9:00 PM Blues

Its 9:00 and I'm here all alone.

Nothing to do but wait by the phone.

My drinks half gone and the pretzels are stale.

An old queen just winked, maybe I should bale.

But its cold outside and I've nothing to wear.

And its starting to rain, but I really don't care.

I've a song in my head that just makes me feel mad.

It's all about love and that feels bad.

A simple little tune but it doesn't mean much.

It really just reminds me that I'm so out of touch.

So play me that sad song so I can have a good  cry.

Of hurt and pain then tell another another lie.

A kiss to remember, a slap to forget.

Of nights all alone and all the regret.

But all that will change the second you walk in.

All smiles return and the love will begin.

Its 3 am and I answer your call.

I know you'll be there to catch my fall.

To wipe away my tears and brighten my day.

And push back the drama and make it go away.

I can't find my way back home.

From bright lights and a dark room.

No matter where it might be that I might roam.

From concert halls to empty barrooms.

I can't find my way back home.

Your on my mind no matter where I go

In my thoughts and dreams and that you know

From Paris to London New York or Rome.

I still can't find my way back home.

So many quiet nights I sit and dream

Of happier days and sweet extreme.

Of jokes and smiles of frowns and tears.

To brighten your day and quiet your fears.

Now all that's gone and I'm alone.

I sit and wait and watch the phone.

There's no more smiles I only groan.

Why can't I find my way back home.

Falling

Falling into darkness

Falling out of the light.

Feeling completely hopeless.

Nothing seems to be right.

So lost in my loneliness.

No one seems to be there.

My tears flow like a river.

Lost without a prayer

.

Screaming for a way out.

A path into the light

Some way to clear the shadows.

A way to make it right.

I know I've made mistakes.
And I can't right my wrong.
So here I sit in darkness.
Right where I belong.

So listen to my words.
And tell me if they're true.
I only have one thing to say.
And that is I miss you.

Dazed and Confused.

Circles and squares.

And ups and downs.

And words go round and round.

Thoughts and ideas.

Emotions and feeling.

Depressed and feeling down.

I try to help.

I try to soothe.

But nothing seems to work.

Questions and answers

that always confuse.

I feel its all guesswork.
But I'll be there.

Through thick and thin.

Whenever you may call.

With hands held out.

A helpful friend.

To be there if you fall.

My home town is no more.

In my home town everything's changed.

There are no more theatres.

The Capital's just a memory on a sign.

All my families gone.

I've no friends there at all

The streets there have changed.

No children play in the school yards

and there are drug dealers on every corner.

The trees on my street have been cut down

and my Grandfathers house was torn down.

Through all these years and all the tears.

From all the schools and all the bullies.

And all the smiles and all the miles.

And all the laughs and all the fun.

It isn't my home anymore.

Christmas Bells

Ring a bell or sing a song.
Ride a sleigh all day long.
Mistletoe and Christmas snow.
Candy frost and cookie dough.
Stockings hang by the fireside.
Touching hearts at the yuletide.
Gifts all scattered under the tree.
Rings exchanged from you to me.
As Santa rides we wave goodbye.
To Christmas bells up in the sky.

To Touch a Heart.

One step forward, two steps back.
One towards the sun then one towards the black.
One day of sorrow and one of pain.
One for joy and one in the rain.
Happy smiles and a gentle tear.
Jump for fun and run from fear.
A day to laugh and an hour to cry.
A wave hello and a kiss goodbye.
From me to you for good or bad.
With loving intent and never sad.
Words to soothe and make you whole.
To warm your body and cleanse your soul.
I give to you a heart full of gold.
With all kinds of love, to have and to hold.