jpaulgorman

seems the only worthy and meaningful measure of time is day and night everything else is in the stars a new year means nothing a new month means nothing a new week means nothing only a new day has meaning and everything that follows

the shape of a poem has the effect of creating momentum....thoughts bursting, the true ones highlighted among the nothings.....like a scene. or a dream. three people dreaming, sitting in the same chair, commenting on the woman in the flowing dress and giving advice on backhands. the oz figure wearing a suit off the rack and a solid maroon tie, his own army celebrating the holiday, or maybe just celebrating drinking, eating, and lusting. his daughter, trapped in her life, uncomfortable to be his daughter. oh, the expectations! she'll likely turn her back and move to tahiti or paris. paris, france.

hello, hello, can you hear me i already told you what i thought are you listening are you paying attention to anyone someone else in the world has made themsleves known the push of a button is all if i hit send i will be known can you give me a minute, i'm busy glowface, you've seen me glowface, you've hurt me glowface, you need me glowface already we don't talk anymore we don't look at each other can't remember the last time i held you you've always got a glow in your eyes your head is down, it's a waste hello, hello, can you hear me you look up with a confused face you don't understand what i'm saying glowface, you've seen me glowface, you've hurt me glowface, you need me glowface glowface, you've seen me glowface, you've hurt me glowface, you need me glowface glowface glowface e ae b7a e b7a3 e

could move from this place but i'd have to move don't want to pick up the slack , not tryin' to be rude just want you to hear the awful truth i'm so low down, got the Christmas blues the midnight sky playing tricks on me thought i saw the devil in a pecan tree walked that road for days and days count the people so the romans get paid found a barn with a view when i got to town made our bed with some hay on the ground i watched her sleep, her skin so brown couldn't hardly rest cause of the animal sounds my Baby was born later that night He didn't make a peep, He barely cried His mama seemed well, had tears in her eyes a miracle Child was born that night we registered our names, they counted three my honey, myself, and the baby King does everybody know He gonna set them free? gonna take all the blame for you and me the years would pass, and His mama got old always listened to what He was told nobody knows wh...

maybe the world will end today the earth and sky eliminated maybe we'll go on 'til tomorrow tomorrow afternoon or the next day the man in the tight suit might know we'll be covered in sand or maybe snow it could get to thirty below before we realize it's time to go some say it's coming in tewnty twelve like we could ever really tell it is finished, the book is closed the work was done, we've been told please don't cry when darkness comes the lights are cut to end our crimes the end of times will end forever we'll be gone, but we'll feel much better emg

decended from the ancient mardyrs, one by one they took the last breath in their lungs lungs were needed for words and they had said them all. we stand as texicans together all along without measure our love for our God the communion of saints and resurrection songs can be heard in the western winds the ghosts of the holy promises He gave sing all the time. we stand as texicans together all along without measure Our love for our God to live forever near the carribean sea, watching morning turn into night, never an afternoon the evening light is red in texico. we stand as texicans together all along without measure our love for our God amgdam2 eam3 dgam

          The story of how Texas tore itself away from the United States in the birthing days of Texico is the tale of calling bluffs and deadly force. In the teens, and earlier, a bloody war raged south of the U.S. border between Mexican police and armies and the organized crime organizations that truly ruled the country. Hundreds of thousands of people died, many in gruesome and cruel executions. Many in Islamic terrorist-styled suicide attacks. The gutless warriors. Texas, at that time a state of the U.S., was stirred by ancient obligation to intervene, but seemed the lone troubadour of the Mexicans. Unable to let the massacre continue, and despite official condemnations, declarations, and protestations of the rest of the country, the Texans eventually raised an army of over 100,000 though the Texas Ranger's charter to partner with Mexico and crush the drug pushers. Texas, always fertile ground for lawyerly brilliance, took the matter to ...

i won't mind if you see right through me i'm confined to a life of transparency open the blinds in your mind and hear me you can look right through me you can look right through me gather 'round the table if your able among the sounds of people that are grateful at sundown, "gotta go see ya later." i remember not everyone was able i remember not everyone was able now understand, this band don't play for cash low down man who knows he's been blessed check His hands, they got smashed in the crash don't got plans of making it in nashville don't got plans of making it in nashville on that note, let's keep on writing texico, start talking 'bout the fighting you never know, if anyone'll like it might as well keep on writing might as well keep on writing cg

     As mentioned previously and explained sufficiently, a roddick is the term used in the Isner Scoring Method (ISM) for the need to postpone or cancel a prescheduled match. For any reason--injury, conflict, weather even. Last week's mahut ended 2-8 in Keck's favor to take it to 45-15 after six mahuts of the third match to be played by the ISM. J. Vita had recently lost his first Isner match, the second ever, to the same Mr. Keck by a score of 70-35, less worse than my previous defeat to Keck in the first ever Isner Match. During the 2-8 mahut, as I was rushing to the net after a first serve, I felt the plantar fascia pop a little. According to Wikipedia, The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue originating on the bottom surface of the calcareous (heel bone) and extending along the sole of the foot towards the five toes. I surely felt it but at the time I was getting mouletted 0-7 by Keck and I was more concerned with avoiding the humiliation...

cgfc pillowlike and greasy when i touched the bird had woken me early with smells I've heard fc thighs were soaking with the wings lifted up  gcfc white meat was tender and warm when touched fc pulled the blade accross the neck sliced a piece for myself came apart like a house of cards gfc threw the scraps out in the yard yeah, i threw the scraps out in the yard yeah, i threw the scraps out in the yard the bird's now sitting without no bones just before he went he was thinking of home got the cold meat blues like i never knew help me Lord, help me Lord, got the cold meat blues    

always wished on my wish list to be with you all my earthly days. too bad we sometimes miss just a little of this. it's a shame, we really shouldn't waste a day. you know it don't end on sunday. that's the day he tells us the path to take. never knew what could happen to you in a life of desires and mistakes. felt the burning urges, always surging. takes my mind away. i always fall on saturday. take the easy way babe, you always look at me that way. you cut your lip, let it slip, the grip of it's awful sway. fall time after time, like you're dying. the trip that ends in some dirty old grave. friday must give us life, click off the light, tell me no lies, just tell me it will always be this way. you know it don't end on sunday. that's the day he tells us the path to take. you know it don't end on sunday. that's the day he tells us the path to take. ea ea b7ae eharp

some like it thick, others like it thinner usually a snack, add meat then it's dinner i always tell the waitress  i want some to go can never get enough of that good queso top it off with some pico or some peppers crispy corn chips make it so much better get some rotel and the big velveeta make your queso at home and shake up some margaritas queso for breakfast with bacon and eggs eat it for lunch, it's got plenty of veggies for dinner, don't forget the meat queso at midnight can't be beat queso, queso, i love queso how much i love it, you just can't know when i lay my head on my pillow and sigh fall alsleep and dream of queso all night    c g cf cgfc     

cuffed and patted, my world in tatters just tried to keep my peace bridgeport cop said the reason for the stop was i was going over the posted speed some jospeh paul got cross with the law when he was stealing cars for cash "that's another guy" i stared in his eyes but he said "put your hands on the dash" took me in to a jail made of tin made me change into stripes jailer jim with the tattoo tan said i was staying for the night figured morning would come and we'd get this done might as well get some sleep gave me a blanket and pad, i was kinda mad cause i had wet socks on my feet found a spot on the wooden cot laid flat, closed my eyes, and breathed started to doze when the jailer rose he had my clothes and the key got busted out by my long-loved spouse when she woke the county clerk processing error caused this terror "wait 'til morning" ain't gonna work driving west again to see my friends to fish, to sing, ...

it's gonna be my way or the highway gonna make it in this world somehow you can take it your way and hit the freeway you can worry about the here and now wanna live a nice life with a sweet honey wife ramble on the boulevard at night i know she'll pay the price, I know she'll sacrifice keep us from going out of sight a woman that loves me, takes care of me picks me up when i'm feeling down a woman that hugs me, a woman that loves me woman thinks she can turn this world around (bridge) every bridge we cross is new every song we sing is blue every lie we tell seems true i'm counting on you (repeat) gcg d7g (bridge) fc(3) g

extreme polarization sludge has taken over the politics of the county due mainly to the re-election process.   the parties have reduced themselves to leveraging media to ignite political media bombs.   collecting enough donations and getting enough votes.   the actual legislation is just pay back, usually.   there really should be an effort to limit terms.   the unfortunate part is that what they do is actually very important and has consequences.   if we got their minds off getting re-elected, they could do very good things.   important things.   and they still do good and important things despite the sludge.   however, the other aspect of our current political state is the pure entertainment value.   because this is interesting and very funny.   fox and msnbc illustrate this firmly.   to my daughters disgust, when i watch tube i flip around.   flip from fox to msnbc.   watch them cover the same stories.   this ...

     When I walked on the tennis court for what turned out to be the last mahut of the first Isner Cup, I was weirdly optimistic about my chances to delay the inevitable end of the match. Keck had played brilliantly over the previous three months to find himself up 69-31 and after ten mahuts he was one game away from reaching the iconic 70, which would finally secure him the first match utilizing the Isner Scoring Method (ISM). After an extended warm-up, I spun the racquet to determine who would serve the first game. Keck, with a grin, confidently called up. When I looked at the butt of the racquet the Dunlop logo was clearly down and I felt like I had the early momentum. "Here comes the beast!" he said, "Your serve. Uh oh, could be your day." His condescending tone irritated me and I felt rage toward the man who, deep down, I knew would hold up the first Isner Cup later that evening.      After a few practice serves and token stretching mo...

ever get to the end of your rope? what then? nobody to run to. nobody to blame. don't want to read. don't want to work. don't want to talk. don't want to sleep. don't want to breathe. don't want to eat. don't want to love. don't want to be loved. don't want to write. don't want to type. don't want to lie. don't want to cry. don't want to drink. don't want to think. don't want to smoke. don't want to joke. don't want to bathe. don't want to cave. don't want to cook. don't want to leave. pray.

what's up with you feel a rock in my shoe what's up with ya'll no need to crawl if you knew my name could i catch your train once i knew a prince he was always tense playing dominos under a flock of crows thought she never knew had a rock in my shoe start up the truck think my tires are stuck windows disappear while the women sneer ooooh, ooooh, got a rock in my shoe oh, no my soul was never so cold ooooh, ooooh, got a rock in my shoe oh, no my soul was never so cold stand here next to me ask me what i need despite the hands i hold our love won't corrode mighty to save give me the love i crave you're the missing piece saved me from the beast we're spinning our wheels begging for the deals it's at our fingertips on the edge of our lips reach out to the truth climb up on the roof take it to the streets wash the beggars feet egamd7 ame   

a moment of inspiration who knows from where it came gotta get this down gotta get this down now a moment of perspiration from the tropical storm, i'm sure a five setter in new york the swiss are funny a moment of inclination better move when it comes many people are inclined to do nothing a moment of flirtation memories of those first glances i still see them sometimes and smile about our life a moment of stagnation why can't i move from this place persevere and endure other moments await

had a chance last week to adopt some words. many were available and they were on their best behavior. hoping to make a good impression. i'll be no trouble at all. had to take a couple of days to decide which ones to take. for it was assured that the adoptions would take place. these words need love and the oxford university press. was tired of them. after much thought, i became the legal adoptor of the following words... floscation, sparsile, leeftail, vitamin g, ectylotic, aquabib, heltic, tudiculate, prandicle, ten cent store, and fabrefaction. when we got home, i searched for my new words in the webster's dictonary. nothing. on any of my adopted words. i was asked if i meant hectic when i tried to find out what heltic meant. after inital anger, and feeling betrayed by the english, again. i walked outside to a very bright moon-lit night.  clear. and i felt that it was very sparsile out. meaning refreshing or reinv...

*received via email from ty weatherly.... Your cell phone is in your pocket. He clutches the cross hanging on his chain. Next to his dog tags. He knows he may not see some of his. Buddies again. You walk down the beach. Staring at all the pretty girls. He patrols the streets. Searching for insurgents and terrorists. He's told he will be held over. An extra 2 months. You call your girlfriend and. Set a date for tonight. He waits for the mail to see if there is. A letter from home. You hug and kiss your. Girlfriend, like you do everyday. He holds his letter close and. Smells his love's perfume. You roll your eyes as a baby cries. He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and. Wonders if they'll ever meet. You criticize your government. And say that war never solves anything. He sees the innocent. tortured and killed by their own people And remembers why he is fighting. You hear the jokes about the. War, and make fun of men like him. ...

fighting through the jungle i see thorns and sticks and weeds hacking every stump i cross, running from my own misdeeds we torched his evil garden and we created paradise we said that nothing mattered, indulge in it's delights but we still got trees have some empathy want to fall to my knees and plead happy days, they come and then the blues come falling down we can't have what we want, and we want it right now look at that money man, posing like a king if the mask came off that man, he'd be shaking in his sleep but we still got trees have some empathy want to fall to my knees and plead what if you had to watch your life go up in flames would you run back in the place to save the sinners and the saints cause you can take the easy way and live a fruitful life or you can take the dirty way and die broke and lean and tired   but we still got trees have some empathy want to fall to my knees and plead e ae e ae b7 a e ...

the house is empty, started thinking 'bout what if you went away i'll face the sin i taste, i'll do my best to rearrange my heart's true desires throw out the welcome mat, catch you where your at you'll never be the same trust what was truly said, watched as my brothers bled their hearts spilled on the floor   the books are empty, they don't take you anywhere don't stop to realize harsh winds of heat and ice cover the land the shaking seas loom turn to the front and look upward, it's in the stars they've scattered about talk of it, what you know, what you've seen terminal love terminal love terminal love terminal love gcdc       

hardly a day goes by that laughter does not win the irony is too real or, perhaps, not real in late summer heat we all boil a little tolerance of much becomes hard to tolerate the paved hill was steep we walked, balancing a book i read the other day claimed balance as another sense we took the easy way out frustrations left to thumbs preoccupied and restless the doom for the dumb

who ya gonna break up who ya gonna shake up can't you make your mind up i'm working for the man everything is stone cold knew it when i got told i'm just thinking oh no what'll i do now closed my eyes and asked Him what He thinks about my plan said look at your life man you got no reason to whine finally slept at 3am under a ceiling fan i'm paid up on the rent got a bruise on my side e a e ade

There are many founding documents that are important to the Texico balance of individual liberty and governmental controls.  Mainly, these guiding documents are meant to encourage economic success for the citizens of Texico while maintaining the international relationships critical for relative world-wide peace.  The most important and enduring document is The Texico Papers.  Penned in 2013 by L. Dean Fitzgerald and Elias T. Woods, it's adoption and protection laid the foundation for the rapid rise of Texico's revolutionary economic and social cultures. The Texico Papers dated july 4th, 2013 1.   Land Ownership.   The owner of any real estate has sole desicion-making over what is lawfully produced on or from the land or any structure fixed to the land. 2.   Federal Taxes.   The Texico federal government is entitled to 1% of all private revenue. 3.    Defense.   The Texico federal governmen...

so much has already been said understood what you wanted then i dropped the stupid game discussions of hope on the bridge always'll wonder 'bout what it was just don't know what it was i think i'm out of words i might be out of words i can't find the words, the words aren't coming but my mind has already exploded finding visions to talk about thought we'd always smirk at each other see the future in a looking glass the future will be there waiting it's what petty said about waiting i'm looking for the words i'm listening for the words i think i hear the words, the words just keep a'coming d7 a7 d7 a7 d7g d7g a7 d7 a7gd7    

the water tower's falling down there's a castle over there. in muskogee all the women color their hair. go up miami way and you get lost in the trees. got to pay two bucks for tore up bumpy street. (chorus) on the okie 69. doing 85. heading south from Big Cabin. we're gonna cross the Red River tonight every town you pass has tomotoes from the vine. for sale in covered shacks adorned with a sign. saw some corn 10 ears for 5 bucks. someone wrote on a 18 wheeler, "God bless this truck." chorus plenty of Choctaw natives and a tribe of Cherokee. still stand on the cliffs of rock and watch the enemy. car lots, casinos, and business parks collide. where speed zones and the trooper man reside. chorus chorus out capo 4 (verses) g d7g g d7g (chorus) c g d7c d7g

To create the needed long suffering, serve intense, mind-bending tennis experience, I along with Jason Keck of Allen, Tx. developed the Isner Scoring Method (ISM). The match goes to whoever gets to 70 games, utilizing traditional deuce/advantage scoring to determine the winner of each game. It is played on a traditional tennis court, respecting the size, length, spacing, and height of the lines. The match can be played over days, weeks, months, years, or perhaps, a lifetime. Doesn't matter. What matters is John Isner, Nicolas Mahut, and the epic Wimbledon first round match they finally completed in the summer of 2010. To honor the beforementioned, but ultimately defeated Frenchman from the Parisian suburb town of Boulogne-Billancourt, each 10 game section of the match is referred to as a mahut. Serve is determined by a spin of a volunteer's racquet before each mahut. The other player indicates up or down. The winner serves. The loser gets to pick the side. This happens before ...

my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah   swear on her life she'll make it right my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah wake her at night and see if i'm lying my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah   my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah my wife's got a pocketknife oh yeah em

freedom as we know it is a funny funny thing what we've done to liberty is an awful crying shame if you looked jefferson in the eye and tried to explain he'd ignore you with disgust and swear you were insane young soldiers left on the battlefield dying in the sun in the sixties they fought each other and no one really won sent them east to march the jungles and save poor vietnam left some bones in the desert just for the black gold men fighting cowards, snakes, and bandits through italian hills the killer of His people was tracked and hunted and killed santa anna at san jacinto, after he burned the alamo sent him back to mexico, but i saw him one time in el paso freedom as we know it is a funny funny thing what we've done to liberty is an awful crying shame if you looked jefferson in the eye and tried to explain he'd ignore you with disgust and swear you were insane it all started when the horsemen yelled and we fille...

remember all the things i told her told her we had to give it a try we can't let it get any colder    gonna be together all our life i don't want to brawl with you i just want to worship with you i just want to love you better cause heaven is all i think about let go of the frenzied worry worrying about some hollywood queen trust me, this life ain't that boring unless you let the devil box you in i don't want to brawl with you honey i just want to worship with you i just want to love you better cause heaven is all i think about we've seen miracles born before our eyes souls left for us to train do you ever just look in the sky and scream out His name        i don't want to brawl with you i just want to worship with you i just want to love you better girl cause heaven is all i think about aea da aea eda da da da eda

                                                        "I sing fo' money. I'm no begga' man," the man hummed as he talked in long rambling sentences. He had shining, moving eyes that rarely met other eyes and he smilingly displayed teeth of many colors. He wore layers of clothes in June and smelled of several days. He had just boarded the subway on the final stop before our drop. My wife squeezed my hand tightly as we rode the subway between Union and 69th, heading back to our temporary upper east side home after desperately, and successfully, completing an authentic New York date. It was 2:00 a.m.; we were road weary and full on a midnight breakfast at L'Masho de Bucluer. Earlier, from the sidewalk patio, we drank coff...

watching from the shorline i could see people praying and crying out tomorrow seems like wishing in the wind but tomorrow is all that's there the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bleeding tonight hardly ever heard an encouraging word beaches and birds are dead for sure the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bleeding tonight damage will come to those who knew what they done here's to the cajun, you won't be shunned the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bleeding tonight he'll blame him and he'll blame him back people who read in between lines who twist the law for cash live on islands near the lowlands the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bleeding tonight hardly ever heard an encouraging word beaches and birds are dead for sure the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bleeding tonight damage will come to those who knew what they done here's to the cajun, you won't be shunned the gulf is bleeding tonight the gulf is bl...

startled to see the woman of it all worried about the hearts of her family come to her and cry some sort of post modern reason don't know what post modern means i have my own insight not so bad being lonely if i can be alone not so bad being lonely if i can be alone you'll get a chance to tell the truth, amen tell me in that moment--tell me what you gonna do the most important thing in your life are you gonna have an answer my friend when the drifter asks you what you know can you look him in the eye not so bad being lonely if i can be alone not so bad being lonely if i can be alone GEmriff AmEmriff DGEmriff Am EmGEmriff

    listened to a woman the other day said her foot hurt woke yesterday morning, Lord my back made me moan my feelings surrendered when my girl rolled her eyes thought i was faking 'cause i didn't want to be alone why should i take the blame don't you know i'm in pain hope i never go over the line got out of there just in time went through the list of life and what went right and what went wrong didn't know what to say when we talked about the sad times just lifted a glass and toasted the years we've lived the rotten things we do seem a wasteful crime why should i take the blame don't you know i'm in pain hope i never go over the line got out of there just in time climbed upstairs through mainly english brands and flags bearded guy singing oasis songs in the corner of the bar announced his breaks and played nothing but covers had to summon a dri...

When the maniac from Iran lifted hands with the Turks and the Brazilians we all knew the rules of the world had evolved.  This was no longer the America of founding purity, diversity of thought, or even right and wrong. Boundries were only for the moral. So it seemed back then. In the raging teens. "Honey", L. Dean remembered calling out, "Come on. Chillleees!" he continued with loud whistling and banging.  It was early on a June Saturday morning. "Daddy?" Ava finally answered, tired from the previous night's soccer game.  It was tournament weekend for the 11/12 year old girls and games were stacked, two to a day. "Everybody is drinkin' a bunch a'water. Don't want t' get dehydrated." L.Dean roared, always giving advice to his family. Ava Rose, the young and fierce; Shelby Lynn, the powerful and conflicted; and Annabelle, the wise and beautiful preacher woman.  Several friends had been battling dehydration, common in the ...

come all you senoritas, come on up to the stage come all you senoritas, don't even know your name one day i saw Jesus, he was looking straight at me i turned my head in spite of him, but he would not let me be gringo look at your treasures, cowboy drink your wine you can count your blessings out on highway 99 come all you senoritas, come on up to the stage come all you senoritas, don't even know your name you lie down in a fit of anger, gonna take a walk outside tears falling from your oceans, find peace looking at the sky you told me i don't give enough, i don't make time for you i've been drifting past your stories and the places they take me to look in my eyes and tell me, when you need me to comfort you i'm not always thinking about what you're going through come all you senoritas, come on up to the stage come all you senoritas, don't even know your name come all you senoritas, come on up to the stage come all you senoritas, ...

eab7e had to think where i was when i got up drinking strawberry kiwi in a paper cup aea back up the hill i flipped and flopped eab7e the kids kept going everytime we stopped waited for an hour for mercury to rise saw the wings of saturn in the southern sky craters of the moon were clear as day felt small that evening in the lone star state a taunting copperhead coiled and hissed had to take it out fast, he couldn't miss lifted a stump high and then he took aim killed that snake with the deadly fangs can't see any color cause we're in the dark but spiders are seen like diamond hearts your skins gets covered in sweat and webs songs are whispered and the Word is read sacked in the back of the speeding car reminded of just how lucky we are passed town after town going north from la grange an easy feeling got me feeling strange a grain of sandy sand, a speck of dusty dust a tired lonley man in...

em He always hears me out, i fought through all my doubts g                      em i can tell Him anything i can tell Him anything always makes me want to sing always makes me want to sing d7 tell Him what i'm doing in the morning d7                                 g tell Him what i did all night gonna give you so much worry, keep you in a hurry the devil knows he can the devil knows he can the devil knows he can the devil knows he can crying about the injustice crying about the meaning of it all why bother with the climbing, depends on the timing let it come to you let it come to you let it come to you let it come to you you'll know cause of the gnawing dreams will go away to f...

lily, oh lily, what a blessing you are growing tall, growing strong, sure to go far   check Ephesians six, start with verse ten read through twenty, it'll tell you plenty   shields and armor and the buckle of truth salvation's helmet will surely protect you   never, never forget to carry your sword the word will keep you close to the Lord   pray for your ambassador in chains pray for your mama and all the saints   God has given you the gift of poise when you sing, you sing a heavenly noise   i'll always pray that you'll be blessed i already know you've found eternal rest   lily, oh lily, i loved the austin trip didn't act all goofy and never gave me no lip            

lost blood almost every week left our general dead in the creek took an arrow in the eye saw Jesus before he died he was gone, gone, gone yeah, he was gone, gone, gone working sails on an irish boat regardless he was always broke jumped off in montreal heard the great plains call he was gone, gone, gone yeah, he was gone, he was gone indians tracked his tracks the dirt was soft and black paid 'em off with sugarcane went to texas on a cattle train he was gone, gone, gone yeah, he was gone, gone, gone planted cotten, wheat, and corn lived his life near where he was born always broke a smile knew he only had a while he was gone, gone, gone he was gone, he was gone a7 d7 a7 d7 g d7 a7 g d7 a7  

     Writing Texico will require, almost demand in some cases, focused attention to several social, political, and economic issues. Some important, but lesser, issues can be implied. However, there are many that must be confronted and the characters must be tied directly to the ideas, the evolutions, and the outcomes of many critical issues. Among these are governing laws and guiding documents, the most prominent being the Texico Papers. L. Dean and Elias T. Woods were the primary writers of the document that changed the future of America, Texas, and Mexico and, in part, led to the formation of Texico. Other issues include race or, better described, the consolidation of race, crime (especially in the southern part of Texico, the former Mexico), energy policy, sports, higher education, military, prison, and religion.      America, perhaps doomed from the start, is paralyzed by race. Through race equality everything is filtered, without exception....

heard a little story 'bout a king you know his mama never let him down you know always told him just what she thought and he never forgot everything he was taught told him he better love the girls don't let 'em down, you gotta talk to girls tell 'em all the things that make them unique take 'em hunting at the finest boutiques sons and daughters can drink you dry you turn beat red but act dignified what you really want is some time to yourself you forgive the words for your own mental health all and all it's not a bad deal the anger fades and resentments heal you hope they keep a-coming back when your older and your mind is jacked keep a-coming back keep a-coming back keep a-coming back keep a-coming back     g c g dcg dg          

what if there were no sounds what would become of words would toes still tap ears would seem pointless what if there were no scenes would color have a home beauty would be more than skin deep my eye doctor would be doing something else how about living with no taste food pills?  who needs a chef water would continue to be important breath would be better, unless... smells could not be smelled would anything be a stinking so and so flowers could be seen at least perfumes makes me sneeze anyway what if feeling were lost physical touch, not emotional surely we would still have a soul good art would be very tricky 

we're all gonna feel the power we're all gonna break from the crowd we're all gonna see the glory just a little bit down the line we're all letting go of our anger just a little bit down the line we're all gonna live forever but we're all gonna feel the pain we're all gonna be together just a little bit down the line talk to red heart angels just a little bit down the line talk with familiar strangers just a little bit down the line just a little bit down the line just a little bit down the line just a little bit down the line G CG GD CG capo1

            Getting old, passing through life, learning lessons, inspiring. However we describe it, it is undeniable that physically we are diminished by the years. Some have more fight than others and spend their ever shorter life battling the aches, pains, and wreckage of their bodies. But what of the mind? The same destruction comes to our minds, and our souls, and the battle needs to be joined in those areas too. Describing how we attack aging or declaring how we are going to fight all the way to the end seems misguided in a way. Surely, we are meant for, and have been promised, everlasting life. The fight can come from that instinct and taken to its fleshly absurdity.      L. Dean Fitzgerald is an old man in the present tense of the story. However, he has an easy peace about the inevitable decline. Acknowledgement is ever present, but it does not seem to become a central complaint or reason for empath...

see what you find in the back pages of your life when daylight comes and you thank Him for the light He might want you to write He may want you to fight He may want you to close your eyes and thank Him, and ask Him, one more time. speak to me, i beg you, i want to know wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, oh Lord i want to know I'll do what i am told unload my cargo end up in San Antonio fallen cold, no hero, a complete fiasco too late to be up at night, it's a bit past eleven should hang it up tonight, as tired as i been really thought we'd win they had the better men i shouldn't try and pretend they wouldn't bend, up by ten, couldn't defend G CCCG CG CG C DD7G  

never heard of no wine cost 35 bucks daily shipment comes in from the big trucks man you funny is what she said to me blessed her when she shook out an early spring sneeze i don't blame you for taking it back she kept on talking as we walked past the snacks no wine is worth that much cash get you some mad dog if you want to get smashed get you some mad dog get you some mad dog get you some mad dog if you want to get smashed GEmGD

up before 6, my body's aching ignoring all the pain i've been taking we can all see the wages of time we can all see the wages of time top of the day and i'm needing something get a quick bite and keep on humming mindless motions keep me here mindless emotions keep me here afternoon wind gets everything dirty don't drink like i did in my thirties no need to stop on the way home no need to stop on the way home harvest covers a peaceful table sharing stories, reading poems, thinking about fables i wonder if i'm breaking down i wonder if i'm breaking down we can all see the wages of time we can all see the wages of time CG FC GC GFC *co-written with kent deville

james coburn seems the real pat garrett riding around the streets of low down lincoln in the rain with the women he had a heavy hand got shaved and bathed by servant girls coburn gonna make 'em sigh coburn gonna make a show coburn gonna make 'em run for cover billy's got to go never took his thoughts off billy the kid he was scared, and brave, and confident, and ashamed smirked at him with his cutting eyes before he drew his gun and shot the man of fame coburn gonna make 'em sigh coburn gonna make a show coburn gonna make 'em run for cover billy's got to go coburn gonna make 'em sigh coburn gonna make a show coburn gonna make 'em run for cover billy's got to go billy's got to go billy's got to go E AE B7A B7A B7 EAE

Leaving the church Friday night after Good Friday service, where our pastor thankfully reminded us of the goodness, even greatness, of the day, I was feeling like a scoundrel.  We left Him there and ran.   We lied and doubted.  We are weak souls.  Shallow souls.  This is the ever-nagging pull of the cross.  Our awe at the Man who did take it.  He had the same soul and understands our weakness.  As does the Creator, who created it all.  The fact that this Man was also God, as proven by the Resurrection and the Holy Spirit, gives you an appreciation for our God's courage, imagination, and perfectness.  But, still, I was low and unworthy on Friday night.  The $40 burger dinner afterwards at Fuddruckers didn't really help matters.  Buns were a bit too sloppy and the tomotoes were suspect.  Cranky, I was.  A cheerleader routine later that evening had me smirking and by the time my wi...

they'd give anything if they had my cough or a kingsize bed that was nice and soft pure envy runs through their veins everyday seems the same the same, the same, the same they all wish they could go to work experience the frustrations that lurk day after day they wish a talk, a lunch, a kiss one kiss, one kiss, one kiss seasons change like a kaleidoscope though the years they learn not to hope death touches all the races the colorless resting places but there's no rest in this place they long to hold another and taste sweet honey see the sun fall asleep and have a pocket full of money smell all the smells of the dirt feel the pain of being hurt it's the pain that hurts

chip on the paint and there ain't much tread but i like the color and there's room for my head drove the small one but there's not much juice had a smooth ride but the steering was loose worked the numbers with the money guy kept sending him back to give my numbers a try finally got him when i put a grand down gonna make it drive straight and fix that sound my shiny used car got a deal on a used car took it off the lot, my other one's about to rot my shiny used car think someone ever smoked in here? spilled a milkshake or dropped a beer? smells good to me and drives like a dream got a sunroof and the stereo screams leather's overrated anyway hot in the summer and likely to fade dark tinted windows and two high-tech keys from the minds of the japanese my shiny used car got a deal on a used car took it off the lot, my other one's about to rot my shiny used car my shiny used car got a deal on a used car took it off the lot, my other ...

good evening.  thanks for listening to the Hochatown Hoot on KEWL 107.1, Southeastern Oklahoma's destination for culture, music, and news.  this is lane ramsey with local news.  Adabel police took a man to jail early this morning at 2:30am.  the man, 32, is accused of assault of a minor.  evidently, the man slapped the 7 year old boy after the boy asked him a question at a card game.  "I ain't your daddy, boy," was heard before the alledged assault.  police are still investigating while the man sits in the McClacklin County jail.  further, the man was immediately ambushed at the scene by three women.  hospital officials confirm he had multiple deep cuts around both knees and possibly bone fractures to the face and left arm.  several teeth were missing, but dental records will determine if they were already gone.  needless to say, he has alot to think about....

she sees everything day and night she sees through the confusion eyes big and wide and clear she sees no illusions with intuition, she finds her way the truth, the lies always there, perched above me with her owl eyes spotted in a crowded room never took my eyes off her beauty spoke of peace and rest to come i watched as she spoke truley then she vanished into the night fog everything was dripping with sweat my heart broke like a midnight drum i missed the eyes i just met she had owl eyes that knew me she had owl eyes that wanted me she had owl eyes that loved me she had owl eyes woke from a dream, startled took a deep breath and sighed pulled the covers up, warm and morning smells took a look at my sweet owl eyes she had owl eyes that knew me she had owl eyes that wanted me she had owl eyes that loved me she had owl eyes