“The valentines I never knew, the Friday night charades of youth. Were spent on one more beautiful, at seventeen I learned the truth. And those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces. Desperately remained at home. Inventing lovers on the phone, at seventeen I learned the truth.” I know this particular Janis… Continue reading At Seventeen
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She’s My Mother
“She’ll take you in, feed your friends. Her open arms are welcoming. She’ll rub your back all night when you’re crying, she’ll listen to you tell your story. Hold your fear and all your worries, help you find the truth when they’re all lying. Even when it’s hopeless, she keeps trying. She’s your mother, you… Continue reading She’s My Mother
The Waiting
“The waiting is the hardest part, every day you see one more card. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest part. Well yeah I might have chased a couple women around, all it ever got me was down. Then there were those that made me feel… Continue reading The Waiting
Nowhere Man
“He’s a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land, making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Doesn’t have a point of view, knows not where he’s going to. Isn’t he a bit like you and me? Nowhere Man, please listen, you don’t know what you’re missing. Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.… Continue reading Nowhere Man
A Man in Motion
“Growing up you don’t see the writing on the wall. Passing by, moving straight ahead you knew it all. But maybe sometime if you feel the pain, you’ll find you’re all alone, everything has changed. Play the game, you know you can’t quit until it’s won. Soldier on, only you can do what must be… Continue reading A Man in Motion
Better Left to Chance
“Looking back on the memory of the dance we shared beneath the stars above. For a moment all the world was right, how could I have known that you’d ever say goodbye? And now I’m glad I didn’t know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better… Continue reading Better Left to Chance
I’ll Stand By You
“When you’re standing at the crossroads and don’t know which path to choose, let me come along because even if you’re wrong, I’ll stand by you. Won’t let nobody hurt you, I’ll stand by you. Take me into your darkest hour and I’ll never desert you, I’ll stand by you.” This beautiful song from ‘The… Continue reading I’ll Stand By You
A Lonely Boy
“In the summer of ’65, his mother brought him a sister. And she told him, we must attend to her needs, she’s so much younger than you. Well, he ran down the hall and he cried, oh how could his parents have lied? When they said he was their only son, he thought he was… Continue reading A Lonely Boy
Something I Said?
“I keep looking for something I can’t get, broken hearts lie all around me. And I don’t see an easy way to get out of this. Her diary, it sits by the bedside table, the curtains are closed, the cats in the cradle. Who would’ve thought that a boy like me could come to this?… Continue reading Something I Said?
I Wanna Go Back
“I was listening to the radio, heard a song, reminded me of long ago. Back then, I thought that things were never gonna change, it used to be that I never had to feel the pain. I know now that things will never be the same. Now I wanna go back and do it all… Continue reading I Wanna Go Back