So Obvious Is Their Success
It's refreshing.
Many years ago,
A concensus was taken...
That declared me unstable,
Too aloof and undecisive.
Out of my mind and crazed!
Talented but lazy.
With too many interests...
That were scattered,
All over the place.
I remarked to someone,
I was creating my own greatness.
For years I heard the laughter.
For years there were tears and pain.
It's refreshing.
To know one keeps,
Getting off their knees..
To stand on their feet.
In spite of opposition.
That motivates and inspires me.
And when I am not reading about this,
To actually see someone...
Putting this into practice,
I can not help but stop...
To introduce myself.
I have got to let that person know...
So obvious is their success!
And I just wanted to address it.
Even though they might not have a clue,
Not yet...
Anyway,
As to what it is they do...
To receive my congratulations!
'Man,
I know you wont believe this.
But I aint got a dime in my pocket.
And all I want is a cup of coffee.
You got any change you can spare? '
~Here!
This is my last five dollars.
Don't worry about it.
You've blessed me more than you realize.~
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Aint No Use
Rudy stevenson
Aint no use baby
Im leaving the scene
Aint no use baby
Youre too doggone mean
Yes Im tired of paying dues
Having the blues
Hitting bad news
Aint no use baby
Aint no use baby
Im leaving town
Aint no use daddy
Im putting you down
Im gonna change my name
Things wont be the same
Cos Im tired of palying your game
Aint no use baby I tell you aint no use
I tried all these years lord knows Ive tried
Yes and I cried deep down inside
But daddy why complain
Its all over and youre to blame yeah yeah
Aint no use baby
Shed them tears
Aint no use baby
I cried for years for too many years
You done had your fan
Aint no use
Aint no use
Aint no use daddy
Aint no use
song performed by by Nina Simone
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All Right
Looking out
To the hills, to the setting sun,
I feel a cold wind
Bound to come;
Another change,
Another end I cannot see,
But your faithfulness to me
Is making it all right.
I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that its all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin on heavens door
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
That its all right, what may come.
Ive heard it said,
When the rivers running high,
You get to higher ground or you die.
Well, muddy waves of pain
Washed over me,
And it only made me see,
Its gonna be all right.
I, I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that its all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin on heavens door
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
That its all right, what may come.
When will I learn therere no guarantees?
What strengthens hope, my eyes have never seen,
But it wont be long
Till the faith will be sight,
And the heavens will say,
Its all right.
(all right.)
(all right.)
(all right.)
All right,
I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that its all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin...heavens door,
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
And its all right.
Whatever comes.
All right,
Fall on my knees,
Tell me that its all right.
You give me what I need.
(after all these) years of knockin on heavens door,
(years of knockin on heavens door,)
(its gonna be) all right.
(oooooh, yeah.) all right.
I fall down on my knees,
Tell me that its all right,
cause you give me what I need,
(after all these years of knockin on heavens door,)
Years of knockin on heavens door,
(its gonna be) all right.
Whatever comes, yes sir,
All right.
I fall down on my knees.
All right.
song performed by by Amy Grant
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I May Have Years To Go
I MAY HAVE YEARS TO GO
I may have years to go-
Many many years
In which I will continue to fail
In the same way
I have failed
In the many more years before.
The truth is
God could give me hundreds of years more
I would still be capable
Only of being myself -
Blessed are those given the gift of greatness by God
And long-troubled those who would be given it
And are not.
poem by Shalom Freedman
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The Salt In My Tears
Ive tried and Ive tried for so long to please you
Gave you every bit of my time
Gave you everything I could possibly give you
My body, my heart, and my mind
I turned my family and good friends against me
Listened to my own heart break
And I did it all in the name of love
Gave up myself for your sake
And you never cared about me
You only hurt and deceive
I realize after all of these years
That you aint worth the salt in my tears
Youve cheated, youve lied and youve hurt me
Over and over again
You promised to love me forever
But forever reached a bitter sweet end
Been blinded by love to your actions
But at last I can see my way clear
Ive cried and Ive tried, and Ive tried and Ive cried
But you, youve never shed one tear
cause you never cared about me
You only hurt and deceive
I realize after all of these years
That you aint worth the salt in my tears
You aint worth, you aint worth the salt in my tears
Treated like dirt, Im hurt, I aint hangin round here
Youve left me crying, left me crying for years
But you aint worth the salt in my tears
You never cared about me
You only hurt and decieve
I realize after all of these years
That you aint worth the salt in my tears
No you aint worth the salt in my tears
song performed by by Dolly Parton
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A Million Todays
my hearts a lonely beat
beating for a thousand years
Painful as it is
I cant forget my fears
things gone down in the dust
lost because of you
Faded in the metalic rust
whats a girl to do?
drink and smoke just to get by
etching words into my skin
Can't get up the courage to cry
There's no use; I can't win
These games are making me sick
stop playing with my head
I've grown so old in my years
When morning comes I'll be dead
It's all the same nothing changes
not tommorrow not today
same old routine again
Im never good enough anyway
If I try to stand
you'll just trip me
If I cry again
You still won't see
You've made up your mind
about what I am
about what I'll aways be
Why do you hate me?
Why can't you except
that what you get is what you see
Why can't you except
that I'm your daughter; this IS me
I wont change
I'll be the same
I wont change
or play your game
I wont change
and pretend
I won't change
and be the 'good' friend
I won't change
and stop my foolish ways
I won't change
not in a million todays
poem by If you look closer you can see that my eyeliner's
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Years of Tears
Years of tears for no ears to hear, lonely for years am I
Years of tears for no ears to hear in silence they dropp and die
Years of tears, hidden deep, I cannot weep, nor cry.
Years of tears, for many fears of dying alone, I sigh.
Years of tears which no one hears as many years go by.
Years of tears in the lonely sky, my tears grow wings and fly.
Years of tears, my smile shines, through its little lines, I lie.
Years of tears, my somber peers through my melancholy eye
Tears of tears, Years of Years, in my soul, I tie.
Years of tears for no ears to hear my tears weep goodbye….
poem by Kevin Michael Murphy
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My Heart is Broken
Does anyone know that my heart is broken?
Perhaps no one really knows because of the laughter I show when I'm with them,
Nobody knows that my heart is hurting because of that person.
Those days in love it was the laughter that made me happy,
Waking up in the morning next to the person that I loved,
It was everything that I could wished for,
But the laughter faded when the person said it was over.
Years have passed by but the memories are still here,
And I don't think I could ever erase the person from my mind,
Those wonderful memories from my heart.
My heart is bleeding from the sad memories that were once happy,
I can laugh and laugh,
I can lie to myself and my friends,
But the tears from the laughter are the tears from the heartbreak.
Sometimes in the nights I hear myself laughing,
The laughter that echoes through the nights,
Through the lonely dark room,
I sometimes realize that not all of the echoing sounds are laughter,
But they are the tears and sadness coming from my heart.
How can I erase anything when the person's love was so beautiful?
How can I erase that person from my memory,
When I still love that person so much
poem by Heather Noble
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Refreshing To Hear
Why do I refuse to stop smiling?
That is the only thing I can prove,
I can do...
To chase my tears away.
And since it seems,
Few are doing it willfully...
It is 'almost' refreshing to hear,
Folks say today I am crazed.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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To realize the value
To realize the value of a sister ask someone who doesn't have one...To realize the value of ten years ask a newly divorced couple... To realize the value of four years ask a graduate...To realize the value of one year ask a student who has failed the final exam...To realize the value of nine months who gave birth to a still born...To realize the value of one week ask an editor of a weekly newspaper...To realize the value of one minute ask a person who has missed the train, bus, or plane...To realize the value of one second ask a person who has survived an accident...time waits for no one, treasure it even more when you share it with someone special...To realize the value of a friend or family member >Lose One...
poem by Jessica Cheng
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It Aint Over til Its Over
Written by: lenny kravitz
Here we are still together
We are one
So much time wasted
Playing games with love
So many tears Ive cried
So much pain iside
But baby it aint over til its over
So many years weve tried
To keep our love alive
But baby it aint over til its over
How many times
Did we give up
But we always worked things out
And all my doubts and fear
Kept me wondering
If Id always be in love
So many tears Ive cried
So much pain iside
But baby it aint over til its over
So many years weve tried
And kept our love alive
cause baby it aint over til its over
So many tears Ive cried
So much pain inside
Baby it aint over til its over
So many years weve tried
And kept our love alive
cause baby it aint over til its over
(repeat)
song performed by by Lenny Kravitz
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It Aint Over Yet
(c) 1990 by d. crider and johnny neal
Transcribed by b. luckett
Well, its rainin out the window.
With no sadness on your face.
As youre cleaning out your closet.
Throw your clothes around the place.
I cant stand to see you leaving.
Im not ashamed to beg you to stay.
I cant lock the door and keep you.
I wont stand in your way.
Guess Ive got to let you go.
But theres just one thing you should know.
It aint over, it aint over yet.
You might walk away but you wont forget.
Ill never stop loving you.
My mind is set.
So do what you gotta do yeah.
Cause it aint over yet.
Guess I should have seen it coming.
But I can see it clearly now.
Gonna change my way of livin.
Try to get you back somehow.
Some night when youre lonely.
And your thoughts have turned to me.
Just when you least expect it.
Ill come walking through your dreams.
So go on take that taxi ride.
Cause I know time is on my side.
It aint over, it aint over yet.
You might walk away but you wont forget.
Ill never stop loving you.
My mind is set.
Do what you gotta do baby.
It aint over....
Guitar break
song performed by by Allman Brothers Band
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The Day Old Shep Died
it's been thirty years,
that he's been gone,
the day he died, brought tears,
all day, i played his song.
for nine long years,
i loved him and he loved me,
the day he died, broght tears,
toward the end, he could barely see.
when he died, i was seventeen years,
my child hood died that day,
the day he died, brought tears,
during his youth, we were always at play.
him and i was, so close in years,
when i got shep he was five and i eight,
the day he died brought tears,
he always ate his meals, off our plate.
he died at eighty-four in human years,
he lived to a ripe old age,
the day he died brought tears,
for this poem, he set the stage.
i can't believe, its been so many years,
i think about him, all the time,
the day he died, brought tears,
but old shep, was all mind.
of all these many years,
no dog has taken the place of old shep,
the day he died, brought tears,
i'll always remember, that dog with pep
in memory of old shep 1946-1960 written june 21,1990
Ill Be Here A While
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while
Far is solace in the maddening pace
Sad state written on my face
Not a tight rope walk but dance
Uncertain game of chance
But Ill see it through in time
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while
And if a person place or thing can deliver
I will quiver with delight
Tempted by the hand that could
Blind my vision and sight
But at twenty years of age
In frolic and in rage
I will see it through in time
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Ill be here a while
But the dawn has come into the endless night
And everythings going to be alright
But at thirty years of age
Through frolic and in rage
All regressed and healed in time
Ill be here a while, aint going nowhere
Said i, said i, said i, I will survive
song performed by by 311
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Who Else Do You Think Does That?
'Are you STILL living with your parents?
And in 'their' home? '
Yes.
Yes I am.
And even though my father passed,
Twenty-two years ago.
And my mother has been gone,
Almost eleven years...
I am very proud to say,
I live there alone!
With a peace of mind,
I am sure they would condone!
'I am very sorry.
I didn't know.'
Don't apologize.
I didn't expect you would.
Gossips wouldn't want anyone to realize that!
Especially in this rumor drenched neighborhood.
'So it has been you 'alone' who make ends there meet? '
Who else do you think does that?
In my 'parents' retreat!
The gossipers who breed and feed negativity?
'Forgive me for putting my foot in my mouth.'
Hey...
That doesn't bother me.
Where I dwell there is peace.
And I have the 'key' to go where it is released.
What you and others do with your feet,
Is not a concern of mine at all!
Enjoy your blessed day.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Piano Picker
Everybody always ask me
How I got to play so fine
And friends, Im gonna tell ya
It really did take some time
Yes, after years and years of practice
And a case of real bad knees
While the other guys were out playin with the football
I was home bangin on the keys
And it got me
(*) right where I am
This is me
Playing the piano
I hope ya like what I do
Its for you
And Ill try and sing right too
I guess Im really very lucky
That Ive got this thing to play
cause it can really make me feel good
Even when its cloudy and grey
Yes, after years and years of practice
And awful allergies that made me sneeze
And now the other guys are out playin with their girlfriends
And I was still bangin on the keys
And it got me
Repeat (*)
song performed by by Carpenters
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Seeing Things
I find it hard to shed a tear
You brought it all on yourself my dear
Wrong, yes I may be
Dont leave a light on for me
cause I aint comin home
It hurts me baby to be alone
Yes, it hurts me baby
A hundred years will never ease
Hearing things I wont believe
I saw it with my own two eyes
All the pain that I cant hide
And this pain starts in my heart
And this love tears us apart
You wont find me bent down on my knees
Aint bendin over backwards baby
Not to please
cause Im seeing things for the first time
Im seeing things for the first time, oh yeah
Im seeing things for the first time
In my life, in my life
I used to dream
Of better days that never came
Sorry aint nothin to me
Im gone and thats the way it must be
So please Ive done my time
Lovin you is such a crime
You wont fine me down on, on my knees
Wont fine me over backwards baby
Just to please
cause Im seeing things for the first time
Im seeing things for the first time
Seeing things for the first time
Oh Im seeing things for the first time
Yeah, seeing things for the first time
Im seeing things for the first time
Yeah, Im seeing things for the first time
In my life, in my life
song performed by by Black Crowes
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No pain (song)
Picture perfect memories, scattered all around my head
Reaching out for help cause I can’t go through it alone
And it never crossed my mind
For its all the time
It’s two years later, I am left cry alone and I need no pain
I would have reached out but I was scared and loosing control and I need no pain
And I don’t know how to turn around
I need no pain
Another look around, can’t stand anymore
Hoping that someone would reach out and help
And it never crossed my mind
For its all the time
It’s two years later, I am left crying alone and I need no pain
I would have reached out but I was scared and loosing control and I need no pain
And I don’t know how to turn around
I need no pain
Mmmm
I need no pain
It’s two years later, I am left cry alone and I need no pain
I would have reached out but I was scared and loosing control and I need no pain
And I don’t know how to turn around
I need no pain
poem by Stephanie Christman
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Say Say Say
Say, say, say what you want,
But dont play games with my affection.
Take, take, take what you need,
But dont leave me with no direction.
All alone, I sit home by the phone,
Waiting for you, baby.
Through the years,
How can you stand to hear,
My pleading for you dear?
You know Im crying ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Go, go, go where you want,
But dont leave me here forever.
You, you, you stay away,
So long girl, I see you never.
What can I do
Girl to get through to you?
Cause I love you baby.
Standing here, baptisted in all my tears,
Baby through the years,
You know Im crying ooh ooh ooh ooh.
You never worry,
And you never shed a tear.
You saying that my love aint real,
Just look at my face,
These tears aint drying
You, you, you can never say,
That Im not the one who really loves you.
I pray, pray, pray every day
That youll see things, girl like I do.
What can I do girl, to get through to you? cause I love you baby.
Standing here baptised in all my tears, baby through the years,
You know Im crying, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
song performed by by Paul McCartney
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Fifteen Years Going Up
15 years together
We climbed by work and will
From a simple two room cottage
To a mansion on the hill
Now there's rose in the garden
But it's the coldest place in town
It took 15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
Her dreams have all been shattered
Her faith in my is gone
My tears tell her i'm sorry
But they can't write my wrong
One night wrote my story
How a man can lose it all
After 15 years goin up
It's hard to take a fall
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
I've been, 15 years goin up
And one night comin down
song performed by by George Strait
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Fifteen Years Going Up (And One Night Coming Down)
15 years together
We climbed by work and will
From a simple two room cottage
To a mansion on the hill
Now theres rose in the garden
But its the coldest place in town
It took 15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
Her dreams have all been shattered
Her faith in my is gone
My tears tell her Im sorry
But they cant write my wrong
One night wrote my story
How a man can lose it all
After 15 years goin up
Its hard to take a fall
15 years of heaven
For one short night of sin
From blue skies forever
To an end
From out on a mountain
To both knees on the ground
15 years, goin up
And one night coming down
Ive been, 15 years goin up
And one night comin down
song performed by by George Strait
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