Old Mary

< This one I came up with just today. I didn't write it out to edit it before posting it, so hopefully it's still good... :P >

Old Mary,

Contrary,

To what everyone else thought you should be.

Old Mary,

So lonely;

You're locked up heart looked for love,

But never found the man with the key.

Sometimes you'd tell yourself everything

Turned out just how God meant it to be,

And it didn't matter anyway,

For you were too old to keep looking for fish in the sea.

But sitting broken on the shelf,

Did you ever believe yourself,

Or did you keep hoping that someday God,

Would send you company?

 Old Mary,

Old Mary.

You sit lonely on your porch,

Knitting things for the man next door.

He doesn't notice anything you do,

And you smile, glad you didn't marry him.

But sometimes, laying alone at night,

You wish he had married you.

Sometimes you tell yourself everything

Turned out just how God meant it to be,

And it didn't matter anyway,

For you were too old to keep looking for fish in the sea.

But sitting broken on the shelf,

Did you ever believe yourself,

Or did you keep hoping that someday God,

Would send you company?

Old Mary,

Old Mary.

You dream of the man coming to you,

And kneeling down on one knee;

You dream of a day someone looks at you,

And sees more than just Old Mary.

Sometimes you tell yourself everything

Turned out just how God meant it to be,

And it didn't matter anyway,

For you were too old to keep looking for fish in the sea.

But sitting broken on the shelf,

Did you ever believe yourself,

Or did you keep hoping that someday God

Would send you company?

Old Mary,

Old Mary.

Promise You'll Remember Me

< THE SONG YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR... >

Now comes the time to say goodbye,

And you beg me to wish you well.

I choke back tears I'd like to cry;

I am happy for your sake still.

REFRAIN:

I hope all you wish for comes to you,

And you become who you're hoping to be.

I know you will prosper in all you do,

So promise you'll remember me.

We give each other one last hug,

And we finally wave adieu.

I freeze this moment in my mind:

This is how I'll remember you.

REFRAIN

You drive away and I chase you,

Until you are too far away.

There's so much we can never do;

So much that I wanted to say.

REFRAIN

I lay on my bed all night long;

I stare at my ceiling and cry.

I tell myself you can't stay gone,

And goodbye is never goodbye.

REFRAIN

So tomorrow I'll smile again,

And forget pain a little while;

I'll see you, though I know not when,

And you will want to see me smile.

REFRAIN

I cannot write you everyday,

Or call as often as I would;

So don't forget these words I say,

'Til we be as close as we should

REFRAIN

I hope all you wish for comes to you,

And you become who you're hoping to be.

I know you will prosper in all you do,

So promise you'll remember me.

So promise you'll remember me.

I Know (I'm In Love With You)

< Trying something new- writing with a guy's voice? This is only the second of my three new songs, and I'm saving the best for last, so keep your eyes peeled for the next SAB post!    

Just yesterday,

We were only casual friends,

But now we're both enemies

Of the world.

Now, I've been wrong

A time or two,

But I know I know I know

That I'm in love with you.

So you can carry this message

To the ends of the earth;

Say I don't belong to

Anyone else.

'Cause I've been wrong

A time or two,

But I know I know I know

That I'm in love with you.

If you'll take my love,

Than please take my hand,

And walk with me through

Valleys and hills.

'Cause I've been wrong

A time or two,

But I know I know I know

That I'm in love with you.

Time can change things;

Can play tricks on the heart.

It can make a man regret

His past choices.

But I've been wrong

A time or two,

And I know I know I know

That I'm in love with you.

I know I know I know

That I'm in love with you.

No More (Again)

< This one is kind of confusing... you may have to read it two or three times to get it... :P Sorry. >

Let the whispers be heard,

Again.

Let the goodbyes be said,

Again.

Let the answers continue

To sound as in a dream.

Let the whispers be heard,

Again.

Let the goodbyes be said,

Again.

Let the answers continue

To sound as in a dream.

Let hearts be broken,

No more.

Let the pieces be scattered,

No more.

Let the picture be shattered,

No more.

Let friendships be torn,

No more.

Let the pages be burned,

No more.

Let the answers be hidden,

No more.

But unite with the sound

Of the love your memories

Contain,

And let the beauty remain.

Let the whispers be heard,

Again.

Let the goodbyes be said,

Again.

Let the answers continue

To sound as in a dream.

Let the whispers be heard,

Again.

Let the goodbyes be said,

Again.

Let the answers continue

To sound as in a dream.

Let goodbye mean we're broken,

No more.

Let goodbye be forever,

No more.

Let goodbye be the ending,

No more,

But only gone for a little while.

Let goodbye be bond breaker,

No more.

Let goodbye mean forsaken,

No more.

Let goodbye become darkness,

No more,

But only a chapter that makes

Us stronger,

And brings us closer together.

Unite with the sound

Of love your memories

Contain,

And let the beauty remain.

Let the whispers be heard,

Again.

Let the goodbyes be said,

Again.

Let the answers continue

To sound as in a dream.

House of Glass

I live in a house of glass;

I see you but I can't pass

This wall standing between us.

We put our fingers to the wall,

But we don't really touch;

You speak but I don't hear.

REFRAIN:

We have built a house of glass,

To keep from getting close.

I see now that it was wrong,

But we already made our choice.

There is no handle on the door,

There is no key to the lock.

I can't escape the sound of clocks,

To the safety of your voice.

Someone save me, someone save me,

From this house of glass.

I look for a telephone;

I don't want to be alone.

I try to break down the wall;

The glass is strong and it won't crack,

But I want you back now,

Oh, now I want you back.

REFRAIN

Looks like the glass is fogging;

Didn't know I was crying.

Why, why did I build this wall?

Now I am walking in circles,

And I'm getting nowhere;

Guess these walls never end.

REFRAIN

I see shadows on the wall;

And I recognize them all.

I guess you didn't help build;

You're not the only one outside.

It's far too cold in here,

But maybe that's my heart.

REFRAIN

I have built a house of glass,

To keep from getting close.

Someone save me, someone save me,

From this house of glass.

I have built a house of glass,

To keep from getting close.

Someone save me, someone save me,

From this house of glass.

The Earlier Version:

I'm living in a house,
Made out of glass.
I can see you,
But I can't get past,
These walls that we've built up,
Between us.

Jesus Lamb I'll Always Be

< A different version of "I Am Jesus Little Lamb"; same tune. >

Jesus lamb I'll always be;

No one quite so glad as me!

For He feeds me when I hunger;

Guards me when things go asunder.

Calls me by His precious name;

Loves me every day the same!

Anywhere that I may be,

Jesus watches over me;

Never leaves me to be thirsty,

Loves me, guards me, alwayskeeps me.

Gives me His unending Peace;

Let's me rest on His own knees!

Livin' On a Prairie: Livin' on a Prayer Spoof

<THIS SONG IS SOOOOO STUPID! Trust me. You probably don't really even want to read it. But it's been forever since I posted a spoof, and this is one. One I wrote a long time ago out of stupidity.>

(Spoken: Once on a time, that feels so long ago...)

Tommy used to work on the farm,

Town folks' been on strike,

He's down on his luck,

It's tough,

So tough.

Gina works on diner all day,

Cooking for her man.

She bakes him a cake,

For love,

For love.

She says we've got to hold on,

To what we've got.

It doesn't make a difference if we made it or not.

We've got land;

That's a lot for the Great Depression;

We'll reap our harvest.

Whoa, we're half-way there.

Whoa, living on a Prairie,

Nice strong bones if we drink our dairy,

Living on a Prairie.

Tommy's got his work boots worn out;

Now he's holding on to what he used to sew them.

So tough, it's tough.

Gina dreams of running away,

When she cries in the night,

Tommy whispers: baby, it's O.K someday.

We've got to hold on to what we've got,

It doesn't make a difference if we made it or not.

We've got land;

That's a lot for the Great Depression.

We'll shoot our meat cow.

Whoa, we're half-way there.

Whoa, living on a Prairie;

Nice strong bones if we drink our dairy,

Living on a Prairie.

Living on a Prairie.

(Instrumental)

Oh, we've got to hold on,

Ready or not;

You pay for the farm when it's all that you've got.

Whoa, we're half-way there.

Whoa, living on a Prairie.

Nice strong bones if we drink our dairy.

Whoa, living on a Praire.

Whoa, we're half-way there.

Whoa, living on a Prairie,

Nice strong bones if we drink our dairy.

Whoa, living on a Prairie.

Whoa, we're half-way there.

Whoa, living on a Praire.

Nice strong bones if we drink our dairy.

Whoa, living on a Prairie,

Whoa.

Don't Tell Me

I can understand,

Why you're the first to go,

But don't pretend that it's not me,

'Cause I already know,

That isn't true.

Don't tell me,

You wish that you could stay;

Don't tell me,

That it'll be okay;

You only make it harder to let go.

Don't tell me,

That now I will be free;

Don't tell me,

There's other fish in the sea;

You only make it harder to let go.

The Eye

I faced the creature in the mirror;

It was green and it was clear.

"Did you tell what I meant to be hid?"

The eye answered, "I did, I did."

A river flowed onto the creamy land,

And I dried it up with one hand.

"And I shall do so once again."

I asked the eye, "But when, but when?"

"Whenever someone looks at me,

And clearly solves the mystery,

You forfeit your most private fears,

To anyone who holds you dear."

"Do not lie to me!"

I told the eye,

But forth bursts the sea,

As I start to cry.

The eye stared back without sympathy,

As if it were not part of me.

"Did you hear what I said?"

The eye replied, "I did, I did."

"What's wrong with turning to your friends,

When you're at your wits ends?"

I stared stubbornly at the eye,

But did not reply, Did not reply.

"You are but a lonely fool;

You must learn to follow nature's rules."

"And what is that?" I asked the eye.

"To hope for love before you die."

"I hope for love!" I did insist,

And the eye did not resist;

But perhaps it already knew,

That's h ow all my practiced speeches go.

"That is, I know that I love."

But the eye said, "That is not enough;

You must wish for love in return,

And trust is something you must learn."

"What does trust have to do with love?"

The eye replied, "Enough, enough."

"Well, then, have you no advice?"

"Yes; learn to listen to your eyes."

"To my eyes." I huffed back,

"And just what shall I learn from that?"

"To love yourself, so that you,

Can trust someone else to be true."

Life's Just Crazy

Life's just Crazy,

Crazy,

Crazy;

It always says, "Maybe,

Maybe,

Maybe,"

But it never really knows,

How it's gonna go.

When I picture my Somedays,

Somedays,

Somedays,

I only see Good days,

Good days,

Good days;

Please tell me that it's so,

'Cause I don't really know.

You're Beautiful

You're beautiful,

 You're beautiful, 

You are.

You're beautiful,

You're beautiful,

You are.

You don't have to pretend,

You just are.

And you always will be,

 Beautiful.

Look at the stars,

Look at the stars,

In the sky;

They don't shine half as bright,

As your eyes do,

And that's the truth.

So don't you cry,

Don't you cry;

Everything's gonna be alright-

They just lied to you.

You don't need them to tell you how I feel;

You're beautifully real.

I Only Want One

< I thought I already posted this, but I can't find it. What do you think? :P >

I only want one love to call my own,

Only one boy to bring me home.

I only want one; I only want one.

I only want one soul to bind to mine,

One heart to love me till the end of time.

I only want one; I only want one.

Only one boy will put a ring on my fingerm

Only one will keep me warm in winter.

Only one will hold me till the day I die,

Only one will touch my cheek when I cry.

I only want one; I only want one.

One pair of arms to keep me strong,

One pair of shoulders to lean on.

I only want one; I only want one.

One pair of legs to stand beside me,

Pair of ears and lips to listen and guide me,

I only want on; I only want one.

Only one boy will put a ring on my finger,

Only one will keep me warm in winter.

Only one will hold me till the day I die,

Only one will touch my cheek when I cry.

I only want one; I only want one.

 

A Song For You

You're out of luck and out of time,

And you're getting out of line,

You're a mystery to life, if memory serves.

You take a step, and you fall down,

You lose your way and turn around,

But you'll know who you are,

One of these years.

The Sun Don't Shine

The sun don't shine,

And the stars don't glow,

And the rain don't fall,

And tie a rainbow.

And the dark of night,

Ain't like a blanket no more,

Since something I said,

You didn't go for.

My life sounds like a wolf,

Howling at the moon,

And the smell of roses,

Just reminds me,

Of your perfume.

Growing Younger

It gets dark sometimes in my world,

And I feel so very old;

People can be so cruel and cold;

No, not everyone is just like you.

REFRAIN:

But I start growing younger,

When you come to comfort me;

And I, and I start growing younger,

When you draw me close with the things you say.

And I start growing younger,

Knowing that somebody loves me;

And I, and I start growing younger,

When I remember better days.

The world can be so strange and large,

When I'm the only one here,

And the clocks sound so much louder,

When no one is near to hear me say:

REFRAIN

But even in a locked bedroom,

A small light shines through the cracks,

And I'd rather you to find it,

Then cowering here, holding myself back.

REFRAIN

So I remember better days,

And I remember better days,

And I start growing younger,

'Cause I remember better days.

Safe For Now

You can tell that I'm not used to this;

I don't usually like to,

Tell people how I'm feeling.

My instinct is to resist;

I don't usually get up to dance,

But now maybe I will;

'Cause you make me feel safe for now.

Up To My Heart

<This song is stupid. :P  

When I first set eyes on you,

My heart went a little wild,

Kinda like a child,

Who's hungry for more, more, more,

Mmm.

When I first set eyes on you,

My heart went kinda crazy,

Saying baby, baby,

He's the one, oh he's the one,

Mmhmm.

It wasn't up to me,

It was up to my heart.

I'm sorry for the way I'm acting,

I'm sure you're probably gagging,

On this sappy speech of mine.

I thought I'd have more control,

But it wasn't up to me,

It was up to my heart,

And my heart's up to somethin'.

When I first set eyes on you,

My heart, well, it just knew.

It said, girl, he's the one,

Don'tcha let him get away,

Don'tcha dare,

Nuh-uh.

It wasn't up to me,

It was up to my heart.

I always thought it would take time,

I'd have to think and think about it,

Oh, but this old heart of mine,

Well, it just knew it, mm, it just knew it,

Yeah. It wasn't up to me, 

It was up to my heart.

Monday

Monday

Yeah, I know what that is;

I can deal

With Monday

On any other day of the week.

But Monday?

No,

No, not on Monday.

Monday 

Goes and goes and goes

On and on and on

Without a pause.

Monday 

Has me trying to breathe

And forgetting how.

Monday has me

Wondering why I'm here

And why I bother.

Yeah,

I'm feeling Mondayish.

Monday

Probably isn't a good day

To talk to me.

In fact,

You should probably avoid

Me altogether on Monday.

Don't get me wrong;

Monday

Is the day I'm most

Alone;

The day I want

And think

I need someone the most.

But more than that

I want to keep you safe.

I don't want you

To know me as

Monday Monica.

I want you to know me

For who I am the

Rest of the time.

Monday

Isn't the time for that.

Yeah,

I'm feeling Mondayish.

You'd Still Be Here

< Sigh. This is the probably with writing something off the top of your head: I had the idea for the first verse and refrain, and then my mind went blank. I think I messed up the meter in the second verse, in addition to it being lame. I'll probably fiddle with it more over time. If you have any advice, please help!!! >

You told him you'd see him the next day,
Before you turned and walked away,
And he believed every word.
Your heavy heart remained hidden,
Behind the smile he was given,
And yet you lied to him.
REFRAIN:
You didn't see him listen for your heart beat,
You didn't see him crying on your hair.
You didn't see him stumbling to his feet,
You didn't see how much he cared.
Maybe if you'd know,
You should've known,
You should've known,
Maybe if you'd known,
You'd still be here.

You told him everything was okay,
You begged that he wouldn't go away,
And so he stayed with you.
You told him that he made you happy,
And  now all your days were sunny,
And everything felt right.
REFRAIN

You And I (Said Goodbye)

All the walls came crumbling down,

Between you and I,

And suddenly I can see,

Into your eyes.

And I can't help wondering why,

We ever let anything come between you and I;

Remind me how we could have ever,

Said Goodbye.

Long Sleeves

< I had more of this, but never wrote it down, so this is all I remember. :( >

She was the girl with the tie-dyed cursl,

And a permanent sneer on her lips.

She told the other girls she was the queen of the world;

She had all the cards at her fingertips.

Who'd have ever thought she had it bad?

Who'd have ever guessed the misfortunes she had?

Most people wanted to be her;

None of us knew They beat her.

Come Monday Morning we'll no more see her,

In her long sleeves, in longs sleeves, in long sleeves.

Until Then...

You are the Real Thing,

And you are Mine,

Until your light shines through,

And gives me away.

Because, compared to you,

I am but a Bad Dream,

Frightened by the Day.

Nothing But Clocks

< I like the first verse (and the refrain), but not so much the second... :/ >

The world is so quiet here;

No one else is near.

I imagine that I can hear,

Your hear beat in my ear.

REFRAIN:

Nothing but clocks,

Nothing but clocks,

To keep me company.

Nothing but clocks,

Nothing but clocks,

Talking to me.

Tell me that you'll be home soon;

Nothing but the truth is new.

You've left nothing but clocks,

To bring you home.

REFRAIN

Understand (All of These)

< I like the way this begins, but don't know how to wrap it up. Any advice, Y'all? >

All of these places,

All of these faces,

And yet I am alone.

All of these bad days,

All of these drive ways;

I don't know where to go.

I don't need someone,

To hold my hand,

But I'd rather have

Someone than not.

I'm just another

Face in the crowd;

A girl clapping for

Something I don't

Understand.