“Day turned black, sky ripped apart. Rained for a year, till it dampened my heart. Cracks and leaks, the floorboards caught rot. About to go down, I had almost forgot. All I got to do is to love you. All I got to be is, be happy. All it’s got to take is some warmth… Continue reading What A State I Was In
Author: James Ballentine
Signs
“So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign. I said thank you lord for thinking about me, I’m alive and doing fine. Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs. Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” You know,… Continue reading Signs
My Best Friend
“When everything is wrong I’ll come talk to you, you make things alright when I’m feeling blue. You are such a blessing and I won’t be messing with the one thing that brings light to all of my darkness. You are my best friend and I love you, there is no other one that can… Continue reading My Best Friend
Baby, It’s A Wild World
“You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do, and it’s breaking my heart in two. Because I never want to see you sad girl, don’t be a bad girl. But if you want to leave, take good care. Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there. But just remember… Continue reading Baby, It’s A Wild World
Our Dues in Life to Pay
“Every time that I look in the mirror, all these lines on my face getting clearer. The past is gone, it went by like dusk to dawn. Isn’t that the way?, everybody’s got their dues in life to pay. Half my life’s in books’ written pages, live and learn from fools and from sages. You… Continue reading Our Dues in Life to Pay
Beautiful Loser
“Beautiful loser, where you gonna fall? When you realize, you just can’t have it all. He’s your oldest and your best friend, if you need him he’ll be there again. He’s always willing to be second-best, a perfect lodger, a perfect guest. He’ll never make any enemies, no. He won’t complain if he’s caught in… Continue reading Beautiful Loser
The Way It Should Be
“As we go down life’s lonesome highway, seems the hardest thing to do is to find a friend or two. A helping hand, someone who understands. That when you feel you’ve lost your way, you’ve got someone there to say I’ll show you. Say you, say me, say it for always. That’s the way it… Continue reading The Way It Should Be
Can Only Get Better
“Treating today as though it was the last, the final show. Get to sixty and feel no regret, it may take a little time. A lonely path, an uphill climb. Success or failure will not alter it. And do you feel scared?, I do. And I won’t stop and falter. And if we threw it… Continue reading Can Only Get Better
Women Seem
“Women seem to like me, they seem to like what I have to say. When they see me out in public, women seem to look my way. Women seem to treat me so gracious, they sing me to sleep with a song. But there always seems to be a problem, women don’t seem to like… Continue reading Women Seem
Forever in My Heart
“First steps, first words, seems like yesterday you were just a girl. Skinned knees, climbing trees, all those memories so close to me. Sixteen, first car, twenty-one and there’s a broken heart. High heels, strong will, in my eyes I see a young child still. But you’ll always be my baby, no matter where you… Continue reading Forever in My Heart