon
you don't use your fist

don't smile, they'll see you

don't make noise they'll know

they might wanna grab you

then hit you some more. 

abusers are cowards,
they prey on the weak
they know of the problem
don't dare turn your cheek



Finally, the fortress has a weakness exposed
the time to  leave is here, a problem imposed
the  problem is simple, just run, baby run

A brother, long beaten, no longer in fear
he takes him a shotgun, and points it right here

right here at the space, between my eyes
to pull the trigger, he tries and he tries

He spares me, I'm grateful
I still choose to run,
I'll never forget, staring IN that shotgun

Unspoken Truth

She said she was the one to kiss
she said she was the one I'd miss
before she ever gave me a kiss

Her hair was long it shined so nice
Her hair was blonde it shined so nice
so long and blonde and yes so nice
so nice I have tell you twice

She stood up and she was so tall
she was so tall and that ain't all
her legs looked right, from playing ball

She glanced at me, and I looked back
can I resist the smile attack?
Her face so glad, the joy she had
She looked so good, so downright bad

Her hair was long it shined so nice

Her hair was blonde, it shined so nice

so long and brown and yes so nice

so nice I have tell you twice

BRIDGE - SOLO

Just then the band, it blew an amp
I fell back,  got a cramp
sat right down, on the wheelchair ramp

She laughed at me, in agony
sitting down , clutching my knee
The girl so sweet, like a sugar beet
laughing insane, while I'm in pain

The band they had another amp
The leg recovered from the fucking cramp
The band they played, sweet music they made

the girl she chanced, with me to dance
my cramp was gone, it took three songs
we had a drink, and got along.
Next week that band, will play our song.

Becoming Safe

up with the sun, my mind is fast

hateful thoughts, a pallor cast

thoughts raise up, like a schooner's mast

feel safe today, no nuclear blast

voices in my head, a complex cast

cast on my wrist, cause I made a fist

I punched the wall, and that ain't all

I fell as far as one can fall

the dark side and I saw it all.

It feels like you're out of control

like you've fell into a hole

saving you? Not a soul

A positive thought can make you whole

and save you from the final blow

it's fun to laugh gently , it's fun to unwind

Boys don't hit people, they talk in tones that are kind

I get noticed , cause I'm kind of tall

I wasn't confident enough to try basketball

too scared to be a team mate

act like a man, when ever I can

from another's eyes,I understand

empathy turns fist to hand

I make the choice to let emotions fly

the thoughts they spin and tumble so quick

the rhymes are lush, the concepts quick

add a drum beat and a guitar lick,

The words I spoke ,yeah they were true

I never meant to frighten you.

my senses can, in time reveal

all the things I truly feel

safety first, the bubble burst

growing up fast, at this age

life is a play, and I pick the stage

problems come, just don't find rage

never feel like a rat in a cage

Searching for Gravity

Everytime you get near me, my weight it goes away

I recall the time I saw you first, like it was yesterday

your light so bright, an aura so right, I fell in love that way


You may think it's sudden, you may think it's weird

but not believing in pure love, is a thing that should be feared

spent lots of time to a dark dark place, and light still reappeared


why fight it, it's good when you bite it

the taste so sweet,  sugary shiny shoes, dancing on sweet feet


who the heck knows where the world goes, it turns and it turns and it turns

can passion truly be ignored, when just like this it burns?

So trust is a must, and friendship first,  the things that goodness earns



I only seek to walk along, with you to hold my hand

to find a beach, nearly out of reach, then count every grain of sand

hourglass, fancy lass, you always do me right

please take my hand, across this land, come fly with me tonight

why fight it, it's good when you bite it

the taste so sweet,  sugary shiny shoes, dancing on sweet feet

so now, yes now,  the secret spilled,  somehow, somehow the space gets filled

the doctor called, the patient billed, the thought unwilled, free will bears out

whisper, don't shout, be a bridge to peace , at the very least

a lion is regal but it's still a beast. the king he's called, his mane, four walled

the pride is led by several queens, and you know, yes you know, 

i wrote it before, make love, make love, don't make no more war. 

why fight it, it's good when you bite it

the taste so sweet,  sugary shiny shoes, dancing on sweet feet

Ode to an Itch

Thanks for comin to see the show

We work hard at our jobs, as we all well know

I'll do my best to make it worth your dime

I smile when I realize

 what it means to give me your time




This itch well it can kill you anyway,

but lots of us,

we try and scratch it every second every day




My subject goes by lots of names,

we could call him death

He played  lots of silly games

 random expressions of hate,

 often spoken under his breath

One night while drunk and stoned, he was trying to be a man

He gave a girl a ride home, doin' the best his cloudy mind can

His car got stuck in her driveway, he left it there to walk that day

This itch well it can kill you anyway, 

but lots of us, 

we try and scratch it every second every day

He sunddenly thought it fun to go inside a stranger's house

tip toe on the god damn floor as quiet as a mouse

the home owner  might have a gun

a cautious thought? he didn't have one

This itch well it can kill you anyway, 

but lots of us, 

we try and scratch it every second every day

The guy in bed, wasn't ready to be dead

a deal was made, a card was played

The cops drove up and did their job

they protect the people that death might rob

Death followed my friend for 20 years

he caused him pain, hell and tears

My friend is strong, like a bamboo reed

he always found the things he'd need

he loved the world , and cried inside

he had to ascend, he always tried

This itch well it can kill you anyway, 

but lots of us, 

we try and scratch it every second every day

he acted tough, just not enough

he got real scared, his soul was bared

was he good was he bad, was he ready to be a Dad

The kids they came, they played their game

the made my friend, wanna stick around,

he looked for more, of that love he found

This itch well it can kill you anyway, 

but lots of us, 

we try and scratch it every second every day

Death he saw , this was no game

His play was right, with all his might

he did the best he could that night

he did break in, and wore a grin

he fought a war for 20 yrs

always knew he would win.

This itch well it can kill you anyway, 

but lots of us, 

we try and scratch it every second every day

Seasons on the Summit

(with conviction)  Burning out won't fade away
A cloud hides the sun from below

Stinging shards of suspended snow

breath of creation, bringing love inside

useless attempt to hold the tide




They used to sing of fire and rain

times of seeing friends again

they used to sing of fire and rain

Not gonna ever lament the refrain




Songs of loss leaving you bold

Laughing at the winter, and spiting the cold.

Trying to find a reason, to do what you're told.

wanting to die and grow old


They used to sing of fire and rain

times of seeing friends again

they used to sing of fire and rain

Not gonna ever lament the refrain


Learning lessons every day

it took a lot of time to get this way

every breath like the first breath

learning love has a bottomless depth



They used to sing of fire and rain

times of seeing friends again

they used to sing of fire and rain

Not gonna ever lament the refrain


I'll never be lonely again

I try to be my best friend

wanna share the love inside

gonna stay this way till they say I've died.


They used to sing of fire and rain

times of seeing friends again

they used to sing of fire and rain

Not gonna ever lament the refrain

(with conviction)  Burning out won't fade away
this god damn star is here to stay

Get Up and Stay Standing, BOB

Time to run, time to train,

So bright I burn, weak minds refrain.

Go away and away you'll stay.

Underestimate and entertain


The strong remain, and we train.

Flush the water through nature's drain.

Show me the swale, and I'll moan and wail.

The Levee breaks, and my knees shake.

How long til the ring? Much more can I take?


Down to the sea for you and me

Come together and as one we'll be.

The rivers clear like melon juice

Weaker minds remain obtuse


 A Hawk takes flight, we'll split the night.

You plan the crime, and we'll commit it right

Again and again until the end.

You are my sweetest kindest friend.


The weight of freight, mind masturbate

Relegate and delegate and delegate and relegate

Show me how I should create, our laughter, watch them hate



Down to the sea for you and me

Come together and as one we'll be.

The rivers clear like melon juice

Weaker minds remain obtuse



The muse is loose, her melon juice

She cooked the goose and is on the loose

She gives me stars, skies, reds, whites, and blues

Sometimes we even exchange a bruise


Not  like that that! What did you say?

Fear and love and love and fear.

Sometimes they circle, and reappear


They Dance around and light up the ground.

Shrouded in light, pure love abounds.

My kindest friend until the end

I will say it again, and again , and again

Down to the sea for you and me

Come together and as one we'll be.

The rivers clear like melon juice

Weaker minds remain obtuse


Down to the sea for you and me

Come together and as one we'll be.

The rivers clear like melon juice

Weaker minds remain obtuse