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Not So Bad Being Lonely

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

Just In Time

    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...

Texico (Draft): Number 9

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 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, ...

Mercury To Rise

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...

Always Makes Me Want To Sing

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...

Ambassador In Chains

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            

Sugarcane

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  

Texico (Draft): The Race for Harmony

     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....

Drink You Dry

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          

Senses Diminished

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