Momma

Written June 29, 2008

When I am older and I have aged many years
I will ask you a question while I fight back the tears

I will ask you, momma, what do the clouds feel like on your fingertips?
And, momma, please tell me you’re in a better place than this
I hope you will say, the wind that I feel makes me feel young again
To answer your question, I’m making the world a better place to live

Oh momma, momma, momma, sing me another lulla-goodbye song
Oh momma, momma, momma, please tell me when you’re coming home
Oh momma, momma, momma, sing me another lulla-goodbye song
Oh momma, momma, momma, you know I can’t stand to be alone

I can hardly stand at all
You’re no longer there to catch when I fall
So many unanswered questions
I just wish you could answer ’em all

But I can’t hear your replies
I just think of the truth I saw in your eyes
Please don’t steer me wrong
I can’t deal with any more lies

I have aged many years
And I’m fighting back the tears

Oh momma, momma, momma, I’ve lost count of the days
Oh momma, momma, momma, it’s so nice to see your face

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Eternity’s Spell

Written June 25, 2008

We all grow old, I saw it in my grandpa’s face just five years ago
We all grow old, and don’t realize ’til the end how little we know

I’ve been thinking, what happens when you’re no longer hearing thunder
I’ve been thinking, what happens when it’s over and we’re six feet under

Down in the dirt ain’t such a bad place to be
I know Mother Earth is gonna take care of me
But if I’m looking down on you, try not to cry
All I ask of you is that you stand by his side

Whether it’s heaven or hell, I do not know
But it’s eternity’s spell that we’ll end up below
Or maybe rise to the top to see everyone
Either way it never stops ’cause I’ll always feel the sun

I just noticed, there’s got to be more to life than preaching all of my love
I just noticed, there’s got to be more to life than what I’ve been dreaming of

When I wake up, will I be on the clouds that we’ve never been able to see?
When I wake up, will I be under ground with all of my friends and my family?

Down in the dirt ain’t such a bad place to be
I know Mother Earth is gonna take care of me
But if I’m looking down on you, try not to cry
All I ask of you is that you stand by his side

As for now, love, I’m gonna keep on breathing until I see it bright
As for now, love, all I can do is let the day turn into the night

Have sweet dreams, dear, they could be your last so make ’em better than ever
Have sweet dreams, dear, if you’re scared, don’t worry, we’re in this together

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A Gift from Above

Written April 10, 2008

I’m tapping my toes to the beat of your heart
And nobody knows how to keep us apart
Not that they’d try, but who knows, we don’t
You know that we’d cry, I suppose they won’t

For now I’ll keep drumming while your chest is still beating
I’ll allow your light humming, it’s the best kind of feeling
You tickle my back, give me chills up my spine
You’re the peace that I lack, and your thrills become mine

We share the same dreams through our sleep every night
We’re destine it seems to go deep in love’s flight
Angel’s slides peaking through, but your eyes are closed shut
Now I’m kissing you, I hear sighs, you wake up

Morning is here, naturale from the start
You nibble my ear, you’re my gal, the right part
Day after day I’m lifted by love
And as they say, you’re a gift from above

The feel of your lips, and your touch, and your grace
Are like an eclipse, covering much of my face
The future’s in store, we can do what we please
But I know for sure that it’s you I will squeeze

Right now, and tomorrow, and the rest of our time
Somehow I will show the world that you’re mine
I’ll give my vow, let us float in a hot air balloon
For now let’s just joke of me pulling the moon

One last look in your blues before I must go
You’ve got me hooked, it’s the truth, oh, you know
I’ll be home soon enough, and I’ll miss you too
The whole time I am gone, I’ll be thinking of you

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